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Chapter 10: Snapshots

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Torq 2.0 User Guide

Masking a Snapshot

Each Snapshot you create contains the settings of almost every Torq component. This in formation includes

the Key setting of a Deck, the EQ settings in the Mixer (including the state of the EQ Kills), the channel gains

and volumes, the Crossfader position, and the contents and settings of the built-in Effect Racks. You can there-

fore have a Snapshot that will update all of these parameters at once, if you wish.

More often than not, however, you’ll want to only override a portion of your current settings using a Snap-

shot. For example, you may want to recall the settings of one effect rack while leaving all other settings (chan-

nel volumes, EQs, etc.) as they currently are. This is the purpose of masking, which allows only particular por-

tions of the Snapshot to be used.

Each column in the Snapshot List corresponds to certain portions of the Torq interface. You’ll find columns

for Deck A, Deck B, Deck C, Desk D, Key, FX, EQ Kills, EQ knobs, Crossfader, Channel Volumes, and Gains.

When you create a new Snapshot, these columns will be blank. As a result, nothing will happen when you

trigger the Snapshot.

The way to enable the Snapshot is to place check boxes in these columns to indicate what portions of the in-

terface you’d like the Snapshot to control. For example, if you put a check box in the Deck B column, the

Snapshot will use the information for the left side of the interface. You can check Deck C or Deck D instead,

if you wish the Snapshot to only affect the right side of the interface. Check them both and the entire interface

can be updated with the Snapshot.

Once you’ve selected which Deck(s) should be controlled by the Snapshot, place additional check boxes in the

columns corresponding to the parameters you’d like to control. For example, if you check the Deck B and EQ

knobs columns, only the EQ knobs on the left side of the mixer will be updated when the Snapshot is trig-

gered. Any other settings (the current key of the song, any effects in the Effect Racks, etc.) will remain un-

changed. If you were to also check the EQ Kills and Key columns, the Deck’s Key setting will be updated by the

Snapshot, along with the EQ Kills, too. Checking all of the columns and all parameters within the Snapshot

will override the current settings. When you release the Snapshot, all previous settings will be restored.

Using Snapshots

The second column in the Snapshot list is labeled Assignment and contains the name of the current keyboard

key or MIDI note assigned to the Snapshot. This column will contain the word “Unassigned” when you make

a new Snapshot. Click “Unassigned” and the message “Press A Key” will appear, indicating that Torq is waiting

for your key assignment. Press a key on your computer’s keyboard, or trigger a MIDI note on your external

controller, and Torq will immediately assign it to the Snapshot. For example if you have assigned the “C” key

on your keyboard to the Snapshot the letter “C” will be listed in the Assignment column for that snapshot.

Now, the Snapshot will be activated any time you press the assigned key. If you want to assign a different key

or note, click on the Assignment listing, in this case the letter “C”, and the “Press A Key” instruction will re-

appear.

VST effects and their setting are not saved within Snapshots

Due to the large number of Snapshots you may create while using Torq, you can to use modifier keys when

making assignments. For example, you can assign the W key, SHIFT + W, WTRL + W, and ALT + W to

different Snapshots—you can even use multiple modifiers, like SHIFT + ALT+ W.