Hercules DJ Console 4-Mx Black
Professional Mix Station for Mobile & Club DJs
- Metal Casing
- Two Large Jog Wheels
- Two & Four Deck Modes
Description
Large DJ Station for Mobile Computer DJs:
- Two-deck/Four-deck metal DJ controller to mix 2 or 4 audio tracks
- Two stereo out (mix & preview) + Two stereo in (for analogue gears)
- Mobile metal controller: a large mixer with included carry bag
- Trendy black and gold colors
- Enclosure 15.75" x 9.8" (40 x 25cm)
Two Large Jog Wheels with Pressure Detection:
- Jog wheel size: 4.7" diameter (12cm) x 0.75" height (1.9cm)
- Weight sensors, detecting the hand's weight on the wheel 's top
- Great for scratching and seeking within audio tracks
Two-Deck & Four-Deck Control:
- Two shift buttons turn deck A into deck C, and deck B into deck D
- Two-deck for standard DJ mixes, when mixing two audio tracks
- Four-deck mixing: double the controls when you mix four tracks
Drivers:
- ASIO & WDM for Windows®
- Core Audio for Mac OS®
- MIDI control: Windows & Mac
Virtual DJ 7 LE included: 4-deck DJ mixing software:
- For Windows® XP / Vista /7 / 8
- For Mac OS® 10.5 / 10.6 / 10.7 / 10.8
Large jog wheels with pressure detection
Same size as jog wheels on CD players:
- 4.7" (12cm) diameter: as large as a compact disc.
- 0.75" (1.9cm) height: as comfortable as on a CD player.
- Two large jog wheels you can't miss.
Pressure Detection via Weight Sensors:
Weight sensors detect the user's pressure by detecting the hand's weight, to activate scratch mode. Detection of the hand's weight activating the jog wheels' touch control is:
- Natural: Like on vinyl turntables and high-end CD players.
- Secure: No disturbance from static electricity.
- Intuitive: No need to calibrate.
Press Down:
The hand's weight moves the jog wheels down by 0.8mm:
- Press the jog wheel down: you feel that you're scratching.
- Move your hand up: you feel that you've released the jog wheel
Jog Wheels' Control Over the DJ Software:
While the track plays, you control the DJ software with two actions on the jog wheel:
- Rotation, to control movement within the track.
- Press down to control scratching.
Thus, During Audio Track Playback:
- Rotation without pressing on jog wheels = pitch bend (like when you turn a turntable's ring).
- Rotation with pressure on jog wheel = scratch (as when turning a vinyl record with hand flat on the record).
- No rotation with jog wheel press = stop playback (like when you stop a vinyl record's rotation with your hand).
- No rotation without jog wheel press = playback continues.
Jog Wheel Accuracy:
Rotation: 256 steps per revolution = 1.4 degrees per step. Press down: travel below 1mm.
Technical Specifications
Two-Deck Control
DJ Console 4-Mx Black controls two decks in the same way as DJ Console Rmx.
Four-Deck Control
DJ Console 4-Mx Black controls both 2 decks and 4 decks, with 2 buttons switching the decks:
- A deck switch button on the left deck converts deck A into C / deck C into A.
- A deck switch button on the right deck converts deck B into D / deck D into B.
Once a deck is switched:
- All of the commands that the deck's controls send to the DJ software are changed.
- The letter of the active deck is highlighted in the center of the mixer.
Two Stereo Outputs
- Two independent stereo outputs on the rear panel:
- Four RCA connectors to connect to a stereo system, a recorder, etc.
- Four mono connectors in 1/4" jack format to connect to a public address amplifier or speakers.
A ground lift switch on jack outputs 1-2, to protect the sound in the event of a ground loop
- One headphone 1/4" jack stereo output, located both on the top panel and on the front panel.
The headphones play the same channels as outputs 3 - 4 on the rear panel.
The two ways of using DJ Console 4-Mx Black audio outputs are:
For a mix inside DJ Console 4-Mx Black:
- Connect the speakers/amplifier to outputs 1-2, to play the mix for your audience.
- Connect headphones to one of the two headphone outputs (front or top), to preview tracks.
For an external mix (using an external mixer - Virtual DJ Pro (not included) or other DJ software required):
- Connect DJ Console 4-Mx Black outputs 1-2 to inputs 1-2 on the external mixer.
- Connect DJ Console 4-Mx Black outputs 3-4 to inputs 3-4 on the external mixer.
- Mix on the external mixer, and connect headphones to the external mixer.
- Use DJ Console 4-Mx Black to control the virtual decks.
Two Stereo Inputs
- Two independent stereo inputs via four RCA connectors:
- Select the audio source type in the DJ Console 4-Mx Black control panel: phono/consumer line/pro line/boost.
- Boost mode supports +8dBu signal level (for use with Pioneer CDJ players, for example).
- If the audio sources are vinyl turntables at phono level, connect the turntables' ground cables to the DJ Console 4-Mx Black grounding screw.
- One microphone 1/4" jack mono input, located on both the top panel and the front panel.
The microphone input can be set:
- As a talk-over source (default mode): the microphone is played on outputs 1-2 over the music in the background, using the music attenuation level set in the DJ Console 4-Mx Black control panel (0dB, -3dB, -6dB or -9dB).
- Or as a standard source, replacing inputs 1-2.
- DJ Console 4-Mx Black pre-amplifies the microphone input by up to +34dB.
Minimum Configuration
- Computer CPU: 1.6GHz or faster Intel Core™ 2 Duo or AMD 64-bit
- 2GB of RAM or more
- Powered USB port
- 100MB available disk space
- CD/DVD-ROM drive
- Internet access
- Amplified stereo speakers and headphones
Operating System (32 / 64-bit)
- MS Windows® XP / Vista / 7 / 8 or
- Mac OS® 10.6 / 10.7 / 10.8
Box Contents
- Hercules DJ Console 4-Mx Black
- USB Cable, Transport Bag, Power Adapter
- CD with PC/Mac DJ Software
- Printed Installation Guide + Online Manual
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