Technical specifications
Air control
Why is the controller called DJ Control Air?
Air stands for Adjustment by InfraRed: it is a contactless control.
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The DJ places his or her hand flat over the infrared beam.
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The controller calculates the distance between the sensor and the hand, and converts it into a gradual MIDI command.
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This MIDI command modulates a setting in the DJ software.
Does Air control require specific light conditions?
No, Air control functions under any light conditions.
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The infrared light beam projected towards the hand is invisible.
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The sensor captures the infrared reflection on the hand, and uses the reflection to calculate the hand’s distance.
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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.
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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).
8 pads
2 sets of 4 pads control loops, sampler and effects commands.
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The DJ taps on the pads with his or her fingertips to send commands such as looping, sampler or effects.
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The pads light up when touched.
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In addition to a binary On/Off command, each pad can transfer velocity information to modulate the command.
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For example: in sampler mode, the velocity can control the volume of a sample’s playback. The playback volume depends on how soft or how hard the DJ taps on the pad.
Pressure-detecting jog wheels
The jog wheels detect the pressure from the user’s hand.
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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:
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stop playback by pressing on the jog wheel.
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restart playback by lifting up his or her hand.
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scratch by turning the jog wheel while pressing down, and stop scratching by lifting up his or her hand.
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bend the pitch (if playback is on) / browse within tracks (if playback is off) by turning the jog wheels using their outer ring, to avoid applying downward pressure.
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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.
Built-in audio
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1/8" (3.5 mm) stereo output for the mix
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1/4" (6.35 mm) stereo output for headphone previewing
DJUCEDTM DJ software
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Intuitive, powerful software
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Mix 2 audio tracks on the fly
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Save your mix as an audio file
Mechanical specifications
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Casing: 13.78 x 8.66 x 1.18 "
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35 x 22 x 3 cm
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Jog wheels: 3.94 " / 10 cm diameter
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Weight: 3.1 lbs / 1.4 kg
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USB cable: Attached
Box contents
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Hercules DJ Control Air
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Installation CD-ROM (PC/Mac) with PC/Mac DJ software
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Printed installation guide + online manual
Minimum configuration
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Computer with 1.5 GHz CPU or faster
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1 GB RAM or more
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Powered USB port
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100 MB available hard disk space
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CD/DVD-ROM drive
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Internet access
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Amplified stereo speakers and headphones
Operating System (32-bit / 64-bit)
Microsoft Windows® XP, Vista or 7
or Mac OS 10.5, 10.6 or 10.7 on Core Duo Mac