Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 39Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 6 39< MIDI Preferences
The second tab of the Preferences contains the MID I
options. At the bottom of this tab i s a list of all the
available MIDI input devices on your compute r. Each
device has a “Yes/No” option to enable or disable it .
Set the MIDI device to “Yes” if you wish to use it to
control Torq. Otherwise, set the device to “N o” and
Torq will ignore it (allowing you to use it to control
a different application, such as w hen ReWired into
another host program).
Once you have enabled a MIDI Input, you will be able
to use it to control Torq by means of MIDI Learn,
which will be described next.
< MIDI Learn
Every musician approaches their craft from a s lightly
different direction. DJing is no di fferent. That is why
Torq is basically a blank slate when run for the first
time—there are no pre-set co ntrol assignments for
any of the buttons, knobs, or slide rs seen on screen
for you to memorize. Instead, you get to assi gn the
most important controls for you to what ever MIDI
controls make the most sense to you.
» Creating a MIDI Assignment
Torq uses a simple MIDI Learn scheme to make assigning con trols on your MIDI controllers a breeze:
1. Right- click (CTRL-click on Mac) the button, kno b, or slider you wish to control via MIDI. The cont rol
will be highlighted in red indicating that Torq is standi ng by.
2. Move the des ired control on your MIDI controller. That is, move the knob or slider you w ant to use
or press the button/key you wish to use.
3. Torq will intercept the i ncoming MIDI message and will instant ly assign it to the control. The red
highlight will disappear and the MI DI control will be active.
» Clearing a MIDI Assignment
If you’ve assigned a MIDI control using MIDI Le arn and you wish to clear the assignment , simply right-click
(CTRL-click on Mac) the desired control in Torq, then press the Del ete key on your computer’s keyboard.
Any assignments for the control will be er ased.
» Changing MIDI Assignment
If you assign a MIDI knob, for example , to the Low EQ in the Mixer, you can assign it to the Mid EQ by
simply right-clicking (CTRL-click o n Mac) the Mid EQ knob and moving the MIDI Knob. Doing so wi ll
clear the assignment to the Low EQ knob a nd the MIDI control will now be mapped to the Mid E Q knob.
This allows you to use a small controller for Torq since you can continually re assign its controls without
worrying about what the previous assign ments were.