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Preferences
Press the
Save To My Drive
button to save your settings to a connected drive. User profiles can be loaded when a
media device with an Engine Prime profile is connected to PRIME GO.
Playback
•
Track Start Position:
This setting determines where the beginning of a track is after it loads. Select the actual start
of the file (
Track Start
) or the automatically detected beginning of an audio signal (
Cue Position
).
•
Default Speed Range:
This setting determines the range of the
pitch fader
. Select
+4%
,
8%
,
10%
,
20%
or
50%
.
•
Sync Mode:
This setting determines the degree of synchronization applied when you press the Sync button on
PRIME GO.
o
Bar:
The tempo will be synced, and the track will be automatically bar-matched with the track on the master
deck (the downbeats of each bar will be aligned).
o
Beat:
The tempo will be synced, and the track will be automatically beat-matched with the track on the master
deck.
o
Tempo:
Only the tempo will be synced (the BPM will match that of the master deck).
•
Sync Button Action:
This setting determines how the
Sync
button will act when pressed.
o
Toggle:
This mode allows you to toggle sync on and off without having to hold
Shift
.
o
Shift Disable:
This mode requires
Shift
to be held in order to turn off sync.
•
Pitch Control Type:
This setting determines the primary function of the Pitch Bend buttons. Select
Pitch Bend
to
keep the primary function as momentarily reducing or increasing the pitch, or select
Range
to set the primary
function to adjusting the range of the pitch fader. The function not used as the primary will still be available by
holding
Shift
and using the
Pitch Bend
buttons.
Cues/Loops
•
Cue
/
Loop Quantization:
This setting determines the degree of quantization for time-based features. Select
1
/
8
beat,
1
/
4
beat,
1
/
2
beat,
1
beat or
4
beats.
•
Paused Hot Cue Behavior:
This setting determines how pads will play their hot cue points. When set to
Momentary
, playback will start from a hot cue point when you press and hold its pad. Release the pad to return to
the hot cue point. When set to
Trigger
, playback will start from a hot cue point (and continue) when you press and
release its pad.
•
Default Loop Size:
This setting determines the default size of an auto loop when you load a new track to the deck:
1
,
2
,
4
,
8
or
16
beats.
•
Smart Loops:
This setting determines whether or not a manual loop will be automatically expanded or reduced to a
conventional length (e.g., 2 beats, 4 beats, 8 beats, etc.) when you set it. Select
On
or
Off
. This setting works
independently of the quantization setting.
•
Move Cue To Loop In:
This setting determines whether the song's initial
Cue Point
will automatically be moved to
the start of a loop (
On
), or remain at its current point (
Off
).
Display
•
Track Title:
This setting determines whether track titles are shown as the track's
Filename
or its embedded
Metadata
(tags).
•
Time Format:
This setting determines whether or not pitch adjustment affects how the track time is displayed.
When set to
Static
, the track’s time corresponds to locations in the track as usual; adjusting the pitch does not
affect it. When set to
Dynamic
, the track’s time will automatically adjust to account for changes in pitch. For
instance, if you set the pitch fader to
-8%
, the track time will increase so it is 8% longer.
•
Track End Warning:
This setting determines how long before the end of a track PRIME GO will warn you that it is
nearing the end by flashing the track overview on the touchscreen.