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»QuickLoop Size Preference
As mentioned above, the default loop lengths for the four QuickLoop buttons are one bar, two bars, four bars, and eight bars. The QuickLoop Size preference allows you to change the QuickLoop buttons to beat values instead of bar values:
1.Open the Torq LE Preferences menu and click on the Behaviors tab.
2.Click the arrow next to QuickLoop Size option and choose “Beat” from the
3.Click the “X” to close the Preferences window.
Now, when you use the QuickLoop buttons as described above, you’ll find that they capture loops of one beat, two beats, four beats, and eight beats in size.
»QuickLoop Behaviors
Along with the obvious functions stated above, the QuickLoop buttons are capable of a few other behaviors:
You can change various loop lengths while the song is looping. For instance, if you have set a
Also, repeatedly pressing a QuickLoop button will cut the current loop length in half. For example, if you press QuickLoop 2 to loop two bars of audio, pressing the button again will change the loop to one bar in length. Pressing it again will reduce the loop length again, this time to two beats (half a bar).
By holding the Shift key while pressing these buttons, the opposite behavior will occur: The loop will double its length each time you press the QuickLoop button.
Speed Slider
Torq’s Decks are each equipped with a Speed Adjust slider for the purpose of
For those not familiar with these controls, your first impression may be that the slider is working backward since the speed of the song will increase as you move the slider down on screen. However, this is the proper behavior for pitch controls found on DJ turntables and CD players. It makes sense if you consider the following:
The pitch adjust slider on a turntable is mounted flat on the surface of the turntable’s housing. Therefore, when you use the slider, you either push it away from you or pull it towards you. When a song is going too fast, you push the slider away from yourself, just as
if you put out your hand in a “slow down” motion. If you need the song to go faster, you pull the slider toward you, similar to how you would gesture towards yourself if you wanted someone to move quickly. After a few hours of practice, this “backward” response will feel natural.
Note: You can adjust the Speed Slider in Torq by moving the Pitch slider found on the
controller. Please see chapter 13 to learn more about