I have been testing EP for a few weeks in preperation to make a move from traktor S4 mk3 and free myself of the laptop.
The BPM in traktor and engine prime are in different worlds, perhaps this is the most fundamental function of any dj software and dictates how connected hardware performs.
i can not make the leap at present my library is to big.
Engine prime over writes the bpm of traktor no matter what i do, every time it gets it wrong i can manually type in the bpm of the track that i have written down off the traktor screen and engine prime becomes perfect.
wouldnt it be an obvious move to just keep the traktor analysis as its vastly superior to any other software in terms of bpm analysis until the day that engine prime is equal or better?
i can not make the purchase until this issue is resolved.
I want the ability to hide the lame BPM counters and moving waveforms. Too much training wheels stuff. Too distracting. No thrill. I wanna walk that tight rope with no net.
It’s a reasonable ask; I don’t understand the sarcastic responses sometimes. Uncalled for. Let’s not forget this is the gateway for customers or potential customers to get in touch with Denon. Sorry but been seeing this more and more lately and had to speak out. We should be helping each other not $#itting in each other’s cereal.
Hah hah… A reasonable “ask”. You’re talking like the characters on Billions.
There wasn’t anything sarcastic about my comment. BPM analysis is not perhaps the most fundamental part of DJing software. Not even close. Instant start and the ability to change the pitch in fine increments are the most fundamental parts of all live DJ mixing on the player/transport end.
I wasn’t talking to you directly. It was just a general observation that amongst a few of us who regularly visit the site, there seems to be a lot of unofficial judgment. I too read his post and the one thing he was asking for was:
All I am saying is to let’s give people a chance to have a voice and ask questions. This was his thread not yours for example. You can start your own thread and topic. Don’t take this the wrong way, I am not trying to be an a$$…all I’m saying is if you disagree with an ask, leave it alone I guess. Denon will see the lack of interest in an ask and act accordingly and by the same token, if there is an idea that you agree with, than your positive feedback will let Denon know how many interested parties are involved. I just don’t see the point of negative comments where another user is sharing his/her opinion. This is not a debate forum. He has a right to ask a question and it’s just not productive at all when a bunch of people want to crap on it. If you can’t see that, I don’t know what else to say.
If you need BPM analysis to be able to DJ then you are better staying with a controller; loops aren’t great when it isn’t exact, but the rest should be by ears anyway.
That said, there is no reason for it to be proprietary, when it could easily use the BPM form ANOther pieces of software.
Bpm analysis is great for me just for the fact it helps save my ears (I’m getting old eh) it also saves me time to have a beer and check out the ladies.
Music selection was always the root dj’n I thought. You don’t have to necessarily mix to rock a party.
Yikes I bet a lot of you guys had to walk up-hill, in the snow, both ways to school when you were kids too!
Why in the world are any of you guys here if you don’t want our craft to advance and change? And why would you be using these devices that promised to change and grow with new features?
Go back to turntables and a Realistic mixer if that makes you happy. If you don’t need or want certain features that doesn’t mean you make people feel bad who do. That’s kinda what our Prime equipment is all about, isn’t it? This isn’t old-school stuff here!
And ya know also, us DJs are doing way more than we used to. Juggling a lot more balls especially if you are mobile. I like things that help me be more efficient. That’s not a bad thing.
Am I wrong? I know we’re all here for the same reason but sometimes I feel like we’re all from different planets.