M-Audio Torq 2.0 [147/171] Relative mode

M-Audio Torq 2.0 [147/171] Relative mode
Chapter 14: External and MIDI Control
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Torq 2.0 User Guide
Relative Mode
Relative mode will ignore the playback position of the Control Vinyl or Control CD. Torq will only monitor
the direction and speed of the control source. To enable Relative mode on a Deck, click the Absolute mode but-
ton (ABS). The icon will change to REL indicating that Relative mode is now active (click the button again to
toggle back to Absolute mode).
In Relative mode, placing the needle in different locations on the record will have no effect on the mu-
sic—playback will resume from the point it left off as soon as the needle touches the record again.
Even though the playback position of the Control Vinyl or Control CD is not affecting the playback position
of the song on the Deck, the speed and direction of the control source will still continue to work. You can
change the playback speed using the pitch adjusters on your turntables or CD players and the playback speed
of the Deck will follow. You can even scratch like normal. The added benefit is that, should the needle skip a
groove while you’re scratching, you won’t lose the sound you were using. You can continue to scratch the
same location of the audio file even if the needle keeps skipping.
While there will be no audible change in music playback when switching a Deck from Absolute mode to Rel-
ative mode, there is a chance that the playback position could jump to an unanticipated position when
switching from Relative mode back into Absolute mode. This is due to the fact that, while using the features
of Relative mode, the playback position of the Deck and the actual location of the control source could fall out
of sync (for example, if you loop the song on the Deck, the song will no longer proceed forward but the loca-
tion of the control source will continue to play forward). When you switch back to Absolute mode, Torq will
immediately jump to the position indicated by the control source, even if it’s a position after the song has
ended. Therefore, be extremely careful when toggling back to Absolute mode. Only do so if (1) you know the
location of the song and control source are still in sync or (2) if you’ve “muted” the Deck before switching
over, to prevent any jumps from being heard by your audience.
Absolute Rotation Angle (ARA)
When scratching with a traditional record where the music “resides” on the vinyl itself, you can be certain
that a sound you want to scratch will always be in the same place. In other words, the location of the sound
or “hit point” is absolute. So long as the needle never skips to a position before or after the location, or to a
different physical groove, the hit will always play whenever the rotation of the record causes the needle to
cross that spot.
On the other hand, when using DJ software the location of the hit point can change for various reasons,
which can make it challenging to pinpoint the location of the sound, relative to the position of the vinyl. For
example, in relative mode picking up the needle will stop playback and the song position while the vinyl con-
tinues turning. When the needle is placed back on the vinyl, the song continues playing from the previous lo-
cation, even though the vinyl has turned some number of degrees.
ARA Button

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