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Cha pt er 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Wel co me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 T or q Ov er v iew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
T able of Contents Cha pt er 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Br ows er /D at a bas e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Br ows e r Pa ne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mi sc e ll an eo us Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Sk i n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 2 T o ol ti ps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4 CHAP TE R 1 English WE L C OM E Cong ra tul atio ns on your p urch ase o f a T orq - ba sed pe r for m ance s yst em , o ne of t he fine st DJ t ool s avail ab le t oday . E ac h qu ali fie d M - Audi o hard wa re produ ct wor k s wi th T orq in a un iqu e fa shi on , and t hose m et hod s are ou tli ned i n eac h of t hei r user m an ual s.
T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 5 Dec ks DJi ng beg in s wit h mu sic , so you wi ll ge t to k now T orq’s Deck s ver y well. A De ck i s wh at T orq use s to p lay ba ck a sin gle d igit al music fi le and i s an alogo us t o the t urn t ab le or C D pl ayer used by DJ s.
T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 6 Mixer It ’ s a ll in t he mi x , or so th ey say , a nd T orq’s Mixer de live rs t he good s . The M ixer t akes t he aud io from t he t wo De ck s an d gives you co nt rol over wh at ca n be he ard by me ans o f volume co nt rols , aud io eq ua lizer s , and a c rossf ad er .
T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 7 Ef fec t Rac ks Ef fec ts a re a gre at way for you t o man ipu lat e ( o r man gle) your musi c in uni que ways t o en han ce your mix . T orq h a s a colle ct ion o f buil t- in e f fe ct s t hat a re spe ci fic ally d es igne d for DJ u se: T e mpo - sy nce d del ays and s tro be s.
8 CHAP TE R 1 English 8 English CHAP TE R 3 8 English CHAP TE R 2 SY STE M R E Q U I RE M E NTS Windows XP Mi ni mu m Sys te m Re q ui re me n ts 1 OS : Win dow s XP ( S P3) CP U : Pen t ium I V 1.
T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 9 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 2 9 I N ST ALL AT I O N ✓ Not e : The fol low ing di re c t ions a re for i ns tal li ng t he T orq so f t ware o nto your c ompu ter.
T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 10 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 2 10 AU TH O R IZ AT ION 1. L aunc h T orq . Y ou w ill be p rese nt ed wi th a d ia log box a sk ing for you r seri al nu mb er .
11 CHAP TE R 1 English 11 English CHAP TE R 3 DEC KS Whe n DJ ing , ever y t hi ng be gin s wit h t he De ck s . The De ck s w ill pl ay th e musi c th at you’ll mix a nd ef f ec t usi ng all t he t ool s in T orq . T r ad iti ona lly, a DJ’s dec k s wil l be tu rnt a ble s or C D pl ayers .
T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 12 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 3 12 Time Re main This fi el d indic at es how mu ch t ime is l ef t before t he son g end s. At t he b egi nnin g of t he song , t he Ti me Rem aini ng wi ll be the s am e as t he e nt ire le ng t h of t he song.
T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 13 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 3 13 Cue The Cue b ut t on w ill e st ab lis h a pri mar y Cue Point wi th in a song. A Cu e Point is a re fere nce p osit ion w it hin t he t r ack th at you ca n jum p to in st a nt ly, rath er t ha n havin g to se ek t hroug h th e tr ac k to fi nd it .
T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 14 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 3 14 Dec k M ode In ord er for T o rq to fe el f am ili ar to a ll t y pes o f DJs , t he De ck s c an b e ope ra ted i n one of t hre e dif feren t mode s . < Vinyl Mode Vinyl M ode w ill m ake th e Dec k be have as if i t wa s a tu rnt a ble .
T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 15 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 3 15 Loopi ng T ec hno log y i s alw ays evolv ing , th us DJ ing is a lw ays evolvi ng. Wit h t he int rodu ct ion o f DJ CD p layer s , DJs g ai ned m any new exci tin g ca pa bili tie s t hat were u nava ila ble t o t hem w he n work ing w it hin t he con fine s of v inyl re cords .
T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 16 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 3 16 < QuickLoop More o f te n t han n ot , a DJ will l oop aud io t hat i s an even nu mbe r of be at s or b ars . Th at is , t hey wi ll loo p a sing le bar (four b eat s) or two b ar s ( e igh t be at s) , or may do mi cro - loo ps of on ly one o r t wo bea ts .
T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 17 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 3 17 Spe ed S lide r T orq’ s Dec k s are e ach e qui ppe d wi th a S pe ed Adju st sl ider f or th e pur pose of b eat - mat chi ng song s. T his sl ide r beh aves jus t like t he pit ch adju ste r s found o n DJ tur nt ab le s and C D pl ayers .
T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 18 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 3 18 < BPM Display T e mpo is a m e asure me nt of t he s pee d of a song a nd is no rm all y ex pres sed a s Be at s Per M inu te (B P M). A s th e B PM in cre ase s , the s pe ed of t he son g incre a ses .
T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 19 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 3 19 » Manual T empo Adjustment As m en tio ned ab ove, T o rq ca n det er mine t he t em po of m ost d an ce musi c. S om e musi c , however , i s too comp lex or n ot re pet it ive en oug h for T orq t o de tec t t he t em po wi th p reci sion .
T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 20 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 3 20 Key The Key Adjus t is u sed t o ra ise or lower t he key (p itc h) of a song wit ho ut ch ang ing t he t em po. Thi s is u sefu l whe n at te mp tin g to m atc h th e mel odie s of son gs in b ot h Dec k s dur ing a mi x , kn own as key- mat ch ing.
T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 21 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 3 21 < MIDI K eyboard Control 1. M ake sure t hat your M I DI keybo ard or con tro l sur f ace h as b ee n prope rl y ins t all ed and i s confi gure d to work w it h T orq .
T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 22 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 3 22 Nud ge Bu t tons If you’re not ta ki ng adv an t age o f T orq’ s abil it y t o keep t r ack s a lign ed us ing Syn c , you ca n do it m an ual ly us ing t he N udge but t on s.
23 CHAP TE R 1 English 23 English CHAP TE R 4 W A VE FO R M D I SP LA Y One o f the m ost p romin ent f eat ure s of th e T orq use r int er face i s the S crol ling Wa vef orm D isp lay , w hic h t akes u p a dec ent a mou nt of re al e st at e above t he Mi xer and Ef fec t Rac k s.
T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 24 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 4 24 Zoom At ti mes , you m ay find yourse l f wa nti ng to “ zoom i n” to t he Sc rollin g Wa ve form D isp lay to m atc h be at s more pre ci sel y or to “ zoom ou t ” in orde r to se e more of e ac h tr ac k .
T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 25 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 4 25 T e mpo An ch or s In add it ion t o it s aut om atic B P M de te ct ion f eat ures , T o rq provide s you wit h a not her a lte rn .
T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 26 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 4 26 9. Clic k th e Anc hor ico n ag ain t o ex it A nch or Edi t mod e. T he S crolli ng Wa ve form s wi ll rever t t o th eir or igi nal color .
T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 27 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 4 27 Playback Manipulations The Wav efor m Dis pl ay allows you t o ma nipu lat e th e song pl ayb ack in a v ar iet y o f ways u sing your m ouse . Th e met ho d of cont rol di f fe rs d epe nd ing on t he con trol t ype you have sele c te d for th e Dec k ( V inyl /CDJ /Hy br id).
28 CHAP TE R 1 English 28 English CHAP TE R 5 S YN C H R O N I Z AT I O N At mos t of to day ’ s d ance c lub s and even t s, t he D J will m ix t he song s t oget he r usi ng a te chni que c all ed be at -m at chi ng. The go al is t o fad e t he volum es be t wee n t wo song s whi le kee ping t he m pe r fe ct ly i n be at wi th o ne ano th er .
T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 29 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 5 29 Whe n a mi s- ali gnm ent o ccur s (as see n above), y ou’ll see t h at the g rid d oes n ot lin e up wi th t he b egi nnin gs o f the b e ats (tra nsi ent s) in the w avefor m.
T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 30 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 5 30 Sync But ton The Sy nc bu t ton i s an au tom at ic me tho d of sy nch ronizi ng t he be at and B P M of one D ec k to an ot her . Wh en you e ng age Sy nc on a De ck (the Sy nc icon i s on), it will c han ge th at De ck ’s temp o to m atc h th e oth er De ck .
T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 31 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 5 31 Globa l T e mpo LE Ds T o th e lef t of the G lo bal T em po di spl ay is a hor izon t al ar ra nge me nt of 4 li ght s . The se wil l ligh t in suc ces sion (creat ing a “ c ha se” pat tern) th at wil l indic at e the G lo bal T em po’ s po sit ion w it hin a b ar .
32 CHAP TE R 1 English 32 English CHAP TE R 6 EX TE R NAL C O NTR OL One o f T orq’ s gre ate st fe atu res is t he a bili t y to u se ex te rn al sourc es t o cont rol t he pl aybac k of your song fi le s.
T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 33 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 6 33 3. O pen T orq’ s P refe ren ces a nd sel ec t th e Audi o t ab. 4. Ma ke sure your audi o int er f ace i s sel ec ted i n th e “ Aud io Int er face s” drop - d own me nu. 5. Clic k th e Cont rol I npu t A drop - d own me nu and c hoos e “inpu t 1 - - inp ut 2 ” .
T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 34 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 6 34 8. T he fir st o pti on en ab les E xter na l Con trol . Clic k th e drop - d own me nu and se le ct “ Y es” . 9. The ne xt s te p req uire s you to se lec t t he t y pe of con tro l sign al s you’ll be usi ng for e ach D ec k .
T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 35 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 6 35 < Rev ersed Pla yback Direction If you fi nd th at T orq se em s to b e res pond ing b ack w ard s to t he Co nt rol Vinyl s or C Ds , t ake a loo k at the Veloci t y dis pl ay .
T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 36 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 6 36 Err or In dex If you’ve che cked your au dio c abl e conne c tion s and h ave also re pla ced your tu rnt able’ s n eed les ye t st ill e xpe rie nce probl em s , t ake a look at t he E rror I nde x dis pl ays.
T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 37 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 6 37 AMPutate Mode Whi le ex pl orin g the d ep t hs of T orq , you w ill re pe ate dly r un in to sce na rios t h at would no t be pos s.
T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 38 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 6 38 BPM M atc hi ng So how d oes o ne go abo ut do ing a DJ se t wi th o nly o ne tur nt a ble? I t is a li t tl e dif feren t th an d o.
T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 39 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 6 39 < MIDI Prefer ences The se cond t ab o f th e Pref ere nces co nt ai ns t he M ID I opt ion s. At t he b ot to m of t his t a b is a lis t of al l the avail abl e MI D I inpu t dev ices o n your comp ute r .
T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 40 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 6 40 < K eyboard Learn Y ou c an al so use your co mpu te r ’ s keybo ard to co nt rol el eme nt s of t he T o rq int er f ace u sing t he s am e met ho d as M I DI Le ar n above .
41 CHAP TE R 1 English 41 English CHAP TE R 7 S AM P L ER Whe n t al ki ng ab out mu sic , a s am ple r is not a p lat e of hor s d ’ o eu vres . A s amp ler i s a devic e th at wil l dig it al ly reco rd a sound t hat you c an t he n rep lay at v ario us pi tc hes .
T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 42 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 7 42 Sampler Controls This s ec tio n provide s an over v iew of t he con trol s wit hi n th e Sa mp ler . Rec or d Sa mple B ut ton Sa mp les c an b e cat egor ized i nt o t wo groups: o ne - shot s am ple s and l oop s.
T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 43 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 7 43 T r igge r Sam ple Bu t ton Pres sin g thi s but ton c ause s the a sso ci ated s am ple t o pl ay . On e -s hot an d loop ed s amp le s exh ibi t slig ht ly di f fe ren t be havior s: < T riggering One-Shot Samples 1.
T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 44 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 7 44 Samp le Na me Wind ow The S am ple N a me wi ndow ser ves mult ip le pur pose s. 1.
T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 45 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 7 45 Q uic k Sc ra tc h Whi le fir ing of f sam ple s usi ng th e T ri g ge r but t on s ca n be a lot o f fun , it d oe sn’t always provid e th e level of con tro l th at you may wa nt for t he s am ple .
46 CHAP TE R 1 English 46 English CHAP TE R 8 SN AP S HOTS By now, y o u’ve surely no tic ed t hat T orq h a s many fe at ures d esi gne d to m ake DJin g ea sie r .
T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 47 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 8 47 Mask ing a Snapshot E ach S na psh ot you cre ate con t ain s th e set t ing s of al mos t ever y com pon ent i n T orq .
T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 48 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 8 48 Swapping Snapshots Freq uen tl y , you m ay find t hat a S na psh ot se t up for De ck A woul d be use fu l for De ck B or vi ce vers a . Fo r exa mp le , you may have crea ted a S na ps hot t hat lo ads a D el ay ef fe c t whi le als o ki lling t he L ow EQ on De ck A .
49 CHAP TE R 1 English 49 English CHAP TE R 9 B R O WS E R /D A T ABASE A DJ ’ s m ost i mpor ta nt a sse t , b eyond the g ea r he use s , is hi s colle ct ion o f musi c. W it hou t a weal t h of to p - not ch t ra ck s in hi s arse n al , a DJ is not e qu ipp ed t o domi nat e a da nce floor .
T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 50 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 9 50 Data base The D at ab ase i s th e firs t it em d isp layed in t he B rowser p ane .
T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 51 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 9 51 < Adding Folders from Y our OS If you’ d pref er , you ca n add fold er s to t he D at ab ase by d ra g g ing t he m from your op er at ing sy st em i nto t he T o rq Browse r . Y ou ca n do t his u sin g eit he r E xp lore r for Wind ows or Fin der f or M ac.
T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 52 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 9 52 File List The w indow t o th e rig ht of t he B rowser p ane i s cal led t he Fi le Li st . If you have sele c ted a so urce in t he B rowser t hat co nt ain s musi c (such as t he D at ab ase or a n indi vid ua l folde r), the son gs con t ain ed t here in wi ll be li st ed he re.
T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 53 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 9 53 Sor ting the Li st The re are four tee n cat egor ies t h at ca n be di spl ayed acros s the t op o f the F ile L ist w ind ow: Ar t.
T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 54 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 9 54 Usi ng our e xam ple a bove, co nfin ing t he se arc h to t he S ong c atego r y would y iel d th e follow ing re sult s: Ar t i st.
T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 55 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 9 55 < Creating New Playlists T o st a r t , you must cre at e a new Pl aylis t as f ollows: 1. Ri ght - cli ck (CTR L - click o n Mac) on th e Pl aylis ts h ead ing i n the B rowse r and c hoose “ N ew Pl aylis t ” from t he pop - u p men u.
T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 56 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 9 56 < Acti vating a Playlist Whe n you sel ec t a Pl aylis t , T orq run s a quic k sc an of your co mpu ter ’s drives t o en sure all t he au dio fil es refe ren ced by t he Pl aylis t are pre sen t on t he comp ut er .
T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 57 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 9 57 < Loading a Playlist T orq c an im por t Playli st s cre ate d by ot her prog r ams i f t hey confor m to t he . m3u file f orm at . T o l oad on e of the se Pl ayli st s: 1. Right - cli ck (CTR L - click o n Mac) the P layl ist ’s headin g in t he B rowser p ane .
T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 58 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 9 58 iT une s iT u nes i s a free m edi a pl ayer avail abl e from A pp le for bo th M ac a nd Wind ows com put er s (w w w.
T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 59 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 9 59 iPo ds T orq al so allow s dire ct acc ess t o t he cont en t s of any conn ec te d iPod (excludin g th e iPod S huf fle , iPod to uch , an d iPh one mode ls). Whe n an i Pod is conne c ted , i t will b e lis te d in t he Browse r wi ndow .
60 CHAP TE R 1 English 60 English CHAP TE R 10 M IX ER Ste p one w he n DJi ng is con trol ling t he mu sic . Th at ’ s w hat T orq’ s D eck s a re for . S te p t wo is bl end ing , or mi xing , t he mu sic t oget he r . A s you’ d ex pec t , T orq ha s a sec ti on for t hat , too.
T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 61 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 0 61 Gain /M ute Whe n aud io from a De ck e nt er s a cha nne l in t he M ixer , th e firs t t hing i t ru ns int o is t he G ain co nt rol (seen at t he to p of eac h ch ann el i n the m ixer).
T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 62 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 0 62 PFL /He adp hone Cu e Onc e the au dio si gna l le aves th e EQ, it is se nt to t wo dif fere nt l oc atio ns . One l oc atio n is t he PF L Bu t to n , whic h loo ks l ike a pair o f he adp hone s.
T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 63 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 0 63 < Crossfader Curve Sp ea k ing of sc r atc hing , one o f th e improvem en ts t o cros sf ader d es ign is a n adju st a ble Cro ssf ade r Cur ve .
64 CHAP TE R 1 English 64 English CHAP TE R 11 P FL /H EADPHON E C U E Y ou’ve undo ubt ed ly see n t he arc het y pic al i ma ge of a DJ : st a ndin g be hind a se t of tur nt ab le s and a mi xer .
65 CHAP TE R 1 English 65 English CHAP TE R 12 MASTE R OUTP UT The M a ste r Ou t put i s the l a st s te p in T orq’s audio sign al fl ow befo re the m usic go es out t o your audi enc e. I t cont a ins a M a st er Level s lide r , a M a st er Leve l met er , a M as te r Lim ite r , as wel l as an A udio Reco rder .
T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 66 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 2 66 Master Rec order The M a ste r mod ule al so inc lud es a Reco rder w hich a llows you t o record a nd save your mix a s an au dio fil e as you pe r for m it .
67 CHAP TE R 1 English 67 English CHAP TE R 13 E FF E CTS Ef fec ts a re device s t hat a lte r an aud io sign al . The se alt er at ion s ca n r ange from sub t le to e xt re me and c an b e a gre at source of c reat ive fu n wi thi n T orq.
T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 68 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 3 68 Mi x Kno b The fu nc tio na lit y o f the M ix k no b dif fers d ep end ing o n the s t atu s of t he ne ighb ori ng Rout ing b ut t on: » Whe n t he Rout ing B ut ton is se t to I nse r t /Chain — th e Mi x kn ob wi ll adju st t he wet / d r y mi x of t he ef f ec t .
T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 69 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 3 69 T we ak But to n The T we ak b ut t on work s in t he s am e way as t he T weak k no b — it wi ll to g gl e the s t ate o f a par a me ter i n th e sele c ted ef f ec t .
T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 70 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 3 70 Built-In Ef fec t s The fo llowin g is an e xp la nat ion of t he 10 built -i n ef f ec t s in T orq: Del ay Del ay is t he te chn ica l te rm for w hat t he D el ay ef fe ct d oe s, b ut you’ll pro bab ly li ke to th ink of t hi s ef f ec t as a n “echo.
T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 71 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 3 71 Rever b Reverb is t he ph en ome non in w hic h sound b oun ces of f the w all s wi thi n a room , cre at ing hu ndred s (thou sa nds?) of e ch oes th at c anno t be ind ivi du ally i den ti fied by t he hu ma n ea r .
T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 72 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 3 72 Flang er A Fla nge r is a comm on ef fec t found i n mos t ef f ec t proce ssor s .
T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 73 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 3 73 Dual - Filte r A cof fe e filt er i s de sign ed to s to p cof fe e groun ds w hile a llowi ng wa ter t o pa ss t hrou gh.
T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 74 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 3 74 Dis tor tion Dis tor tion , by de fini ti on , is t he alt er ing of a s ign al . In pr ac t ica l ter ms , i t refe rs t o fe edi ng audio i nt o a device so l oudl y t hat it exce ed s the d yn am ic r ange o f th e device .
T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 75 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 3 75 Str ob e Jus t ab out a nyone who h as b ee n to a d an ce clu b in t he la st 2 0 yea rs h as e xpe rie nce d a st robe l ight . Those are t he s upe r- bri ght li ght s t hat fl a sh re all y quic k ly .
T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 76 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 3 76 Bra ke As m en tio ned ab ove, t urnt able s don’t respo nd ins t an tl y to ch an ges in s pe ed or di rec tio n. W he n you pres s Sto p on a tur nt ab le , it t a kes a mom en t for th e tur nt ab le t o slow down a nd re ach a com ple te s to p.
T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 77 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 3 77 VST Eff ect s The 10 built -i n ef f ec t s provide d wit h T orq cover a w ide r an ge of ef fec ts t ypic all y used by D Js — many DJ s wi ll never ne ed mo re th an t he se buil t- in e f fe ct s .
T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 78 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 3 78 As si gni ng Con tr ols It ’ s f un t o t wea k ef fe c t s usin g kn obs a nd bu t ton s —VS T ef fec ts a re no exce pt ion. H owever , b efore you s t ar t messi ng wi th the T wea k kn ob and b ut t on , you’ll nee d to a ssi gn a fu nc tio n to t he m.
79 CHAP TE R 1 English 79 English CHAP TE R 14 R E WI RE Now t hat you’ve ma st ered a ll th e te chn ique s and t ri ck s in T orq , w here d o you go from here? Re mix ing a nd produ ct ion .
T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 80 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 14 80 Audio Routing Whe n us ing t wo prog ra ms t oge th er vi a Re Wi re , the a udio ge ne ra ted by T orq w ill b e fed t o audi o cha nne ls i n Live (or what ever Hos t ap plic at ion you cho ose to u se).
81 CHAP TE R 1 English 81 English CHAP TE R 15 P RE F ERE NCES This s ec tio n provide s a comp rehe ns ive review of t he P refe ren ces for T orq. O pe n th e Pref ere nces by c lick i ng th e Pref ere nces i con.
T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 82 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 5 82 T or q Eng ine This p refe ren ce cho oses t he q ua lit y l evel of T orq’s audio en gine . N orm al is t he d ef aul t set t ing a nd sho uld be u sed i f you ex per ien ce no pe r for ma nce pro ble ms .
T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 83 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 5 83 Buf fer S ize The ot he r imp or t a nt se t ti ng for your aud io int er face is t he B u f fe r Size . Th is p ar ame te r ca n ca use a lot o f conf usio n for some u ser s , but i s act ua lly n ot th at com plic at ed.
T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 84 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 5 84 Mi xer Mod e This o pt ion al lows you to s wi tch b et we en I nt ern al a nd E xt er na l Mi xer mode . Int er na l Mi xer mod e : Th is is t he d ef ault s et t ing w here T orq’ s on - scre en mi xer is u sed t o ble nd t he sig nal s from the D ec k s.
T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 85 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 5 85 MI DI T ab Thi s tab f eat ur es al l o pti ons per tain ing t o Aut o - Set up an d MI DI con tr ol .
T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 86 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 5 86 Sc ratc h S ens iti vit y This o pt ion al lows you to co nfig ure how r ap idly a D eck wil l resp ond t o mes sa ges s ent f rom a MI D I cont rolle r (it ha s no ef fec t on E x ter na l Con trol w it h Vinyl o r CD s ).
T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 87 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 5 87 MI DI C loc k T orq’ s Glo ba l T em po c an be s laved to a n ex te rn al dev ice th at t r ans mit s M ID I Clo ck (call ed M BC in T o rq).
T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 88 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 5 88 < MIDI Stop Behavior This p refe ren ce de ter min es w hat T o rq will d o wh en it re cei ves a M ID I St op com ma nd from a n ex ter na l devi ce. • STOP : W he n set t o St op, T o rq will s to p all D eck s a nd S amp le s upo n rece ivi ng MI D I Sto p.
T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 89 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 5 89 Ex ternal Control T ab Thi s pref ere nce ta b hold s the o pt ion s per t ai ning t o ex ternal v iny l and C D cont ro l, a s wel l as t he o pti on for en abl ing A M Pu ta te mode .
T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 90 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 5 90 So, i ns te ad of he ar ing t he aud io ge t scr atc hy whe n your cont rol re cords s t ar t get ti ng bur ned , you’ll fin d th at T orq’s abilit y to fol low th e cont rol reco rds is co mprom ised .
T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 91 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 5 91 Plug-ins T ab T orq all ows you to u se VST p lug -i n ef f ec t s to fu r t her e nh ance a nd m angl e your mus ic . VST s ca n be s tore d in v ario us lo cat ion s on your ha rd dri ve, a nd t hese p refe ren ces w ill ch oose t he pl ug- in l oc atio ns for T orq t o use .
T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 92 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 5 92 Misc ellaneous T a b This t ab cont ai ns mis cell an eou s opt ion s th at af f ec t t he be havior o f cer tai n fe ature s of T orq . Sk in This o pt ion al lows you to se le ct a d if f ere nt “ S k in” or colo r sche me for T orq.
T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 93 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 5 93 T r ansp or t Mode The N udge a nd O f f set bu t to ns in t he D eck s c an h ave thei r dire ct ion s reverse d usi ng t his pre fere nce .
T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 94 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 5 94 Loop /Cue Q uan tize By de fau lt , T orq doe s not q ua nti ze ac tio ns suc h as c reat ing l oop s or Qui ckCu es . Thi s gives you t he fre ed om to s et t hes e poin t s whe rever you wis h.
T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 95 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 5 95 Beat D ete c tion S t y le T orq at t em pt s to d ete rm ine t he te mp o and p ha se of a song w he n you load i t int o a Dec k .
96 CHAP TE R 1 English 96 English CHAP TE R 10 96 English CHAP TE R 16 A PPE N DIX Pre set K ey As signment s Whi le T orq i s ba sic all y a “bl ank sl ate” a s f ar as keyb oa rd ass ignm en ts .
T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 97 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 6 97 W AR R ANT Y W arrant y T erms M - Aud io wa rr an ts p roduc t s to b e free f rom de fec t s in m ate ri als a nd work m ans hip , unde r nor ma l use and p rovided t h at th e produ ct i s owned by t he or igi nal , reg is tere d use r .
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If you have not bought M-Audio Torq 1.5 yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data M-Audio Torq 1.5 - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, M-Audio Torq 1.5 you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get M-Audio Torq 1.5 will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of M-Audio Torq 1.5, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime M-Audio Torq 1.5.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with M-Audio Torq 1.5. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device M-Audio Torq 1.5 along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
