M-Audio Torq 2.0 [129/171] Power threshold

M-Audio Torq 2.0 [129/171] Power threshold
Chapter 12: Torq Preferences
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Torq 2.0 User Guide
Power Threshold
This parameter sets the minimum signal level required to make External Control work. If this setting is too
low, quiet noises picked up by the turntable could be interpreted incorrectly as control signals. If this setting
is too high, the Deck will not respond to the external control signals at slow speeds. This should be set as low
as possible without introducing any anomalies.
Lead In
Any practiced DJ knows that playing and scratching records will eventually destroy them. If the needle is ex-
ceptionally heavy or if you scratch in the same place a lot, the grooves in the record can be eaten away thus
tarnishing the sound quality. This frequently happens at the beginning of records and is something DJ's call
“cue burn”.
With traditional records, cue burn was something to pay attention to because it didn’t sound very good.
When using control records like the Torq Vinyls, cue burn becomes a serious issue. This is due to the fact that
you use the same two records to play every song in your set all the time and because Torq might not be able
to track the motion in a section of the vinyl with cue burn. If you’re using Absolute mode, every song will be-
gin at the same place on the record (at the beginning). Constantly cueing and scratching in this area will eat
away at the grooves on the Torq Vinyl.
When using traditional records, spotting cue burn is easy: you hear it. It sounds like the record is really dirty
(as if it had been scrubbed with sandpaper). However, when using the Torq Vinyl, you won’t hear cue burn be-
cause Torq will still be playing pristine digital audio files. Instead of hearing the audio get scratchy when your
control records start getting burned, you’ll find that Torq’s ability to follow the control records is compro-
mised. This usually manifests itself right at the beginning of each song—the music will jump around errati-
cally. This is because Torq is unable to determine the proper location because the signal from the control re-
cords has been damaged.
So, instead of hearing the audio get scratchy when your control records start getting burned, you’ll find that
Torq’s ability to follow the control records is compromised. This usually manifests itself right at the beginning
of each song—the music will jump around erratically. This is because Torq is unable to determine the proper
location because the signal from the control records has been damaged.
The usual solution for this is to either flip the record over to the other side or, if you’ve already done that, to
throw the record away and get a new one. However, using the “Lead In” option in the Preferences, you can ex-
tend the life of your control records.
By default, Lead In is set to “0” which causes the music to start playing from the beginning of the record. In-
creasing Lean In to “1” will make the music wait for an additional rotation of the record before starting. So,
when the start of the record gets burned, increase the Lead In by one value. Once that new location is burned,
increase the Lead In again. Once youve burned both sides of the record with the Lead In set to 5, youll have
to buy a replacement.
Refer to “External Control Calibration” on page 140 for more information.

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