Regarding soft-takeover.
If you use layers, that will always be there without sync active. You’ll see in which direction the fader must go first, before it becomes active again, by the green triangle leds.
Maybe omit using layers for now and mix from deck to deck.
Thx folks i will put ur recomendations to action when the fam gets going l8r… P.S. i am def a legit mental case so I appreciate the straightforward talk sometimes I just need to be put in my place and thanks for hitting that reset button I’ll try my best to keep my tongue in check… also I’m not a baby I can laugh at people talking s*** on me but typically I need them to make me laugh first:boom:
One thing to try with your beatgrids is to reanalyse your collection.
When you import tracks into your Engine collection, it scans the files and uses its existing BPM data.
If you right click on a file it will give you an option to “reanalyse” and this will now analyse the file using the Denon DJ algorithm. It’s actually pretty accurate (most of the time). It can fall over with drum and bass but that’s just the way it is with that kinda thing. Serato DJ does too.
So yeah, that may help keep grids locked a bit longer. Live drummed or vinyl rips may drift grids but can be corrected with the editor.
Oh and I’m not sure if you already know or not but if you’re dictating text on your phone you can say the punctuation and it adds it for you. I use it all the time.
Just say”full stop”, “new paragraph”, “comma” etc while you’re talking and it does it all for you. It’s my most used thing!
Prime 4 & Prime Go owner.
They never failed on me.
The Engine software the other hand…
That alone has told me, and I suspect several others here, that you have not practiced with the unit anywhere, and I truly mean ANYWHERE, near enough. Hint: green arrow LEDs at each end of the pitch slide control.
There is no 15 sec toggle on the pitch.
When you’ve got that one figured out, worked out your error, ask about the other items which you also think are not working.
Manuals - they’re really useful
Everyone needs to unload from time to time, especially if your new equipment has failed on you, I’m sure that really was a disappointment, I’m very new to Denon products and controllers, 1210’s were in my view the best product till I bought a Prime 4, it has taken me to reach it to this forum each time I have something wrong or don’t understand the how too, let the others know the problem and someone will help on here, seriously there is a heap of knowledge. I also like that you can come on here and unload, sometimes it required.
One thing I just noticed is that the search doesn’t have the ability to parse syllables, so if you break up the words into syllables as separate words on your own, you may increase your chances of finding something that’s not a conjunction or something. That helps when search seems to be frustratingly not working.
From time to time my passion for the DJ culture has taken a tougher beating than my channel faders. But this inspirational video always brought me back from the brink…
Dj makes crowd dance. Morons makes noise.
Boom. Headshot.
Working up my monobrow right now.
I’m still on the edge of my seat.
I have nothing more useful to add, but the word ‘passion’ made me think of this absolute banger… play this in the UK and you’re guaranteed to incite some kind of mindless vandalism 
Still a go-to for my 90s sets.
I like Gat Decor’s Passion better.
Kiss The Sky!! And Taste The Rainbow!!
Bring out the chemicals and spraid the love!! Tweet Tweet Tweet!
Me too:) unfortunately I can’t play it at my current gig.
Probably my favourite ever dance track.
The wav file is used to test and set up Funktion One systems when first put in.
I preferably like to test with Gat Decor, a house track from 1992. It is very well recorded and contains a lot of sound varieties.
Didn’t know that tbh. But the track does have very nice drums and bass, piano mids and slithering highs. 
For something that is early 90s, it’s got a beautiful sound.
I used to play the vinyl at a club around 10 years ago and it goes DEEP and LOW. That rumbling baseline is phat.