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Master output 

MASTER VOL:

 controls the master volume (hardware adjustment). 

VU-meter:

  displays the volume level on the Master output (two RCA outputs, and 

two 1/4” / 6.35 mm mono jack outputs). 

Button with headphones icon:

 plays the Master output on your headphones. 

Headphones output 

Cue/Master knob:

 adjusts the signal being played on your headphones between Cue 

for monitoring upcoming tracks (decks 1 and 2, depending on the function selected 

using the two buttons above the volume faders), and the Master output.

 

Headphones volume:

 adjusts the volume for the headphones output. 

Summary of Contents for DJControl Inpulse 500

Page 1: ...User manual ...

Page 2: ...1 Overview ...

Page 3: ...2 Box contents Hercules DJControl Inpulse 500 USB cable Installation and quick start guide Warranty information ...

Page 4: ... mode buttons Vinyl Slip Quantize 2 jog wheels with capacitive touch detection 2 pitch faders 2 x 2 light guides Tempo and Phase to help with beatmatching MIXER Navigation controls o 1 rotary encoder with built in push button to navigate through the music library and 1 backlit ring showing the energy level of the master track o 2 buttons to load tracks onto the decks virtual turntables o 1 Assista...

Page 5: ... meter off no audio signal green audio signal red audio signal saturation hardware adjustment o Aux input 1 auxiliary input volume knob and 1 auxiliary filter knob hardware adjustment 1 two color VU meter off no audio signal green audio signal red audio signal saturation hardware adjustment o Headphones output 1 headphones volume knob 1 Cue Master knob to select what you hear on your headphones ha...

Page 6: ...puts Speakers output 1 2 2 x RCA outputs 2 x 1 4 6 35 mm jack outputs Headphones output 3 4 1 8 3 5 mm stereo mini jack 1 4 6 35 mm stereo jack outputs Inputs AUX auxiliary input 1 2 2 x RCA inputs 1 x 1 8 3 5 mm stereo mini jack input MIC microphone input balanced 1 4 6 35 mm jack input ...

Page 7: ...e Master outputs on the DJControl Inpulse 500 2 x RCA or 2 x 1 4 6 35 mm jack You can use both output formats at the same time for example by connecting one pair of output connectors to your main speakers that will play your mix for the audience and the second pair of output connectors to your monitoring speakers Connecting headphones Connect your headphones to the 1 4 6 35 mm stereo jack output o...

Page 8: ...udes a license for Serato DJ Lite not a license for Serato DJ Pro If you install Serato DJ Pro instead of Serato DJ Lite Serato DJ Pro will work with your DJControl Inpulse 500 for the duration of a trial period Should you wish to keep on using Serato DJ Pro at the end of the trial period you will have to purchase a license for Serato DJ Pro ...

Page 9: ...indows HDJCSeries PC Windows needs the drivers in order to use DJControl Inpulse 500 in ASIO mode which reduces the latency in relation to WASAPI mode and is generally more stable The drivers also let you test your DJControl Inpulse 500 and verify the firmware version in both Windows and macOS 4 3 Getting started with DJUCED Detection When DJUCED starts up the software displays the message DJCONTR...

Page 10: ...eakers Audio settings To modify the sound card settings in DJUCED click the gear wheel icon in the upper right hand part of the screen which opens up the Settings menu In the Settings menu the Audio menu lets you select your sound card and assign the headphones and speakers outputs The standard setup for Windows is as follows Audio device DJControl Inpulse 500 ASIO ASIO Output Master Outputs 1 2 H...

Page 11: ... the inputs in hardware mode via hardware mixing Don t bother enabling the inputs 1 2 Aux and Mic in the software s audio menu unless you plan on recording or broadcasting these inputs 4 4 Hercules DJ Academy The Hercules DJ Academy video tutorials built into DJUCED can be accessed by clicking on the graduation cap icon to the right of the audio library ...

Page 12: ...nd equalizer HIGH MID LOW 8 Filter FX filters and effects 9 Mixing with volume faders crossfader and switch to select between 3 different crossfader curves 10 Microphone volume and 2 band equalizer for the microphone input hardware functions independent of the software being used 11 Aux auxiliary input volume and filter on the auxiliary input hardware functions independent of the software being us...

Page 13: ...1 4 6 35 mm mono jack balanced input compatible with both balanced and unbalanced microphones 17 AUX auxiliary stereo input 2 x RCA and 1 x 1 8 3 5 mm stereo mini jack 18 USB port type B 19 Hercules Add On Reserved reserved extension port 20 Stereo headphones output 1 4 6 35 mm stereo jack and 1 8 3 5 mm stereo mini jack 16 18 19 17 15 20 ...

Page 14: ...p Out Loop Out inserts the marker for the end of the loop and starts playing the loop Shift In Shift Out divides the length of the loop by 2 doubles the length of the loop Autoloop turning the encoder changes the length of the loop To exit the loop In Serato press the encoder Reloop In DJUCED press the Out button ...

Page 15: ...itch scale for example 8 16 50 Tempo controls pitch BPM Tempo fader pitch fader adjusts the playback speed of the track Shift tempo guide in Serato you can move the tempo fader without changing the speed to shift the tempo scale for example switch from a tempo scale of 8 8 to 0 16 Tempo guide glowing arrows indicating the direction in which you should move the tempo fader in order to play the trac...

Page 16: ...r Sampler 5 TonePlay Pitch Play 6 FX Loop Roll 7 Slicer Loop Auto Loop 8 Beat Jump Beat Grid Serato DJ Pro licence not included In Serato DJ Lite modes 1 to 4 Hot Cue Loop Slicer Sampler enable the following modes on pads 1 to 4 1 Hot Cue 2 Manual Loop Loop In Loop Out Reloop 3 Autoloop and 4 Sampler In Serato DJ Pro modes 1 to 8 enable the following modes on the pads 1 Hot Cue 2 Manual Loop 3 Sli...

Page 17: ...tch bend on the jog wheel s ring edge o When no music is playing slow movement when you touch the jog wheel s ring edge medium speed movement when you touch the jog wheel s top o Shift jog wheel beatjump very fast movement In DJUCED Vinyl mode disabled o During playback speeds up or slows down playback pitch bend o When no music is playing slow movement when you touch the jog wheel s ring edge med...

Page 18: ...der change levels Light ring around the rotary encoder displays the energy level of the master track in DJUCED displays the rhythm in Serato Load loads a track onto deck 1 or 2 Assistant in DJUCED brings up the Assistant which suggests well suited tracks to be played in Serato enables Automix automatic mixing of tracks ...

Page 19: ... Off crossfader disabled to mix using the volume faders only Deck VU meters VU meter with 9 levels for each deck Filter FX Filter low pass filter and high pass filter on each deck enabled when FX1 2 3 and 4 are off FX1 to FX4 buttons applies effects FX1 to FX4 modulated via the Filter knob on deck 1 or 2 In DJUCED FX1 2 3 and 4 are selected in Settings Mixer In Serato FX1 2 and 3 are the effects l...

Page 20: ... signal green audio signal red audio signal saturation 2 band EQ lets you adjust the HIGH treble and LOW bass frequencies for the microphone Aux auxiliary input AUX VOL controls the volume for the Aux input hardware adjustment Light ring off no audio signal green audio signal red audio signal saturation AUX FILTER filter for the Aux input ...

Page 21: ...ts Button with headphones icon plays the Master output on your headphones Headphones output Cue Master knob adjusts the signal being played on your headphones between Cue for monitoring upcoming tracks decks 1 and 2 depending on the function selected using the two buttons above the volume faders and the Master output Headphones volume adjusts the volume for the headphones output ...

Page 22: ...phone and or a device featuring a line level output as an audio source 1 Speakers on the Master output outputs 1 2 Your speakers must be connected to one of the two stereo speakers outputs located on the controller s rear panel 2 x RCA or 2 x 1 4 6 35 mm mono jack 2 Headphones outputs 3 4 Your headphones must be connected to one of the two headphones outputs 1 8 3 5 mm stereo mini jack or 1 4 6 35...

Page 23: ... Microphone Mic Aux 1 2 input Connect the microphone to the Mic In input 1 4 6 35 mm jack located on the controller s rear panel The microphone input is balanced or symmetrical allowing you to connect either a balanced or unbalanced microphone The advantage of using a balanced microphone is that it provides better sound with less breathing noise and other noise Auxiliary Mic Aux 1 2 input Connect ...

Page 24: ...rs is available on the Hercules support website https support hercules com ASIO lets you reduce the audio latency compared with WASAPI mode in Windows which is useful for scratching In Windows the Hercules DJControl Inpulse 500 control panel lets you adjust the ASIO buffer size thereby adjusting the latency The procedure to adjust the ASIO settings is as follows First set the USB buffer size to St...

Page 25: ... your system 6 2 Updating the firmware The drivers for the DJControl Inpulse 500 update the controller s firmware if the Hercules DJ drivers are installed and up to date they will display instructions onscreen explaining how to update the firmware if necessary The drivers are available at https support hercules com The control panel displays the version of the firmware on the controller and the dr...

Page 26: ...ns green during the test and the program plays a sound on the controller s outputs for the speakers and headphones MIDI test Press the buttons that you want to test on the DJ controller if the DIN connector icon with 5 dots in the bottom left hand corner of the control panel turns green it means that a MIDI command is being received ...

Page 27: ... 6 4 Disabling the audio input The Microphone and Auxiliary audio input is enabled by default via hardware mixing i e without going through the DJ software being used If you wish to disable the input click the icon representing the MIC and AUX IN input linked to output 1 2 A red X appears on this icon if the sound from the input is no longer being played on output 1 2 ...

Page 28: ...s mode is a light show that starts up automatically when you connect the controller to a USB power supply In this case the DJ controller is not operational but is in demo mode a demo sequence keeps on repeating itself ...

Page 29: ...ync mode on the virtual deck press the Shift button and move the tempo fader the software stops following the tempo fader s movement while the Shift button is held down and resumes following its direction of movement when the Shift button is released Example switching from a tempo scale of 8 8 to 8 24 1 Enable Sync 2 Move the tempo fader completely to the bottom 8 3 Press the Shift button and move...

Page 30: ... designed to play music via its built in audio interface and not via a laptop computer s speakers In Serato DJ Lite you must connect the speakers to the DJControl Inpulse 500 In DJUCED if you want to use the speakers built into your laptop computer select the SEND THE MASTER TO THE SPEAKERS option in the DJUCED audio settings 9 4 No sound is coming out of my headphones or my laptop computer speake...

Page 31: ... the headphones output on your DJControl Inpulse 500 Play the sound of the mix on the headphones output by pressing the button with the headphones symbol in the Master area on the DJ controller 9 6 How can I connect the DJ controller to a USB C port or a Thunderbolt 3 port You can connect the DJ controller to a USB C or Thunderbolt 3 port in 3 different ways By using an adapter male USB C or Thund...

Page 32: ...egistered trademarks of Serato Audio Research Limited The DJUCED brand and graphic elements related to DJUCED are the property of Guillemot Corporation Velvet Sound is a trademark of Asahi Kasei Microdevices AKM ASIO is a trademark of Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH All other trademarks and trade names are hereby acknowledged in this document and are the property of their respective owners Illus...

Page 33: ...nsmitted transcribed stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language or computer language in any form or by any means electronic mechanical magnetic manual via photocopying recording or other without the express written consent of Guillemot Corporation S A ...

Page 34: ...12 End User License Agreements applicable to the DJUCED and Serato DJ Lite software Please read the End User License Agreements displayed during installation of the DJ software carefully ...

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