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FINALLY ALL ABOUT THE NEW HERCULES DJ CONSOLE 4-MX

SEE PICS UNDER----THANKS TO TDBennett For Insert them!

DESCRIPTION

Large DJ controller with metal casing, built-in audio and large jog wheels
Key features
Large DJ station for mobile computer DJs
- 2-deck/4-deck metal DJ controller to mix 2 or 4 stereo audio tracks
- 2 stereo out (for mixing & previewing) + 2 stereo in (for analog gear)
- Mobile metal controller: a large mixer (40x25cm) with included carry bag
2 large jog wheels with touch detection
- Jog wheel size: 12cm diameter (4.7") x 1.9cm height (0.75")
- Weight sensors, to detect the hand’s weight on the jog wheel top
- Great for scratching and seeking within audio tracks
2-deck & 4-deck control
2 shift buttons to turn deck A into deck C, and deck B into deck D
- 2-deck for standard DJ mixes, when mixing 2 audio tracks
- 4-deck mixing: double the controls when you mix 4 tracks
VIRTUAL DJ7 LE included: 4-deck DJ mixing software
- For Windows XP/Vista/7
- For Mac OS® 10.5 & 10.6

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Large jog wheels with touch detection
Same size as jog wheels on CD players
- 12cm (4.7") diameter: as large as a compact disc.
- 1.9cm (0.75") height: as comfortable as on a CD player.
- 2 large jog wheels you can’t miss.
Touch detection via weight sensors
Weight sensors detect the user’s touch 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 1mm:
- 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 2 actions on the jog wheel:
- rotation, to control movement within the track.
- press down to control scratching.
Thus, during audio track playback:
- Rotation without jog wheel press = pitch bend (like when you turn a turntable’s ring).
- Rotation with jog wheel press = scratch (like when you turn a vinyl record with your 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: <1mm travel.

Powerful DJ control surface
Number of controls
2-deck mode
Transport commands: 66 commands
Transport buttons + combo commands: 52 buttons
Shifted commands: 12
Pitch reset: 2
Knobs: 14
Faders: 5
Jog wheels: 4 commands
Rotation commands: 2
Touch commands: 2
Total: 89 commands

4-deck mode
Transport commands: 124 commands
Transport buttons + combo commands: 96 buttons
Shifted commands: 24
Pitch reset: 4
Knobs: 24
Faders: 9
Jog wheels: 8 commands
Rotation commands: 4
Touch commands: 4
Total: 165 commands

2-deck and 4-deck DJ mixing controller

2-deck control
DJ Console 4-Mx controls 2 decks in the same way as DJ Console Rmx.

4-deck control
DJ Console 4-Mx 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.

Audio for mobile and club DJs
2 stereo outputs
2 independent stereo outputs on the rear panel:
- 4 RCA connectors to connect to a stereo system, a recorder...
- 4 mono connectors in ¼’’ 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.
1 headphones ¼’’ 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 2 ways of using DJ Console 4-Mx’s audio outputs are:
For a mix inside DJ Console 4-Mx:
- connect the speakers/amplifier to outputs 1-2, to play the mix for your audience.
- connect headphones to one of the 2 headphone outputs (front or top), to preview tracks.
For an external mix (using an external mixer - VirtualDJ Pro (not included) or other DJ software required):
- connect DJ Console 4-Mx outputs 1-2 to inputs 1-2 on the external mixer.
- connect DJ Console 4-Mx 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 to control the virtual decks.
2 stereo inputs
2 independent stereo inputs via 4 RCA connectors:
- Select the audio source type in the DJ Console 4-Mx 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’s grounding screw.
1 microphone ¼’’ 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 control panel (0dB, -3dB, -6dB or -9dB).
- or as a standard source, replacing inputs 1-2.
DJ Console 4-Mx pre-amplifies the microphone input by up to +34dB.

MINIMUM CONFIGURATION

PC minimum requirements
Windows® XP/Vista/7 (32-/64-bit)
1.5GHz CPU or higher
1GB of RAM or more
USB port with USB bus power
Stereo speakers &/or headphones
Mac minimum requirements
Mac OS® 10.5/10.6
1.5GHz CPU or higher
1GB RAM or more
USB port with USB bus power
Stereo speakers &/or headphones
 
Posted Thu 30 Sep 10 @ 9:41 am



















 
Thanks TDBennett
 
pretty nice!
 
 
But its still only 2channels..........what good is have multi decks if they don't have their own channel?? Or maybe im missing something here.......

Huey
 
It will be available for 449 € end of november 2010.

:)
 
"- 2-deck/4-deck metal DJ controller to mix 2 or 4 stereo audio tracks"

There is a button switch to change from deck A/C or B/D

Look as the VDJ7 LE that comes with the controller...
 
I have to be honnest in this matter....

I love Hercules, love the support and i trully wish it can step up in the semi-pro and pro digital djing, this new unit it's kind of fantastic, but...

yes it's a but...

for the market wishes, although it has 4 decks capacity, it should have seperated faders and eq for the 4 decks at the same time.

The 12 assignable buttons with volume, are enough to control both samples, effects and the volume control for them should be great for modulating effects and to control sampler volume, even so, the is not a separated zone for cues and loops, i know they can be assigned it the 6+6 buttons, but it's not the same thing.


Other than that i'm impressed with the CDJ jog weels! and i think it's a matter of getting used to it to control everyting on the VDJ 7 PRO Edition...

Can't wait for having a unit here!!!
 
Two faders are not the end of the world. Just map the other faders to another midi controller.
 
Well,

I think you miss the point, the problem is that even Djing is a passion for me i'm also a marketeer and the main reason is that a controller having to compete with other brands and products, had not taken the best step...

The VMS4 has many mistakes ok...i'ts in a early fase, but the price range is similar to the new hercules and has many morey features and assignable buttons. So, the idea of having to may the other fader to another midi controller is kind of wrong...having to pay or gave 2 controllers to do something that other price range controller has already in board?

Don't think so...

I Know it's kind of "getting used to" thing but there is many "buttons" missing.... Competition point of view...


For my particular case, this controller has it all... i loved it!
 
Wonder what happened to the master volume?
 
It's in the same position of the Balance button in RMX
 
luistfashion wrote :
Competition point of view...


That what I'm sayin. It seems like they just didnt bother to even look at what others are offering. Yes I know the diehards will get it but from a beginners stand point it may or may not break them. Its already hard enough to mix multi decks but to have to switch back and forth might make things a little more confusing. Either way its a step in the right direction.

Just my thoughts
Huey
 
That looks like a promising controller, it looks like Hercules added some way better jogs. The Jogs look a lot better than the jogs on the VMS4 and maybe even better than the ones on the Denon and NI units that are coming out soon. Its nice to see all these cool new controllers that all these different manufactures are putting out, gone are the days of limited choices.

Does anybody know what type of sound card it will have? the 14 bit found on the other Hercules controllers or the 24bit found in the DeeJay TRIM 4&6? I hope its the 24bit
 
That looks like a promising controller, it looks like Hercules added some way better jogs. The Jogs look a lot better than the jogs on the VMS4. Its nice to see all these cool new controllers that all these different manufactures are putting out, gone are the days of limited choices.


If you look close and read the specs the jogs are equal to a regular CDJ...

"Large jog wheels with touch detection
Same size as jog wheels on CD players
- 12cm (4.7") diameter: as large as a compact disc.
- 1.9cm (0.75") height: as comfortable as on a CD player.
- 2 large jog wheels you can’t miss.
Touch detection via weight sensors
Weight sensors detect the user’s touch 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 1mm:
- 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 2 actions on the jog wheel:
- rotation, to control movement within the track.
- press down to control scratching.
Thus, during audio track playback:
- Rotation without jog wheel press = pitch bend (like when you turn a turntable’s ring).
- Rotation with jog wheel press = scratch (like when you turn a vinyl record with your 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: <1mm travel."
 
Might have to return my RMX and wait for this baby to come out.
 
The only thing stopping me from buying this is fear that they will come out with a real 4 channle controller like denon and native instruments early next year.

I could work with this, I just dont want to spend the money, then a better version gets released.
 
I wouldn't expect that to happen...

1º Hercules builts Pc and Notebooks acessories, sound cards, speakers and now midi controllers exclusive for pc or mac use.

2º The product releases from Hercules in the top range (Steel/Rmx) had 2 years distance from the new 4MX so isn't probable they release another product with 4 independed decks since the major investment in my point of view was in the Jog Weels.

3º If another product is released i may say that we can wait 1 year or more (I Think).

4º Hercules haven't changed their market focus, so that kind of wished controller 4 decks, seperated sampler, fx, loops, shoud be realesed only if the strategy changes (Again my point of view)

5º Should Hercules change their maket focus or create an independent product line exclusive for dj's? YES! In my opinion the major number of pro dj's coming from "bedroom dj's" is huge, so, if a great number of that dj's had Hercules as a start hardware, they shure upgrade their equipments for top controllers if Hercules could offer similar controller to the other brands...

6º Hercules may not have any past in DJ or Professional Sound, but if they are experts in Computers...and the softwares are gonna rule the dj industry...it has many chances to be succeed!!!

7º Just wish the Hercules Development team started contacting real top pro dj's in their research for a top controller maybe to 2012....

Who knows???


For now this is a great controller....
 
BigDaddyDirtHog, I feel the same way....even though I have had my RMX for over a year now!! Time to start looking for some potential used RMX buyers!! HAHA!
 
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