M-Audio Torq 2.0 [145/171] External control calibration

M-Audio Torq 2.0 [145/171] External control calibration
Chapter 14: External and MIDI Control
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Torq 2.0 User Guide
2 Connect the outputs of your second turntable or CD player to inputs 3/4 of your audio interface. Again,
you’ll need to set its input selector switch as described above.
3 Open Torq’s Preferences and select the Audio tab.
4 Make sure your audio interface is selected in the Audio Device drop-down menu.
5 Click the Control Input A drop-down menu and choose “input 1 -- input 2”.
6 Click the Control Input B drop-down menu and choose “input 3 -- input 4”.
7 Click the Control Input C drop-down menu and choose “input 1 -- input 2”.
8 Click the Control Input D drop-down menu and choose “input 3 -- input 4”.
9 The next step requires that you select the type of control signals you’ll be using for each Deck. If you’re using
the Torq Control Vinyl records, select “Torq Vinyl” for the Control Type. If you’ll be using the Torq Control
CD's, select “Torq CD” for the Control Type. Since this selection is independent for each Deck, you can use
any combination of vinyl and CD control that you’d like.
10 Close the Preferences window.
11 Select the appropriate Control Input for each Deck from its Deck Mode pop-up menu. Control Input 1 for
Deck A, Control Input 2 for Deck B, Control Input 3 for Deck C, and Control Input 4 for Deck D.
12 Enable External Control by clicking the Control button on each Deck. The playback of the Decks will now
be controlled by the incoming control signals you have selected.
External Control Calibration
While terms such as “digital vinylare sometimes used to describe vinyl control systems such as the one used
in Torq, the truth is, the system is still analog. There are “digits” encoded in the analog domain on the Torq
Control Vinyls and CD's, and those digits are transferred to Torq by analog means through the inputs of your
audio interface.
Because of this, the control system is subject to certain environmental and physical variables that can influ-
ence its performance. The system is very robust and compensates for many of these factors, allowing a wide
range of variance between equipment to yield identical control response. This means the equipment you al-
ready own (turntables, cartridges, styli, CD players, etc.) is probably sufficient for use with Torq’s external con-
trol system.
Audio preferences tab
If you want to use the Ms. Pinky Interdimensional Wrecked System vinyl records to control Torq, select ei-
ther “Gen1”, “Gen2”, or “Gen3” depending on the generation of records you own.
Control button
Refer to “Audio Preferences” on page 111 for more information about Torq Audio Preferences.

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