Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 27Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 4 27Playback Manipulations
The Waveform Display allows you to manipulate the song playb ack in a variety of ways using your mouse. The metho d of
control differs depending on the con trol type you have selected for the Deck (Viny l/CDJ/Hybrid).
Vinyl Mode
With this mode selected, using the m ouse on the waveform will work in a similar fashion to us ing your hand on a
turntable.
1. Click and hold the mouse on the waveform. Playbac k will stop, as if you have placed your hand on a record to
stop it.
2. Continue holding the mouse button, t hen drag the mouse left and right . This will scrub, or “scratch,” the song.
3. Releasing the mouse butt on will cause the Deck to play the song back from the cur rent location.
Hybrid Mode
With Hybrid mode active, the waveform wil l respond exactly like the CDJ mode while the De ck controls (Play/Pause,
Cue, etc.) behave like Vinyl Mode.
1. Click and hold on the w aveform. The music will continue to play
2. While holding on the mouse button, dr ag the mouse left. The playback te mpo will be momentarily increased,
making the waveform scroll a little fas ter to the left.
3. Now hold and drag the mouse to the right . Playback will remain going forward, but t he tempo will be slowed
slightly, resulting in a waveform that still scroll s right to left, but at a slower rate.
4. As soon as you stop dragging, playb ack will return to its original tempo even if you are s till holding the
mouse button.
CDJ Mode
With this mode selected, the wavefor m will not be “scratched” with the mouse. Ins tead, mouse movements will simply
nudge the music ahead or behind by a small amount .
1. Click and hold on the w aveform. The music will continue to play
2. While holding on the mouse button, dr ag the mouse left. The playback te mpo will be momentarily increased,
making the waveform scroll a little fas ter to the left.
3. Now hold and drag the mouse to the right . Playback will remain going forward, but t he tempo will be slowed
slightly, resulting in a waveform that still scroll s right to left, but at a slower rate.
4. As soon as you stop dragging, playb ack will return to its original tempo even if you are s till holding the
mouse button.