Using a Hercules DJ Console MK2 with DJ-1800
The Hercules DJ Console MK2 - http://www.hercules.com/uk/DJ-Music/ - is a small but full-featured DJ controller and 4-channel input / 4-channel output sound card. It includes 2 sets of controls, which can be used to control CD Players 1 and 2 in DJ-1800. They can even be used to control DJ-1800 when it is in the background. The Console also features an amplified headphone output and a microphone talkover input.
To use a Hercules DJ Console MK2 or HDJC - with DJ-1800 v3.0 or later under OS X, first install the Mac OS X driver package for DJ Console MK2. This documentation has been written using v3.0 of the driver package (released 2006-12-05), which is available from the Hercules support web site: http://ts.hercules.com/eng/index.php?pg=view_files&gid=2&fid=28&pid=200&cid=1 Once the drivers are installed, plug the HDJC into your Mac, and then launch DJ-1800. The lights on the HDJC will flash on and off to indicate that the console has been recognized by DJ-1800. Note: This documentation describes the set up process for the Hercules DJ Console MK2. If you are using the original Hercules DJ Console (Mac Edition), or the Hercules DJ Control MP3, please see the appropriate documentation for those controllers, which can be downloaded from http://www.dj1800.com/controlhardware.php.

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Hercules DJ Console MK2 controls for DJ-1800
Name on layout above Track |< Track >| Pitch Bend Pitch Bend + Cue Play / Pause Large platter wheel Volume Master Tempo Treble Medium
Equivalent to Clicking on Prev Track button on the CD player Clicking on Next Track button on the CD player Clicking on the Pitch Bend button on the CD player Clicking on the Pitch Bend + button on the CD player Clicking on Cue button for the CD Player Clicking on Play / Pause button for the CD Player Spinning the Search (jog) wheel of the CD player Increase / decrease pitch by 0.01% for the CD Player Turns Pitch Lock on / off for the CD player Moving the Gain twister for the CD Player on the mixer Moving the Hi twister for the CD Player on the mixer

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Bass Pitch Crossfader 1, 2, 3 Triangular shift button Autobeat Joystick and mouse buttons
Moving the Low twister for the CD Player on the mixer Moving the Volume slider for the CD Player on the mixer Moving the Crossfader These buttons and their associated lights select and indicate the current play mode (Single, Continue, Loop) note it is not possible to select Next mode via the HDJC Toggles between the Time Display modes Does nothing Does nothing
The Cue and Play/Pause buttons on the HJDC have illuminated lights behind them. The status of these lights mirrors the statuses of the LED lights on the DJ-1800 on-screen interface. So, for example, when a CD player is paused, the Play/Pause button for that CD player will flash on and off, in time with the on-screen LED. The Master Tempo button has a small red light next to it on the HDJC. This button and LED are used for setting and showing the Pitch Lock status (on or off) in DJ-1800. The red light reflects the status of the green Pitch Lock LED on the corresponding DJ-1800 CD Player. Please note that the table above shows some controller-to-interface mappings that do not match the text shown on the HDJC for that controller. Specifically: o o o o o o o o o o o The HDJC "Pitch" slider is used as the Volume slider in DJ-1800 The HDJC "Volume" twister is used as the Pitch Shift control in DJ-1800 (to enable 0.01% accuracy) The HDJC "Master Tempo" button and light indicate whether or not Pitch Lock is turned on for that CD Player in DJ-1800 The "1, 2 and 3" buttons and their associated lights select and indicate the current play mode (Single, Continue, Loop) The "Shift" button toggles between the Time Display modes The "Treble" twister actually controls the Gain on the DJ-1800 mixer The "Medium" twister controls the Hi twister on the DJ-1800 mixer The "Bass" twister controls the Low twister on the DJ-1800 mixer The large platter wheels control the DJ-1800 inner jog wheels The "Autobeat" button doesn't do anything The HDJC joystick and 'mouse' buttons don't do anything
These mismatches are caused by different feature sets in DJ-1800 and Traktor (the HDJC was originally designed for use with Traktor). We have deliberately adapted some of the controller usages to better-fit DJ1800s functionality.

Using two devices with DJ-1800
If you have two Hercules DJ Control MP3 or Hercules DJ Console MK2 devices, or one of each device, then you can use the two devices to control all four of DJ-1800s on-screen CD Players. Simply plug both devices into your Mac and launch DJ-1800. One of the devices will control CD Players 1 and 2, and the other will control CD Players 3 and 4. Note: The original Hercules DJ Console (Mac Edition) cannot be used in combination with other Hercules devices in this way.

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Using the Hercules DJ Console MK2 as an audio output in DJ-1800
As well as providing a useful control interface for DJ-1800, the HDJC also features a 4-channel (2 x stereo) USB audio output device. When plugged in to your Mac, the HDJC appears in DJ-1800s Output Preferences as a 4channel device, as shown in the picture below. To use this device for audio output, select channels 3+4 for Master output, and channels 1+2 for Cue output, in DJ-1800s Dual + Mixer mode. This is shown in the picture below.
Be sure to select the output device named Hercules DJ Console Mk2, and not the device named Hercules DJ Console Mk2 Aggregate. Set the Headphones Selection dial on the front of the HDJC to Deck A. Plug your headphones into the Headphone socket on the front panel of the HDJC. You can then use the HDJCs Headphones volume control knob to modify the actual headphone level whilst you DJ. Plug your amplifier into the 3 + 4 output sockets on the back of the HDJC, using either the dual RCA sockets, or the mini-jack socket. The live output of DJ-1800s mixer will then be played through this stereo pair of outputs.

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