Product comparison · 2 dj controllers

Hercules DJControl Inpulse 500 vs Hercules DJStarter Kit

10specifications compared
4differ
6identical
30known for one product only

Key differences

The Hercules DJControl Inpulse 500 has 12 more drum pads than the Hercules DJStarter Kit (16 vs 4). The Hercules DJControl Inpulse 500 has 4 GB more minimum RAM than the Hercules DJStarter Kit (8 GB vs 4 GB). Product colour: Black, Silver on the Hercules DJControl Inpulse 500, Black on the Hercules DJStarter Kit. Headphone connectivity: 3.5 mm/6.35 mm on the Hercules DJControl Inpulse 500, 3.5 mm on the Hercules DJStarter Kit.

Number of drum pads
- DJControl Inpulse 500:16
- DJStarter Kit:4
Product colour
- DJControl Inpulse 500:Black, Silver
- DJStarter Kit:Black
Headphone connectivity
- DJControl Inpulse 500:3.5 mm/6.35 mm
- DJStarter Kit:3.5 mm
Minimum RAM
- DJControl Inpulse 500:8 GB
- DJStarter Kit:4 GB

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Comparison of DJControl Inpulse 500, DJStarter Kit
40 specifications	A Hercules DJControl Inpulse 500 View product	B Hercules DJStarter Kit View product
Technical details2 differ
Scratcher typeKnown for one	Digital Vinyl System (DVS) scratcher	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of scratcher plattersKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of drum padsDiffers	16	4
Drum pads backlightKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mixer sectionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CrossfaderKnown 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-bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourDiffers	Black, Silver	Black
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB connector typeKnown for one	USB Type-B	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of microphone inputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone connectivityKnown for one	6.3 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone connectivityDiffers	3.5 mm/6.35 mm	3.5 mm
Audio (L/R) inKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio (L/R) outKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Master (L, R) outKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
Poweridentical
Power supply typeKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Mac OS X 12.0 Monterey, Mac OS X 13.0 Ventura, Mac OS X 14.0 Sonoma, Mac OS X 15.0 Sequoia	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum RAMDiffers	8 GB	4 GB
Minimum processorKnown for one	Intel Core i7/AMD Ryzen 5 3000/Apple M1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processor speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.07 GHz
Displayidentical
Display resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1280 x 720 pixels
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	540 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	296 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	57 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	3.2 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	DJUCED Pro license card	Unknown — not stated by the source

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