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Reddit mentions of Hercules DJControl Starlight | Pocket USB DJ Controller with Serato DJ Lite, touch-sensitive jog wheels, built-in sound card and built-in light show

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We found 2 Reddit mentions of Hercules DJControl Starlight | Pocket USB DJ Controller with Serato DJ Lite, touch-sensitive jog wheels, built-in sound card and built-in light show. Here are the top ones.

Hercules DJControl Starlight | Pocket USB DJ Controller with Serato DJ Lite, touch-sensitive jog wheels, built-in sound card and built-in light show
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The perfect DJ controller to introduce you to DJing, with Serato dj Lite includedBuilt-in sound card to pre-listen to the headphones and speaker outputsControl the back lights on the base: RGB and strobe effectsAll the essential features: bass/filter, Hot cue modes, loop, FX, Sampler, pressure sensitive jog wheels, etc.Compact and easy to carry wherever you want
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ColorBlack
Height1.93 Inches
Length13.4 Inches
Number of items1
Release dateSeptember 2018
Weight1.1 Pounds
Width3.9 Inches
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Found 2 comments on Hercules DJControl Starlight | Pocket USB DJ Controller with Serato DJ Lite, touch-sensitive jog wheels, built-in sound card and built-in light show:

u/djdementia · 2 pointsr/Beatmatch

Definitely look into alternate controllers. I really think both the Numark Party Mix and the Hercules Starlite make good choices for beginner DJs. It lets you get in with all the necessary controls so you can learn what you like and don't like without spending much money.

  • https://smile.amazon.com/Hercules-DJ-DJCONTROL-STARLIGHT-DJControl-Starlight/dp/B07F8FQ8ST/
  • https://smile.amazon.com/Numark-Party-Mix-Controller-Built/dp/B01FHJLE6M/

    You really don't need much to get started - both those controllers will easily take you through your first several years of learning. Also for beginner DJ software I recommend:

  • Algoriddim DJay - it has Spotify support which is huge in the beginning, you don't need to build up your library to practice DJing and you'll always have every request when doing a house party.
  • Mixvibes Cross DJ I've used several pro packages and Cross is by far the easiest to use. One of the biggest features it has that I haven't yet seen anywhere else is that it can match on phrase as well as on beat. Cross does this by keeping track of beats and bars and starting all tracks on the 1 of the phrase. Even if you accidentally triggered your incoming song on the second bar once you hit Sync it'll snap the incoming song to the second bar as well so that the 1's will line up next time around.
u/TheRealLT · 1 pointr/DJs

For $0 you can test the waters and download a digital DJing application like Virtual DJ or DJay Pro 2 (has Spotify integration).

For 50-$150 you can buy a simple controller like this or this (or something in between).

For $250 (new) you can get the DDJ-400.

In my opinion I think it best to start with the free software and playing around. It’s a very limited taste of DJing, but you could theoretically play a set on even the simplest of setups (your phone and some software). I don’t suggest you expect to do anything but get a taste of the art for this kind of money though.

If you want to try out some hardware, I caution you away from trying anything less than a DDJ-400. I have found (in my biased opinion toward more professional setups) anything else to be gimmicky and lacking. I have only played one gig on the $70 Hercules controller, and I hated it. I may as well have done the whole thing on my laptop.

Another problem with equipment of the $50-$200 price range is that they generally only come with limited/trial software. The DDJ-400 comes with a full performance version of Pioneer’s premiere software, Rekordbox. This is in no way perfect or superior to say, Serato, but it’s the cheapest you can pay for the full experience in my opinion.

I wish to mention that these are all examples of the type of equipment that DJs use in the traditional sense to simply play track after track in a mixing style. Gear that is intended for live music creation performance exists as well, but is most useful when paired with a software like the digital audio workstation (DAW) Ableton Live. The type of hardware you would be looking at here are samplers, synths, and MIDI controllers. I have never performed like this so my knowledge here is limited.