The overall impression is of a workmanlike unit that is going to perform for a long time, and which has been refined from the DJ Console RMX in the areas that matter – the cue, play/pause and stop buttons are considerably better on this unit, for instance – but as mentioned, the most important improvement is in the jogwheels. It’s held together by 30-odd Phillips screws which adds to the confidence you’ll feel in the build quality of the product. It has the same curious mix of cheap and expensive that the RMX demonstrated – the crossfader, volume faders and pitch controls are OK but plasticky, as are the rotaries, but we’ve already learned they last the test of time from the RMX indeed, I tried hard to pull them off and they’re well attached. It comes with an over-the-shoulder gig bag, too, as its predecessor did, and also like the RMX, has a built-in sound interface. Same general configuration (you can plug extra gear in around the back). Same clunky controls (Hercules’s buttons, while undeniably heavy duty, are unsubtle).
The first impression is that it just like the RMX. Let’s take a close look and see if it’s a worthy successor to the RMX… First impressions/setting up The crucial differences? Vastly improved jogwheels, and the ability to control four decks out of the box. It’s in the same casing, it’s the same size, the buttons are the same type, and it still has many of the same features. Now with the DJ Console 4-Mx, Hercules has taken stock of the changes in the marketplace and released what is obviously meant to be a successor to the DJ Console RMX. Heavy and constructed from metal, it was a pretty indestructible controller – a real workhorse which while still not without its foibles, has stood the test of time and quietly become one of the most popular DJ controllers out there: A real success story. However, their DJ Console RMX released a few years ago now, was a different beast. Hercules has made a name for itself since the very beginning of controllerism releasing “cheap and cheerful” DJ controllers, of the type that prove concept but hardly encourage professionals to take the brand seriously.