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Effect Racks

Effects are a great way for you to manipul ate (or mangle) your music in unique

ways to enhance your mix. Torq has a collection of built-in e ffects that are

speciﬁcally designed for DJ use: Tempo-synce d delays and strobes. Shimmering

phasers and ﬂangers. Glitchy repe ats and distortions. Ten effects are re ady to

go and full of creative potential. You can use up to three of t hese effects on each

Deck, and you can also expand your collect ion using widely-available VST plug-ins .

Sampler

A Sampler can be thought of as a miniature t ape recorder. It can record a short segment of sound, and the n play it back on

command at varying speeds and volumes . DJs use samplers to add additional sounds in to their mix like vocal drops, crash

cymbals, boomy bass drums, and sou nd effects. Torq has a 16-cell sampler that ca n play audio ﬁles and record loops that play in

perfect sync with your mix.

Snapshots

DJing is done with the hands, but you may ﬁnd t hat your mind wants to hear more than your two hands a re capable of. To

surmount this obstacle, Torq allows you to combine multip le movements, such as button presses and k nob tweaks, into one

grand gesture called a Snapshot th at can be triggered by a single keypress. Torq manages a collect ion of Snapshots that can be

recalled interchangeably, even in rapid succe ssion. The Snapshots can even be layered toget her to create massive changes in

your mix.

Master Module

When all is tweaked and mixed to perfec tion, the resultant audio is sent to the M aster Output. Torq features an automatic

output limiter that will keep your music from di storting as well as a module for recording the ﬁn al mix to a ﬁle as you play. You

can then burn the results onto a CD or conver t them to MP3 for Podcasts.

Contents

Main Table of Contents Torq 1.5 User Guide Table of Contents Torq 1.5 User Guide Page WELCOME TORQ OVERVIEW Page Page Page Mac SYSTEM REQUIREM ENTS Windows XP Windows Vista Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 9 Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 2 9 INSTALLATION Windows XP and Vista Macintosh OS X Page 11 DECKS Displays Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 12 Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 3 12 Controls Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 13 Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 3 13 Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 14 Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 3 14 Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 15 Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 3 15 Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 16 Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 3 16 Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 17 Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 3 17 Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 18 Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 3 18 Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 19 Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 3 19 Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 20 Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 3 20 Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 21 Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 3 21 Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 22 Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 3 22 23 WAVEFORM DISPLAY Information Shown on Display Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 24 Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 4 24 Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 25 Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 4 25 Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 26 Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 4 26 Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 27 Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 4 27 Playback Manipulations 28 SYNCHRONI ZATION Automatic Tempo and Phase Detection Phase Grid Manipulations Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 29 Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 5 29 Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 30 Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 5 30 Sync Button Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 31 Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 5 31 32 EXTERNAL CONTROL Enabling Vinyl/CD Control Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 33 Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 6 33 Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 34 Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 6 34 External Control Calibration Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 35 Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 6 35 Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 36 Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 6 36 Standard Mode Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 37 Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 6 37 AMPutate Mode Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 38 Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 6 38 Runout Protection MIDI Control Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 39 Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 6 39 Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 40 Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 6 40 41 SAMPLER Signal Source Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 42 Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 7 42 Sampler Controls Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 43 Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 7 43 Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 44 Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 7 44 Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 45 Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 7 45 46 SNAPSHOTS Snapshot List Creating a Snapshot Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 47 Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 8 47 Masking a Snapshot Using Snapshots Duplicate Snapshot Page 49 BROWSER /DATABASE Browser Pane Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 50 Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 9 50 Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 51 Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 9 51 Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 52 Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 9 52 File List Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 53 Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 9 53 Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 54 Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 9 54 Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 55 Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 9 55 Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 56 Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 9 56 Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 57 Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 9 57 Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 58 Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 9 58 Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 59 Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 9 59 60 MIXER Mixer Architecture Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 61 Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 10 61 Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 62 Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 10 62 Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 63 Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 10 63 64 PFL/HEADPHONE CUE Volume Control Split Button and Source Knob 65 MASTER OUTPUT Volume Control Level Meter and Limiter Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 66 Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 12 66 Master Recorder 67 EFFECTS Controls Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 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Chapter 1 85 Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 15 85 MIDI Tab Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 86 Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 15 86 Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 87 Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 15 87 Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 88 Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 15 88 Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 89 Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 15 89 External Control Tab Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 90 Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 15 90 Page Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 92 Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 15 92 Miscellaneous Tab Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 93 Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 15 93 Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 94 Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 15 94 Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 95 Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 15 95 96 APPENDIX Preset Key Assignments Page M-Audio USA M-Audio U.K. | Benelux M-Audio France