Syncing Lexicon to Engine DJ

You can sync your library to the Engine DJ desktop program or directly to a USB or hard drive in your Denon hardware, such as a Prime or SC6000.

Go to the Sync page, choose Engine DJ, pick your options below and click Sync to Engine DJ at the bottom. See Sync for the Full, Playlist and Modified sync types.

Options

Target drive

There are several target drives you can sync your Lexicon library to.

(Computer) Engine DJ desktop

The default target is your computer. This will sync your library with the Engine DJ desktop software. After this sync, you can use Engine DJ to create a USB or send your tracks to a hardware device.

Engine DJ keeps a separate database on every drive that has music. So if some of your music is on another drive, for example D:, Lexicon writes those tracks to the Engine Library folder on that drive. In Engine DJ you'll find those tracks under that drive, not in the main collection of your computer.

(Device/USB)

This target is any USB device or Denon hardware that is connected to your computer. For Denon hardware to appear here, you must connect it by USB and put the device in "Computer Mode".

The device or USB must be formatted as an (ex)FAT filesystem for it to appear here. This filesystem is compatible with Denon hardware.

When syncing to a hardware device, Lexicon will also copy your music to the device. It does this in the same way as the Engine DJ desktop software, so your device will be ready for use after the sync. You don't need to use the Engine DJ desktop software if you sync with this method.

Tracks that are already on the target drive are used where they are and are not copied again. All other tracks are copied into the Engine Library/Music folder on the drive, so make sure there is enough free space. Streaming tracks are not copied.

Dropbox

If you have Dropbox installed, it will appear as a target drive. This works the same as the Device/USB. Lexicon will create the database there and copy the files. With Dropbox, every track is copied. You can connect your Denon device to your Dropbox account and play directly from there.

Beatgrid locks

When Engine DJ (desktop, or a Denon player such as a Prime or SC6000) analyzes a track with an unlocked beatgrid, it replaces the beatgrid from Lexicon with its own. A locked beatgrid is kept, Engine then only creates the waveform. With this option you decide which grids are locked:

Default

The beatgrid locks stay as they were. New tracks added to Lexicon are locked only if they have a beatgrid. This prevents Engine from overwriting Lexicon grids but still allows Engine to analyze grids for tracks that have no grid.

Locked

The synced beatgrid is kept when Engine DJ analyzes a track.

Unlocked

Tracks without a waveform in Engine DJ get the Engine DJ beatgrid, which overwrites the synced beatgrid.

Album art

You can let Lexicon write your album art to Engine DJ. Since Lexicon needs to read all your music files, this will take extra time.

This option is especially useful when you sync directly to a USB or Denon hardware, since there is no way to reload album art on Denon hardware.

When you disable this option, Lexicon will keep existing album art in Engine DJ intact. So if you are only updating existing tracks (without changing album art), it's best to keep this option off for a faster sync.

Waveforms

Lexicon does not write waveforms to Engine DJ. Waveforms that Engine DJ or your player already created for a track are kept when you sync.

Remote Library

Engine DJ's Remote Library works with tracks synced by Lexicon. You don't need to change anything for this.