Hercules DJ DJControl INPULSE 500 User Manual

PRODUCT INFORMATION

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hereby acknowledged and are the property of their respective owners. Images, product names and features not binding. Contents, designs and specifications are
subject to change without prior notice and may vary from one country to another.

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All-in-one DJ controller for performing in public:

- Premium design: large jog wheels, rubber RGB pads

and metal plate in the center

- Professional look: effects in the center, well-spaced

controls, and 2 long VU meters

- Accessible: practical connectors, extendable feet to mix

higher up, light guides for easier and better mixing

- Built to last: full-featured and sturdy

- Serato® DJ Lite and DJUCED® included

KEY FEATURES

A powerhouse of professional features:

- 16 backlit RGB pads with 8 modes (Hot Cue, Loop, Slicer…)

- Large jog wheels: 5.5” / 14 cm in diameter

- Play/Pause, Cue, Shift, Sync, jog wheels with touch detection

- Vinyl, Slip, Quantize, Loop In/Loop Out buttons

- 3 EQ knobs and 1 gain knob per deck; filter/effects rack with 4 effects
buttons and 2 filter knobs in the center

Innovative options to take your mixing to the next level:

- Great effects and filters for original DJ sets

- Intelligent Music Assistant suggests the best upcoming tracks

- Beatmatch guides for easier mixing

- Hardware filter on external audio sources

A VARIETY OF CONNECTORS
Lets you mix using external sources, without software:

- Microphone input: balanced 1/4” / 6.35 mm jack with volume knob, High
EQ knob, Low EQ knob

- Auxiliary input: 2 x RCA + 1/8” / 3.5 mm stereo mini-jack with filter knob

Hardware analog outputs:

- Master output: 2 x 1/4” / 6.35 mm jack + 2 x RCA

- Headphones output: 1/8” / 3.5 mm stereo mini-jack + 1/4” / 6.35 mm stereo
jack

ELEVATE YOUR MIXING

Designed with retractable/extendable feet, to lift up the controller: keep it
safe from spilled drinks!

INCLUDES 2 POPULAR DJ SOFTWARE PROGRAMS

Serato® DJ Lite and DJUCED®

© 2020 Guillemot Corporation S.A. All rights reserved. Hercules® is a registered trademark of Guillemot Corporation S.A. All other trademarks and brand names are
hereby acknowledged and are the property of their respective owners. Images, product names and features not binding. Contents, designs and specifications are
subject to change without prior notice and may vary from one country to another.

www.hercules.com

PRODUCT INFORMATION

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

DIMENSIONS/

WEIGHT

Body: 21.3 x 11.7 x 2.8” / 54.2 x 29.6 x 7 cm
Weight: 7 lb / 3.2 kg

Diameter of jog wheels: 5.5” / 14 cm

AUDIO OUTPUTS

AND INPUTS

Master output (speakers): 2 x 1/4” / 6.35 mm jack + 2 x RCA

Headphones output: 1/8” / 3.5 mm stereo mini-jack + 1/4” /

6.35 mm stereo jack

Auxiliary input: 2 x RCA + 1/8” / 3.5 mm stereo mini-jack

Microphone input: balanced 1/4” / 6.35 mm jack

Audio resolution: 44.1 kHz / 24-bit

CONTROLS

Mixing controls

Per deck: 1 filter knob, 3 EQ knobs, 1 gain knob, 1 volume
fader, 1 VU meter.
General: 1 crossfader, master volume knob, headphones
volume knob and Cue/Mix knob, microphone volume knob
with High EQ knob and Low EQ knob, auxiliary volume knob
and filter knob, master VU meter, filter/effects rack with 4
effects buttons and 2 filter knobs.

Other controls per deck

- Play/Pause, Cue, Shift, Sync, jog wheel with touch detection

- 8 pads x 8 modes (Hot Cue, Loop, Slicer…)

- Vinyl, Slip, Quantize, Loop In/Loop Out buttons

Music library controls

Rotary encoder + 2 Load buttons + Assistant button

BEATMATCH

GUIDES

Tempo guide: light guide alongside each tempo fader

Beat Align guide: light guide underneath each jog wheel

IMA

(INTELLIGENT MUSIC

ASSISTANT)

Assistant: instantly suggests the best upcoming tracks to be

played from your music library

Energy: helps you select tracks according to the energy level
for your party

SOFTWARE

Serato® DJ Lite and DJUCED®

SYSTEM

REQUIREMENTS

Operating system: Windows® 10 / macOS® 10.12 or higher

Core™ i3, 4 GB RAM, OpenGL 2.0 or higher (for graphics)

BOX CONTENTS

DJControl Inpulse 500 controller

Braided USB cable

Serato® DJ Lite and DJUCED® licenses

Quick start guide with warranty information

BEATMATCH GUIDES

RGB PADSASSISTANT

RETRACTABLE FEET