I’m trying to understand what the difference is between the two modes on the time counter setting Normal or Dynamic
I have noticed this effects the BPM in some way for example Normal seems to play tracks a bit slower than how they play when it’s set to Dynamic - does this setting control how the BPM is analysed?
And is this setting on all controller or all CDJ’s that analyse the BPM for example on a Pioneer CDJ?
I work in Dynamic mode at the moment and this mode plays my MP3 tracks in the same BPM speed as the software I use to work out mixes and playlists, but can I be sure if I were to take those MP3 tracks and play them on a Pioneer CDJ they will be played in the same speed.
A key reason why this is important is because after working out mixes in my mixing software I can note and mark the very second a track needs to be dropped over another and then I mark this in the file name which displays on the screen when I’m mixing. But when I used Normal mode to play these tracks these point counts didn’t line up correctly, but switching to Dynamic mode they match up perfectly to the very second.
I just want to understand if I was to take these marked tracks to a Pioneer CDJ would I have the option to turn the time counter to Dynamic or will I be stuck with Normal? And more importantly why does it affect the speed of the track differently?
Which manual are you referring to since the one I have for Prime 4 only has 37 pages, see here:
I’m also looking to understand if these are universally recognised settings across controllers or CDJs that analyse MP3’s or whether this is unique to Denon controllers?
Here is the link to the downloads page, with the latest versions of everything.
The time setting lets you choose whether it stays the same regardless of where the pitch fader is, or if it adjusts the time to account for the new speed.
Are you looking for complications or are there really none?
In normal mode, the elapsed track time displayed does not vary according to the pitch percentage applied. For example, if a track with a BPM of 126 at 0% pitch lasts 4min, the duration count on the screen will not vary even if the pitch is increased or decreased.
In dynamic mode, the duration displayed will be increased or shortened according to the pitch percentage applied.
For example, if you play this track with 4% pitch
The duration displayed will be reduced by 4% compared with the actual duration of the track at 0%.
To sum up, dynamic mode adapts the display of elapsed/remaining time to the speed at which the track is played, unlike normal mode.