Hercules MP3 E2

Found this a few days ago on thomann.de and I was wondering if anyone here has one? (Got some questions regarding the buttons and jog wheels)

 

What do you want to know ?

 

Hehe, alright here we go:

1. Is it using standard midi control or is it some kind of HID?
2. The EQ knobs, do they have center detents?
3. The Pitch endless rotarys, can they be pushed down aswell as turned around?
4. Which buttons can be lighted up/which cannot from within traktor?
5. Are the jog wheels touch sensitive (emitting a midi note just by being touched and not turned)?

 

1. Standard MIDI

2. Yes they do.

3. No, the encoder do not include a button function.

4. Only the UP, DOWN, Load Track A& B and Track Forward/Backward buttons don't lit up.

5. No they are not.

 

Thanks a lot for the info!

I'm considering bying one of these as a backup controller

 

I have some further questions:

1. What are the buttons like? I am not looking for a top notch and not really expecting one in this price range, but I would like to have something that feels way better than like pressing lego blocks. So are the buttons responsive or do you have to really press to get an action out of the buttons?

2. Is there a friction in the jog wheels or do they spin freely when you push them?

 

@spaze

1- The buttons feel very responsive to me, even when pressed on the corners.

2- The jogs will run freely, but they do have some resistance to them, so they won't keep spinning for ever

 

Ok thanks Phatso!

 

Just placed the order for E2, can't wait Already have purchased a lot of psy trance tracks from Beatport so I'm all set for a mix