Product comparison · 2 dj controllers

Hercules DJControl Inpulse 200 MK3 vs Hercules DJControl Inpulse 500

19specifications compared
8differ
11identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

The Hercules DJControl Inpulse 500 has 8 more drum pads than the Hercules DJControl Inpulse 200 MK3 (16 vs 8). The Hercules DJControl Inpulse 500 has 1 more headphone outputs than the Hercules DJControl Inpulse 200 MK3 (2 vs 1). The Hercules DJControl Inpulse 500 has 220 mm more width than the Hercules DJControl Inpulse 200 MK3 (540 mm vs 320 mm). Product colour: Black on the Hercules DJControl Inpulse 200 MK3, Black, Silver on the Hercules DJControl Inpulse 500. Headphone connectivity: 3.5 mm on the Hercules DJControl Inpulse 200 MK3, 3.5 mm/6.35 mm on the Hercules DJControl Inpulse 500.

Number of drum pads
- DJControl Inpulse 200 MK3:8
- DJControl Inpulse 500:16
Product colour
- DJControl Inpulse 200 MK3:Black
- DJControl Inpulse 500:Black, Silver
Headphone outputs
- DJControl Inpulse 200 MK3:1
- DJControl Inpulse 500:2
Headphone connectivity
- DJControl Inpulse 200 MK3:3.5 mm
- DJControl Inpulse 500:3.5 mm/6.35 mm
Width
- DJControl Inpulse 200 MK3:320 mm
- DJControl Inpulse 500:540 mm
Depth
- DJControl Inpulse 200 MK3:195 mm
- DJControl Inpulse 500:296 mm
Height
- DJControl Inpulse 200 MK3:49 mm
- DJControl Inpulse 500:57 mm
Weight
- DJControl Inpulse 200 MK3:900 g
- DJControl Inpulse 500:3.2 kg

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Comparison of DJControl Inpulse 200 MK3, DJControl Inpulse 500
45 specifications	A Hercules DJControl Inpulse 200 MK3 View product	B Hercules DJControl Inpulse 500 View product
Technical details2 differ
Scratcher typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Digital Vinyl System (DVS) scratcher
Number of drum padsDiffers	8	16
Built-in optical driveKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
Platter backlightKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Platter sizeKnown for one	8.89 cm (3.5")	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of mixer channelsKnown for one	2 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Equalizer bands quantityKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Automatic beat matchingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Automatic beat alignmentKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Backlight buttonsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Control typeKnown for one	Buttons, Rotary, Slider	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB connector typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB Type-B
Apple dockingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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 outputsDiffers	1	2
Headphone connectivityDiffers	3.5 mm	3.5 mm/6.35 mm
Audio (L/R) inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Master (L, R) outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
USB portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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 compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	320 mm	540 mm
DepthDiffers	195 mm	296 mm
HeightDiffers	49 mm	57 mm
WeightDiffers	900 g	3.2 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DJUCED Pro license card

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