Hercules DJ CONSOLE User Manual

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4.3. The top face
Your DJ Console has a variety of controls allowing you to interact with DJ software. There are
two sets of these controls, as the left and right sections of the DJ Console each correspond to a
separate deck in DJ software applications. Descriptions of the default function of each control are
provided below.
1. Cut or boost Bass/Medium/Treble frequencies
2. Tweak volume, change music speed (pitch/master tempo) in real time
3. Add effects, cue points (song positions), loops on the fly
4. Mouse emulation or special DJ FX control
5. LEDs indicating the current mode at a glance
6. Headphone monitoring for private control of music
7. Speed up or down for accurate mixing
8. Previous/next track or rewind/fast forward
9. Vinyl-style jog wheel
10. Swift crossfader for seamless mixing between the 2 decks
11. Automix your entire playlist
12. Play/Pause song or mark a song position
Note 1: these are descriptions of the DJ Console’s default functions, which may vary according to
the application you are using.

Hercules DJ CONSOLE Specifications

General

I/O ports	1 x audio - line-In; 1 x microphone - input; MIDI - input / output; 1 x audio - line-out - RCA; 1 x audio - line-out - mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm; 1 x headphones - output; Audio - SPDIF input; Audio - SPDIF output.
Audio quality	24 bit
Minimum RAM	64 MB
Minimum processor	Pentium II 400 MHz
Minimum storage drive space	100 MB
Compatible operating systems	Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition / Windows ME, Microsoft Windows 2000 / XP
Audio system maximum sampling rate	48 kHz
Bundled software	Virtual DJ (DJ Console Edition) from Atomix Productions, a dedicated version of a professional DJ software suite; New DJ SE from GMIXON, the easy-to-use DJ mixing software; Ots CD Scratch 1200 and OtsDJ demo from Ots Labs, a virtual turntable CD player and a revolutionary MP3/CD/WAV playback system for DJs, radio stations and music lovers; Storm 2.0 DJ Edition from Storm Music Studio, a powerful audio sequencer; DJ Console Softmapper from Hercules, a powerful mapping interface allowing you to assign keyboard shortcuts to your DJ Console’s controls for hands-on control of audio applications (mapping of digital controls only).
Compatibility	Audio: Microsoft DirectSound compatible; ASIO 2.0 drivers included; General MIDI compatible.