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Hercules - Inpulse 200 MK2  

PADS




KEY

ACTION

SHIFT ACTION

M1 HOTCUE
Press this button to assign the 4 Pads to Hotcues mode (led will be turned on solid)
Set the 4 Pads to FX mode (led will be flashing)
M2 STEMS
Press this button to assign the 4 Pads to Stems mode (led will be turned on solid)
Set the 4 Pads to Sampler mode (led will be flashing)




HOTCUE MODE


Press the HOTCUE mode button [M1] to set the Pads to Hotcue mode. The Hotcue Pads page will be also displayed on the GUI of VirtualDJ, reflecting the operation of the 4 top Pads.

Hotcues Pads Page


KEY

ACTION

SHIFT (SECONDARY) ACTION

PADS 1-4
Assigns current track's position to Hotcue 1 to 4 or jumps to its position if already set
Delete the assigned Hotcue 1 to 4



STEMS MODE


Press the STEMS mode button [M2] to set the Pads to Stems mode. The Stems+FX Pads page will be also displayed on the GUI of VirtualDJ, reflecting the operation of the 4 top Pads.



Stems+FX Pads Page


KEY

ACTION

SHIFT (SECONDARY) ACTION

PADS 1-4
Press a Pad to mute a Stem channel (Vocals, Instruments, Bass and Drums)
Select a Stem as Solo (will mute the other Stems)




FX MODE


Hold SHIFT and then press the HOTCUE mode button [M1] to set the Pads to FX mode (led will be flashing). The FX INP200MK2* Pads page will be also displayed on the GUI of VirtualDJ, reflecting the operation of the 4 top Pads.

*Note: This special Pads Page will be available to select, only if the Inpulse 200 MK2 is connected.


Inpulse200 FX Pads Page - SOFTWARE mode





Inpulse200 FX Pads Page - HARDWARE mode



The device offers 2 modes for this Pads page and can be toggled in VirtualDJ Settings->OPTIONS->CONTROLLER sub-category via the FXmode setting (available only when Inpulse 200MK2 is connected) or using the Parameter arrow buttons


FX Mode Setting


In Software FX mode (default), the Pads trigger the selected Effects in FX Slots 1 to 3 and their functionality is explained below.

KEY

ACTION

SHIFT (SECONDARY) ACTION

PAD 1
Trigger the Effect selected in FX Slot 1
Opens the FX drop-down List to select an Effect for FX Slot 1
PAD 2
Trigger the Effect selected in FX Slot 2
Opens the FX drop-down List to select an Effect for FX Slot 2
PAD 3
Trigger the Effect selected in FX Slot 3
Opens the FX drop-down List to select an Effect for FX Slot 3
PAD 4
Cycle the FX Stems mode (Off, Vocal, Melody, Rhythm). When turned Off, the Effects will apply to the entire Track. When in other modes, the Effects will apply to the relative Stem channel
Setthe Stems FX mode to Off


The functionality of the Pads in Hardware mode is mostly hard-coded in the Inpulse firmware and most of it cannot be changed. As a result of this hardware functionality, the Pads on the GUI do not offer any functionality if triggered from GUI, they just offer an aid showing the selected FX mode and an idea of what each Hardware pad does.

KEY

ACTION

SHIFT (SECONDARY) ACTION

PAD 1
Press and hold Pad 1 to trigger the Filter LP Effect. The pad also controls the 1st Parameter of the LP Filter effect, starting from the zero value and gradually increasing to the maximum, as long as the pad is pressed. Effect is turned on when the pad is released (momentary)
PAD 2
Press Pad 2 to trigger the Reverb * Effect. The pad also assign the 1st Parameter of the Reverb effect to a certain value, and gradually fast-decreases deck's Volume to the minimum. Effect is turned on when the pad is pressed again (toggle)
Same action
PAD 3
Press and hold Pad 3 to trigger the Beat Grid Effect. The Effect is turned off when the pad is released (momentary)
PAD 4
Press and hold Pad 4 to perform a "Baby" Scratch effect at the current position. The Scratch is turned off when the pad is released (momentary)


Note *: For best results on the Reverb Effect, it is advised to enable the Post Fader Effects setting (from VirtualDJ Settings->Options tab->fxProcessing setting to Post-fader). This will allow to some Effects, such as the Reverb one, to continue trailing for a while, when the Volume fader is moved to the minimum position



SAMPLER MODE


Hold SHIFT and then press the STEMS mode button [M2] to set the Pads to Sampler mode. The Sampler Pads page will be also displayed on the GUI of VirtualDJ, reflecting the operation of the 4 top Pads.

Sampler Pads Page


KEY

ACTION

SHIFT (SECONDARY) ACTION

PADS 1-4
Press Pad 1 to 4 to trigger a Sample (1 to 4) of the selected Sampler Bank (1st Parameter of Sampler Pads page) The sample will be triggered depending on the selected Trigger Sampler mode (2nd Parameter of the Sampler Pads page)
Stop the playing sample. Useful when the Stutter or Un-mute trigger mode is selected


*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.






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