Product comparison · 2 dj controllers

Hercules DJ Control Wave M3 vs Hercules DJControl Inpulse 500

16specifications compared
8differ
8identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

The Hercules DJControl Inpulse 500 has 140 mm more width than the Hercules DJ Control Wave M3 (540 mm vs 400 mm). The Hercules DJControl Inpulse 500 has 4.9 mm more depth than the Hercules DJ Control Wave M3 (296 mm vs 291.1 mm). The Hercules DJControl Inpulse 500 has 12 mm more height than the Hercules DJ Control Wave M3 (57 mm vs 45 mm). Only the Hercules DJ Control Wave M3 has apple docking. Product colour: Black on the Hercules DJ Control Wave M3, Black, Silver on the Hercules DJControl Inpulse 500.

Product colour
- DJ Control Wave M3:Black
- DJControl Inpulse 500:Black, Silver
Apple docking
- DJ Control Wave M3:Yes
- DJControl Inpulse 500:No
Width
- DJ Control Wave M3:400 mm
- DJControl Inpulse 500:540 mm
Depth
- DJ Control Wave M3:291.1 mm
- DJControl Inpulse 500:296 mm
Height
- DJ Control Wave M3:45 mm
- DJControl Inpulse 500:57 mm
Weight
- DJ Control Wave M3:1.5 kg
- DJControl Inpulse 500:3.2 kg

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Comparison of DJ Control Wave M3, DJControl Inpulse 500
43 specifications	A Hercules DJ Control Wave M3 View product	B Hercules DJControl Inpulse 500 View product
Technical details1 differ
Scratcher typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Digital Vinyl System (DVS) scratcher
Number of scratcher plattersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of drum padsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16
Drum pads backlightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mixer section	Yes	Yes
CrossfaderKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
EqualizerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Built-in optical drive	No	No
Sample rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	44.1 kHz
Bit rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24-bit
Product colourDiffers	Black	Black, Silver
Backlight buttonsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB connector typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB Type-B
USB ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Apple dockingDiffers	Yes	No
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of microphone inputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone connectivityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6.3 mm
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Headphone connectivityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.5 mm/6.35 mm
Audio (L/R) inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Audio (L/R) outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Master (L, R) outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
USB port	Yes	Yes
Apple docking compatibilityKnown for one	iPad	Unknown — not stated by the source
Deck 1 (L, R) outKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Deck 2 (L, R) outKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power supply type	USB	USB
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Enterprise x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Home Premium x64, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows Vista Ultimate x64, Windows XP Home, Windows	Windows 10, Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 IOT Core, Windows 10 IoT Enterprise, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 10 x64, Windows 11, Windows 11 Enterprise, Windows 11 Enterp
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Yes	Mac OS X 12.0 Monterey, Mac OS X 13.0 Ventura, Mac OS X 14.0 Sonoma, Mac OS X 15.0 Sequoia
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 GB
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel Core i7/AMD Ryzen 5 3000/Apple M1
Minimum processor speedKnown for one	1.6 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Displayidentical
Built-in display	No	No
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	400 mm	540 mm
DepthDiffers	291.1 mm	296 mm
HeightDiffers	45 mm	57 mm
WeightDiffers	1.5 kg	3.2 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DJUCED Pro license card
Cables included	USB	USB
Quick start guide	Yes	Yes

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