M-Audio Torq 2.0 [55/171] External control

M-Audio Torq 2.0 [55/171] External control
Chapter 5: The Decks
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Torq 2.0 User Guide
Control Inputs 1 Though 4
This option switches Torq to External Control Mode which lets you use the Torq Control Vinyl or Torq Con-
trol CD's, as well as other qualified hardware to provide the same method of DJing as traditional turntables
and/or CD decks. Torq also allows you to use external MIDI hardware to control nearly any feature within the
application.
The Control Vinyl and Control CD system works by using vinyl records and compact discs imprinted with
special control signals. You’ll play these control signals on your turntables and/or CD players and feed that sig-
nal into any professional audio interface that has four inputs (with phono preamplifiers on each input if you
are using turntables) such as the M-Audio Conectiv
®. Torq will listen to those audio signals and will use the
encoded information to control the playback of the Decks.
External Control
Pressing the External Control button located to the left of each Deck Mode drop down menu switches the
deck to External Control Mode, which lets you control the desk using Control Vinyl or Control CD’s as de-
scribed above via Control Inputs 1 through 4. With this, the appearance of the play button will change, be-
coming two buttons. The top button, labelled ABS offers two different control modes, affecting the behavior
of the Control Vinyl or Control CD and song playback. In it’s default state the ABS button switches the deck
to Absolute Mode button (see “Absolute Mode” on page 141), while pressing this button activates Relative
Mode (see “Relative Mode” on page 142).
Immediately below the ABS/REL button is the “REL S.” button (Relative Speed) which prevents the platter
speed from changing when switching between decks when controlling multiple decks with a single control
source (see “Relative Speed Mode” on page 143).
When using external Vinyl or CD control, Torq will preserve the pitch of the music even if you change the
speed of the turntable or CD player. When you scratch, Torq will disable time-stretching and re-enable it when
you let the music play again. If you want Torq to respond like a true vinyl record, click the Key/Speed Lock but-
ton so that key and speed are locked together. You will then hear pitch changes when altering the speed of the
turntable or CD player.
External Control can be configured in the Torq Preferences dialog as explained in “External Control” on
page 139.
For detailed information about the connection, configuration, and use of qualified external control sur-
faces with Torq, refer to “External Control” on page 139 and “External Control Calibration” on page 140.
Additional information about the Torq Vinyl Control System can be found in Appendix B, “Torq Vinyl
Control System.”
Switching a Deck to External Control Mode while using the internal soundcard on a laptop, causes Torq
to use the sound picked up by the internal microphone as the control source. This causes the BPM value
and Speed Adjust randomly change, leading to errors.

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