Known as the DN-D4500, the new playback device features vastly-extended MP3 functionality – including hot starts - which will come as great news for the mobile and club DJ requiring a simple workhorse with high reliability.

How to improve an already award-winning product was the challenge facing the Denon design team, who turned instinctively to the MP3 section of the player. As a result, Key Adjust, Auto BPM Counter, MP3 Seamless Looping with B-Trim edit, MP3 Hot Starts, MP3 File Search System, MP3 Frame Search, CUE Stutter and wider ±24/50/100% pitch ranges for audio CD’s are just some of the enhancements that have been introduced.

The full expanded featureset is as follows:

• Key Adjust/Master Tempo: (CD or MP3)

• Auto BPM Counter (CD or MP3)

• Cue Stutter (CD or MP3)

• MP3 Playback support:

  - MP3 Seamless Looping with B-Point Trim

  - MP3 Hot Starts

  - MP3 Frame Search

  - Supports C.B.R & V.B.R. decoding up to 320 kbps

  - ID3 Tags, displays: (Title, Artist, Album)

  - MP3 File Search System (quickly and easily locate files by name or Folder 

• CD Memo function

  - Cue point, Playback Pitch & Range, Pitch On/Off, Key Adjust

  - On/Off and Seamless Loop A and B data can be stored for later recall. Up to 1,000 points can be saved or recalled from either drive.

• Brake Effect - Brake effect is now user time-adjustable

• 24-bit DA converter - Upgraded from 16-bit

Other facilities (which were also included in the DN-D4000), include: Two Seamless Loops; Two Hot Starts; Loop End Point B-Trim; CD Text Support; Power-On Play; Relay Play (allowing unattended playback); 50mm Jog/Shuttle Ring (with Pitch Bend and Scan/Frame search); Variable Pitch Control (CD and MP3); 2-Way Pitch Bend; EOM; Shock-Proof Memory; Large Fluorescent Tube Display (with Dot Matrix text support); Quick Jump (making searching fast and easy); Instant Start (0.02sec); CD-R/RW Disc  Compatible; Fader Start Control Terminal (compatible with all Denon DJ mixers); Constant Digital Output and Software Upgradeable (by CD-ROM disk).