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Hercules DJ Console 4-mx User Manual

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1.
INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................ 3
2.
MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS.............................................................................. 3
3.
INSTALLATION ................................................................................................................. 4
3.1. Installing drivers and software .................................................................................... 4
3.1.1.
Installation in Windows 7 / Vista ..................................................................... 5
3.1.2.
Installation in Windows XP.............................................................................. 7
3.1.3.
Installation on Mac .......................................................................................... 8
3.2. Connecting and disconnecting your DJ Console 4-Mx............................................. 10
4.
OVERVIEW ...................................................................................................................... 11
4.1. The top panel ............................................................................................................ 11
4.2. The back panel ......................................................................................................... 13
4.3. The front panel.......................................................................................................... 14
5.
THE DJ CONSOLE 4-MX CONTROL PANEL ................................................................ 15
5.1. Accessing the control panel on PC........................................................................... 15
5.2. Accessing the control panel on Mac ......................................................................... 15
5.3. Using the DJ Console 4-Mx control panel ................................................................ 15
5.3.1.
General control panel settings ...................................................................... 16
5.3.2.
Main tab ........................................................................................................ 17
5.3.3.
ASIO tab (not available on Mac)................................................................... 17
5.3.4.
Audio tab (not available on PC) ................................................................... 18
5.3.5.
Advanced tab ............................................................................................... 18
5.3.6.
About tab...................................................................................................... 19
6.
OUTPUT OPTIONS.......................................................................................................... 20
6.2. Connecting headphones ........................................................................................... 20
7.
INPUT OPTIONS.............................................................................................................. 21
7.1. Connecting external audio sources .......................................................................... 21
7.2. Connecting a microphone ......................................................................................... 22
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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    Advanced tab ....................18 5.3.6. About tab...................... 19 OUTPUT OPTIONS......................20 6.1. Connecting speakers and/or an external mixer to your DJ Console 4-Mx ....20 6.2. Connecting headphones ................... 20 INPUT OPTIONS......................21 7.1. Connecting external audio sources ................21...
  • Page 2 DJ CONSOLE 4-MX FEATURES..................22 8.1. Jog wheels ........................22 8.2. Faders (sliders) ......................23 8.3. Play/Pause, and Cue buttons..................23 8.4. Stop button ........................24 8.5. Rewind and Fast forward buttons ................24 8.6. Pitch settings ......................24 8.7. Source buttons ......................24 8.8. Shift button (for loops/cue/sampler/effects), and buttons 1-6 ........25 8.9.

  • Page 3: Introduction

    Intuitive and fun to use, DJ Console 4-Mx lets you put your own mark on your favorite music and share it with your friends to host great parties or make creative mixes.

  • Page 4: Installation

    - Double-click the installer package. Mac: - Open your Finder. - Double-click the CD-ROM icon. - Double-click the installer package. - Click on the option to install the DJ Console 4-Mx drivers and follow the on-screen instructions. 4/30 – User Manual...

  • Page 5: Installation In Windows 7 / Vista

    - Accept to install the software at each of these prompts to proceed with the installation. A dialog box appears, prompting you to connect DJ Console 4-Mx to your computer's USB port. - Connect DJ Console 4-Mx to your computer's USB port, then click Next.
  • Page 6 You are notified when the installation is complete. The DJ Console 4-Mx icon appears in your Windows taskbar, next to the clock, indicating that your DJ Console 4-Mx is installed and ready for use: Please note that in Windows 7, you must click on the Windows taskbar in order to accept that the DJ Console 4-Mx icon be displayed in the taskbar.

  • Page 7: Installation In Windows Xp

    VirtualDJ serial number is indicated on a sticker with a barcode found on the underside of your DJ Console 4-Mx. The VirtualDJ serial number is in the following format: XXXX-XXXX-XXXXX/4-Mx. For more information on configuring your DJ Console 4-Mx, please refer to chapter 5. The DJ Console 4-Mx control panel.

  • Page 8: Installation On Mac

    You are notified when the installation is complete. The DJ Console 4-Mx icon appears in your Windows taskbar, next to the clock, indicating that your DJ Console 4-Mx is installed and ready for use: You should now install the VirtualDJ DJC Edition mixing software on your computer: - In the installation menu, click Install VirtualDJ DJC Edition and follow the on-screen instructions.
  • Page 9 Once files have been copied to your computer, the drivers will be installed. A dialog box appears, prompting you to connect DJ Console 4-Mx to your computer's USB port. - Connect DJ Console 4-Mx to your computer's USB port.

  • Page 10: Connecting And Disconnecting Your Dj Console 4-Mx

    USB hot-plug function (although you should never do so when DJ Console 4-Mx is playing or recording music, or else the application will terminate and display an error message).

  • Page 11: Overview

    4. OVERVIEW 4.1. The top panel Your DJ Console 4-Mx features a variety of controls allowing you to interact with DJ software. You can control up to 4 independent decks in DJ software. Descriptions of the default function of each control are provided below.
  • Page 12 33. Cue Select button: enable headphone monitoring on the corresponding deck 34. Cue button: set cue point (mark position in the track) on the corresponding deck These are descriptions of the DJ Console 4-Mx’s default functions in the VirtualDJ software, which may vary according to the application you are using.

  • Page 13: The Back Panel

    “Cue to Mix” function onto it. 4.2. The back panel DJ Console 4-Mx has a USB connector on its back panel, allowing you to connect it to your computer. As DJ Console 4-Mx is USB bus-powered, no external power source is required.

  • Page 14: The Front Panel

    1-2 instead. For more information, please refer to chapter 5.3.5. Advanced tab. Before using your DJ Console 4-Mx for the first time, you must unlock the jog wheels: the jog wheel locks are located on the underside of the controller, preventing the jog wheels from moving during shipment.

  • Page 15: The Dj Console 4-Mx Control Panel

    DJ Console 4- Mx, check for updates for your DJ Console 4-Mx, or exit the control panel. Please note that in order to check for updates, you must have an active Internet connection.

  • Page 16: General Control Panel Settings

    ASIO mode manually before launching the application. You can only switch between modes when playback is stopped. - Select Device (Mac only): If you have more than one DJ Console 4-Mx controller connected to your Mac, you can switch between their control panels here.

  • Page 17: Main Tab

    Steinberg company. It allows a variety of programs to communicate with different sound cards and recognize all of the inputs and outputs available on the sound card, with short latency. Your DJ Console 4-Mx is ASIO 2.0 compliant. When in ASIO mode, you can adjust the following settings: Sample Rate, Sample Size, ASIO Buffer Size.

  • Page 18: Audio Tab (Not Available On Pc)

    - This tab allows you to set the MIDI channel for controls (1-2, by default), in the event that there is some conflict between your DJ Console 4-Mx and another MIDI device. If you have more than one Hercules device installed on your system, the MIDI channel numbers are assigned in pairs by order of connection, i.e.

  • Page 19: About Tab

    available and easily switch from one to another, depending on the kind of mixing you are doing at any given time. - The headphone channels are set to output channels 3-4 by default. You can also set this to output channels 1-2, if you prefer; however, you will then hear the mix on your headphones instead of previewing your next track.

  • Page 20: Output Options

    With the included VirtualDJ software, you can play your mix for the audience over a hi-fi system connected to outputs 1-2 on your DJ Console 4-Mx, for example, and preview upcoming songs on outputs 3-4, using your headphones or monitoring speakers.

  • Page 21: Input Options

    Your DJ Console 4-Mx features 2 stereo audio inputs on its back panel (2 pairs of 2 mono RCA connectors). Define your audio source type in the DJ Console 4-Mx control panel – it can be phono level, consumer line level (-10dBv), pro line level (+4dBu) or boosted line level (+8dBu) –...

  • Page 22: Connecting A Microphone

    You can use the two Source buttons on your DJ Console 4-Mx (Source 1 for Deck A, Source 2 for Deck B) to control the audio input for the corresponding deck. By default, the input is set to computer audio tracks: simply press the Source button to switch to the external audio source.

  • Page 23: Faders (Sliders)

    8.3. Play/Pause, and Cue buttons These buttons are available for the 2 or 4 decks on the left and right of your DJ Console 4-Mx central mixer area. - Play/Pause: starts music playback, or pauses music playback at the current position in the track.

  • Page 24: Stop Button

    The pitch faders are more precise than on any other Hercules DJ controller, with 14-bit accuracy (versus 7-bit on other Hercules DJ controllers), 60mm pitch travel, and 2 buttons to control the software pitch scale (allowing you to change the pitch scale from 6% to 12% in VirtualDJ, for example).

  • Page 25: Shift Button (For Loops/Cue/Sampler/Effects), And Buttons 1-6

    8.8. Shift button (for loops/cue/sampler/effects), and buttons 1-6 DJ Console 4-Mx provides the equivalent of 12 buttons per deck for effects, loops and Cue functions, thanks to the Shift button, which converts buttons 1 to 6 on each deck into buttons 7 to 12.

  • Page 26: Djing Basics

    While a track is being played on the left deck for the audience, the DJ presses the Cue Select Right Deck button on the DJ Console 4-Mx and uses headphones to listen to and adjust the next track to be played. The DJ might make adjustments to the track’s pitch (using the pitch faders and the Pitch Bend buttons), and make sure that its beat lines up properly with that of the track playing on the left deck.

  • Page 27: Configuration In Midi Mode

    Many music software applications that incorporate MIDI control feature a “learning mode”: simply click a button, turn a knob or jog wheel or move a slider on your DJ Console 4-Mx to link that control to a control in the software. Some popular applications to include a MIDI learning mode include: Native Instruments Traktor, Ableton Live, Mixvibes, and Image Line Deckadance.

  • Page 28: Technical Support

    12. TECHNICAL SUPPORT If you encounter a problem with your product, please go to http://ts.hercules.com and select your language. From there you will be able to access various utilities (Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ), the latest versions of drivers and software) that may help to resolve your problem. If the problem persists, you can contact the Hercules products technical support service (“Technical...

  • Page 29: Warranty Information

    Where authorized by applicable law, the full liability of Guillemot and its subsidiaries (including for indirect damages) is limited to the repair or replacement of the Hercules product. The consumer’s legal rights with respect to legislation applicable to the sale of consumer goods are not affected by this warranty.

  • Page 30: Environmental Protection Recommendation

    CD-ROM detailing the differences between the supplied product and the product described in the present documentation. End-user software license Agreement for Hercules software IMPORTANT: please read the Agreement carefully prior to opening and installing the Software. By opening the Software package, you agree to be bound by the terms of this Agreement.
  • Page 31 APPENDIX: HERCULES DJ CONSOLE 4-MX MIDI CONTROLS MIDI messages sent by the DJ Console 4-Mx (Virtual MIDI In port) Note: values are expressed in hexadecimal base. Examples: “7F” means 127 in decimal base, Value 10 = 16 in decimal base...
  • Page 32 KILL_B_DA 9x 19 Value Button-Toggling Output “7F” : Pressed – “00” : Released JOG_TOUCH_DA 9x 1A Value Button-Toggling Output “7F” : Pressed – “00” : Released Shift_State_DA 9x 1B Value Button-Toggling Output “7F” : Pressed – “00” : Released Shift_DA 9x 1C Value Button-Toggling Output “7F”...
  • Page 33 SCRATCH 9x 3D Value Button-Toggling Output “7F” : Pressed – “00” : Released FILES 9x 3E Value Button-Toggling Output “7F” : Pressed – “00” : Released FOLDERS 9x 3F Value Button-Toggling Output “7F” : Pressed – “00” : Released 9x 40 Value Button-Toggling Output “7F”...
  • Page 34 KILL_T_DC 9y 17 Value Button-Toggling Output “7F” : Pressed – “00” : Released KILL_M_DC 9y 18 Value Button-Toggling Output “7F” : Pressed – “00” : Released KILL_B_DC 9y 19 Value Button-Toggling Output “7F” : Pressed – “00” : Released JOG_TOUCH_DC 9y 1A Value Button-Toggling Output “7F”...
  • Page 35 Shift_DD 9y 42 Value Button-Toggling Output “7F” : Pressed – “00” : Released PBM_DD 9y 43 Value Button-Toggling Output “7F” : Pressed – “00” : Released PBP_DD 9y 44 Value Button-Toggling Output “7F” : Pressed – “00” : Released Prev_DD 9y 45 Value Button-Toggling Output “7F”...
  • Page 36 FX_DD Bx 1A Value Incremental – Coarse (128 values) 7F > 40 : CCW Slow>Fast – 01 > 3F : CW Slow>Fast VOL_DD Bx 1B Value Analog – Coarse (128 values) 00 > 7F : Full Down > Full Up GAIN_DD Bx 1C Value Analog –...
  • Page 37 MIDI messages sent by the Host (Virtual MIDI Out port) MIDI Control MIDI Message Value Description K1_DA 9x 01 Value 00 : OFF – 7F: ON K2_DA 9x 02 Value 00 : OFF – 7F: ON K3_DA 9x 03 Value 00 : OFF –...
  • Page 38 Cue_DB 9x 2D Value 00 : OFF – 7F: ON Play_DB 9x 2E Value 00 : OFF – 7F: ON CueSel_DB 9x 2F Value 00 : OFF – 7F: ON Stop_DB 9x 30 Value 00 : OFF – 7F: ON Sync_DB 9x 31 Value 00 : OFF –...
  • Page 39 K1_DD 9y 21 Value 00 : OFF – 7F: ON K2_DD 9y 22 Value 00 : OFF – 7F: ON K3_DD 9y 23 Value 00 : OFF – 7F: ON K4_DD 9y 24 Value 00 : OFF – 7F: ON K5_DD 9y 25 Value 00 : OFF –...
  • Page 40 BL_Stop_DA 9x 50 Value 00 : OFF – 7F: ON BL_Sync_DA 9x 51 Value 00 : OFF – 7F: ON BL_Deck_DA 9x 52 Value 00 : OFF – 7F: ON BL_PIT_SR_DA 9x 55 Value 00 : OFF – 7F: ON BL_SOURCE_DA 9x 56 Value 00 : OFF –...
  • Page 41 BL_K2_DC 9y 42 Value 00 : OFF – 7F: ON BL_K3_DC 9y 43 Value 00 : OFF – 7F: ON BL_K4_DC 9y 44 Value 00 : OFF – 7F: ON BL_K5_DC 9y 45 Value 00 : OFF – 7F: ON BL_K6_DC 9y 46 Value 00 : OFF –...
  • Page 42 Treble/Medium/Bass knobs, volume faders and the cross fader. It can be used by software to update its graphic controls to the current position of the corresponding DJ Console 4-Mx controls. x: Depends on the MIDI channel assigned to the device for the first deck (0: MIDI channel 1;...

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