What do you guys think about Hercules Dj Control Air ?
Hey ;
actually title says all but what do you guys think and what do you know about it ? Can ı use traktor with it ?
Actually ı want a small controller which can only give me the basics of mixer because ı dont want to bring my S2 to any place ( that is my precious 
) So that’s why ı am looking for a decent controller on the budget.I can advices besides my question too
Thanx everyone.
i’d have thought the S2 was a reasonably budget controller to start with - esp when it was on offer. the hercules air does look very cheap tho… the jogs apparently aren’t great - not as good as the jogs hercules put on their more expensive recent controllers. the pads could be useful for mapping - not convinced about the “air” functionality but u never know… i think i’d probably opt for the mixtrack pro instead or pay more and get a twitch or S2. a 2nd hand S2 may not be a bad idea? you’d have one spare and can use the exact same mappings…
edit: actually i’d wait for the behringer CMD studio 4a to come out - and see what that was like: http://www.behringer.com/EN/Products/CMD-STUDIO-4A.aspx
Thanx.That Behringer look good and not cheap 
Maybe ı should check out for a second hand S2 . One more doesnt kill 
agreed re: the behringer… it looks pretty good for the price. projected to only be 199usd
Agree totally. Behringer’s new line looks amazing. Jury is still out on the build quality, but they’re AMAZINGLY well-designed, and are about to be the cheapest controllers of their kind out there by a wide margin.
The air on the other hand, I think is horribly laid out. (really? A grid of four buttons? what?)
DDM4000 is a well built piece of unit. I think they have come along way since those crappy DJM-500/600 knock offs.
Completely agree. The DDM4k is my first 4-channel mixer, and honestly I have not felt limited or cheaped out after using more expensive club mixers (DJM800 for example). I’ve owned multiple Behringer products in various audio applications, and I’ve noticed that their products continue to get more impressive over the years. I had never heard of this controller but am now seriously looking into it. Behringer is rapidly becoming a company with some balls behind it, and I’m interested to see where the future takes them.
When this unit will be avaible ? Any ideas and are you guys sure that it will cost like 200 dolar/150 euros ?
The most important thing is the software ı guess ? Traktor , Serato ,Ableton ?
Hercules in my experience have the worst layouts. If you want a decent cheap portable get a mixtrack pro
As you already have TP2 with your S2, just use that.
One thing with the Behringer: it won’t have the same level of integration as the S2. You will be mapping that one yourself
I think the Air is a crazy concept, but not very practical. I mean controlling an effect by how close your hand is sounds like just something you’d accidentally activate during a set my moving your hand too close to that air sensor or whatever. But thats my two cents.
It’s actually a good concept if incorporated well, I’ve used something similar on a Roland Handsonic, they call it a D-Beam and it is very intuitive and tactile. But if it’s not done well, I agree that it can go from gimmick to pain-in-the-arse in a hurry!
Why not get a flightcase for the S2, it probably needs to be built for you but still I think it’s a more practical and cheaper solution.
References: I have the S4 flightcase and it rocks.
I think about that also but ı dont want to bring my S2 to anywhere Beacuse thats my precious And ı know that it wil be ruined in a very short notice.Beacuse ın Turkey where ı do my gigs you cant say people to beahve better , drunk and want to hug you every time Thats why ı am 100 sure that it will be ruined.Thats why ı plan to go with the cheap controller to bring every gig ı go to.
I think it ı can go with the Numark Mixtrak Pro . It has audio card inside , traktor upgrade as well and the price is good.As well as that it s ready mapped with the Traktor Pro 2.So ı can plug and play with my built in speakers or with external speakers as well as using my headphones.Do ı know right or ı know something wrong about this ?
Go with the Mixtrack Pro! I started out on one and it is a great controller for the price. I would still be using it to this day but I got some change and got an S4, but a year and a half of everyday abuse and the mixtrack is still in excellent condition
Nice.Did you do any mapping on it or used it with Traktor without making mapping ?
I used it with Virtual DJ (what it came with) for a bit, then went to Traktor Pro then Pro 2. I never mapped anything being a beginner, I just used the standard mapping
Nice.Thanx a lot
if it was me i’d wait for the behringer, i’m pretty sure it’s going to be a better controller than the mixtrack pro.
as for mappings… i suspect nem0nic will be ensuring that there’s a decent traktor tsi ready when the controller is released in fact i’d bet he already has one…