Uploaded September 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The Denon DJ Prime 4 G2 replaces the Prime 4 and Prime 4+, the standalone system that has carried Engine DJ for the best part of seven years with barely a change. I unbox it, sets it up and demo everything that is new.
Price: $2,599 / £2,299 / €2,699. Available now.
***Digital DJ Tips is not funded by any DJ gear manufacturer. We are a DJ school, and our students pay the bills, which means we can tell you what we actually think. Sixteen years and counting...***
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Full written review: digitaldjtips.com/reviews/denon-dj-prime-4-gen-2
Will you be buying one? And how much does it matter to you that this isn't really compatible with rekordbox, the platform that still dominates club booths? Tell me below. Every comment gets a reply.
Chapters
00:00 The Prime 4 finally gets replaced
00:53 Why you can trust this review
01:20 The design that lasted seven years
02:16 Spotting the changes before we unbox
03:35 Unboxing: the colour, the finish, the bigger jog wheels
04:40 MPCe pads, saved paddle effects and fader effects
05:17 Round the back: the mic instrument switch and connections
06:14 DMX lighting output and SoundSwitch
06:46 USB, SD card and the internal drive bay
07:23 Set-up and the all-important software update
07:56 Engine DJ account, QR login and sources
08:40 Getting your music onto the unit
09:09 Standard pad modes: hot cues, loops and loop rolls
10:42 Stems on the pads: how they sound
11:14 Press twice: hot cue roll mode
12:10 Acapella and instrumental hot cues
12:55 Sampler and the stems auto loop
13:20 XY effects on the pads
14:13 Stems: what you need to know about analysing
14:43 Every place you can control stems
15:01 The stem echo-out trick
15:39 Stem level on the channel knobs
16:29 The new jog wheel displays explained
17:09 The hot cue early warning bar
17:53 Track progress ring and deck colours
18:42 Where the booth and zone EQ went: the 10-band EQ
19:14 The new source, browse, mixer and menu buttons
19:48 Channel inputs: Engine DJ, Bluetooth, computer, line
20:24 Crossfader assign, curve and microphone effects
21:25 Paddle effects: how they work
21:57 Saving your favourite effects to a button
22:25 Paddle effects demo
23:17 The frequency control I couldn't work out
24:12 XY effects on the touchscreen
24:46 Fader effects explained
25:48 Fader effect transitions demo
27:15 Playlist banks A, B and C
28:05 The improved browse encoder
28:56 RGB waveforms and software support
29:43 Sweep effects and the new reverb
30:16 Customising the performance pads
30:40 Case depth, LC6000s and the missing Ethernet socket
31:26 Offline Tidal and Spotify: not in the press release
31:49 What I think of it
32:27 What I don't like
32:57 Should you buy it?
35:07 The rekordbox question
35:38 Prime 4 G2 vs XDJ-AZ: how to choose
36:44 Free training tutorial and video manual
37:51 Over to you
The Denon DJ Prime 4 G2 replaces the Prime 4 and Prime 4+, the standalone system that has carried Engine DJ for the best part of seven years with barely a change. I unbox it, sets it up and demo everything that is new.
Price: $2,599 / £2,299 / €2,699. Available now.
***Digital DJ Tips is not funded by any DJ gear manufacturer. We are a DJ school, and our students pay the bills, which means we can tell you what we actually think. Sixteen years and counting...***
LEARN TO DJ WITH US
All Access is our complete DJ education, with every course, live sessions and our community of DJs alongside you.
djtips.co/aa
Full written review: digitaldjtips.com/reviews/denon-dj-prime-4-gen-2
Will you be buying one? And how much does it matter to you that this isn't really compatible with rekordbox, the platform that still dominates club booths? Tell me below. Every comment gets a reply.
Chapters
00:00 The Prime 4 finally gets replaced
00:53 Why you can trust this review
01:20 The design that lasted seven years
02:16 Spotting the changes before we unbox
03:35 Unboxing: the colour, the finish, the bigger jog wheels
04:40 MPCe pads, saved paddle effects and fader effects
05:17 Round the back: the mic instrument switch and connections
06:14 DMX lighting output and SoundSwitch
06:46 USB, SD card and the internal drive bay
07:23 Set-up and the all-important software update
07:56 Engine DJ account, QR login and sources
08:40 Getting your music onto the unit
09:09 Standard pad modes: hot cues, loops and loop rolls
10:42 Stems on the pads: how they sound
11:14 Press twice: hot cue roll mode
12:10 Acapella and instrumental hot cues
12:55 Sampler and the stems auto loop
13:20 XY effects on the pads
14:13 Stems: what you need to know about analysing
14:43 Every place you can control stems
15:01 The stem echo-out trick
15:39 Stem level on the channel knobs
16:29 The new jog wheel displays explained
17:09 The hot cue early warning bar
17:53 Track progress ring and deck colours
18:42 Where the booth and zone EQ went: the 10-band EQ
19:14 The new source, browse, mixer and menu buttons
19:48 Channel inputs: Engine DJ, Bluetooth, computer, line
20:24 Crossfader assign, curve and microphone effects
21:25 Paddle effects: how they work
21:57 Saving your favourite effects to a button
22:25 Paddle effects demo
23:17 The frequency control I couldn't work out
24:12 XY effects on the touchscreen
24:46 Fader effects explained
25:48 Fader effect transitions demo
27:15 Playlist banks A, B and C
28:05 The improved browse encoder
28:56 RGB waveforms and software support
29:43 Sweep effects and the new reverb
30:16 Customising the performance pads
30:40 Case depth, LC6000s and the missing Ethernet socket
31:26 Offline Tidal and Spotify: not in the press release
31:49 What I think of it
32:27 What I don't like
32:57 Should you buy it?
35:07 The rekordbox question
35:38 Prime 4 G2 vs XDJ-AZ: how to choose
36:44 Free training tutorial and video manual
37:51 Over to you
