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Wednesday, April 18, 2018

Review: Firmware Update for Denon DJ’s MCX8000 Controller

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In 2017, Denon DJ released its highly anticipated Prime series of equipment. Included in the line was Engine Prime, music analysis and management software for the SC5000 player. Unfortunately, Engine Prime wasn’t compatible with Denon’s popular MCX8000 controller, which came out a year before.

However, last month, Denon announced an update to the MCX8000’s firmware that brings Engine Prime to the device. It’s only in beta, but Mojaxx didn’t wait to get his hands on it.

Watch his review on this week’s Tips and Tricks, and join the beta program.

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Wednesday, March 21, 2018

Review: Denon DJ VL12 Prime Turntable

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Mojaxx‘s long-awaited review of Denon DJ’s VL12 Prime turntable has finally arrived. The device, which debuted in 2017, is a professional turntable that competes with models by Technics, Pioneer DJ, Reloop, and Stanton.

But given the popularity and durability of competing models, is the VL12 different enough to gain ground in the market? Find out on this week’s episode of Tips and Tricks.

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Related: Denon DJ’s MCX8000 Gets Engine Prime Software

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Monday, March 5, 2018

Denon DJ’s MCX8000 Gets Engine Prime Software

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Denon DJ MCX8000

Denon DJ’s MCX8000 is both the company’s flagship Serato DJ controller and a standalone all-in-one device. It was a very capable unit on release, but some users were disappointed when Denon launched their Engine Prime software in 2017 to support their new Prime series hardware, and the MCX8000 wasn’t compatible with it.

Now, the company has announced a public beta testing program for a new version 2.0 firmware, which enables the MCX8000 to read data from USB drives prepared using Engine Prime. The version also adds a host of other new features and bug fixes.

They include:

– Support for Engine Prime prepared USB drives
– Beat Grid support for Engine Prime prepared USB drives
– Beat Grid slide feature
– Quantize feature
– Quantize options 1/8, 1/4, 1/2, 1-beat and off for setting/triggering hot cues and loops
– Beat Sync feature
– 12 o’clock platter LED reset for cues
– BPM sorting when browsing songs through BPM Filter

Users can apply to join the beta at the Denon DJ forum now.

Check out Mojaxx’s review of the MCX8000 below.

Related: Denon DJ Improves SC5000 Player and X1800 Mixer With Firmware Updates

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Thursday, November 2, 2017

Denon DJ Improves SC5000 Player and X1800 Mixer With Firmware Updates

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Whenever you’re working with digital DJ equipment, you should make sure you have the latest firmware update. New firmware cannot only fix bugs, but it can add new features.

Denon DJ’s recent firmware updates for their SC5000 Prime player and X1800 Prime mixer have both (bug fixes and new features). On this week’s Tips and Tricks episode, Mojaxx takes a look at the updates and discusses the improvements that come with them.

Related: Review: Denon DJ SC5000 Prime Player

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Friday, August 4, 2017

Review: Denon DJ SC5000 Prime Player

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On this week’s Tips and Tricks, Mojaxx continues his look at Denon DJ’s Prime series with thorough, and we mean thorough, review of the SC5000 player.

Unveiled in January, the SC5000 has become the most anticipated DJ product of 2017. It competes directly with Pioneer DJ’s CDJ series, aiming to replace it as the go-to player at clubs and festivals.

But does the SC5000 live up to the hype? Watch above to find out.

Related: Review: Denon DJ X1800 Prime Mixer

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Sunday, July 30, 2017

Review: Denon DJ X1800 Prime Mixer

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On this week’s Tips and Tricks, Mojaxx begins his look at Denon DJ’s Prime series with a review of the X1800 mixer.

Announced in January, the X1800 is a four-channel club mixer designed with the company’s SC5000 player in mind. It retails for around $1,900.

Watch Mo’s review above and stay tuned for his review of the SC5000.

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