M-Audio Torq manual Effects, Effect Slot, Enable Button

Effects

Effects are devices that alter an audio signal.. These alterations can range from subtle to extreme and can be a great source of creative fun within Torq.

Each Deck can be processed individually with multiple effects, and that is the purpose of the Effect Racks. The Effect Racks are located between each Deck and the Mixer and will house up to three effects from Torq’s built-in library as well as one external VST effect. This means you can be using up to eight effects within your mix at the same time..

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The controls for the built-in and external VST effects are basically the same and will be described here. The VST effects have some additional controls and considerations of which to be aware, and these will be covered in the next chapter.

Effect Slot

To begin using effects, you need to select an effect for use in one of the Effect Slots. Each slot can hold one effect parameter which you’ll chose from a list:

1.Click on an empty Effect Slot. A pop-up list of available effects will appear.

2.Click on one of the effect names from the list to load it into the slot. When loaded, an icon will appear in the Effect Slot representing which effect is in use..

3.To remove an effect, choose the “blank” effect at the top of the pop-up list.

Enable Button

Before you can use an effect, you must turn it on, and that’s the purpose of the Enable button. By default, this button will be off whenever you load a new effect. This allows you to set the effect the way you desire before you use it in your mix.

Some of the effects don’t utilize the Enable button and will function in a different way (which is outlined in the various effect sections later in this manual).

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