Hercules DJ Console RMX

The Hercules DJ Console RMX is a USB controller with a built in sound card. It is a class compliant USB Audio and HID device. Older versions of Mixxx that did not support HID required using Hercules’ MIDI driver, but it is now recommend to not use the Hercules driver on GNU/Linux. If you have it installed, it is recommended to uninstall the driver and upgrade to the latest version of Mixxx if you have not already. On Windows (and Mac OS X?) the driver is still recommended.

Novetat de la versió 1.11.

Audio

The sound card has 4 inputs and 4 outputs (2 stereo in/out). The inputs are switchable between line-in and phono, so you can connect both CD players and turntables on the inputs. The inputs require a high input signal (~10mV+) for turntables if you want to record audio or mix it to the output. Time-coded vinyls, for Vinyl Control, should work okay with lower input signal.

MIDI Mappings

Regular mapping

Global controls

Control

Function

Cross-Fader

Fades between left and right deck

Vol. Main

Controls output volume of your mix

Balance

Controls balance between left and right audio channel of your mix

Scratch

Toggles scratch on and off which changes the function of the deck jog wheels Effect Shift when held down shifts function of each decks Bass, Medium, Treble to control effect parameters

Up / Down

Moves up and down in the library track list When held down changes the jog wheels behaviour to scroll the library list

Left / Right

Moves up and down between the library sections

Monitor

Fades monitor output (headphones) between cue selected tracks output and the main mix

Deck / Channel specific controls

Control

Function

Play/Pause

Starts playing a loaded track if stopped. If track is currently playing it stops the track

Stop

Stops a currently playing track and moves to the beginning.

Cue

Sets the cue point if a track is stopped and not at the curren cue point Stops track and returns to the current cue point if a track is playing. Plays preview if a track is stopped at the cue point for as long as it’s held down

Jog wheel

Seeks forwards and backwards in a stopped track Temporarily changes the playback speed for playing tracks Scratches both stopped and playing tracks when scratch mode is on Moves up / down in the tracklist if either Up or Down is held down

Forward / Backward

Seeks at high speed in a track

Load Deck A/B

Loads the currently selected track in the track list to the related deck

Cue Select

Toggles this decks output to the monitor (headphones) on and off

Pitch

Adjusts playback speed +/-10% (can be adjusted in the preferences)

Sync

Automatically sets pitch so the BPM of the other deck is matched

Pitch Reset

Resets the pitch to the tracks normal playback speed

Bass

Adjusts the volume of a channels low frequency content (ex. bass drum) Adjusts flanger period when Effect Shift is held down

Medium

Adjusts the volume of a channels mid frequency content (ex. vocals) Adjusts flanger delay when Effect Shift is held down

Treble

Adjusts the volume of a channels high frequency content (ex. hi-hats) Adjusts flanger depth when Effect Shift is held down

Kill (Bass / Medium / Treble)

Toggles output of a frequency band on and off

Gain

Controls a decks input volume

Vol. Deck A/B

Controls a decks output volume

Keypad 1

Toggles a channels flanger effect on and off

Keypad 4

Reveses playback direction when held down

Advanced mapping

The advanced mapping works similar to the normal RMX mapping, but also supports loops and hot cues. This mapping was added to not brake the previous (Mixxx -1.7.2) behaviour. Controls that differ between the normal and advanced mappings are described here.

Global controls

Control

Function

Scratch

Toggles scratch on and off which changes the function of the deck jog wheels Effect Shift when held down: - Shifts function of each decks Bass, Medium, Treble to control effect parameters - Shifts the Keypad (1-6) functions to effects. Currently flanger and reverse

Deck / Channel specific controls

Control

Function

Stop

Deck shift changes behaviour of other controls related to this deck when held down

Forward / Backward

Adjusts position of loop in/out and hot cues when a loop / hot cue button is held down

Bass

Adjusts the volume of a channels low frequency content (ex. bass drum) Soft takeover when Deck Shift is held down, lets you move knob in position before adjusting Adjusts flanger period when Scratch is held down

Medium

Adjusts the volume of a channels mid frequency content (ex. vocals) Soft takeover when Deck Shift is held down, lets you move knob in position before adjusting Adjusts flanger delay when Scratch is held down

Treble

Adjusts the volume of a channels high frequency content (ex. hi-hats) Soft takeover when Deck Shift is held down, lets you move knob in position before adjusting Adjusts flanger depth when Scratch is held down

Keypad 1

Go to hotcue 1 Set hotcue 1 when Deck Shift is held down Toggles a channels flanger effect on and off when Effect Shift is held down

Keypad 2

Go to hotcue 2 Set hotcue 2 when Deck Shift is held down

Keypad 3

Go to hotcue 3 Set hotcue 3 when Deck Shift is held down

Keypad 4

Hold down to adjust loop in position with Forward / Backward Set loop in when Deck Shift is held down Reveses playback direction when held down if Effect Shift is held down

Keypad 5

Hold down to adjust loop out position with Forward / Backward Set loop out when Deck Shift is held down

Keypad 6

Re-loop / exit turns looping on and off Half loop when Deck Shift is held down