# My prime 4 crashes in the middle of a performance with engine 3.1.0

**URL:** https://community.enginedj.com/t/my-prime-4-crashes-in-the-middle-of-a-performance-with-engine-3-1-0/49909
**Category:** Standalone Controllers
**Created:** [July 18, 2023, 2:35pm UTC](https://community.enginedj.com/t/my-prime-4-crashes-in-the-middle-of-a-performance-with-engine-3-1-0/49909 "2023-07-18T14:35:05Z")
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### Author: ![Skaratak](https://community.enginedj.com/user_avatar/community.enginedj.com/skaratak/32/15981_2.png) [@Skaratak](https://community.enginedj.com/u/Skaratak)
#### Post date: [July 20, 2023, 8:59am UTC](https://community.enginedj.com/t/my-prime-4-crashes-in-the-middle-of-a-performance-with-engine-3-1-0/49909/19 "2023-07-20T08:59:41Z")

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> [@Guetto\_David](#):
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> It’s been years that glitches and jumps have been reported. But firmware after firmware, nothing is done. Seems that the chipset is definitively too weak. All those jumps are stressing when it happens while a public gig. Never had a night with fluid display

Yeah, one of my concern about the rather weak (and old) [RK3288](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockchip_RK3288) chipset - even more so, for each additional added feature. I noticed serious issues when using the track skip \<\< / \>\> buttons on my Live 4, pressing them repeatedly can cause the unit to temporarily freeze, same when skipping to long mix-tracks for \>30min. The audio keeps on playing, but all LEDs (including the VU meters) stop for a moment, same for my [connected DMX setup](https://community.enginedj.com/t/engine-lighting-my-custom-project-almost-done-some-final-issues/49866) as I just learned.

That being said, I had no complete freeze or enforced power cycle yet, even during long 6hr sets - good! Still, I would have preferred more focus on stability, rather than fancy and highly demanding stuff like Stems.

And yes, a compact and nifty backup mixer is highly recommended (in general as DJ).

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