HERCULES INPULSE 200





for VirtualDJ 2018
Last Update : October 2018


 

SETUP


Drivers & Firmware


Windows No driver is necessary to install for Windows computers. However an ASIO driver is available at
https://support.hercules.com/en/product/djcontrolinpulse200 If the ASIO driver is not installed, VirtualDJ will use the WASAPI driver in Audio setup.

Mac OSX: No driver is available or necessary to install for Mac OSX computers. The OS will install the necessary drivers first time the unit is connected to the computer.

Firmware: (for both Windows & Mac) No firmware update is available at the time this manual was written, but it is advised to check for any updates at Hercules Support Center https://support.hercules.com/en/product/djcontrolinpulse200

VirtualDJ 8 Setup


Download and install VirtualDJ from https://www.virtualdj.com/download/index.html (in case you have not done already)

Once VirtualDJ is launched, a Connect Window will appear to choose one of the available ways to login.

A Pro Infinity, a Pro Subscription or a PLUS License is required to use the Hercules DJControl Inpulse 200. Without any of the above Licenses, the controller will operate for 10 minutes each time you restart VirtualDJ.
https://www.virtualdj.com/buy/index.html



A detection window will appear next verifying the proper connection.
Click on the Inpulse 200 button to allow VirtualDJ to auto-create the pre-defined audio configuration.

Click to OK



The device is now ready to operate.


MIDI Operation.


The device should be visible in the CONTROLLER tab of Config and the “factory default” available/selected from the Mappings drop-down list. The factory default Mapping offers the functions described in this Manual, however those can be adjusted to your needs via VDJ Script actions.

Find more details at https://www.virtualdj.com/wiki/VDJ8script.html




AUDIO Setup


The device has a pre-defined Audio configuration and a special button in the AUDIO tab of Config to provide that. The default audio configuration requires speakers to be connected at the rear-side Master RCA sockets and headphones at the front panel 1/4" socket.



Refer to VirtualDJ Manual for alternative audio configurations https://www.virtualdj.com/manuals/virtualdj8/settings/audiosetup.html


For further software settings please refer to the User Guide of VirtualDJ 8.
https://www.virtualdj.com/manuals/virtualdj8/index.html
 

CONTROLS





M MASTER OUTPUT
Connect a pair of amplified speakers using standard RCA cables
H HEADPHONES SOCKET
Connect your Headphones using a 1/4 " cable or adapter
S SHIFT
Press this button down to access secondary actions as described in the SHIFT ACTION column


KEY

ACTION

SHIFT (SECONDARY) ACTION

1 PLAY
Play/Pause the track loaded to left/right deck
Play-stutter track. When pressed, track will resume playing from the previously stopped position
2 CUE
Sets current position as Temporary Cue point.
Preview track when paused while button is pressed
Jumps and stops to the Cue point when playing[
Returns to the beginning of the track
3 SYNC
Match BPM and Beat Phase with the opposite deck
Smooth pitch reset. When pressed track will gradually get its original tempo
4 LOOP IN
When not in loop, press to set current position as the beginning of a manual loop. Press and hold this button for more than 1 second to turn a 4 beats auto-loop on/off
Half the size of the loop
5 LOOP OUT
When not in loop, press to set current position as the end of a manual loop. When in loop, press to exit the loop
Double the size of the loop
6 VINYL
Enable/disable Vinyl mode. When enabled, use the upper/top surface of the jogwheel to scratch and the outer to bend. When disabled, the entire surface (upper and outer) of the jogwheel will be used for bending.
7 JOGWHEEL
Touch-sensitive jogwheel for scratching or bending (temporary speed up/down tempo) the track, depending on the Vinyl mode.
Fast seek (search) track forward/backwards
8 BEAT ALIGN
These leds indicate the direction the jogwheel needs to be moved to, in order its beat-grid to match with the opposite deck. Leds will operate if:
- the BeatMatch Guide button [26] is turned on
- the Deck is not the Master-Deck (deck that is playing out live - on air)
- the deck is not playing
9 TEMPO
Adjust the tempo of the loaded track When in middle position (green led is turned on), the track plays at its original speed..
10 TEMPO ASSISTANT LEDs
When turned on, the LED will indicate the direction the Tempo fader needs to be moved in order the track to get the same BPM as the opposite one.
When a LED flashes, indicates the direction the Tempo fader needs to be moved in order the actual/hardware fader to catch the software tempo value and re-gain tempo control from the Inpulse. This can happen if the SYNC button is pressed and the track gets a tempo value different than the one the hardware fader designates.
Both LEDs will operate only when the BeatMatch Guide button [26] is enabled.
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11 PAD MODES
Set the 4 Pads to Hotcue, Roll, FX (long press of Hotcue button) or Sampler (long press of Roll button) mode. See Pads page for further details.
12 PADS
These buttons offer different functionality depending on the selected Pads mode See Pads page for further details.
These buttons offer different functionality depending on the selected Pads mode See Pads page for further details
13 CROSSFADER
When on far left position, only sound from the left deck will be heard from the Master Output. When at far right position, only the sound of the right deck will be heard from the Master Output. In all other positions, the audio signals from left/right decks will be blend.
14 VOLUME
Adjust the Volume of the Left/Right deck
15 PFL
Use these buttons to send the pre-fader audio signal of the Left/Right deck to the Headphones channel for pre-listening (connection at the front side).
16 FILTER
Use these knobs to apply a High/Low Pass Filter to the Left/Right deck. No Filter is applied (off) when the knob is at the center/middle position
17 LOW
Use these knobs to cut/boost the frequencies of the Low/Bass Equalizer Band No adjustment is made when the knob is at the middle/center position
18 HIGH
Use these knobs to cut/boost the frequencies of the High/Treble Equalizer Band No adjustment is made when the knob is at the middle/center position
19 GAIN
Use these knobs to adjust the pre-fader output level of the Left/Right deck When the knob is at the middle/center position, the track will be at zero dB level (or any other value set in VirtualDJ Options)
20 LOAD
Use these buttons to load the selected track from the Browser to the Left/Right deck. Double/fast-press these buttons to clone the track from the opposite deck to the Left/Right deck.
Unload the deck
21 BROWSER
Use this dial to scroll through the folders or tracks, depending on the focused Browser List.
Push the dial, to toggle focus between the Folders and Songs Lists. When focus is on the Folders List, push and hold dial down (for about 1 second) to open/close sub-folders.
The RGB led of this dial indicates the currently playing out deck (on air), blue for Left deck and red for Right deck
Push to toggle between Normal and Zoom Browser view (applies to default VirtualDJ GUIs and other custom ones that support Browser zoom
22 ASSISTANT
Use this button to select the Recommendations folder and get online suggestions based on the currently playing track. Press again to select the previously working folder.
23 MASTER VOL
Use this knob to adjust the level of the Master Output (connection at the rear panel).
24 HEADPHONES VOL
Use this knob to adjust the level of the Headphones Output (connection at the front panel).
25 MASTER PFL
Use this button to send the audio signal from the Master Output to the Headphones channel. Hardware operation, not visible in GUI or controlled from VirtualDJ
26 BEATMATCH GUIDE
Use this button to enable/disable Beat-Match Guide. When enabled, the Beat-Align [8] and Tempo assistant [10] leds will offer their described functionality

 

PADS




KEY

ACTION

LONG PRESS ACTION

M1 HOTCUE
Press this button to assign the 4 Pads to Hotcues mode (led will be turned on solid)
Long press (for more than 2 seconds) to set the 4 Pads to FX mode (led will be flashing)
M2 ROLL
Press this button to assign the 4 Pads to Loop Roll mode (led will be turned on solid)
Long press (for more than 2 seconds) to set the 4 Pads to Sampler mode (led will be flashing)




HOTCUE MODE


Press the HOTCUE mode button [M1] to set the Pads to Hotcue mode. The Hotcue Pads page will be also displayed on the GUI of VirtualDJ, reflecting the operation of the 4 top Pads.

Hotcues Pads Page


KEY

ACTION

SHIFT (SECONDARY) ACTION

PADS 1-4
Assigns current track's position to Hotcue 1 to 4 or jumps to its position if already set
Delete the assigned Hotcue 1 to 4



ROLL MODE


Press the ROLL mode button [M2] to set the Pads to Roll mode. The Roll 4* Pads page will be also displayed on the GUI of VirtualDJ, reflecting the operation of the 4 top Pads.




*Note: This special Pads Page will be available to select, only if the Inpulse 200 is connected.

Roll 4 Pads Page


KEY

ACTION

SHIFT (SECONDARY) ACTION

PADS 1-4
Press and hold a Pad to trigger a Loop Roll of a size in beats, depending on the selected Bank. The track will resume playing from the position it would have been if the loop was never triggered. The Bank can be selected (and memorized) from the GUI with the Param 1 arrow button
Same action




FX MODE


Press and hold (for about 2 seconds) the HOTCUE mode button [M1] to set the Pads to FX mode (led will be flashing). The Inpulse200 FX* Pads page will be also displayed on the GUI of VirtualDJ, reflecting the operation of the 4 top Pads.

The functionality of the Pads in this mode depends on the selected Software or Hardware FX mode.
Open VirtualDJ Settings, OPTIONS tab and select the Controller category.
Find the HCINP200-FXmodee setting at the top and select between the 2 modes.



In Hardware mode (default) the functionality is mostly hard-coded in the Inpulse firmware and most of it cannot be changed. As a result of this hardware functionality, the Pads on the GUI do not offer any functionality if triggered from GUI, they just offer an aid showing the selected FX mode and an idea of what each Hardware pad does.

*Note: This special Pads Page will be available to select, only if the Inpulse 200 is connected.

Inpulse200 FX Pads Page - Hardware mode


In Software mode (default) the 4 Pads trigger VirtualDJ software Effects and can be changed from the Pads Editor.

*Note: This special Pads Page will be available to select, only if the Inpulse 200 is connected.

Inpulse200 FX Pads Page - Software mode



KEY

HARDWARE MODE

SOFTWARE MODE

PAD 1
Press and hold Pad 1 to trigger the Filter LP Effect. The pad also controls the 1st Parameter of the LP Filter effect, starting from the zero value and gradually increasing to the maximum, as long as the pad is pressed. Effect is turned on when the pad is released (momentary)
Applies the Cut VDJ Effect **.
PAD 2
Press Pad 2 to trigger the Reverb * Effect. The pad also assign the 1st Parameter of the Reverb effect to a certain value, and gradually fast-decreases deck's Volume to the minimum. Effect is turned on when the pad is pressed again (toggle)
Applies the Reverb VDJ Effect **.
PAD 3
Press and hold Pad 3 to trigger the Beat Grid Effect. The Effect is turned off when the pad is released (momentary)
Applies the BeatGrid VDJ Effect **.
PAD 4
Press and hold Pad 4 to perform a "Baby" Scratch effect at the current position. The Scratch is turned off when the pad is released (momentary)
Applies the BrrakeStart VDJ Effect **.


Note *: For best results on the Reverb Effect, it is advised to enable the Post Fader Effects setting (from VirtualDJ Settings->Options tab->fxProcessing setting to Post-fader). This will allow to some Effects, such as the Reverb one, to continue trailing for a while, when the Volume fader is moved to the minimum position
Note **: Parameters can be adjusted from the GUI


SAMPLER MODE


Press and hold (for about 2 seconds) the ROLL mode button [M2] to set the Pads to Sampler mode. The Sampler Pads page will be also displayed on the GUI of VirtualDJ, reflecting the operation of the 4 top Pads.

Sampler Pads Page


KEY

ACTION

SHIFT (SECONDARY) ACTION

PADS 1-4
Press Pad 1 to 4 to trigger a Sample (1 to 4) of the selected Sampler Bank (1st Parameter of Sampler Pads page) The sample will be triggered depending on the selected Trigger Sampler mode (2nd Parameter of the Sampler Pads page)
Stop the playing sample. Useful when the Stutter or Un-mute trigger mode is selected


*Note: If the selected Sampler Bank has less than 5 samples, both sides of the Pads will trigger the same samples. If the selected Sampler Bank has more than 4 samples, the left side Pads will trigger Samples 1 to 4 and the right side Pads will trigger Samples 5 to 8.






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