Status, October 2026: current. Denon DJ still lists it as its Performance Expansion Controller.
What it is
The LC6000 Prime is a single-deck DJ controller from Denon DJ, announced in April 2021 (Denon DJ product page). Its build and layout come from the SC6000 Prime media player, but it has no screen of its own, no audio interface and plays no music by itself.
Connected over USB to an SC6000, SC6000M, SC5000 or SC5000M, it controls the player's second layer without a computer. Tracks load from its own navigation controls or from the player's touchscreen, which can stack the two layers' waveforms. Engine DJ 2.1 added control of decks 3 and 4 on the Prime 4.
With a computer it works with Serato DJ Pro, VirtualDJ and djay Pro without a driver. Serato lists it as an Official Serato Accessory, used alongside Serato DJ Pro hardware that supplies the licence and the audio. VirtualDJ needs a Pro Infinity or Pro Subscription licence, or the LC6000 stops after 10 minutes. Deck Select switches one unit between software decks, or up to four units give each deck its own controller. Sound always comes from the connected player, mixer or controller.
The deck has an 8.5-inch capacitive touch jog wheel with tension adjustment, an RGB colour ring and a 3.5-inch colour display that shows artwork or a custom logo with the play head position. Eight performance pads handle hot cues, loops, loop rolls and slices, beside an Auto Loop encoder and a 100 mm pitch fader.
It has one USB Type-B port and a 12 V DC input. It runs on USB bus power, and a 12 V, 2 A adapter comes in the box for setups where bus power is not enough. It measures 359.5 x 319.5 x 119.5 mm and weighs 2.83 kg.