A button in the top corner of the software links to an upgrade path to the professional version of VirtualDJ ($149), which offers expanded features and a more attractive design. If you really want to take advantage of this console's potential, however, we recommend spending extra money on a software upgrade. A window on the top half of the software allows you to view color-coded waveforms of the songs loaded into each of the two decks, which can be scrubbed through and cued using either your mouse or the large hardware jog wheels on the Rmx console.Īside from one quirk where deck gain controls default back to unity level every time you load a new track, the VirtualDJ software works as promised.
The software offers two decks outfitted with EQ, effects, pitch and gain control, along with a crossfader for seamlessly transitioning between songs. Unfortunately, the stripped-down edition of the VirtualDJ software bundled with the Hercules DJ Console Rmx looks and performs like the ugly sibling to the Torq LE software included with the M-Audio Torq Mixlab we tested last year. All the inputs, outputs, faders and knobs in the world won't help you if the software you're using isn't up for the task.
