Hercules

Hercules/Guillemot DJ Console Series Controllers

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What this Page Covers

The purpose of this document is to be a front page for information on how to configure Mixxx to use your Hercules controllers.

On each of the different subpages, you will find how controls have been mapped to different or non-obvious functions in Mixxx, controls not listed there should behave as you would expect (i.e. Crossfader cross fades, Play - plays/pauses, etc). Most of the mappings should work for Windows and OSX, and most of them should also work in Linux (depending if you need HID or MIDI support). These are default mappings and can be changed by editing the XML mappings (click to see how).

Bracketed numbers indicate a control's position on the control diagrams. Controller diagrams are copyright of Hercules/Guillemot corporation.

Hardware installation / Driver support

Users of Hercules products on Windows and OSX have had functional drivers available from Hercules Website for a long time, and can use the mappings already shipped with the current versions of Mixxx.

Under Linux, there are three options, depending on the controller that you use: Kernel module, user-mode driver or HID mapping.

On Feb 16, 2009 - Hercules released GPL Linux MIDI drivers for their Hercules series of DJ midi controller devices. In response to this wonderful development, the Mixxx team released an updated build of Mixxx for Linux - 1.6.1+Herc. Thanks go out to Hercules for supporting their Linux users!

Later on, the development halted and newer Linux versions broke the support. From then on, other community member have been keeping it in working condition. Check out more information in the Hercules Linux kernel module page.

Aside of the kernel driver, there is an user-mode driver which supports a different set of controllers

Since of Mixxx 1.11 some of the Hercules devices including the Dj Console Mk2 and Mk1 can be used as HID devices under Linux without the need for the special Hercules driver.

In order to use a HID device in Linux you must have read and write permission to the hid devices see details at this page: http://www.mixxx.org/wiki/doku.php/troubleshooting

If you want more information, you can read on these threads in the forum:

http://www.mixxx.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=3712&sid=d6b392ca77e54fd7b21c468d0e77b3e7

http://www.mixxx.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=4081

Configuring Mixxx to use a Hercules controller

** Steps **

Start Mixxx, open preferences panel (Ctrl+P).
Select Input Controllers.
Under Device find the MIDI entry for Hercules controller and select it, if it is not already selected -> If you do not see a Hercules MIDI device then the driver is not properly loaded or the devices is not plugged in.
Choose the Controller Mapping matching your Hercules device.

Hercules DJ Console MK2 and Hercules MP3 Control

Note: Both the MP3 and MK2 controllers are mapped the same way, but have different configuration files, picking the wrong config file will result in some buttons failing to perform as indicated.

Hercules MP3/MK2 Controls
Control	Default Mixxx Mapping
	3 (3)	Kill High
	2 (3)	Kill Mid
	1 (3)	Kill Low
	FX/Cue/Loop (3)	Reverse
	Master Tempo Left	Select Prev Track in List
	Master Tempo Right	Select Next Track in List
	Left Joy Button (4)	Load selected to Left Deck
	Right Joy Button (4)	Load selected to Right Deck
	Autobeat (11)	Sync
	Joystick (4)	Unmapped
	Mic Functions	Not Available in Mixxx

Hercules MK2 Controls - Mixxx 1.7 Additions
Control	Default Mixxx Mapping
	FX/Cue/Loop (3)	MIDI Script: Select mode - EQ Kill/FX/Cue/Loop
	FX/Cue/Loop LEDs (5)	MIDI Script: Indicates current mode - None lit (the default) indicates EQ Kill mode
	[EQ Kill mode] 3/2/1 (3)	MIDI Script: Kill high/mid/low
	[FX mode] 3/2/1 (3)	MIDI Script: Toggle flanger on/off
	[FX mode] 1 (3) + Pitch (2)	MIDI Script: Adjust flanger Depth
	[FX mode] 2 (3) + Pitch (2)	MIDI Script: Adjust flanger Delay
	[FX mode] 3 (3) + Pitch (2)	MIDI Script: Adjust flanger LFO

Note for the MK2: Although selectable, cue and loop modes are currently unsupported pending the functionality being available in Mixxx

Hercules Dj Console Mk1

The Hercules Dj Console Mk1 does not work with the Hercules driver, but can be used as a hid device in mixxx 1.11 and up. remember that you need permission to the HID devices: http://www.mixxx.org/wiki/doku.php/troubleshooting

The Dj Console Mk1 apears in the mixxx preferences as 3 separate devices, the first one is the controler, the second one is the joystick mouse(which is unuasble) and the third apears to do nothing.

enable the seccond device (the unusable joystick mouse) but do not load a mapping, this will stop it from interfering with your mouse pointer.

the pads on the Hercules Dj Console Mk1 lose responsiveness over time but can trivialy be cleaned to restore your controler to like new condition: http://djconsole.blogspot.it/2007/11/1-how-can-i-repair-my-dj-console-mk1-to.html