Product comparison · 2 dj controllers

Hercules DJ Essentials Kit vs Hercules DJControl AIR

7specifications compared
6differ
1identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

The Hercules DJControl AIR has 1 more headphone outputs than the Hercules DJ Essentials Kit (2 vs 1). The Hercules DJ Essentials Kit has 130 mm more width than the Hercules DJControl AIR (480 mm vs 350 mm). The Hercules DJ Essentials Kit has 66 mm more depth than the Hercules DJControl AIR (286 mm vs 220 mm). Product colour: Multicolour on the Hercules DJ Essentials Kit, Black on the Hercules DJControl AIR. Headphone connectivity: 3.5 mm on the Hercules DJ Essentials Kit, 3.5 mm/6.35 mm on the Hercules DJControl AIR.

Product colour
- DJ Essentials Kit:Multicolour
- DJControl AIR:Black
Headphone outputs
- DJ Essentials Kit:1
- DJControl AIR:2
Headphone connectivity
- DJ Essentials Kit:3.5 mm
- DJControl AIR:3.5 mm/6.35 mm
Width
- DJ Essentials Kit:480 mm
- DJControl AIR:350 mm
Depth
- DJ Essentials Kit:286 mm
- DJControl AIR:220 mm
Height
- DJ Essentials Kit:52 mm
- DJControl AIR:30 mm

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Comparison of DJ Essentials Kit, DJControl AIR
32 specifications	A Hercules DJ Essentials Kit View product	B Hercules DJControl AIR View product
Technical details1 differ
Number of drum padsKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mixer section	Yes	Yes
Number of mixer channelsKnown for one	2 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
CrossfaderKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
EqualizerKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sample rateKnown for one	44.1 kHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bit rateKnown for one	24	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourDiffers	Multicolour	Black
Required softwareKnown for one	DJUCED, Serato DJ Lite, Serato DJ Pro	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB direct playbackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	2
Headphone connectivityDiffers	3.5 mm	3.5 mm/6.35 mm
Booth out (RCA)Known for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Displayidentical
Built-in displayKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	480 mm	350 mm
DepthDiffers	286 mm	220 mm
HeightDiffers	52 mm	30 mm
Package widthKnown for one	538 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	344 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	377 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.4 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Headphones includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Speakers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Win
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 GB
Minimum processor speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 GHz
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 MB
Optical drive requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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