Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 90Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 15 90So, instead of hearing the audio get scr atchy when your control records start gett ing burned, you’ll find that Torq’s ability
to follow the control records is compromised. This usu ally manifests itself right at the be ginning of each song—the music
will jump around erratically. This is because Torq is unable to de termine the proper location because the sig nal from the
control records has been damaged.
The usual solution for this is to either fli p the record over to the other side or, if you’ve already done that, to throw t he
record away and get a new one. However, using the “Lead In” option in the Prefe rences, you can extend the life of your
control records.
By default, Lead In is set to “0” w hich causes the music to start playin g from the beginning of the record. Increasing
Lean In to “1” will make the music wait for an additional rot ation of the record before starting. So, whe n the start of the
record gets burned, increase the Lead I n by one value. Once that new location is burned, i ncrease the Lead In again. Once
you’ve burned both sides of the record with the Lead In s et to 5, you’ll have to buy a replacement.
Skip Protection
Skip Protection is a special featu re that can help avoid embarrassing mista kes or unfortunate circumstances when u sing
the Torq Control records. When this option is active, Torq will maint ain playback of the music even if the needle skips
across the record, be it from wind, someone bumpi ng the DJ booth, etc. The way this works is simi lar to Relative mode
(the position of the needle will be ignored af ter it skips) except that the music will not stop pl aying immediately when the
needle comes off the record. If the need le looses contact with the record, the musi c will continue to play for about half of
a second. If the needle makes contact wi th the record again within that time, you’ll never he ar the music stop. Be aware
that this feature has its limits: I f the record player is bumped such that the tonearm b ounces completely off the record,
the music will stop.
✓ Note: Skip Protection can be turne d on and off from Torq’s Toolbar. Simply click the Skip Protection bu tton
to toggle the feature.
Control Calibration
The settings within this prefere nce are used to configure each input pair of Torq for use with externa l control records or
CDs. For vinyl control, you can use the Torq Control Vinyl records or some ver sions of the Ms. Pinky control records.
» Control Type (Gen1, Gen2, Gen3, Torq Vinyl, Torq CD)—this pop-up menu allows you to set the
vinyl or CD source to use for the Deck. To use the Torq Control Vinyl or Torq Control CD, select “Torq Vinyl”
or “Torq CD,” respectively. Gen1, Gen2, and Gen3 are for use with Ms Pinky record s generations 1, 2, and 3.
» Power Threshold—this setti ng sets the minimum signal necessary t o make External Control work. If this
setting is too low, quiet noises picked up by the turnt able could be interpreted incorrectly a s control signals. If
this setting is too high, the Deck w ill not respond to the external control signa ls at slow speeds. This should be
set as low as possible without introducing a ny anomalies. Please see the “Exte rnal Control Calibration” section
earlier in this manual for the proper ca libration procedure.
» Velocity—this display allows you to see the in fluence of the external control input . When working properly,
playing back the Control Vinyl or CD at its origin al speed should result in a number very close to 1.0 in th is field.
» Position—when externa l control is working properly, this display will show a number t hat increases as the
source plays forward.
» Error Index—if the number displ ayed in this field is below 1.5, the control source is being read p roperly. If the
number is higher than 2.0, the di splay will turn red, indicating problems wit h the incoming control signal. You will
then need to adjust your control setting s, clean your records, and/or replace your stylus t o fix this.