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Hercules DJ Control Air
Hercules DJ control AIR is the versatile, innovative digital DJ controller that lets amateur and beginner DJs get mixing right away: all you need is a computer, headphones and speakers, and you're ready to go.
Hercules has created an ensemble of intuitive, spectacular controls – generally only available to seasoned musicians – on a unique mobile control surface. Indeed, experienced musicians often choose to purchase a dedicated controller for each function, and are able to program a MIDI** map allowing their different controllers to coexist within a software application. DJ Control AIR also features built-in audio outputs.
It all adds up to a great leap forward in the world of mixing.
Mixing Is In The Air
AIR stands for "Adjustment by InfraRed": this is a totally new control in terms of mixing consoles for computers.
An infrared proximity sensor, built into the unit, lets DJs control their choice of function, such as volume level or an effect, without touching the controller, simply by moving their outstretched hand above the sensor. The controller calculates the distance between the sensor and the hand, and converts it into a gradual MIDI command.This AIR control function regardless of the ambient lighting, allows users to modulate software settings quickly and intuitively.
- The infrared light beam projected towards the hand is invisible
- The sensor captures the infrared reflection on the hand, and uses the reflection to calculate the hand’s distance
- The reflection is the same in both daylight and low light conditions, allowing Air control to be used during the day, at night or in places with weak lighting
- Air control functions with all flesh tones. The only incompatibility is the use of black gloves (as the infrared sensor would not be able to detect the reflection)
Light up when touched
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Let’s scratch and set the mood
Thanks to its two pressure-detecting jog wheels, DJ Control AIR is perfect for scratching. The jog wheels, each 10 cm in diameter, detect the pressure exerted by the user’s hand. In this way, the feeling when scratching is as natural as when scratching on a vinyl record or a CD turntable – ideal for learning and perfecting scratch techniques, just like on professional DJ hardware.The jog wheels also allow for easy control of the pitch bend function, as well as browsing through playlists.
8 touchpads with progressive sensors
For users keen to control sounds with a minimum of gestures, like famous DJs do, Hercules has included 2 sets of 4 progressive pads. These pads transmit a command and its velocity, to control loops, samples or effects. Just tap your finger on a pad to play an effect, for example: the pad lights up when touched, and transmits not only the On/Off command, but a gradual command as well. This lets the user easily vary the attack of a sound sample, or its volume, or modulate the amplitude of an effect.The backlit pads, along with the lighting on the other controls, allow for easy viewing even in low-light or dark conditions.
Pressure-detecting jog wheels
The jog wheels detect the pressure from the user’s hand. With scratch mode enabled, the jog wheels scratch when the hand’s weight is detected, and stop scratching when the hand’s weight is no longer detected. This allows the DJ to stop playback by pressing on the jog wheel and restart playback by lifting up his or her hand. Scratch by turning the jog wheel while pressing down, and stop scratching by lifting up his or her hand.
With scratch mode disabled, the jog wheels bend the pitch or browse within tracks when the jog wheels are turned, regardless of the pressure applied.
Detect the pressure from the user’s hand
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A VU meter that displays the beats
DJ Control AIR includes a VU meter displaying beats, composed of 2 lines of 4 LEDs. Each line displays the beats in a track, allowing DJs to see at a glance whether the beats are in sync, without having to look at their computer screen. In this way, the DJ can stay focused on the dancers: if the LEDs light up at the same time for both tracks, then the 2 tracks are synchronized – and this, of course, is the basis of all mixing.Built-in audio for the mix and for previewing tracks
Finally, Hercules DJ Control AIR features 2 stereo audio outputs:- to play the mix over speakers: one 3.5 mm stereo mini-jack output.
- to preview tracks on headphones: one 6.35 mm stereo jack output.
Hercules DJ control AIR is the versatile, innovative digital DJ controller that lets amateur and beginner DJs get mixing right away: all you need is a computer, headphones and speakers, and you’re ready to go.
Mechanical Specifications
- Casing: 13.78 x 8.66 x 1.18 " / 35 x 22 x 3 cm
- Jog wheels: 3.94 " / 10 cm diameter
- Weight: 3.1 lbs / 1.4 kg
- USB cable: Attached
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
This is a good piece of kit for beginners or to keep your mixing skills up 2 scratch. however, i find that there is a noticeable delay when using the faders which can become irritating 2 say the least, as for scratching-dont even bother, the response time is diabolical and the jog wheels are nowhere near senitive enough. the delay seems 2 b worse when playing from an external drive so tunes r better loaded onto the pc which obviously takes time and space. havn't yet got 2 grips with the air control system, not sure it even works as well as advertised, def not on any kind of par with kaoss or other controllers. one to avoid i think- knew i should have bought the numark or pioneer. if you're any kind of semi-professional DJ then Get CD-Js, you will only be disappointed with this. also the software doesn't match the system resulting in confusion between devices.
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