M-AUDIO Torq 1.5 Manuel D’Utilisation

         

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By now, you’ve surely noticed that Torq has many features designed to make DJing 
easier. Automatic tempo-detection and beat-matching allow you, the DJ, to spend your 
time doing other things rather than manually keeping two tracks in sync. For example, 
you can remix the song using loops and QuickCues, tweak the sound using effects and 
EQ, and add samples to the mix. The sheer quantity of options available to you easily 
exceeds the number of fingers you have on your hands, so controlling all these features 
simultaneously can become a challenge. Torq’s innovative Snapshot system allows you 
to overcome these obstacles by allowing you to perform multiple tasks with the simple 
push of a button  
or two.

A Snapshot is very much like it sounds—a virtual picture of settings within Torq. You 
can configure the controls and effects in Torq as you like, then save all those settings 
in a Snapshot that you can recall instantaneously. Torq enables you to make a virtually 
unlimited list of Snapshots, all with unique control parameters, and sort them in the 
Snapshot list—this list becomes an arsenal of your best tricks, which you can use at any 
time.

If you press the Tab key on your keyboard or click the Camera tab 

, the Database 

and Browser will be replaced with the Snapshot List. The list has multiple columns, like 
the File List, and each row represents one Snapshot. Press the Tab key again (or click the 
Browser tab) to return to the Database and Browser.

To create a new Snapshot, simply click the New Snapshot button above the Snapshot 
list or the New Snapshot button located in Torq’s Toolbar. Torq will immediately create 
a new Snapshot entry and the name will be highlighted so that you can type in a proper 
name for the Snapshot. Type in something you can remember and press Enter. You can 
always rename the Snapshot by double-clicking its name and typing in a new one.