Hercules DJControl Inpulse 300-2 Tracks With 16 Pads And Sound Card

I am coming from vinyl turntables to this. It really is a lot easier to learn on vs vinyl. Vinyl takes a lot of skill to get good at it and I think that is a big barrier. I went from basic mixing on vinyl to being able to easily do more advanced mixes. It means that it is a lot easier for anyone to get into and be good at it. The impulse 200 has some great features like the beat guide for beat and tempo matching to allow you to build skills and eventually get to the point where you can drop on the platers and manual beat match by ear if you want. The whole point of the product is an entry level learning experience bundled with a free tutorial that really helps. I learned a lot of things from the course that have helped me improve. The djuced software is great at giving a full experience and the ability to record which is essential in becoming better. Serato lite doesn't give you that option and I know there are work arounds but I think to start with you can't go wrong trying djuced. People say you should go with Serato because it is industry standard but if you know how to DJ I can't really see a problem with having to learn to use Serato later, loops, effects, samples and other features won't change and will be similar in controlling. The quality is great for the price and the up faders feel really nice. The one thing that is annoying for manual tempo matching is the short pitch faders. I am use to really long throw ones on decks but these need two hands to pin point adjust which is not great. Update 2022: I moved software as I switched to mixxx on Linux but although it mapped the controller no issue it has a lot of bugs and crashes which could be down to hardware. Really struggling to mix quickly and tempo match on the go, again tempo sliders are really hard to use and you end up just syncing the two tracks together out of frustration.

I chose this product from a well established name, Hercules as I have always wanted to try out one of there affordable controller that does everything also have all the latest and more functions that what I actually use at the moment which is pioneer controller with full version of serato DJ. I wanted something different so chose the Hercules inpulse 300 which comes with DJUCED software. After having difficulty with my tracks cutting out when I loaded a track, after doing exactly what I was told to do to get everything set up. I was ready to send it back, but I persisted. After getting the latest update from DJUCED software the controller started to work fine, my tracks no longer had a glitch when I load my songs, I was very happy and love the little controller which is easy to learn and navigate around, I have no major software crashes as yet, but we will see. Overall a very good controller I love the look the feel, and learning all what it does, just remember to follow all the instructions and tutorials you will learn a lot from them.

This DJ set now proudly stands in our daughter’s bedroom .. gathering dust. She has DJ apps on her iPads and throroughtly enjoys creating tracks in that manner. Therefore we through it a nice idea to get her in to the real thing through this affordable and apparently easy to understand DJ table. But she has only used it twice and got pretty bored by it. So far our dinner parties or summer patio lounge sessions have not been audibly enhanced with life DJ music. And by now I know it will never be the case. So far I have been loathe to dig int o the manual and help her out a bit. With some foresight and suspicion, I have kept the box and this set will probably end up on an auction site soon. Having said that, the set looks to be of good quality and works well. We have connected it to several laptops (Mac and Chromebook), a standalone guitar amplifier and our high-end surround sound system - with the latter this worked only up to a point unfortunately as it started to has issues with the bass booster, that I had to switch off. The free software is easy to access and very helpful to get you going, though I would have preferred some more included printed instructions and reference of what each button actually does. The instruction video’s are intuitive. Of course as step up DJ set the options and functionalities are a little limited. But as a non-expert in the world of DJ-ing I think its a good product that probably has all the basic features to get you going. It arrived well packaged and the whole thing looks quite durable.

This is a great starter deck for anyone looking to get started with Djing. The product doesn't feel cheap and the knobs/ buttons and decks feels good to use and are very responsive to what you need. While certain features are missing from this deck I don't believe this is a requirement for someone just starting out. For a deck under 100 I would definitely recommend this.

This is an excellent controller for beginner DJs. I purchased this and use it with the DJay iOS app and it works a treat! Fantastic for learning to and starting to mix. The advantage of this over the Pioneer DJJ200 is that this has audio output, so the sound quality isn’t reduced when you want to play your music out loud. It is also much cheaper than the Pioneer DJJ400. My only small complaint is that there’s only two knobs per deck for FX, so it can be a bit fiddly if you’re trying to add effects to a track, but nevertheless, 5 stars from me. I would highly recommend for anyone looking to start DJing.

First unit had a loose connection in the headphone jack straight out the box, it's replacement lasted 2 weeks, then the filter knob for deck 2 started malfunctioning... So I question the build quality of these units

It's not big as it seems but worth the price. I am no pro wuth a dj controller, but I have used it once and it was quite handy. It's good for beginners. The software on computer is great too, as it has help avaliable whenever I was getting stuck. The buttons and built quality is simply great. I love how the lights turn on and the disks. I highly recommend this for house party's and for beginners

This is a great mixing deck from Hercules and much more advanced than my original Hercules mixing deck from a decade or so ago, which wasn’t too good due to scratchy sounds when using the sliders, in which you could hear over the speakers when playing. This Inpulse 300 is a vast improvement, both cosmetically and sounding far superior. The buttons, sliders and pan pots are really nice and smooth in operation, with no scratchy sounds from dust collecting within the contacts - yet. It is new after all. So, we’ll wait until I’ve used it a few times to see if the scratchy sound appears from collected dust particles within the potentiometer contacts. Downloading and installing the software was simple and quick and I updated the drivers, to ensure everything was up to date. All manuals are online but can easily be downloaded. Four, if you want the MIDI Control manual. This Inpulse 300 has a built-in sound card which is great for headphone cueing and it has RCA phono females for external speakers. However, normal (non powered) speakers will sound extremely quiet, as the Inpulse 300 RCA outputs are like an Aux, and require an Amp or Powered Speakers to hear the sound properly. This is just one of two minor negatives that I found. The other negative, is that my former Hercules mixing deck had an ABS Plastic see through cover, which sat over the controls when not in use. Yet, this Inpulse 300, which is almost twice the price today of my former deck, does not come with a cover and when finished using it, you have to box it back up. Not a very good move Hercules. Other than my two negatives, it’s a great mixing deck but I can only give four stars because of these.