We are proud to announce the addition of stems to Engine DJ! You can now render tracks for stems separation in the Engine Desktop software, then export to a drive for instant stems playback on your Engine hardware!
Playback of 4-part Stems is currently available on Denon DJ PRIME 4+ (other Numark and Denon DJ hardware devices will be supported in December)
To get started, download and install Engine Desktop version 4.2 on your Mac or Windows computer and update your Engine hardware to Engine OS version 4.2. Installers for both are linked below.
Once Engine Desktop has been updated to version 4.2, you will be presented with the following prompt upon opening the software for the first time. Click Got It to dismiss and continue if you are using the Denon DJ Prime 4 +.
From the main Library view, select your Engine Library. You will notice the new Stems playlist located directly under the Collection tab.
You can drag and drop tracks or playlists directly into the Stems playlist.
Alternatively, you can right click on a single track, or highlight a group of tracks, then choose Create stems.
The progress of the stems analysis will be displayed at the bottom of your screen.
Please note: During stems analysis, exporting to a drive is not possible.
Once analysis is complete, you will notice the new stems icon next to the tracks that have been analyzed by Engine Desktop.
Now you are ready to export your new stems to your drive.
Open Sync Manager and select all playlists that have already been exported to your drive. When you choose Export To Drive, only the newly created stems will export, without having to worry about duplicate versions of your tracks being created on your drive.
When the Sync Manager export has completed, you may safely eject your drive from your computer and connect it to your Engine hardware.
Once your drive has loaded and you are logged in to your Engine Profile, you will notice the Stems playlist at the top of your Engine Collection. Tracks analyzed for stems will be located here.
In addition to the Stems playlist on your Engine hardware, tracks analyzed for stems will still be accessible from their original playlists. Tracks analyzed for stems will display an icon next to the track title as shown below:
Load a track analyzed for stems to one of the available decks.
A double press of the Hot Cue pad mode button on your Engine hardware will activate the stems pad mode. The top 4 pads will display a blue color to denote stems mode is currently active.
The top 4 pads correspond to the following stems controls:
Pad 1 = Vocals
Pad 2 = Melody
Pad 3 = Bass
Pad 4 = Drums
A single press of each pad will toggle the stem part on/off. When the pad LED is on, the stem part is audible. When the pad LED is off, the stem part has been muted.
Visual stems feedback is also available on your Engine hardware's main display if the Performance Pads option is enabled under Layout.
The hardware parameter buttons can also be used to trigger an instant Acapella or instant Instrumental while using the stems pad mode.
Left Parameter = Acapella
Right Parameter = Instrumental
You are now ready to use stems with your Engine DJ hardware!
