M-Audio Torq manual Assigning Samples, Activating QuickScratch

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QuickScratch

While firing off samples using the Trigger buttons can be a lot of fun, it doesn’t always provide the level of control that you may want for the sample. Torq’s QuickScratch feature allows you to control the sample using the variable-speed and variable-key engine within a Deck. This means you can scratch the sample using the mouse or with the Torq Control Vinyl or Control CD systems..

<Assigning Samples

Torq features two QuickScratch slots—QS1 and QS2. You’ll see that each sampler has a pair of these QS buttons. Pressing one of the buttons assigns that sample to the associated QuickScratch slot (i.e. pressing the QS1 button on Sampler 1 will assign the sample to QS1).

<Activating QuickScratch

Each of Torq’s Decks also have a pair of QuickScratch buttons. When you press one of them, the associated sample assigned using the QuickScratch buttons in the Sampler will be immediately loaded into the Deck. You can then manipulate the sample in the same manner used for full songs. Press the QuickScratch button again and the original song will be loaded back into the Deck. Here’s a practical example:

You place your two favorite scratching sounds into the samplers—you put the “Aaaah” sample into Sampler 1 and the “Fresh” sample into Sampler 2. You then activate QS1 in Sampler 1 and QS2 in Sampler 2. Now, when you press QS1 in a Deck, the “Aaaah” sample will be loaded. Pressing QS2 results in the “Fresh” sample being loaded. This allows you to access your favorite scratch sounds with the quick push of a button.

Note: If the user changes the QuickScratch assignment in the Sampler while using the QuickScratch feature on a Deck, the sample used in the Deck will be updated immediately.