Yesterday, during a live session with my Denon Prime Go+, I encountered a concerning issue. Midway through the performance, the device displayed a message stating that the SD card was corrupt, leaving me without access to my music library. Thankfully, I was able to continue the session using TIDAL, but this situation raised significant concerns.
I loaded music using Engine DJ, and everything seemed to work perfectly before the session.
My questions are:
Is it common for SD cards to experience corruption issues on the Prime Go+?
Is this specific card (SanDisk Extreme PRO SDXC 128 GB, V30) fully compatible with the device?
Are there any best practices to prevent such problems, such as regular formatting or an official list of compatible SD cards?
This issue caused a lot of stress during a live performance, and I want to ensure it doesn’t happen again in the future. Any guidance or advice would be greatly appreciated.
SD cards aren’t considered that reliable and can just die for no reason. The card you are using is decent spec so will work normally with the Prime Go+. It may work ok again when you plug it in to your PC and start Engine.
Personally I use a SanDisk Extreme card for prepping and playing around, but before a gig I copy my Engine library to a Samsung T7 SSD as they are far more reliable for a live performance.
I keep the SD in the front and the T7 plugged in to the rear USB so if one source goes wrong at least you have an instant backup in place.
Thank you for your response and advice. I understand your point about SD cards not being the most reliable storage option, and I appreciate your suggestion of using a Samsung T7 SSD for live performances. However, I have also experienced similar corruption issues with regular USB drives. Out of nowhere, the device will say the drive is corrupted, and this is happening more often than I believe is normal.
It’s quite concerning that such issues occur frequently, especially considering the Prime Go+ is not an inexpensive piece of equipment. While having a backup source is always good practice, it feels unreasonable to constantly live with this level of risk. A DJ setup should offer reliability as a baseline, particularly for live performances.
I wonder if others in the community are experiencing similar issues with their storage devices. Is there something that could be causing this to happen more frequently, or perhaps a way to ensure this doesn’t happen as often? It’s a bit frustrating to rely on multiple backups for peace of mind when the device itself should provide more stability.
Thank you again for your input. Any further guidance or advice would be greatly appreciated!