Rane FOUR

With the RANE - FOUR, the company RANE serves the first Generation of DJ controllers that natively support the STEMS feature in Serato DJ Pro. Rane and Serato have a long history together since they collaborated to launch the RANE SL-1 DVS box in 2004. The RANE - FOUR DJ controller represents the current culmination of this collaboration, which is sure to spawn several more DJ innovations in the future. Similar to the performance mixers of the Seventy series, the RANE - FOUR focuses on intuitive and creative DJ performances in the 4-channel mixer section, with 22 paddle-triggered Main FX and a wide range of customization options, but can of course also be controlled for regular DJ purposes and, using the appropriate software upgrade, even via Serato DJ Pro - DVS. The capacitive 8.5-inch jog wheels have been designed to be the most precise and smoothest jog wheels for DJ controllers to date, and the color display on the jog wheels, mandatory for RANE controllers, provides DJs with all the necessary information for a smooth workflow where users always keep track of everything. The RANE FOUR supports external devices, such as the RANE TWELVE MKII or the Denon DJ - LC6000 add-on controller, among others, for an immersive 4-deck experience. Above the dedicated performance pads are 4 OLED displays for each section, providing visual feedback for each pad mode and allowing DJs to engage with their performance without compromise.

Rane Four - Firmware update June 2024

With the firmware update to version 1.7.0.5 some new features for the Rane Four Controller have been added:

Stem Level Control:

Stem volumes can now be adjusted using the EQ controls. To enter stem level mode, hold down the Shift key and press the channel cue button for the desired channel.

BPM Copy:

The BPM of one deck can now be copied and transferred to the neighbouring deck. To copy the BPM, place the BPM cursor on the deck you want to copy, hold down the Shift key and move the joystick in the direction of the deck to which you want to apply the copied BPM.

New internal effect 'CHOPPA' :

This effect cuts the audio to simulate popular fader cut techniques. The patterns are controlled by moving the joystick up/down and include 1-click flare, 2-click flare, 3-click flare, 4-click flare, transformer, 2-to-1 alternator, triform and uzi.

New internal effect 'MUTE':

This effect temporarily mutes or attenuates the signal level when the FX paddle is activated.

Main Output Pre/Post:

The main meters can now display the output signal level before or after the main level control. This setting can be adjusted in the device menu. The default behaviour is Post Main.

Improvements and corrections

• FX buttons can now be disabled, 'None'
• Beat value of 4 added to Echo Out, Matrix and Scale DN
• Added more bit crush variables for bit depth and average parameters
• Fixed an issue with Stutter Out BPM changes
• Corrected OLED screen saver timeout to 2 minutes
• Prevented clipping of the channel mix on the main outputs when the level control of the main outputs attenuates the mix below the clipping point.
• Reduce the crossfader cut-in at minimum to the absolute minimum physical level
• Improve the centre detent, linearity and resolution of the pitch sliders
• Increase the buffer size and timeout handling of USB MIDI data if the USB host is very slow to process the USB endpoint.
• Fixed a potential issue with key snapping
• Improved attack and debounce of the performance pads
• Fixed an issue that prevented the Deck Select LEDs from updating when the Shift key was held down
• Renamed the CENSOR menu item to SILENT CUE > SWAP CENSOR > YES/NO
• Improved scrolling behaviour of the encoder
• Fixed the LED status when switching the USB selector while holding down the shift key
• Various other stability enhancements and improvements