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< MIDI Stop Behavior
This prefe rence determines what Torq will do when it receives a MIDI St op command from an external device.
• STOP: When set to Stop, Torq will stop all Decks and Sample s upon receiving MIDI Stop.
• FREEWHEEL: When set to Freewheel , Torq will continue to play, essentially ignoring the MIDI Stop
command, thus allowing the DJ set to contin ue after stopping the external dev ice.
< MIDI Clock Phase Offset
These two parameters are used to adjust the timin g between Torq and the external MIDI devices. If Torq is
following the MIDI Clock from an extern al device, use the MIDI Clock In Phase Of fset option to align Torq. If
Torq is transmitting MIDI Clock to an exter nal device, use the MIDI Clock Out Phase O ffset option to align the
external device to Torq.
< Applications for MIDI Clock
Here is a brief list of possible applications for MIDI Cl ock. This isn’t an exhaustive list—t here are surely more
possibilities that can be listed here a nd they are only limited by your creativity.
• External Drum Machine: Da nce music is dance music thanks to the drum s. You can make your DJ
sets even more dance-heavy by layering your own c ustom beats on the fly with an extern al drum machine.
Add extra kick drums and hi-hat s. Double-up a snare drum with a hand cl ap. Create drum fills where none
existed before. Simply slave the drum ma chine to Torq using MIDI Clock and it will play in time with the
Global Tempo, even if you change the Global Tempo.
• External Synth/Sequencer : Beats are easy to add, but you may want to take it t o the next level
and actually add your own synth parts o n top of your mixes. New bass lines. Sound effe cts. Rapid-fire
sequencer patterns. Simply sl ave the external sequencer to Torq and you’re ready to go.
• Swapping DJs: If you’re in the middle of a Torq set and another Torq DJ is ready to play after you, you
can transmit your Global Tempo to that DJ allowing him t o sync up everything on his computer to your s,
thus allowing for automatic beat-mat ched transitions between DJs. I f you’re the first DJ, set your computer
to output MBC and set your last track as t he Tempo Master (that will engage Global Tempo and transmi t
it to the MIDI Output). If you’re the second DJ, set your com puter to receive MBC and enable your Global
Tempo. Your computer will now be in sync with the other DJ. If you’re the second DJ , you should also set
your MIDI Stop preference to “Freewheel ” to ensure that Torq doesn’t stop when the first DJ presses stop
on his system.
• Dual-DJ: If one DJ could sync the beginning o f his set up to the end of another DJ’s set, then w hy not
sync up the entire length of both your se ts? By sharing MIDI Clock between t wo computers running Torq,
two DJs can sync themselves toget her and create a massive 4-Deck mixin g extravaganza.
• Torq and Live: Torq’s ReWire capabilities allow it to be run alongside applications such as Able ton Live
on the same computer. MIDI Clock will allow you to sync up t he two applications across two computers .
While you won’t be able to transfer audio from Torq to the other applica tion without making additional
audio interface connections, you c an at least get both programs to run in sync w ith each other. Then,
adding clips in Live or tracks in Torq will result in one synchroni zed performance between both compu ters.
MIDI Devices
This list shows all MIDI devices currently re cognized by Torq. Each device is listed by name and is followed by a box which
selects the device as being On or Of f.
If you wish to use a device as a controller for Torq, click the drop- down menu and select On to activate it . Leave any
controller you do not wish to use with Torq set to Off.