The Internet’s Opinion on DJ GearThe Internet’s Opinion on DJ GearA battery-powered Bluetooth controller for djay on phones and tablets; it has no audio outputs of its own.
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Four of six professional reviews recommend it as a fun, cable-free djay controller with Neural Mix stems on a button and a 10-hour battery, and owners repeat how small and light it is. Four reviews and two owners flag the catch: there are no audio outputs, so cueing means a mono split cable and often a phone adapter. Buy it for casual mixing on the move; to learn to play out, reviewers point to the DDJ-FLX2.
From 6 professional reviews and 8 owner reviews: a fair amount of evidence.
Four of six professional reviews recommend it as a fun, fully wireless djay controller with Neural Mix stems on a button and a 10-hour battery, and owners repeat how small and light it is. Four reviews and two owners flag the missing audio outputs: cueing needs the supplied mono split cable and a phone adapter, and owners also report lag through Bluetooth speakers and a plastic, cramped build.
4 recommend2 mixed0 avoid
Best Beginner DJ Gift — Hercules DJControl Mix Ultra
The Best DJ Controller for the Right DJ
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Included with the controller, which also unlocks djay's Neural Mix stem separation free Manufacturer spec sheet (Hercules), checked 2026-10-11
The manual's features all work in free djay; the paid djay Pro adds more Manufacturer spec sheet (Hercules (DJControl Mix Ultra manual)), checked 2026-10-11
Through djay: Apple Music, TIDAL, SoundCloud, Beatport, Beatsource and the djay Pool; SoundCloud and the djay Pool offer free tracks Manufacturer spec sheet (Hercules (DJControl Mix Ultra manual)), checked 2026-10-11
iOS 15 or later (iPhone 6S, iPad 5th generation and newer) or Android 10 or later with Bluetooth 4.1 Manufacturer spec sheet (Hercules), checked 2026-10-11
The controller makes no sound itself; audio plays from the phone or tablet, its speaker, or Bluetooth speakers or headphones paired to it Manufacturer spec sheet (Hercules), checked 2026-10-11
The controller only sends control over Bluetooth LE; djay runs on your device Manufacturer spec sheet (Hercules), checked 2026-10-11
To cue, the supplied split cable goes into the phone's headphone output and carries master and headphone signals in mono; phones without a jack need a USB-C or Lightning adapter
The DJControl Mix Ultra is a two-deck controller from Hercules, built with Algoriddim for the djay app on phones and tablets. Hercules launched it in January 2025, after it won a CES 2025 Innovation Award. It sits beside the DJControl Mix, which also connects over Bluetooth but has no battery.
It pairs with djay on iOS 15 or Android 10 and later over Bluetooth LE, and runs on a built-in 1,000 mAh battery that Hercules rates at up to 10 hours. The USB-C port charges it. The controller has no audio outputs: sound plays from the phone or tablet, from Bluetooth speakers or headphones paired to it, or through the supplied split cable on the device's headphone output, which sends the master to speakers and the cue to headphones in mono. Phones without a headphone jack need a USB-C or Lightning adapter. djay comes free with the controller, which also unlocks djay's Neural Mix stem separation.
Each deck has a touch-sensitive jog wheel, a tempo fader, sync, cue and play buttons and eight pads with four modes (hot cue, loop, effects and Neural Mix) and four more with Shift. The mixer has a three-band EQ and a filter per channel, a browse encoder with load buttons, a Neural Mix button, channel faders and a crossfader. In the box are the controller, a protective cover that doubles as a phone and tablet stand, a USB-A to USB-C cable, the split cable and a quick start guide. It weighs 0.85 kg.
6 professional reviews (4 recommend, 2 mixed, 0 avoid); 8 owner reviews read: 7 at Thomann (9 posted, 2 under 20 words skipped) and 1 at Guitar Center (2 posted, 1 under 20 words skipped)Compiled 2026-10-12How this is compiled
Wired speakers on the split cable's black lead, or a Bluetooth speaker paired to the phone Manufacturer spec sheet (Hercules (DJControl Mix Ultra manual)), checked 2026-10-11
The box has a USB-A to USB-C cable; charge from a USB power adapter or power bank Manufacturer spec sheet (Hercules (DJControl Mix Ultra manual)), checked 2026-10-11
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