Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 42Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 7 42Sampler Controls
This section provides an overview of the control s within the Sampler.
Record Sample Button
Samples can be categorized into t wo groups: one-shot samples and loops. One -shot samples are sounds that play once
when you trigger them and are not automat ically synchronized to your mix. Loops are samp les that will play repeatedly—
when the end of the sample is reached, p layback will return to the beginning. Torq will play these loops in s ync with the
Global Tempo, allowing you to use multiple loops from dif ferent sources all at once.
The method in which you use the Sampler’s Record but ton will determine whether you record a loop or one -shot
sample:
< Recording One-Shot Samples
1. Press the Pre-Fader Listen (P FL) button in the Mixer to indicate the desire d source of the sample. The button
will light up.
2. Press the circular RECORD button in t he sample-cell you want to record to. The but ton will turn red to
indicate that Torq is recording.
3. When the Record button is pressed again , the button will turn off, and the record ing will stop. The sample is
now ready to play.
< Recording Looped Samples
1. To record a loop instead of a one-shot, press and hold S HIFT while clicking on the Record butto n. Instead of
beginning recording immediately, recording will w ait for the downbeat (determined via the phase in formation
of the source Deck). The Record button will be yellow while i t’s waiting for the downbeat. Once the
downbeat is reached, the button w ill turn red and recording will commence.
2. Clicking the Record button again whil e recording will not stop recording immediately. Inste ad, recording will
continue until the end of the next bar (agai n, determined by phase information from the sou rce Deck). The
Record button will be yellow while it’s waiting for th e end of the bar (the Sampler will be recording during
this time). Once the end of the bar is reached, re cording will stop and the loop will be ready to play (lo op will
already be selected).
< Naming Scheme for Recorded Samples
Each time you record a sample, Torq will give it the name “SampleX XX.wav” where XXX is an aut omatically
generated number. The number will increment ever y time you create a new sample, regardless of wh ich Sampler
you use for the recording. The first sample you record will be n amed “Sample001.wav.” The next sample that is
recorded will be named “Sample0 02.wav,” and so on. This numbering can be reset to star t at 001 within the Torq
Preferences menu. You can also rename any recorded sample u sing the Rename Sample function which is d etailed
later in this section.