Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 70Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 13 70Built-In Effects
The following is an explanation of the 10 built-i n effects in Torq:
Delay
Delay is the technical term for what the D elay effect does, but you’ll probably like to th ink of this effect as an “echo.”
Essentially, the Delay effect list ens to the incoming audio, holds on to it for a predete rmined amount of time, then spits
it back out. When the Delay output i s blended in with the audio, it sounds like an echo. Fur thermore, you can feed the
Delay output back to its input again , causing echoes of the echoes (also known as Fe edback).
DJs typically use Delays to fill up space d uring a break in a song (the last couple of beats before t he break can be echoed)
or to stretch out the ending of a song by lett ing it echo and slowly fade away. Because of the tempo- synced nature of
Torq’s Delay effect, you’ll also be able to add rhythmic vari ance by layering echoes that are perfectl y timed to the music.
< Enable Button
Deactivating this button stops the Del ay effect. The output of the Delay wi ll stop immediately when the effec t is
turned off.
< Mix Knob / Routing Button
When the Routing button is set to “Send,” the Mix k nob will control the amount of audio from the Deck to f eed
into the Delay. When the knob is fully countercl ockwise, no signal will be sent into the D elay so you will not
hear any echoes. As you begin to turn up the M ix knob, you’ll begin to hear the echoes from the De lay.
When the Routing button is set to Insert , turning up the Mix knob will cause the out put of the Delay effect to
replace the sound from the Deck. This is a subt le difference that won’t be noticeable until you do on e of the
following:
1. When you turn the Mix knob beyond its 12 o’clock position, the sound fro m the Deck will begin to fade
away, leaving only the sound of the Delay.
2. If you quickly turn t he Mix knob back to 0, you will cut off any remainin g echoes before they can be heard.
The Del ay effect will load with the Routing but ton set to Send mode since this is the typic al routing for a Delay.
< Tweak Knob
Use this button to change the Delay time of the ef fect. The Delay’s time will be set to match t he rate at which
you tap this button. The maximu m delay time is two bars and the minimum time is 1/16-note (1/16 of a bar). The
operation of this button is governed by a few ru les:
1. When fully counterclockwise, fee dback will be disabled.
2. When the knob is turned up to three qua rters of the maximum, the feed back will be 100% (i.e. the delay
will never fade away).
3. When the knob is turned past three qu arters, the feedback will be inc reased beyond 100%, allowing the
delay to get louder with each time it is rep eated.
< Tweak Button
Use this button to change the Delay time of the ef fect. The Delay’s time will be set to match t he rate at which
you tap this button. The maximu m delay time is two bars and the minimum time is 1/16-note (1/16 of a bar). The
operation of this button is governed by a few ru les:
1. Torq will determine t he tempo within only two taps. This all ows you to change the delay time very quickly,
even while the Delay is already active.
2. Since Torq knows the tempo of the song playing on the Deck, t he delay time you tap using the Tweak
button will automatically be adju sted to match a note value at the current tempo. F or example, if the song
BPM is 120, and you tap a tempo that is interpret ed as 122 BPM, the delay time will be set to 120 BPM
(quarter-note delay). If you tap a tempo t hat is read as 158 BPM, the delay tempo will be rounde d up to
160, which is a dotted-eighth.