Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 21Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 3 21< MIDI Keyboard Control
1. Make sure that your MIDI keyboard or control surf ace has been properly installed and is confi gured
to work with Torq. Please see chapter 6 for more informatio n about configuring your external MIDI
hardware to control Torq.
2. Right-click (CTRL-click, Mac) on the Key Disp lay. It will turn red indicating that it’s waiting for an
assignment.
3. Press a key on your MIDI keyboard. This key will automatica lly be assigned as the “root key” of the Torq
Key Adjust.
4. If you press a MIDI key that is 1 semitone ABOVE the roo t key, the Deck’s Key will be changed to +1
(semitones).
5. If you press a MIDI key that is 2 semitones BE LOW the root key, the Deck’s Key will be changed to -2
(semitones).
6. The range of Key transposition is plus or minu s (+/-) 12 semitones. This makes it possible to control the
Key Adjust of both Decks using a single MIDI con troller keyboard, as long as the keyboard has enough keys
to make up four (4) octaves.
✓ Note: Torq will allow notes from the same controller and same MIDI cha nnel to be used as long as the root
keys are at least two octaves apart .
< External Control
When using external Vinyl or CD control, Torq will preserve the pitc h of the music even if you change the speed
of the turntable or CD player. When you scratch, Torq will disable t ime-stretching and will re-en able it when
you let the music play again. If you want Torq to respond like a true vi nyl record, turn on the Key/Speed Lock
button so that key and speed are locked togethe r. You will then hear pitch changes when altering the speed of
the turntable or CD player.
Sync Button
The Sync button provides an automatic met hod of synchronizing the beat and BPM of one Deck t o the other or the
Global Tempo. When you engage Sync on a Deck (the Sync icon is on), it will ch ange that Deck’s tempo to match the
other Deck or Global Tempo. Furthermore, wh en you press Play, Torq will align the song to the phase of the other Deck
or Global Tempo. Essentially, the Synced Deck will be “slaved” t o the other Deck (which would be the “master”).
Sync will remain active until you turn it off by c licking the Sync button again. Whil e Sync is active, the Deck will be
affected by tempo changes made to t he opposite Deck or Global Tempo. If you slow down the “master ” Deck, the
“slaved” Deck will also slow down in kind. If you atte mpt to scratch or re-align the “slaved” Deck , Torq will automatically
snap it back into alignment to match t he phase of the “master” Deck.
Tempo Master
Torq also has the ability to use a Deck as a Tempo Master for the ent ire program. Simply hold SHIFT while p ressing the
Sync button on a Deck. When doing th is, you’ll see that the Sync button star ts to flash, indicating that it is the Tempo
Master. Additionally, the Global Tempo will be activated an d will follow the tempo of the Deck. With a Deck se t as the
Tempo Master, all other aspects of the program will fol low its tempo even if there are tempo changes (set wit h Tempo
Anchors). Looped samples will follow the Deck . The opposite Deck will also follow if its Sync bu tton is turned on.
When you turn Sync off on a Deck, it will kee p the tempo setting allowing the song to keep pl aying in time with the other
Deck. However, Torq will no longer attempt to keep the two Decks in sy nc if you make changes to them. Torq will no
longer snap the songs back into alignme nt if you move one of them, nor will Torq continue to match tempos if you change
them.
✓ Note: Set ting a Deck as a Tempo Master is the only way to hear the ori ginal timing of the song after adding Tempo
Anchors.