M-Audio Torq 1.5 Upgrade [19/99] Torq 1 user guide chapter 3

Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1

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Torq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 3

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< BPM Display

Tempo is a measurement of the speed of a song and is normally expressed as Beats Per Minute (BPM). As the

BPM increases, the speed of the song increases. In order for two songs to be mixed together with their beats

aligned, the two songs will need to be playing at the same tempo. This is why Torq’s Decks are equipped with

Speed Sliders. In the event that you are trying to mix two songs with different tempos (which happens more

often than not), you will need to use the Speed Sliders to match the tempo of the new song to the tempo of the

current song.

tempo accurately. Once scanned,

the tempo of the song will be shown

in the BPM display for the Deck,

which is located just to the left of

the Speed Adjust slider.

✓ Note: Determining the tempo

The BPM shown here is a “living value”—it will change when you alter the speed of the song with the

Speed Adjuster. This is extremely helpful when trying to synchronize two songs since you’ll be able to

match the tempos of the two songs just by matching the BPM values shown in the displays.

» Double/Halve Button

When Torq incorrectly identifies the tempo of a song, it will often return a result that is a multiple of the

actual tempo. This occurs frequently when using Drum & Bass tracks with tempos in the neighborhood of

174 BPM. Torq may think that the tempo of the song is 87 BPM or 116 BPM. When this happens, you can

quickly adjust the tempo using the Double/Halve button.

This button works by applying a multiplication factor to the current BPM. The first time you press

this button, the up arrow will light and the tempo of the current song will be multiplied by 1.5 (the

button to move downward through the sequence of factors. If you decrease the factor to a point where

the new BPM is less than the detected BPM, the down arrow will be lit on the button.