Hercules 16/12 FW vs Hercules DJ Console

Comparison of 16/12 FW, DJ Console

12 specifications	A Hercules 16/12 FWView product	B Hercules DJ ConsoleView product
Audioidentical
Audio quality	24 bit	24 bit
Ports & interfacesidentical
MIDI/Joystick portKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Host interfaceKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
Features1 differ
CompatibilityDiffers	PC, Mac	Audio: Microsoft DirectSound compatible; ASIO 2.0 drivers included; General MIDI compatible.
Software1 differ
Bundled softwareDiffers	Live Special Edition Cubase LE Demo versions: Sonar3: audio studio Project 5: software synthesiser	Virtual DJ (DJ Console Edition) from Atomix Productions, a dedicated version of a professional DJ software suite; New DJ SE from GMIXON, the easy-to-use DJ mixing software; Ots CD Scratch 1200 and OtsDJ demo from Ots Labs, a virtual turntable CD player and a revolutionary MP3/CD/WAV playback system
System requirements2 differ
Minimum RAMDiffers	256 MB	64 MB
Minimum processorDiffers	Pentium III 800MHz / G4 1GHz Power Mac	Pentium II 400 MHz
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	1.62 kg	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
Minimum storage drive spaceDiffers	10000 MB	100 MB
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000/XP Mac OS X 10.3	Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition / Windows ME, Microsoft Windows 2000 / XP
Audio system maximum sampling rateKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	48 kHz
Technical details1 differ
I/O portsDiffers	Front Panel: Headphone jack ¼ gold plated stereo plug with volume button MIDI In 2 and MIDI Out 2 standard DIN plugs Rear Panel: 15V 1A power plug for power adaptor FireWire plug MIDI In 1 and MIDI Out 1 standard DIN plugs Word Clock Input and Output BNC plugs 2 SPDIF input and output coaxial gold p	1 x audio - line-In; 1 x microphone - input; MIDI - input / output; 1 x audio - line-out - RCA; 1 x audio - line-out - mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm; 1 x headphones - output; Audio - SPDIF input; Audio - SPDIF output.

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