Forum: General Discussion

I'm going to order one, but sneak it past the wife ;-)

What about the Hercules Deejay Trim

looks like another worthy contender......AND six outputs!

Be aware that the DJ Trim will work in 2 different modes:

- 4 Inputs/ 4 Outputs

- 2 Inputs/ 6 Outputs

I have professional Studio Monitor Speakers at my home studio so I could listen to each Interface with detail.

One of them was the Focusrite 2i4 2nd Generation.
I wouldn't recommend this Interface, it's designed and specialized for Home Studio Recordings and not designed for DJs.
Although it provides the outputs that a DJ needs, it Lacks in Volume, it doesn't give the proper sound that a DJ needs for a Club or a Bar, it doesn't give that extra Punch that you need !!!
It's just good for recording-listening to your work in detail, but not the type of sound you would need for a Gig.
I was disappointed with it's sound ...

An Audio Interface that is Specially designed and Aimed for DJs is the Novation Audiohub 2x4.
It provides you with all the outputs that a DJ needs. Including Balanced Outputs.
It's both USB bus Powered and it has an External Power Adaptor.
It has a Power Hub with 3 USB 2.0 ports were you can connect all your USB Devices.
It's in the same price range as the Focusrite 2i4 2nd Gen.

And the Best of All. It sounds Fantastic !!! It gives you that extra Punch that you need, the sound has more (Structure) and you will never run out of Volume, it always has more to give you !!!

I've tried this Interface in many different Clubs and Bars and it always sounds Amazing.
I'm completely satisfied with it.
For it's price range it gives you more !!!

OK l'm guessing this is all history to the OP now but ....


lol you badboy





Am l the only person seeing only 3 outputs on the Hercules DJ Trim? I thought only in the DAW world would that be 6, but for DJing where each out = a speaker pair, that'd be 3 outs surely?



I'm no audiophile but l think you're saying the Focusrite2i4 = bad sound because it's flat, "unsweetened"?

But surely nightclub speakers would have their own EQ dials, and / or surely the DJ mixer could EQ the sound, make it punchy?

Yeah we all have different opinions, and that is good, and mine is different to yours. You're right, the focusrite is not specifically made for djing, it's made for studio recording primarily. However, what do you want a dj interface to do? You want to be able to cue, and have low latency. The focusrite does both and has the lowest latency of anything in its class, so my opinion is, why not have the functions you need for djing, coupled with studio sound. If you need more punch, then eq, or turn the dial on the sub. Sound on sound magazine did a review on the novation hub, which I was tempted to get at the time, but the review said that it was loud, but the sound quality was no better than the internal soundcard of the laptop. So guess it depends on whether you need something loud or not. Loudness isn't really that importan to me because everything has to be run into the mixer at 0db so even on my focusrite the volume knob is never above half to get the right gain structure before the mixer. This is just my opinion.

Yeah you have a point. I haven't ever run my audio through a novation hub, I have also never run my sound out of my mixer and into a pair of qtx speakers, though I'm reasonably confident it would be shocking. That said, I'm sure the novation hub is a good interface. Buy the point of my initial interjection was that the guy had asked about his sound with the focusrite, he already has one, and you jumped in to tell him it was crap, just because you couldn't get it loud enough, which isn't a problem with the interface, many don't even have volume control because the mixer should be doing this bit anyway. I just wanted to add some balance and tell the guy that actually he bought a decent interface if used properly. Neither of which answers the guys question.