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Buen manual de instrucciones

Las leyes obligan al vendedor a entregarle al comprador, junto con el producto, el manual de instrucciones M-Audio Torq. La falta del manual o facilitar información incorrecta al consumidor constituyen una base de reclamación por no estar de acuerdo el producto con el contrato. Según la ley, está permitido adjuntar un manual de otra forma que no sea en papel, lo cual últimamente es bastante común y los fabricantes nos facilitan un manual gráfico, su versión electrónica M-Audio Torq o vídeos de instrucciones para usuarios. La condición es que tenga una forma legible y entendible.

¿Qué es un manual de instrucciones?

El nombre proviene de la palabra latina “instructio”, es decir, ordenar. Por lo tanto, en un manual M-Audio Torq se puede encontrar la descripción de las etapas de actuación. El propósito de un manual es enseñar, facilitar el encendido o el uso de un dispositivo o la realización de acciones concretas. Un manual de instrucciones también es una fuente de información acerca de un objeto o un servicio, es una pista.

Desafortunadamente pocos usuarios destinan su tiempo a leer manuales M-Audio Torq, sin embargo, un buen manual nos permite, no solo conocer una cantidad de funcionalidades adicionales del dispositivo comprado, sino también evitar la mayoría de fallos.

Entonces, ¿qué debe contener el manual de instrucciones perfecto?

Sobre todo, un manual de instrucciones M-Audio Torq debe contener:
- información acerca de las especificaciones técnicas del dispositivo M-Audio Torq
- nombre de fabricante y año de fabricación del dispositivo M-Audio Torq
- condiciones de uso, configuración y mantenimiento del dispositivo M-Audio Torq
- marcas de seguridad y certificados que confirmen su concordancia con determinadas normativas

¿Por qué no leemos los manuales de instrucciones?

Normalmente es por la falta de tiempo y seguridad acerca de las funcionalidades determinadas de los dispositivos comprados. Desafortunadamente la conexión y el encendido de M-Audio Torq no es suficiente. El manual de instrucciones siempre contiene una serie de indicaciones acerca de determinadas funcionalidades, normas de seguridad, consejos de mantenimiento (incluso qué productos usar), fallos eventuales de M-Audio Torq y maneras de solucionar los problemas que puedan ocurrir durante su uso. Al final, en un manual se pueden encontrar los detalles de servicio técnico M-Audio en caso de que las soluciones propuestas no hayan funcionado. Actualmente gozan de éxito manuales de instrucciones en forma de animaciones interesantes o vídeo manuales que llegan al usuario mucho mejor que en forma de un folleto. Este tipo de manual ayuda a que el usuario vea el vídeo entero sin saltarse las especificaciones y las descripciones técnicas complicadas de M-Audio Torq, como se suele hacer teniendo una versión en papel.

¿Por qué vale la pena leer los manuales de instrucciones?

Sobre todo es en ellos donde encontraremos las respuestas acerca de la construcción, las posibilidades del dispositivo M-Audio Torq, el uso de determinados accesorios y una serie de informaciones que permiten aprovechar completamente sus funciones y comodidades.

Tras una compra exitosa de un equipo o un dispositivo, vale la pena dedicar un momento para familiarizarse con cada parte del manual M-Audio Torq. Actualmente se preparan y traducen con dedicación, para que no solo sean comprensibles para los usuarios, sino que también cumplan su función básica de información y ayuda.

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    User Guide Per formance Sof tware[...]

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    Cha pt er 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 T or q Ov er v iew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 De ck s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    T able of Contents Cha pt er 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Mixe r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Mi xe r A rc hi te ct ur e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    3 CHAP TE R 1 English W E L CO M E Cong r atul at ion s on your purc ha se of a T orq - ba sed pe r f orm an ce sys te m , one o f the  ne st DJ t oo ls avail abl e t od ay . E ach qu ali e d M -Au dio hard w are produc t work s w it h T orq in a uniq ue fa shio n , and tho se meth od s are out line d in eac h of th eir user man ua ls . This [...]

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    T orq User Guide » Chapter 1 4 DJi ng b eg ins wit h musi c , so you w ill get to k n ow T orq’ s De ck s ver y well . A Dec k is w hat T orq u ses t o pl ay b ack a s ing le dig it a l mus ic l e and is a na logou s to th e t urn t ab le or C D pl ayer use d by DJ s. Th e D eck al lows you t o p lay a tr ack , ch ange its spe ed and it s key[...]

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    T orq User Guide » Chapter 1 5 Mixer It ’ s all in the mix, or so th ey say , an d T orq’ s Mi xer de li vers the good s. Th e Mixe r t akes t he audi o from th e t wo Dec k s and gi ves you cont rol over w ha t c an b e he ard by m ea ns of volu me cont rol s , a udio equ al ize rs , a nd a c rossf ad er . T wo De ck s a nd a M ixer : t he es[...]

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    T orq User Guide » Chapter 1 6 Ef fec t Rac ks Ef fec t s are a g reat way for you to m an ipu lat e (or m a ngle) your mus ic in un iqu e w ays to e nh an ce your m ix . T orq h as a colle ct ion of bui lt- i n ef f ec t s t hat are s pec i ca lly d esi gne d for DJ use: T e mp o -s yn ced de l ays and st robe s. Shi mme ri ng p ha ser s and ?[...]

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    T orq User Guide » Chapter 1 7 Master Module Whe n all is t weaked and mixed to per f ec t ion , the resul t a nt audio is sent to the Ma st er Outp ut . T orq fe ature s an au to mat ic out pu t limi te r th at will kee p your music from dis t or t ing a s well as a modul e for recordin g the n al mix t o a le as you play . Y ou ca n the n [...]

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    8 CHAP TE R 1 English 8 English CHAP TE R 3 8 English CHAP TE R 2 S YS TE M R E QU I R E M E NTS Wind o ws: Min im u m Syst e m Re qu ir em e nt s* OS : Win dow s XP (S P2) CP U : Pen ti um I I I 933 MHz R A M : 2 56 M B U S B: O ne av ai la bl e por t (for use by ap proved M -A ud io H ard w are D evi ce) Rec om m en d ed Sy st em S pe c i c at[...]

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    T orq User Guide » Chapter 1 9 T orq User Guide » Chapter 2 9 I N S T AL LA TI ON Note : T he f ollow ing dire ct ion s are for ins t a llin g t he T orq sof t w are o nt o your comp ut er . T o rq w ill not run , however , u nle ss an app ropr iat e M- Au dio hardw are device ( such as the Cone c ti v inter fac e) i s ins t al led and plug ge d [...]

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    10 CHAP TE R 1 English 10 English CHAP TE R 3 DECK S Whe n DJin g, ever y thin g b eg ins wit h th e D eck s. T he Dec k s will pl ay t he music t hat you’ll m ix and ef fe c t usi ng al l t he t oo ls i n T orq . T r adi ti ona lly, a DJ ’s d ec k s wil l be tur nt a ble s or CD player s. The refore , th e Dec k s i n T orq have bee n desi gne[...]

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    T orq User Guide » Chapter 1 11 T orq User Guide » Chapter 3 11 Over view Wavefo rm E ach Dec k i ncl ude s a n Over v iew W av efor m disp lay whic h s hows a min iat uri zed versi on of t he song ’ s w aveform in i t s ent ire t y . Thi s dis pl ay ser ve s sever al pur po ses: 1 . It al lows you to se e wh ere t he bre a k s and bu ild s are[...]

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    T orq User Guide » Chapter 1 12 T orq User Guide » Chapter 3 12 Qu ick Cue In addi ti on t o t he pr im ar y Cue Point de scr ibe d a bove, T orq a llows you t o se t up to ve Qu ick Cue Point s i n a son g th at are a ss ign ed t o t he Qu ick Cue bu t t ons b el ow the O ver v iew Wav efor m d is pl ay . The se b ut t on s c an the n b e u s[...]

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    T orq User Guide » Chapter 1 13 T orq User Guide » Chapter 3 13 < CDJ Mode CDJ m ode w ill m ake t he De ck be h ave as if it w a s a CD J pl ayer . In use : 1. Pres sin g P lay/P ause to pau se playb ac k w ill cau se the Dec k to s t op and begi n re pe at ing a sma ll s ec ti on of audio. The rep e ati ng sec tio n co rre spo nds to t he[...]

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    T orq User Guide » Chapter 1 14 T orq User Guide » Chapter 3 14 4. Wh en y ou’ re nis hed loopin g th is sect ion of t he song, you c an click the Loo p On /Of f but t on to turn it of f. Now , whe n pl ayb ack re ac hes t he L oop O ut M a rker , i t wi ll sim pl y pa ss i t and pro cee d pl aying t he re st of t he so ng. N o t e : If you [...]

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    T orq User Guide » Chapter 1 15 T orq User Guide » Chapter 3 15 » QuickLoop Behavior s Al ong wit h the obvi ous fun c tio ns st at ed above, t he Quic kL oop bu t to ns are cap ab le of a few ot her b eh avior s: Y ou c an c ha nge v ar ious loo p le ng t h s wh ile t he so ng is loo ping. F or in st ance , i f you have set a one - b e at loo p[...]

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    T orq User Guide » Chapter 1 16 T orq User Guide » Chapter 3 16 Mos t expe rie nce d DJs wil l sim pl y mat ch the tem pos of t wo song s b y ha nd using the Spee d Adjust slide r , which is a per fe ct l y acce pt ab le me t hod of m at chi ng song s (ind ee d, t hi s is t he w ay it ’ s bee n don e for de cad es). Since i t req uire s a lot o[...]

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    T orq User Guide » Chapter 1 17 T orq User Guide » Chapter 3 17 » T ap T empo On r are o cca sio ns , T orq wil l d et er min e an in corre ct t em po t hat h as n o d ire ct re lat io n t o t he ac tu al te m po ( not a f r ac tio n or mul ti ple). At tim es l ike thi s , you’ll wa nt t o use t he T a p T em po f eat ure t o de te rmi ne t he[...]

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    T orq User Guide » Chapter 1 18 T orq User Guide » Chapter 3 18 < MIDI Slider/Knob Control M I DI cont rol of th e Key Adju st i s di f f ere nt fro m ot he r con trol s in T orq. Y o u c an a ss ign a k nob o r sli der to the Key Adju st , or you ca n ass ign keys on your M ID I keybo ard — t he be havior o f the Key Adjus t is de pe nd [...]

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    T orq User Guide » Chapter 1 19 T orq User Guide » Chapter 3 19 < External Control W he n usi ng ex te rn al V inyl or C D cont rol , th e Key / T e mpo L ock b ut t on wi ll be h ave di f fe re nt ly . Wh en you pre ss thi s but t on , T orq will aut om at ica lly re - tu ne the mu sic you’ re playing bac k int o it s origi na l key . Y [...]

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    20 CHAP TE R 1 English 20 English CHAP TE R 4 W A VE FO R M D IS PLA Y One of t he mo st prom ine nt fe at ures of t he T orq use r int er face i s the S crol ling Wav efor m Dis pl ay , whic h t a kes u p a d ece nt amo unt of re al es t at e ab ove the Mi xer a nd E f fe c t R ack s . Unl ike t he s ma lle r O ver view Wav efor ms found in e ac h[...]

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    T orq User Guide » Chapter 1 21 T orq User Guide » Chapter 4 21 Zoom At ti me s, you may nd your se lf w a nti ng t o “zoo m in” to the Sc rollin g Wa vefor m Dis pl ay to m atc h be at s mo re prec ise ly or to “zoom out” in order to see more of each tra ck . Use th e ma gni f y ing gla ss icons direc tl y above the dis pl ay to do t [...]

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    T orq User Guide » Chapter 1 22 T orq User Guide » Chapter 4 22 Playback Manipulations T he W aveform Dis pl ay allows you to manip ul ate th e song playb ack in a va rie t y of ways using your mouse . The met hod of control dif fer s de pe ndi ng on t he con tro l t yp e you have sele c ted fo r th e Dec k ( Vinyl /CDJ /H ybr id ). Viny l Mo de [...]

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    23 CHAP TE R 1 English 23 English CHAP TE R 5 S YN C H R O N I Z A TI O N At most o f tod ay’s d ance c lub s and event s , t he DJ wil l mix t he song s to get he r usi ng a te chn iqu e cal led b e at- m atc hing. T he goa l is to f ad e the vol ume s be t wee n t wo song s wh ile keep ing the m per fec t ly in be at wit h one anot he r . If do[...]

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    T orq User Guide » Chapter 1 24 T orq User Guide » Chapter 5 24 Whe n a mis- a lign me nt occu rs ( as seen above ), you’ll see th at th e grid doe s not line up w it h the begin ning s of t he be at s ( tr a nsi en ts) in the w aveform . In t he ex amp le , t he Ph ase Gr id is to o ear ly, le avin g a g a p bet ween th e grid li nes an d the [...]

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    T orq User Guide » Chapter 1 25 T orq User Guide » Chapter 5 25 Sync But ton The Sy nc but ton i s a n aut om at ic me t hod of s ync hroni zing t he b eat and B PM o f on e De ck to a not he r . W he n you e ng a ge Sy nc o n a Deck (the Sync icon is on), it will cha nge th at De ck ’s te mpo t o matc h the ot he r Dec k . Fur t he rm ore , wh[...]

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    26 CHAP TE R 1 English 26 English CHAP TE R 6 E XTE R NAL CONTR OL One of T orq’ s g re ate st fe atu res is t he abil it y t o use ex ter n al source s to cont rol th e playb ack of your son g le s . In par tic ul ar , you c an use t he T orq C ont rol Vi nyl or T orq C ont rol C Ds to provide t he f ami lia r t act il e sens at ion of DJi ng[...]

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    T orq User Guide » Chapter 1 27 T orq User Guide » Chapter 6 27 3. Ope n T orq’s Prefere nce s and se le ct t he A udio t ab. 4. Ma ke sure your audi o int er face i s sel ec te d in t he “ Audio I nt er face s” drop -d own me nu . 5. Clic k th e Cont rol I np ut A drop -d own me nu a nd cho ose “inp ut 1 - - inpu t 2” . 6. Clic k th e [...]

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    T orq User Guide » Chapter 1 28 T orq User Guide » Chapter 6 28 8 . The r s t opt ion e n abl es E xte rn al Co nt rol. C lick t he d rop - d own me nu an d sele c t “ Y es” . 9 . T he nex t ste p require s you to sele c t the t ype of cont rol sign als you’ll be using for each Dec k . If you’ll be usi ng the T o rq Cont rol V inyl re [...]

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    T orq User Guide » Chapter 1 29 T orq User Guide » Chapter 6 29 < Erratic Playback P osition I f T orq see ms to b e ju mpi ng a round to r a ndo m lo c atio ns in t he so ng d ur ing playb ack , t ake a look at th e Posi tio n dis pl ay . This n umb er shoul d be r apidl y growi ng l arg er a s t he co nt rol sourc e pl ays. If t hi s num [...]

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    T orq User Guide » Chapter 1 30 T orq User Guide » Chapter 6 30 Standard Mode Whe n you e na ble E xte rn al C ont rol , T orq wi ll be i n St a nd ard mo de . In this mode , o ne cont rol so urce is a ss ign ed t o e ach D ec k . Y ou w ill need t wo source s ( 2 t urn t ab les , 2 C D pl ayers , or on e of eac h) in order to contro l t he t wo [...]

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    T orq User Guide » Chapter 1 31 T orq User Guide » Chapter 6 31 Dec k C ont ro l AM Pu t at e mode allow s you t o control one o f T orq ’ s De ck s with a sin gle Control Vinyl or Co nt rol CD whi le th e othe r Dec k ope r ate s in H ybr id or C DJ mo de . T o en abl e AM P ut at e mod e: 1 . Op en t he Pre fe ren ces a nd cli ck on t he E xt[...]

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    T orq User Guide » Chapter 1 32 T orq User Guide » Chapter 6 32 BPM M atc hi ng So how do es o ne go ab out d oing a D J set w it h onl y one t urn t ab le? I t is a li t t le di f fe ren t t ha n doi ng it in S t an da rd mode , pri mar il y du e t o t he f ac t t h at you mu st use T orq’ s on -sc ree n S pe ed s lide r s to mat ch te mp os a[...]

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    T orq User Guide » Chapter 1 33 T orq User Guide » Chapter 6 33 < MIDI Prefs T he se cond t a b of t he Pre fere nce s con t ain s th e M ID I op tio ns . At t he bo t to m of t his t ab is a lis t of a ll t he avai la ble MI D I i npu t d evice s on your co mpu te r . E ach devi ce h a s a “ Y es /N o” op tio n t o en ab le or d is abl[...]

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    T orq User Guide » Chapter 1 34 T orq User Guide » Chapter 6 34 » Changing MIDI Assignment If you assig n a M I DI knob , for exam ple , to the Low EQ in the Mi xer , y ou ca n assign it to the Mid EQ by simp ly rig ht- clic ki ng (CTRL-c lick on Mac) t he Mid EQ k n ob and moving the M ID I Knob . Do ing so w ill cle ar t he as sign me nt to t [...]

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    35 CHAP TE R 1 English 35 English CHAP TE R 7 S AM PL E R Whe n talk i ng abo ut music , a sam pl er is not a plate of hors d’ oeu vre s. A s am ple r is a device th at w ill d igi t al ly re cord a so und t h at you c an th en re p lay at v ar iou s pi tc hes . I f you’re into any ki nd of el ec t ronic d anc e music or h ip - ho p, you’ve u[...]

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    T orq User Guide » Chapter 1 36 T orq User Guide » Chapter 7 36 Sampler Controls This s ec ti on provid es an over view of t he con trol s wi t hin t he S a mpl er . Rec or d S ampl e But to n Sa mp le s ca n be c ate gori zed in to t wo grou ps: o ne - sho t sa mpl es a nd loo ps . One -sh ot s amp le s are soun ds t hat p lay on ce whe n you tr[...]

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    T orq User Guide » Chapter 1 37 T orq User Guide » Chapter 7 37 T rig ger S amp le Bu t ton Pres sin g th is bu t t on c ause s t he a sso cia ted s a mpl e to p lay . One -sh ot and l oop ed s am ple s ex hib it s ligh t ly di f f ere nt beh aviors: < T riggering One-Shot Samples 1 . Cl ick t he T ri g ge r but ton . The b ut t on ico n wi[...]

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    T orq User Guide » Chapter 1 38 T orq User Guide » Chapter 7 38 Samp le Na me Win dow The S am pl e N ame w ind ow ser ve s mult ip le pu rp oses . 1 . It wi ll di sp lay th e na me of t he s am ple  le lo ade d int o t he slo t . 2 . The b ack ground of t hi s wi ndow wi ll ll f rom le f t t o rig ht a s t he sa mp le pl ays , like a progr[...]

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    T orq User Guide » Chapter 1 39 T orq User Guide » Chapter 7 39 Quic kSc ratch Whi le ri ng o f f sa mpl es us ing th e T r ig ge r but tons c an be a lo t of fu n, it do es n’ t al w ays provide t he level of co ntro l t h at you may w a nt f or t he sam ple . T orq ’ s Qui ck S cr at ch f e ature allows you to contro l t he s a mpl e u s[...]

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    40 CHAP TE R 1 English 40 English CHAP TE R 8 S NAPSH O TS By now , you’ve surely no tice d t hat T orq h as m any fe atu res de sig ned t o m ake DJin g ea sie r . Aut om ati c tem po - det ec t ion and be at - mat ch ing all ow you, the DJ , t o spe nd your ti me doin g oth er t hin gs r at he r th an m anu all y keep ing t wo tr ac k s in sy n[...]

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    T orq User Guide » Chapter 1 41 T orq User Guide » Chapter 8 41 Mask ing a Snapshot E ach Sn ap sho t you cre at e cont ain s the sett in gs of al mos t ever y compon en t in T orq . A S n aps hot will reme mb er they K ey se t ti ng of a Deck , the EQ set t ing s in the Mixer (includ ing the st at e of th e EQ Kil ls), the ch anne l gai ns and v[...]

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    T orq User Guide » Chapter 1 42 T orq User Guide » Chapter 8 42 Momentar y vs . L atching Behavior By def aul t , a S na ps hot wil l only be ac t ive as long a s you ho ld th e assi gne d key . As soo n as you re le a se the key , t he S na psh ot is de ac ti vat ed and all previous set t ing s are r es to red . This is excell en t for sim ply ?[...]

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    43 CHAP TE R 1 English 43 English CHAP TE R 9 B R OWS E R/ DA T ABA S E A DJ ’ s mos t im por t ant a sse t , beyond t he ge a r he use s , is his co lle ct ion of mu sic . Wi t hou t a weal t h of top - not ch tr ack s in his arsen al , a DJ is not equi ppe d to domin at e a da nce oor . Anyone wh o ha s bee n DJ ing for even a sh or t w hil [...]

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    T orq User Guide » Chapter 1 44 T orq User Guide » Chapter 9 44 N avigat io n in t he B rowser fol lows a few si mp le ru le s: 1 . T o view any so ngs con t ain ed i n a fold er , clic k o n t he fold er ’ s n ame . If t he fold er cont a ins mu sic  le s , t hose l es wil l b e dis pl ayed in the File List to the righ t of the Browse r [...]

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    T orq User Guide » Chapter 1 45 T orq User Guide » Chapter 9 45 < Adding Folders from Y our OS I f you’ d pre fe r , you c an add fo lde rs to th e D at a ba se by dr a g g ing the m from your op er at ing sy st em int o the T orq Browse r . Y ou c an do t hi s usi ng e it her E xpl orer for W ind ows or Find er fo r M ac . 1. Find your d[...]

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    T orq User Guide » Chapter 1 46 T orq User Guide » Chapter 9 46 File List The wind ow t o t he rig ht of t he B rowser pan e i s c al led th e F ile Lis t . I f you have sel ec t ed a sourc e i n t he Browse r t h at cont ai ns musi c (such as t he Dat a ba se or a n ind iv idu al fo lde r), the son gs co nt ai ned t he rei n wi ll be l is ted h [...]

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    T orq User Guide » Chapter 1 47 T orq User Guide » Chapter 9 47 Load ing So ng s into th e Dec k s T o load a son g from t he Fil e Lis t in to on e of T orq’ s Dec k s , you have a couple o pt ion s. < Click and Drag 1 . Click a nd hol d on t he de sire d song in t he F ile L ist . It w ill b ecom e hig hlig ht ed . 2 . W hil e cont inu [...]

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    T orq User Guide » Chapter 1 48 T orq User Guide » Chapter 9 48 < Search Categories A s you can see , t he above se arch worked — it fo und so ng s t ha t con t aine d t he word “love ” in any ca tego r y . H owever , thi s may not be quit e what you were look ing for . Y o u may have ac tu all y want ed le s wit h “lov e” in t[...]

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    T orq User Guide » Chapter 1 49 T orq User Guide » Chapter 9 49 Playli st s Whi le many D Js will per form “ of f -t he - cuf f ” w it ho ut any previo us rehe ar s al o r fore t hou ght , o th er DJs will “pre- p rogr am” the ir set s , ei t her due t o t he comp lex it y of t he se t o r si mpl y a s a met hod for re me mbe ri ng v it a[...]

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    T orq User Guide » Chapter 1 50 T orq User Guide » Chapter 9 50 < Adding Songs to a Playlist Onc e you have creat ed an d sel ec te d a Pl aylis t , you’ll beg in add ing l es t o it u sin g th e follow ing pro ced ure: 1. Using t he B rowser or D at a ba se , lo cat e t he song you’ d l ike to add t o t he Pl aylis t . 2 . Ri ght - [...]

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    T orq User Guide » Chapter 1 51 T orq User Guide » Chapter 9 51 < Saving a Pla ylist T orq can a lso e xp or t your P l aylis t s int o st a nd ard .m3u p layl is ts f or use w it hin o th er prog r am s: 1. Sele c t th e Pl aylis t you wis h to s ave. 2 . Ri ght - cl ick (CTR L-cl ick o n M ac ) th e Pl aylis t and se le c t “ S ave Play[...]

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    T orq User Guide » Chapter 1 52 T orq User Guide » Chapter 9 52 < Deleting Session Playlists Y ou can del et e the Sess ion Playli st s using the sam e me th od for dele t ing st and ard Playli st s . If y ou delet e the curren t Se ssi on Pl ayli st , a new one w ill b e cre ate d th at w ill t r ack a ll song s pl ayed from t hat p oin t [...]

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    T orq User Guide » Chapter 1 53 T orq User Guide » Chapter 9 53 < Searching iT unes with the Database T orq c a n al so aut om at ic all y add t he cont en t s of t he iT un es L ib r ar y to t he Dat aba se . Th at w ay , whe n you c lic k t he Dat a ba se he ad ing i n th e B rowser , you’ll g et t he  le s from a ll fold er s a ssi [...]

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    T orq User Guide » Chapter 1 54 T orq User Guide » Chapter 9 54 Drive s T orq can al so se arch a ny hard dr ives con nec t ed to your com pu te r , wh et he r th ey are inte rn al h ard dr ives or e xt er na l one s. Ever y drive a vai la ble to the syst e m wil l be liste d in the Browse r by nam e. Click the plus sign in front of the drives to[...]

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    55 CHAP TE R 1 English 55 English CHAP TE R 10 M IX E R Ste p one whe n DJi ng i s con tro llin g t he mus ic . T hat ’s what T orq’ s De ck s are f or . S te p t wo is bl en ding , o r mi xin g, the mus ic to get he r . A s you’ d e xp ec t , T orq h as a s ec ti on for th at , too. Wh ile exi st ing in sof t w are , T o rq’ s M ixer sound[...]

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    T orq User Guide » Chapter 1 56 T orq User Guide » Chapter 1 0 56 EQ / Ki ll s Ne xt i n t he si gn al c hai n is th e Eq ua lize r , or EQ for shor t . W hi le t he G a in k no b (above ) inc rea se s or d ecre a se s t he level of the en tire audi o s ign al in the ch an nel , an EQ incre a ses or decre a ses t he level of on ly a s pe ci c [...]

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    T orq User Guide » Chapter 1 57 T orq User Guide » Chapter 1 0 57 Chan nel Volume Fade r s Be sid es going t o t he P FL , t he audio l e aving t he EQ al so goe s t o t he Ch an ne l V olume fad er . T his is t he pr im ar y volume cont rol for the c han ne l ( th oug h it is subord in ate to t he cross f ader) whic h work s just li ke a volum e[...]

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    T orq User Guide » Chapter 1 58 T orq User Guide » Chapter 1 0 58 W he n T orq is lau nch ed for the r st tim e , the Cross fad er Cur ve will be set to a hap py medium be t wee n the se t wo ex tre me s. Y ou c a n, o f cour se , ch ang e th is cur ve using e it he r of t he fol lowin g: » Adjusting with the Mouse 1 . Hold d own t he S H IF [...]

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    59 CHAP TE R 1 English 59 English CHAP TE R 11 PFL/ H E ADPH O N E CU E Y ou’ve und ou bt edl y seen the arche t y pic al im age of a D J: sta ndi ng beh ind a set of t ur nt a ble s and a mixer . .. wi th a pa ir of he adp hone s o n. If eve r yone is d anc ing to t he musi c t hey he a r on t he s pe aker s , w hat is t he DJ li st en ing t o o[...]

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    60 CHAP TE R 1 English 60 English CHAP TE R 12 MA STE R O UTPUT The Ma st er Out pu t i s t he las t s te p in T orq’ s aud io s ign al ow be fore t he musi c goe s o ut to your audie nce . It conta ins a Mas te r Lev el slide r , a Ma s ter Level mete r , a Ma s te r Limit er , as well a s an Aud io Recorde r . Al l o f t he se con trol s are[...]

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    T orq User Guide » Chapter 1 61 T orq User Guide » Chapter 1 2 61 Master Rec order The Ma ste r module also includ es a Recorder whic h allow s you to record and save your mix as an audi o le as y ou per form it . Y o u ca n th en t a ke your recorde d mix a nd bur n it o nt o a CD or d is tr ib ute i t a s a podc a st , for e xam pl e. The pr[...]

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    62 CHAP TE R 1 English 62 English CHAP TE R 13 E FFE C TS Ef fec t s a re d evice s th at alt er an audio sign al . Th ese alt er at ion s c an r ange from su bt le t o ext re me and ca n be a gre at source of cre ati ve fun wit hi n T orq. E ach D ec k c an be proce sse d indi vid ua lly w it h m ult ip le ef fec t s , and t hat is t he pu rpo se [...]

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    T orq User Guide » Chapter 1 63 T orq User Guide » Chapter 1 3 63 Mi x Kno b The fu nc t ion ali t y of t he M ix k no b dif fer s de pe ndi ng on t he s t atu s of t he ne igh bor ing Rou ti ng bu t to n: » W hen th e Rout ing B u t t on i s set to I nse r t — t he M ix kn ob w ill adju st t he wet / dr y m ix of th e ef fec t . Whe n t he Mi[...]

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    T orq User Guide » Chapter 1 64 T orq User Guide » Chapter 1 3 64 Load ing Ef fec t R ac ks Obvi ous ly, if you c an save t he set t ing s of an E f fec t Rack , you can rec all them , too. Th at is acco mpl ish ed wit h the Lo ad b ut t on at th e top o f th e Ra ck . 1 . Clic k th e Lo ad Rac k bu t to n. A s t and a rd dia log b ox will a ppe [...]

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    T orq User Guide » Chapter 1 65 T orq User Guide » Chapter 1 3 65 < T weak Knob I n t he c ase of th e D el ay ef fec t , t he T weak k nob wi ll cont rol th e Fe ed ba ck a mou nt . A s de scri be d e ar lie r , f ee db ack is w he n t he ou t put of th e D el ay ef fec t i s se nt b ack to t he i npu t a g ain . T he resu lt is a re pe at[...]

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    T orq User Guide » Chapter 1 66 T orq User Guide » Chapter 1 3 66 < T weak Knob T his k nob cont rol s t he Reverb t im e. Wh en ful ly coun te rclo ck w ise , th e Reverb wi ll b e e xt re mel y s hor t , sim il ar t o the sou nd hea rd i n a s mal l shower st al l. A s you tur n thi s kno b cloc k w ise , th e Rever b will be come lon ger[...]

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    T orq User Guide » Chapter 1 67 T orq User Guide » Chapter 1 3 67 Phaser A P ha ser is a somew hat mell ower ver sio n o f t he Fla nger . Like t he Fla nge r , a Ph ase r wor k s o n t he prin cip le of mi xin g t wo ide nt ic al audi o sources t oge th er . H owever , u nli ke a Fl an ger , t he t imin g dif fere nce be t wee n th e t wo audio [...]

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    T orq User Guide » Chapter 1 68 T orq User Guide » Chapter 1 3 68 < T weak Knob This k n ob wi ll adj us t th e Cut of f Fre que nc ies o f th e l ter s . » Whe n th e T weak b ut t on i s of f , th e kn ob w ill be h ave as follows : 1 . Plac ing t he k no b at 1 2 o’ clock w ill re sul t in t he aud io p as sing t hrou gh t he D ua [...]

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    T orq User Guide » Chapter 1 69 T orq User Guide » Chapter 1 3 69 Strobe Jus t a bou t anyone who h as bee n t o a d an ce cl ub i n t he l a st 2 0 ye ar s ha s e xp er ien ced a stro be l igh t . Those a re t he su per- bri ght ligh t s t hat a sh re all y qu ick ly. They have t he e f fe c t of m ak i ng ever yone look like t hey ’ re in [...]

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    T orq User Guide » Chapter 1 70 T orq User Guide » Chapter 1 3 70 Br ake As men ti one d ab ove, turn t ab le s do n’ t re spo nd i ns t an tl y t o chan ges in s pe ed or dire c tio n. Whe n you pres s S top on a tur nt a ble , it t a kes a mome nt for t he tur nt a bl e to slow down and re ac h a co mp let e st op. Th is is due t he weig ht a[...]

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    T orq User Guide » Chapter 1 71 T orq User Guide » Chapter 1 3 71 VST Eff ec ts The 1 0 buil t- in ef f ec t s p rovided wit h T orq cov er a wid e r an ge o f ef fec t s t ypic al ly u sed by DJ s — many D Js will never ne ed more th an the se b uil t- in ef fe c t s. Ot he r s , however , w ill wa nt t o e xp lore the poss ibi lit ie s of add[...]

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    T orq User Guide » Chapter 1 72 T orq User Guide » Chapter 1 3 72 As si gni ng Co ntr ol s It ’ s f un t o t we ak ef fec t s us ing k no bs and b ut t on s —VS T ef fec t s are no e xcep tio n. H owever , b ef ore you s t ar t mes sin g wit h the T we ak kn ob a nd bu t t on , you’ll ne ed to a ssi gn a f un ct ion to t he m. Unli ke T orq[...]

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    73 CHAP TE R 1 English 73 English CHAP TE R 14 REWI RE Now t hat you’ve m a st ered all t he te chn iqu es a nd t ri ck s in T orq, whe re do you go from here? Remi xin g and produ c tio n. A f ter a ll , T orq of fer s you so m any t oo ls fo r re mix ing a nd sound desig n th at you can cross over t he bound ar y o f simp ly playing songs and e[...]

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    T orq User Guide » Chapter 1 74 T orq User Guide » Chapter 14 74 Audio Routing Whe n usi ng t wo p rogr am s t oge t her vi a Re Wire , t he aud io gen er at ed by T orq wil l b e f ed to aud io c h anne l s i n L ive (or w hat ever Hos t a ppl ic atio n you c hoo se to use). W it h t his sys te m i n pl ace , you ca n fu r t he r proc es s t he [...]

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    75 CHAP TE R 1 English 75 English CHAP TE R 15 PR E FE R E N C E S This se ct ion provid es a compre he nsi ve rev iew of t he Pre fere nce s for T o rq. Op en t he Pref ere nce s by clic k ing t he Pre fe renc es ico n. N O T E : An ad di tio na l t ab appe a rs o n t he r igh t sid e of t he Prefe renc es wind ow whe n cer t ain M - Aud io produc[...]

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    T orq User Guide » Chapter 1 76 T orq User Guide » Chapter 1 5 76 Audi o Inte r fa ce This p refe ren ce all ows you to se le ct a n aud io int er fac e for T orq. 1 . Clic k th e Audi o Int er fa ce box . 2 . A m enu w ill b e di spl ayed, l is tin g all au dio in te r f ace s cur ren tl y conn ec t ed to you r comp ut er . 3. Se le ct t he au d[...]

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    T orq User Guide » Chapter 1 77 T orq User Guide » Chapter 1 5 77 The solu tio n is to set the buf f er size as low as it ca n go wi th out indu cin g any audio proble ms . This is just like playin g a ga me of lim bo: 1 . Load so me mu sic in to a D ec k and p lay it . 2 . Whi le t he mu sic is p l aying , op en t he Au dio Pre fe ren ces . 3. I[...]

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    T orq User Guide » Chapter 1 78 T orq User Guide » Chapter 1 5 78 Auto - De tec t M -Aud io D evic e s ( [ On ]/ Of f ) Whe n th is opt io n is ena ble d , T o rq w ill au to mat ic all y set th e Audio and M I DI int er fac e opt ions t o tho se of a ny know n M - Aud io con trol ler a nd in te r f ace t ha t is conn ec t ed t o your sys te m . [...]

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    T orq User Guide » Chapter 1 79 T orq User Guide » Chapter 1 5 79 MI DI D evi ce s This lis t sh ows all MI D I dev ices cur rent l y reco gniz ed by T orq . E ach devi ce is l ist ed by na me a nd is f ollowed by a box wh ich sele c t s th e devi ce as b ein g On or O f f. If you wis h to use a d evice as a co nt rolle r for T o rq, clic k t he [...]

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    T orq User Guide » Chapter 1 80 T orq User Guide » Chapter 1 5 80 Cont ro l Ca li brat ion The set ting s wi t hin t his pre fere nce are use d to con gu re e ac h i npu t pai r o f T orq for use wi t h e xt er n al cont rol record s or CD s. F or viny l cont rol , you ca n use t he T orq Co nt rol Vinyl re cords o r some ver si ons o f th e M[...]

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    T orq User Guide » Chapter 1 81 T orq User Guide » Chapter 1 5 81 Cus tom VST Pl ug- in D ir ec to r y This pref ere nce a llows you to sel ec t a n al te rn ate fold er o f VS T p lug -i ns fo r T orq t o use . This wi ll al low you t o sp ec if y onl y spe ci c pl ug- i ns t o use by copyi ng onl y t he one s you ne ed in to a u niqu e fold [...]

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    T orq User Guide » Chapter 1 82 T orq User Guide » Chapter 1 5 82 Sc haf fel M ode Sc ha f fe l is Ger ma n for “ shu f  e ,” whic h has be come a popu la r form of dan ce music ba se d on a tr ipl et rhy t hm as op pose d to a st r aig ht 4/4 rhy t hm . Whe n t his mo de is ac ti vat ed , any of t he ef fec t s ( or par a me te rs t hat q[...]

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    T orq User Guide » Chapter 1 83 T orq User Guide » Chapter 1 5 83 Samp le Cou nter Pres sin g th is bu t t on wi ll rese t t he au tom at ic num be ri ng of new ly re corded s a mpl es b ack t o “ 0 0 0.” Sy nc Mo de This o pt ion d et er min es t he “ force fu lne ss” of t he s ync hron iz atio n use d in T orq. » Bar — w he n sel ec [...]

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    84 CHAP TE R 1 English 84 English CHAP TE R 10 84 English CHAP TE R 16 APPE N D IX Preset Key Assignments Whi le T orq is basic al ly a “bl an k sl ate” as far as keyboard assig nme nt s are concer ned , there are a few keys th at are pre se t to v ar iou s fun ct ion s in t he T orq in te r f ace: Globa l Key Command s F 1— Lo ad sel ec t ed[...]

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    T orq User Guide » Chapter 1 85 T orq User Guide » Chapter 1 6 85 W arr ant y W arranty T erms M - Aud io war r ant s produ c t s t o b e free from d ef ec t s in m ate ri al s a nd work ma ns hip, und er nor mal use and provide d t h at t he produ ct i s owne d by the or igi na l, re gi st ered u ser . V isi t w w w .m - aud io.com /w arr ant y [...]