Et Cetera are pleased to announce the release by Hercules of a Windows driver providing MIDI control functionality for the popular Hercules DJ Console. The new driver, turns the DJ Console into a powerful MIDI controller, allowing users to send MIDI commands to their PC using the DJ Console’s many buttons, knobs and sliders, as well as its handy directional stick.

“We have developed this driver package to simplify the mapping of commands on Hercules DJ Console,” explains Bruno Ormel, Hercules Audio & Video Business Unit Director. “MIDI control is extremely useful when using DJ software and also for music looping, virtual synthesizer applications and music recording programs. Expanding the driver to include MIDI control enhances the DJ Console’s performance and boosts its level of customizable control, delivering the ultimate hands-on digital music experience.”

As most music software incorporating MIDI control feature a “learning” mode, it allows the user to assign specific functions to individual buttons and so on. MIDI control makes using music software much easier and far more enjoyable by giving users tactile control of all their favorite functions.

With the new driver, Hercules DJ Console can send the following MIDI commands:

• 28 fixed MIDI messages, via the DJ Console’s 28 buttons.
• 11 gradual MIDI commands, via the 6 finite rotary potentiometers (independent Treble, Medium and Bass frequency controls for each of the 2 decks), 3 sliders (2 pitch sliders and a crossfader) and the directional stick (2 MIDI commands via the X and Y axes).
• 4 MIDI velocity instructions, controlled by the rotation speed of the 2 infinite rotary potentiometers (independent volume controls) and 2 jog wheels.

Further details on the new driver at www.hercules.com .

Hercules DJ Console MIDI Control drivers:

http://ts.hercules.com/eng/index.php?pg=view_files&gid=2&fid=28&pid=143&cid=1

MIDI Control Preset file for Traktor DJ Studio 2

The Hercules DJ Console

• 2 vinyl-style jog wheels for spinning and scratching, with finger grips for rapid, accurate song searching or speed adjustment,
• 1 crossfader for seamless mixing between the two decks,
• 6 ergonomic potentiometers and bass/medium/treble controls for creative remixing on the fly,
• 2 rotary encoders and 2 sliders for tweaking volume or changing the speed of music (pitch/master tempo) in real time,
• 28 buttons to play/pause songs, speed music up or down for accurate mixing (pitch bend), add effects, cue points (song positions) and loops on the fly, skip through tracks backwards or forwards, rewind or fast forward and more,
• A soft rubber ministick provides mouse emulation or allows for special DJ FX control.

DJ Console comes with a complete, intuitive DJ/music software suite. Hercules’ advanced communication protocol guarantees 100% compatibility with the MP3 DJ software suite fine-tuned specifically for use with the DJ Console.

External multichannel USB audio interface
Thanks to its high-end converters, DJ Console records audio from instruments, home stereos, CD/DVD players or other devices and plays back music with the highest audio quality. The comprehensive front and rear audio panels provide an incredible range of high-end connections including optical and coaxial digital In/Out and MIDI In/Out to easily connect most analogue/digital consumer devices and audio/MIDI gear! Users can remix out to amplified speakers and enjoy up to 5.1-channel surround sound (up to 6 outputs).

Price: Hercules DJ Console is available now at a £169.99 inc VAT retail price

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