# What do you like and hate the most about the SC Live standalone? **URL:** \ **Category:** Standalone Controllers\ **Created:** [December 26, 2022, 8:48pm UTC](https://community.enginedj.com/t/what-do-you-like-and-hate-the-most-about-the-sc-live-standalone/46166 "2022-12-26T20:48:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 21
**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:** [January 2, 2023, 5:33pm UTC](https://community.enginedj.com/t/what-do-you-like-and-hate-the-most-about-the-sc-live-standalone/46166/21 "2023-01-02T17:33:14Z")
> [@Tanel\_Tolsting](#): > > \_\_Sometimes at start of device the button lights are not lit at all. Then I shut it down and open again and then it’s all right. This tends to happen more and more. Don’t know why. I have experienced and reported the same issue [HERE](https://community.enginedj.com/t/sc-live-4-overworking/45772/8). So far no official reply from the Denon staff. I hope they are aware and gonna fix that soon. Now to the topic: 🟩 _MY PROS:_ - Good Portability (more compact and much lighter than the Prime 4) - The speakers are darn good, actually. Much better than on the Mixstream Pro and overall **very** convenient for fun / spontaneous / outdoor sets, since… - … you can also power the entire unit with a powerbank, thanks to the 12VDC input - Tilted screen with dedicated, big buttons for menu and lighting - Sleek design, good and efficient mixer layout - Jog wheels feel nice and have more useful screen info than the P2/P4 - Linefaders feel better than on the P2/P4 - Full size and smooth pitch faders with zero-pos LED - All outputs covered: RCA, XLR and TRS Booth - Big Autoloop encoders (like the SC6000 have) - Dedicated track skip and beatjump buttons - Full Serato DJ Pro support (unlock device) - Proper 4 channels… which devices twice as expensive don’t offer (XZ, cough) - All the bells and whistles EngineOS offers (Lighting/DMX, Ableton Link, Streaming…) - Compatible with LC6000 - Fair pricing for what you get 🟨 _NEUTRAL:_ - Lack of SSD slot is no dealbreaker, 2x USB + 1x SD is perfectly fine for me and most people. And since my Macbook has a SD slot, transferring music is very convenient. While the P2/P4 require a direct wired connection for sync which is impractical - The whole unit is quite flat, hence I raised the feet with a DIY hack - The screen is quite small, especially for 4 deck mixing. Switching to 2-deck-active-only mode helps a bit, but the GUI / library needs improvements (example/vote [HERE](https://community.enginedj.com/t/improved-track-browsing-and-more-information-on-the-engine-os-screen-hide-playlist-tree/36943/2)) - EFX quality is acceptable, neither great nor bad → _has been fixed / much improved!_ - Plastic build, however the quality is good 🟥 _MY CONS:_ - Absolutely no deck color indicators, not even the deck switch buttons have any LED - Some buttons, including the performance (!) pads are too hard to press. Dunno how the engineers let that pass. Even the pads on the Mixstream felt better - Beat EFX would have greatly benefited from a small, dedicated OLED screen. Now it wastes valuable screen space. - There is an AUX-IN, but you can’t prelisten/cue it like on the P2, which ■■■■■ hard and renders it pretty much useless for anything more than an absolute emergency backup. Please [VOTE HERE](https://community.enginedj.com/t/sc-live-4-cue-prelisten-aux-option-to-route-aux-to-channel-1/45832) to add this feature! - Mediocre Crossfader which is not directly serviceable - No Ethernet port --- _[View the full topic](https://community.enginedj.com/t/what-do-you-like-and-hate-the-most-about-the-sc-live-standalone/46166)._