M-Audio Torq 2.0 [148/171] Relative speed mode

M-Audio Torq 2.0 [148/171] Relative speed mode
Chapter 14: External and MIDI Control
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Torq 2.0 User Guide
Setting the Relative Mode preference to Absolute Rotation Angle (see “Skip Protection Button” on page 122),
or clicking the Absolute Rotation Angle (ARA) button locks the hit point to the position of the needle within
a single rotation of the turntable. This means that correct sound will play every time the hit point passes un-
der the needle.
Try out Absolute Rotation Angle Mode
1 Click the Enable ARA button in the Torq Toolbar to activate Absolute Rotation Angle mode.
2 Find a suitable sound or “hit point” in a song, and make a visual note of how it falls exactly on the orange
Now Line in the Waveform Display.
3 Set a Quick Cue at this location.
4 Place a small piece of tape (a sticker) on the label of the record so that it is level with the needle. At this point
when the sticker is level with the needle, the Quick Cue should also line up with the Now Line.
5 Start playback, and scratch the track at the hit point multiple times.
6 Stop scratching and check the alignment of the Quick Cue and the Now Line, as well as the sticker and the
needle. They should all be in line with each other.
7 Lift the needle from the record.
8 Turn the record forward 90 or 180 degrees.
9 Place the needle back on the record and turn the record back to where it is level with the tape.
The “Hit point” and the needle are back in alignment, allowing you to keep your marks and your sounds tied
together
Relative Speed Mode
Relative Speed mode is activated by setting the Relative Speed Mode preference to “Automatic” (see “Relative
Speed Mode” on page 123).
When controlling multiple decks with one turntable or CD player, Relative Speed Mode lets you use the speed
slider on your hardware to adjust the speed of one song, and then switch to controlling another deck without
causing the tempo on the second song to jump to match the position of the slider’s position or adjusted
tempo. Instead, the tempo of the song remains constant, yet the Deck`s tempo slider will still respond to
movement of the external hardware tempo slider. In effect, this ties the current position of the internal speed
slider in Torq to the current position of the external speed (or pitch adjust) slider on your hardware, even if
they don`t match.
Expanding the Range of a Hardware Speed Slider
Another advantage of Relative Speed mode is that it can be used to expand the available range of your hard-
ware speed slider beyond the values of +8% and -8%.
For example, if you are playing a song that was recorded at 100 BPM, the maximum adjustment you could or-
dinarily with a traditional turntable is 8% in either direction. In this instance, 108 BPM (+8%), or 92 BPM
(-8%); However, in Relative Speed mode, you can continue adjusting the tempo in increments of up to +/- 8%
at a time as described below.

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