Product Description

Get your very own decks with the DJ Console RMX! This cutting-edge DJ Controller is just what you need to crank up the volume at parties. Designed for Mac and PC users, this console allows you to play, mix and create music like a real pro! It has excellent sound quality, thanks to a number of jog wheels, faders and potentiometers for ultra precise settings.Record and play all the music you love with the DJ Console RMX!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #10068 in Consumer Electronics
• Brand: Hercules
• Model: 4780474
• Released on: 2008-09-09
• Dimensions: 47.24" h x 122.05" w x 173.23" l, 10.56 pounds

Features

• Technical Specifications: Type - DJ controller with built-in audio interface for live mixing or stud
• Inlets - Mic entry for talk-over
• Outlets - Headphones output for pre-listening 2 stereo outputs 4 6.35 mm mono jack outputs with +4dB
• Required Configuration - For PC: 1 GHz processor or higher 512 RAM 32-bit Vista / Windows XP For Mac

Computer Shopper
'Great software. High quality sound. Excellent build quality' - 5/5 Stars and Best Buy Award

Manufacturer's Description

Cutting-edge DJ controller with built-in audio for live and studio use

Top panel

2 jog wheels for navigating within the music, speeding up or slowing down tracks and scratching
1 cross fader and 3 volume faders
2 pitch faders
2 x 3 buttons for pitch setting : 2 for master tempo, 2 for Auto-Sync and 2 for pitch reset
2 x 3 buttons for playback control (Play / Cue / Stop)
2 X 2 Rewind / Fast Forward buttons for navigating within the loaded audio tracks
2 x 3 Equalizer knobs and 2 x 3 Kill buttons
2 x 6 buttons for loops, pitch bend, effects and sampler
1 button for switching the jog wheels in scratch mode
4 directional buttons (up / right / down / left) for browsing menus and 2 buttons for loading tracks on the decks
2 gain knobs and 2 buttons for assigning external audio sources on the deck
1 balance knob
1 microphone volume knob + 1 microphone on/off switch + 1 microphone ¼'' jack mono connector
2 Cue Select buttons + 1 Cue-Main knob for monitoring + 1 headphones knob + 1 ¼" jack connector for headphones

Rear Panel

2 independent stereo outputs
4 RCA connectors featuring -10 dBv level for connecting a stereo system, a recorder or a mixing deck
4 ¼'' jack mono connectors featuring +4 dBu level to connect a PA amplifier or PA speakers
2 independent stereo inputs via 4 RCA connectors, with a switch for audio input level selection: line or phono
Connect any analogue audio source to the inputs
If the audio sources are vinyl turntables at phono level, connect the turntables' ground cables to the DJ Console Rmx grounding screws.
USB connector for connection to a PC (USB 2.0 or 1.1) or Mac (USB 2.0).

Front Panel

Microphone ¼'' jack mono input
Headphones ¼'' jack stereo output

Press:

04/02/08 - UK - DJ Console Rmx in Mac World
'Top of our list of must have items (from NAMM show) is the new DJ Console RMX from Hercules'

03/04/08 - US - DJ Console Rmx in Mobile Beat Magazine
'The new Hercules DJ Console Rmx was an impressive, completely professional looking DJ controller/sound card for computer DJs. While the previous DJ Consoles may have suffered from people wrongly judging a book by its cover, this unit is a sure fit in any pro rig.'

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Customer Reviews

Top notch controller
Before i start i have only used this with the latest version Virtual DJ Pro but am reliably informed that it works just as well with Traktor if you play about a bit.

Out of the box this is an awsome looking piece of kit and to use its even better.

All the controls are solid and feel like they're built to last no matter how rough you are with them, also the adjustable tension on the jog wheels is such a nice change from the horrible ones on the Hercules Mk II's that would spin for hours and get nudged very easily.

The actual controller is quite big but thats the last thing that would bother me really because its well laid out and none of the buttons or knobs are cramped.


My one or two gripes aboutt he controller are that out of the box the drivers are hopeless is may as well not work but once you get the latest drivers from hercules and get the RMX's firmware updated its works flawlessly and reliably, I've done several 2 hour sets and its never faltered once yet.

This brings me onto my next small concern which could just be my laptop, there is alot of noise from the USB bus coming out over any of the soundcard outputs except the headphones, i have as yet put this down to the probably cheap and not properly shielded cable Hercules give you or even my aging laptop but it is still something i have run into. This also effects the two line inputs the RMX has so i am inclinded to say that it is a poor cable but i haven't got a better one to try it with yet.


All in all i would say that the RMX is worth the money any day of the week and if you're looking to come up from some of Hercules' lesser products or want a more compact solution that you can still use vinyls for then this is the place to be!

Hercules DJ Console RMX - review
I am very happy with this product, it is solidly built with quite a fluid crossfader. Admittedly i think the channel faders have a bit too much resistance and the cue and play/pause buttons are not that responsive, having said all that for its price i think that its a very well built piece of kit.

The Hercules RMX is two players and mixer all in one. Also, with custom mapping you can make the three band EQ work as an effects unit.

You get two channels of RCA outputs and two digital outs (all outputs unbalanced) you also have two sets of inputs for players and/or turntable, both interchangeable at the flick of a switch.

The jog wheels are small but quite responsive, you may find that your software will have a bit of lag but i think that would be of a issue with your computer than the DJ console. pound for pound, you definitely get your moneys worth so if you cant afford to splash out £3000 on two CDJ2000's and £1500 on a DJM800 then i think you will be more than happy with this.

Happy Mixing ;)