HERCULES STARLIGHT
SETUP
Drivers & Firmware
Windows No driver is necessary to install for Windows computers. However an ASIO driver is available at
https://support.hercules.com/product/djcontrolstarlight . If the ASIO driver is not installed, VirtualDJ will use the WASAPI driver in Audio setup.
Mac OSX: No driver is available or necessary to install for Mac OSX computers.The OS will install the necessary drivers first time the unit is connected to the computer.
Firmware: (for both Windows & Mac) No firmware update is available at the time this manual was written, but it is advised to check for any updates at Hercules Support Center https://support.hercules.com/product/djcontrolstarlight
VirtualDJ 8 Setup
Once VirtualDJ 8 is launched, a Connect Window will appear to choose one of the available ways to login.
A Pro Infinity, a Pro Subscription or a PLUS License is required to use the Hercules DJControl Starlight. Without any of the above Licenses, the controller will operate for 10 minutes each time you restart VirtualDJ.
http://www.virtualdj.com/buy/index.html
Click on the Hercules DJCONTROL StarLight button to allow VirtualDJ to auto-create the pre-defined audio configuration.
Click to OK
The unit is now ready to operate.
MIDI Operation.
The unit should be visible in the CONTROLLERS tab of Config and the “factory default” available/selected from the Mappings drop-down list. The factory default Mapping offers the functions described in this Manual, however those can be adjusted to your needs via VDJ Script actions.
Find more details at http://www.virtualdj.com/wiki/VDJ8script.html
AUDIO Setup
The unit has a pre-defined Audio configuration and a special button in the AUDIO tab of Config to provide that. The default audio configuration requires speakers to be connected at the left-side Master 1/8" socket and headphones at the right-side 1/8" socket.
Refer to VirtualDJ 8 Manual for alternative audio configurations http://www.virtualdj.com/manuals/virtualdj8/settings/audiosetup.html
For further software settings please refer to the User Guide of VirtualDJ 8.
http://www.virtualdj.com/manuals/virtualdj8/index.html
CONTROLS
KEY
ACTION
SHIFT (SECONDARY) ACTION
Preview track when paused while button is pressed
Jumps and stops to the Cue point when playing[
When at 100% (left PFL led is turned on) only the Master Output signal will be heard in Headphones.
When at 0% (both PFL leds are turned off), only the Decks that have their PFL buttons will be heard in Headphones Channel
When at 50% (right PFL led is turned on) both signals from Master Output and monitored Decks will be blend in Headphones
When in Filter mode, use these knobs to apply a High/Low Pass Filter to the Left/Right deck. No Filter is applied (off) when the knob is at the center/middle position
* Note : Both Headphones Volume and Master Volume knobs are hardware, meaning that they will adjust the Headphones and Master Volumes even if not mapped with the relative VDJ actions. If assigned to a different action, then the hardware operation will still be performed.
PADS
KEY
ACTION
SHIFT (SECONDARY) ACTION
HOTCUE MODE
KEY
ACTION
SHIFT (SECONDARY) ACTION
LOOP MODE
KEY
ACTION
SHIFT (SECONDARY) ACTION
Click on the Pads Menu radio-button to select a mode for the Loop.
When On/Off is selected (default), the Pads will toggle loops (1st press enable, 2nd press disable).
When the Hold mode is selected, the Pads will momentary trigger loops (enabled while Pad is pressed).
When Roll mode is selected, the Pads will momentary trigger a Loop Roll of the same size in beats When released, the track will resume playing from the position it would have been if the Loop Roll was never triggered.
FX MODE
*Note: This special Pads Page will be available to select, only if the Starlight is connected.
KEY
ACTION
SHIFT (SECONDARY) ACTION
SAMPLER MODE
KEY
ACTION
SHIFT (SECONDARY) ACTION
*Note: If the selected Sampler Bank has less than 5 samples, both sides of the Pads will trigger the same samples. If the selected Sampler Bank has more than 4 samples, the left side Pads will trigger Samples 1 to 4 and the right side Pads will trigger Samples 5 to 8.
LIGHTS
The Hercules DJControl Starlight offers RGB back-lighting with 4 leds mounted at the bottom of the unit. These leds can be assigned to any RGB color and have been pre-defined in the default mapping to offer 6 different lights modes
Open VirtualDJ Settings ->OPTIONS tab ->CONTROLLER sub-category and select one of the available values for the setting Lightsmode. The selection is memorized across sessions.
