M-AUDIO Torq 1.5 Manuel D’Utilisation

Torq 1.5 User Guide 

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While firing off samples using the Trigger buttons can be a lot of fun, it doesn’t always provide the level of control that 
you may want for the sample. Torq’s QuickScratch feature allows you to control the sample using the variable-speed and 
variable-key engine within a Deck. This means you can scratch the sample using the mouse or with the Torq Control Vinyl 
or Control CD systems.

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 Torq features two QuickScratch slots—QS1 and QS2. You’ll see that each sampler has a pair of these QS 
buttons. Pressing one of the buttons assigns that sample to the associated QuickScratch slot (i.e. pressing the 
QS1 button on Sampler 1 will assign the sample to QS1). 

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 Each of Torq’s Decks also have a pair of QuickScratch buttons. When you press one of them, the associated 
sample assigned using the QuickScratch buttons in the Sampler will be immediately loaded into the Deck. You 
can then manipulate the sample in the same manner used for full songs. Press the QuickScratch button again and 
the original song will be loaded back into the Deck. Here’s a practical example:

 

 

 You place your two favorite scratching sounds into the samplers—you put the “Aaaah” sample into Sampler 1 
and the “Fresh” sample into Sampler 2. You then activate QS1 in Sampler 1 and QS2 in Sampler 2. Now, when 
you press QS1 in a Deck, the “Aaaah” sample will be loaded. Pressing QS2 results in the “Fresh” sample being 
loaded. This allows you to access your favorite scratch sounds with the quick push of a button.

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 If a one-shot sample is used as a QuickScratch, the sample will not be looped when loaded onto the Deck. If a 
looped sample is used as a QuickScratch, the sample will be looped when loaded onto the Deck so that it will 
play indefinitely.

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