Denon DJ SC6000 Prime & SC6000M PRIME Review | Tips and Tricks 

Have had SC6000s and x1850 since early august, and they have been absolutely incredible. Can’t believe I was originally waiting for Pioneer’s new players, what a joke those turned out to be.

If i came from another planet and knew nothing of Pioneer DJs dominance in this market and saw reviews for these and the CDJ 3000s I'm pretty sure which one I would choose... These are incredible machines...and I've only had the sc5000's...I know Pioneer DJ kept their new cdj's familiar to the previous ones but they have really dropped the ball this time. I'd love to see Denon DJ make more in roads in to more clubs. Great review mate. Honest as always.

17:21 Great comment on the club standard vs everybody else. Thank you for your honesty. It's very encouraging to hear. 19:10 "...the roots of djing into media players", great line because in the age of modernity there are still some core things that should never let you forget how it all got started.

I never realized how boring my Nexus setup had become until switching to Prime (sc6000s, x1850). Denon gear is just more fun to use and far easier to get creative live.

I have a prime 4 just got it in the mail last week. Man I am impressed with this tech. I used to spin on vinyl 20 years ago. In fact I still have my mint condition 1200's and my rane mp2016. I quit the scene because I got married and had 3 kids and life just took over. Now I need a hobby and am jumping back in just for fun and a release. Man I love it. Music is my thing. I want to teach my son so I bought the prime 4 with the intention of giving it to him because the tech just make everything so user friendly. In fact too easy, however great to teach on because tracks are all visualized now. After watching this video I think I'm gonna buy a set of sc6000's too because the small jogs on the prime 4 kind of feel off and I want that pro feel again. Time to run up the credit card again lol. Wife is gonna be pissed!

We bought two sc6000m and our DJ'S love em. DJ'S set the standard not the clubs... these totally blow away the competition.

This is the Flag ship Review!!!! Thank you Mojaxx for honest opinions u inspire us @thunder domain UK & Africa!

I got a pair of the SC6000M decks a few months ago after owning CDJs for a decade (and regularly using the latest CDJs in clubs). I'm just blown away by how much better they are. About a year ago I got a new DJM mixer and now I'm wishing I'd gotten myself a Denon mixer instead. I absolutely love these decks.

Well worth the wait for the full review. I think your reviews hold more weight because your out there with the rest of the DJ’s working or streaming. Super valid points about “club standard”.

Excellent review Mojaxx. Really considering the SC6000s!

I moved from Pioneer CDJ 2000s to the sc5000s then the sc5000Ms, Denon Prime gear is unreal! Need to get me the sc6000Ms.....................they are beaut!

Excellent review @Mojaxx You're conclusion is SPOT-ON!

MANNNNNM I'VE BEEN WAITING ON THIS ONE!

I looooove the Prime series. I have the 5000’s, and I committed myself during quarantine to move to Prime from Serato, and now I prefer it! I want the M’s because I love my NS7III Also use the Prime 2 for mobile gigs. I now use my computer for Soundswitch. The whole package is just great.

Love all your reviews Mo!

I'm getting my 6000 today!! I can't freaking wait!! Denon changing the game and pushing things forward. #changeyourrider2021

you are the best always mojaxx thank you that you and your channel exists!!!!!

Great to see your opinion of the prime series hasn't changed from the last few years! My only issue is I now want to upgrade from my SC5000Ms to SC6000Ms after watching this!😅

Brilliant review. Great bullet points & seems an unbiased review. I have an issue personally for streaming but still get what your saying and it’s worth considering. Looking into an upgrade and these could be the answer. Thanks

Great review Chris, can always rely on you to be honest and not just bow down to the manufacturer. These really are an attractive offer for anyone looking to step up from a controller based Dj set up.

Awesome review again Mojaxx! The spinning platter does it for ma also but I gonna wait until the price drops a bit or I return to pre-COVID-19 numbers for gigs. No rush as a I currently have a Rane 72/Twelves setup, a pioneer DJ SRT 1000 controller, and Denon prime GO. But love these players and definitely thanks for sharing your thoughts!

yo mojaxx you're the man! you gotta keep posting cool stuff and come to the US

Great review! I'm so tempted to get the 6000s

Great, great points. Respect!

There's a little beach club next to me, also kinda friend w the owner. Has... the "club standard" setup. Anyway, I did a couple of gigs there in the past but this day I was in just as a client there when some cabling/mixer malfunctioned, he asked me if I can do smth abt it/help. His face when I've pulled out the PrimeGo from the car, fired it up ON BATTERY and then mobile streamed any request on the spot... priceless. Long story short - club owners often listen to their DJs. The "standards" ARE changing, as we speak. And, yes, even the Go is superior in so many ways and has an impeccable sound card that would suit any system. Truth is, I've waited for so long for the "standard" to improve I just got tired of waiting - exactly what Mojax said (and happened w me too) w the iPhone screen - I was on i4s, seen the 5 then I thought, I'm kinda scammed here - moved to Samsung. Never looked back. Got the all-in-one P4 as it suits my (mobile) needs better, w the Go being my absolute fav toy in decades. It's a thing that if their competitors would've ever came up w it 1st, would've charged at least triple for it. And we all know it.

Great review!! Thank you!

If anyone suggests that the pads location in this beast is worst than pioneer's CDJ-3000 needs to get himself checked....

great review!!!

Great review!

You are correct in saying what is a club standard now? Much to consider with that statement

Absolutely insane tech!

I can always breathe a sigh of relief when I see that you've reviewed something I'm genuinely interested in purchasing. So, thanks for your honest and straightforward (no bs) thoughts, legit. With that said, I was hoping for a somewhat deeper dive into the, "...both players are dual layer devices which means you have control of and outputs for two separate decks in the same unit...you are getting two decks in one here...with instant doubling between layers," aspect. I mean, I get what you're saying, I was just hoping for a little more elaboration into that one aspect of the player. Anyways, regardless, thanks, man. Cheers.

Excellent voice over sound quality

Great review...

This review cost me.... But I'm very thankful

Great review Chris, finally someone willing to call out the notion of 'industry standard' when none of us have gigs 👏 Bought my 6000s in August, best gear decision I've ever made. Now if only Denon can release a future firmware with a 3/2 fx time for my x1850....

Thx Mojaxx!!!

Dope. I got the SC6000s. I don't really pine for the M's "real vinyl" but I would totally go for an SC6000 player with the S4 Mk3 style motorized jogs, if only NI would licence them to Denon - they have a great way to control the damping even in static mode.

DENON ROCKS AND SO DO YOU YOU, DJ DISCOWORM SAN FRANSISCO 2020

Mo....your the best man!!!

great review and well said about "club standard"

I actually made an explosion sound when you showed the link to dropbox.

great review

Great Call at 2 Mojaxx

Awesome review! I agree about the X1850. It has mostly under the hood updates and a few aesthetic tweeks, but other than that, it just doesn't convince me enough to upgrade from my X1800.

Finally!!! 😆. Thanks for the review and I really appreciate you telling everyone that you are not a fan boy for one particular brand as a few are. The M is dope. I've had the 3500s, 3700s, and the 3900s and thought Denon nailed it with the SC3900s. The 6000M is on another level and beyond the competition. The SC3900 had a 9" vinyl and I thought those were doable for any turntable-centric dj. Great review Mojaxx 👏.

Thanks for the review, both player look very nice ! I had a question about the digital output. What are they used for ? (For instance linking the sound to a device that control the light?)

Hey brother, loving your reviews and this channel in general. I have a question re the SC6000/6000M paired with a rotary mixer, which rotary do you feel would work best with them? I've seen your review on the Rane MP2015 but wonder if there's any others that would pair well? I'm in Australia and am hearing great things about the Condesa range as well, thats in advance!

when the first prime series came out the jogs were too stiff but then the spinning platters came out and now the larger spinning jogs make these way better and as im considering new media players its these or the Ranes.

The harddrive bay is so kool

Great video. How easy is to flip back and fourth between Rekord Box and DJ engine with the same music drive. Is the data for dj engine stored separately to the audio and rekordbox data or will you be better off using a separate drive? In a nutshell can you have one drive that can be used between both Pioneer and Denon systems with full functionality of both?

The SC6000's DAC is almost identical to that found on the CDJ 2000 Nxs2 (the 3000 had a slight upgrade)

17:28 well pointed out. And I too look back and think how could anyone browse for tracks and mix without a touchscreen and on-screen keyboard on the even smaller screen of CDJs 2000? I mean, rotary dials for input are so 90's! At least Pioneer has caught up with the times although they're targeting the CDJ3000 to a different audience/wallet.

Great review. I love the look of these decks. Just wish I had the money... and extra space.. and need for them. LOL. Im good with my Denon MC7000 Controller and 1200's. @mojaxx I get what your saying about the 1850 mixer but at $1100 how does it stand up to the DJM 750MKII which would be its closest competitor at that price point.

The most honest review #twitchfam

I love the pitch bend buttons but it would be nice to have the ability to change (in the settings) how they respond (like in Traktor) a) A standard pitch curve b) A pitch curve that starts off slow and gets faster the longer you hold the button down

The roots of Djing

my first experience going from technice to cd was on the sc3500 loved them but build quality let them down. denon seem to be smashing it right now.

Great review, many thanks! Please keep in mind that this channel of yours, is watching by viewers and subscribers from all over the world. The only "negative" in your reviews is the fact that you speak too fast and viewers who are not native English and don't have that English accent, might have problems of understanding you 100%. Otherwise all of your reviews are excellent!

Amazing review. Anyone know how easy it is to use Rekordbox processed tracks with it? And how does the pitch bending work? Is it easy to simply change the pitch of a track from say Amaj to Cmaj?

I like your thinking about "industry standard" at a time when it doesn't matter anymore

Can you please do a review comparison of the Denon Dj SC6000M vs Pioneer DJ PLX-CRSS12

Great video review, thank you so much Mojaxx!! BUT one important topic I'd really appreciate your thoughts on: as much as you love the 6000Ms, how much more worth it are they over the 5000Ms? Price savings on the 5000Ms vs Features/Form Factor on the 6000Ms and I'm having difficulty reaching a clear decision.

I have a 6000m and a nexus 2 cdj and I hate to say this as i love the 6000m, but when comparing the digital outputs of both, the Nexus 2 has a better soundstage and sharper transients. It seems like they should be identical (especially at 0 pitch and no master tempo) but there's an audible difference. Possibly it's attributable to the subtle 'wobble' of the platter being detected and smearing the audio somewhat. I'm keen to do the same test with the standard sc6000s also as if the result is the same, then the cause lies outside the specifics of the 6000m.

Great review, its certainly made me stop and think about what I'm going to go for.....Quick question for anyone I guess, do you notice a great deal of difference between the 5000m and the 6000m. There's a used set up for 2k with the sc5000M and the X1800 that would save me a good 1200. thanks from a middle aged man with two kids wrestling with spending an extra grand of the kids university fund :)

Great review. I have had the Ms for about 2 weeks now and love using them with the Xone 96. I am however missing the beat synced effects from Traktor. I am looking for a solution. Suggestions welcome. I have not managed to get the effects in Traktor to work as an external effects with the players. I presume I am getting the routing wrong somehow & I am not the most tech savvy person.

Can 6000's active loops be adjusted at the end points using the plater like the CDJs?

Do these have a manual loop adjustment feature like the pioneer gear has? When you're in a loop, you can press either the "in" or "out" and adjust the loop length with the jog wheel on the pioneer. Is this possible on the sc6000 prime? Huge feature that must be included

I really like the players, how they build, and more, the only problem I still have is the Mixer. If the Make a better mixer, I would sell all my Pioneer gear and go with Denon.

Can you bring it back that extra second or 2 from the begining of the track so you can beat match in vinyl mode

I’ve got the SC6000 normal version wasn’t really interested in the manual version as I though this leaned towards the Scratch DJ’s. Could anybody confirm is this is an accurate assumption. And if you have them how do you find them

I love rewatching this! Any chance you know whether or not these players, and the previous gen iterations, are able to change the key of a track in standalone mode? It would be amazing if they can do so, in the same manner that one can change the key of a track within serato dj pro.

Hopefully the result of no DJs at the club in the pandemic can allow for Denon to break into the scene more. My problem us that where I live those guys are more old school and still dj on old cdj 1000s with serato sometimes lol

Really hoping to see those motorised platers in a controller.

I wonder if you can can see the waveforms of 2 channels on the same screen or such a big screen just for 1 huge one

I wonder if big DJs will switch? I doubt it since a lot of people like rekordbox

Have purchased them in august but it seems hard for Denon to deliver because there is such a high demand. I did not receive them yet...(Netherlands)

Will the ddj xp1 or 2 work with this setup?

If we would put a pioneer pricepoint on them compared to the CDJ3000 each would cost 5K Minimum.

Hai mojaxx. I love my 6000m same as you do. Only thing i find out is that accelerate with the spindle not always worden propely . Its skip in the track when accelerate to much. Ofcourse you can use the pitchblend knobs But as a vinyl dj. I hope denon fiks that .maybe in software what s your opinion about that issue greetz from holland

Serato-free is now the cutting edge I can't wait until djay has it's own controllers with knobs and buttons to use AI features!

From someone with vision problems- THIS SCREEN IS NEEDED.

Can you just plug in a usb key and go? No need for any computer prep for tracks?

Mohammad Jackson, Hassle Denon about putting a fader onboard!!!

Can the waveforms go rgb like rekordbox?

Will Denon come out with a SC6000M for the mobile DJ. They need to challange the Rev-7

Lots more coming on the firmware, and dont forget the new player on the way too !.

Next stop: Prime 4 MkII. Any takers?

@mojaxx 14:14 ever tried swapping the 5000m plater onto the 6000m they look like they will fit and be interchangeable as i belive this is the same motors blueprits in the numark v7.... the screws holding the motor are in same place so its a good guess you can have 7inch platters on the 6000m?

Would the LINK work with the Xone PX5 to sends/receives BPM information?

Sorry if you said this in the video, was so good i got caught up. I use nxs 2 set up. Can these be linked to pioneer gear and read RB cue points etc in stand alone via usb/ Thanks

Seems like the tech is better on the 6000s but library management in Engine is still lacking. Also what's the deal with the motorized platter on the 6000Ms with no place to put a record? That being said, I am glad Pioneer has some competition though.

My only real question is, how do the effects on the X1800\X1850 compare to the DB4...as far as I know Denon is the only company with matrix input switching, as a matter of fact I think they started it years ago on older models. But, A&H has on the DB4, plus those effects are astonishing...but, its almost a 10 year old mixer. I will be upgrading my setup soon and I keep debating the whether I should pair the 6000s with a DB4 or X1800.

I'm hoping that motorized / spinning plates become a new standard

RGB on Denon with serato??

So should I get the 1850 mixer with these? I was thinking of getting the Allen and Heath PX5

when he said one of the streaming services is hot garbage, which one did he mean? i think there's SoundCloud and Tidal

Still waiting on HID mode on the SC5000's to work with Traktor Pro. Maybe they will finally do it with the SC6000's.

Love your reviews, Mojaxx - thanks very much. By the way - Ethernet is pronounced like "Eethernet", if that makes sense,. Like Epoxy, Ear, or Eradicate. Same with beta.(sounds like Beeta). One other thing - who in their right mind would give this video a thumbs down???

Are these compatible with Serato yet?