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On rare occasions , Torq will determine an incorrect te mpo that has no direct rel ation to the actual tempo
(not a fract ion or multiple). At times like this, you’ll want to u se the Tap Tempo feature to determine the
tempo of the song while it plays.
1. While the song is playing, click on the BPM d isplay with each beat that you hear.
2. The BPM display will update the BPM to re ect the timing of the taps you perfor med.
3. The more taps you provide, the more precise the calcu lation will become.
Note: If at any time you wish to revert back to the automa tically determined tempo, hold t he Shift key while
clicking on the BPM disp lay.
» BPM Entry
If you happen to know the BPM of a song, you can manually enter it into the BPM display, thus overriding the
tempo detected by Torq.
1. Hold the Shift key and double-cli ck on the BPM display.
2. Type in a new BPM value from your computer keyboard and press Enter.
3. The new BPM will then be set for the song.
Note: If at any time you wish to revert back to t he automatically determined tempo, hold the Shift key while
clicking on the BPM disp lay.
Key
The Key Adjust is used to ra ise or lower the Key of a song without changin g the tempo. This is useful when at tempting to
match the melodies of songs in both Dec ks during a mix, known as key-matching. You can adjust the key of a song with the
Key Adjust buttons or by drag ging the up or down on the Key Display.
< Fine Tuning
1. Click and hold the mouse cursor over the Key Display number.
2. Drag the mouse up or down. The number will adju st in increments of one cent.
Note: To reset the key transposition to 0, hold down the Shift key on your computer keyboard and click on either of the
Key Adjust buttons’ Key Displays. If you have adjus ted the key in ner increments, the key will be reset to 0, however the
fraction will remai n. For example, if the key is 4.23, resetting wil l make it 0.23.
< Key/Speed Lock
The Decks in Torq have the spec ial ability to change the playbac k speed of the song without c hanging the pitch
of the song (th is is known as time -compression and time -expansion). This means you don’t have to worry about
music changing pitch as you beat-match. However, if you would like to disable this fe ature and essentially lock the
Key and Speed of the music together, turn on the Key/Tempo Lock butto n. With this on, the music will behave like
a regular vinyl record (slowing down the music wi ll make the music drop in pitch).