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Deck Mode
In order for Torq to feel familiar to all types of DJs, t he Decks can be operated in one of three dif ferent modes.
< Vinyl Mode
Vinyl Mode w ill make the Deck behave as if it was a turntabl e. This means:
1. Pressing Play/Pause to pause playback will cau se audio to stop, just like pressing stop on a turnta ble.
2. Clicking and drag ging on the Scrolling Waveform will have audible results , like scratching a record.
< CDJ Mode
CDJ mode w ill make the Deck behave as if it was a CDJ player. In use:
1. Pressing Play/Pause to pause playback will c ause the Deck to stop and begin repeating a sm all section of
audio. The repeating section correspond s to the position where playback will resume whe n you press
Play/Pause again.
2. While the audio is repeating, you can click a nd drag on the Scrolling Waveform to move the start
location—you’ll hear the repeat ing audio slice change as you do this. Press the Cue but ton to set the Cue
Point to this location and the repeating aud io slice will stop.
3. Clicking and dragging on the Scrol ling Waveform while the Deck is playing will not stop audio. Ins tead,
you’ll be able to drag left or right to off set the playback speed of the track. T his will allow you to align the
track against the other Deck whe n beat-matching.
< Hybrid Mode
Hybrid m ode provides a blend of the CDJ and Vinyl control modes:
1. Pressing Play/Pause to pause playback will cau se audio to stop, just like in Vinyl mode.
2. While paused, clicking and drag ging on the Scrolling Waveform will have audible results, like scr atching in
Vinyl mode.
3. When playback is active, clicking an d dragging on the Scrolling Waveform will not stop aud io. Instead, you’ll
be able to drag left or right to off set the playback speed of the track like in CDJ m ode. This will allow you
to align the track against the oth er Deck when beat-matching.