User Guide
Page 1: ...User Guide...
Page 2: ...5 Momentary Sync 25 Chapter 6 26 EXTERNAL CONTROL 26 MIDI Prefs 26 MIDI Learn 27 Creating a MIDI Assignment 27 Clearing a MIDI Assignment 27 Changing MIDI Assignment 27 Keyboard Learn 27 Assigning But...
Page 3: ...Engine 54 Cue Exclusivity 54 Schaffel Mode 55 QuickLoop Size 55 Search iPod with Database 55 Search iTunes Library with Database 55 Transport Mode 55 Tooltips 55 Sync Mode 56 Skin 56 Chapter 13 57 Abo...
Page 4: ...c and fully control the mix of the songs The M Audio X Session Pro provides you with hands on control over Torq LE After plugging the X Session Pro into one of your computer s USB ports Torq LE instan...
Page 5: ...udio production applications and integrates with them in a fashion that makes you part of the music Exercising this level of control upon your collection of songs is a task that has many facets and To...
Page 6: ...bene ts of computer technology is the ability to visualize audio While being interesting to the eyes in their own right waveform displays can be an invaluable tool when DJing Torq s user interface is...
Page 7: ...n Torq LE features a Database for cataloging and searching tracks It will monitor your favorite folders and allow you to create playlists for future performances Effect Racks Effects are a great way f...
Page 8: ...uirements Mac OS X 10 4 6 CPU G4 1 25 GHz RAM 512 MB USB One available port for use with X Session Pro Recommended System Speci cations Laptop Desktop OS Mac OS X 10 4 7 OS Mac OS X 10 4 7 CPU Mac Int...
Page 9: ...ck Install 3 Follow the installer s on screen instructions 4 Once the Wizard has completed click Finish 5 Launch Torq by double clicking the new link that was added to your desktop To install Torq LE...
Page 10: ...o you such as which song is playing how long it s been playing and how much time is remaining Song Name At the top of the Deck is the name of the current song The name is taken from the song category...
Page 11: ...ore the purpose of the Deck is to play a music le similar to how iTunes or WinAmp plays les on your computer However in the scope of DJing things don t stop there A DJ needs to be able to control the...
Page 12: ...us QuickCue points Setting QuickCues There are a few different ways to set QuickCue Points but all methods deliver the same results 1 Click the QuickCue Set button then click one of the QuickCue butto...
Page 13: ...udio to stop just like in Vinyl mode 2 While paused clicking and dragging on the Scrolling Waveform will have audible results like scratching in Vinyl mode 3 When playback is active clicking and dragg...
Page 14: ...er at that point and will place the Loop Out Marker in a position to maintain the same loop length in use prior to pressing the QuickCue button Loop On Off The Loop button will indicate whether Torq i...
Page 15: ...Shift key while pressing these buttons the opposite behavior will occur The loop will double its length each time you press the QuickLoop button Speed Slider Torq sDecksareeachequippedwithaSpeedAdjus...
Page 16: ...d to be playing at the same tempo This is why Torq s Decks are equipped with Speed Sliders In the event the DJ is trying to mix two songs with different tempos which happens more often than not he wil...
Page 17: ...keyboard and press Enter 3 The new BPM will then be set for the song Note If at any time you wish to revert back to the automatically determined tempo hold the Shift key while clicking on the BPM dis...
Page 18: ...ill be adjustable in one semitone steps 5 MIDI CC value 64 equals 0 semitones This generally means when the knob or slider of your MIDI controller is at center position the Key will be at 0 MIDI Butto...
Page 19: ...ress Play Torq will align the song to the phase of the other Essentially the Synced Deck will be slaved to the other Deck which would be the master Sync will remain active until you turn it off by cli...
Page 20: ...alignment The Offset buttons can be used to correct this Pressing these buttons will make the Current Song Position jump forward or back by one beat length Note If you have the Sync Mode set to Bar i...
Page 21: ...ind it Information Shown on Display So what purpose do these Scrolling Waveforms serve other than looking really cool Answer They offer you a way to visualize the alignment and synchronization of the...
Page 22: ...e the locations of the downbeats in the music Torq will attempt to position the Phase Grid in the proper location as part of the analysis when loading a song into a Deck Torq uses the position of the...
Page 23: ...er rate 4 As soon as you stop dragging playback will return to its original tempo even if you are still holding the mouse button CDJ Mode With this mode selected the waveform will not be scratched wit...
Page 24: ...eat of a measure When beat matching songs you ll normally want the downbeats of both songs aligned with each other When aligned properly the beats of both songs will blend together into one larger bea...
Page 25: ...llowing your mouse movements 3 Once you have aligned the thicker downbeat marker of the grid to the downbeat of the music release the mouse button Note You can turn on Caps Lock instead of holding Shi...
Page 26: ...site Deck If you slow down the master Deck the slaved Deck will also slow down in kind If you attempt to scratch or re align the slaved Deck Torq will automatically snap it back into alignment to matc...
Page 27: ...input devices on your computer Each device has a Yes No option to enable or disable it Set the MIDI device to Yes if you wish to use it to control Torq LE Otherwise set the device to No and Torq will...
Page 28: ...n assign it to the Mid EQ by simply right clicking CTRL click on Mac the Mid EQ knob and moving the MIDI Knob Doing so will clear the assignment to the Low EQ knob and the MIDI control will now be map...
Page 29: ...ater performance and Torq LE will even document all of the songs you play in a set for later review the Session Playlist This section will show you how to navigate your hard drive s using the Torq LE...
Page 30: ...ghout your computer system even on external disk drives used to make locating and organizing you music more ef cient Once a folder is added to the Database the songs it contains will be listed in the...
Page 31: ...ubfolders by holding the Alt key while dragging the folder into the Database Searching Speci c Database Folders Clicking on the Database heading will display every song contained in the Database in th...
Page 32: ...ted elds are stored in a special le with the same name as the song but with the extension tqd at the end This is the Torq LE Data le By saving your edits to the TQD le Torq LE can save your changes mu...
Page 33: ...emely helpful when using the Full Browser View F6 which hides the Decks from view Also if using a Mac laptop computer you may need to hold the Fn key while pressing the function keys in order for thes...
Page 34: ...Your Lover Bedtime Stories Sade Flow Lover s Rock Search Categories As you can see the above search worked it found songs that contained the word love in any category However this may not be quite wha...
Page 35: ...Way of Love Let s Go Bang You ll see that as a result I d Rather Be Your Lover has been removed from the list Note Reference to artists and bands is for informational purposes only and does not imply...
Page 36: ...ts will be kept for up to 30 days then permanently deleted Duplicating a Playlist If you like a particular Playlist and would like to build a new one based upon it you can duplicate or copy it for fut...
Page 37: ...for name of missing le 1 By choosing Yes Torq LE will use the le and automatically assume that the rest of the missing les will also be in this same folder Once found these les will automatically be l...
Page 38: ...to a Deck will automatically be added to the bottom of the Session Playlist Note If a Playlist already exists with the current date a number will be appended to differentiate it Note Torq LE will only...
Page 39: ...nes Library it may take a moment for Torq LE to read the entire contents of the Library the rst time you select it in a Torq session Once you ve clicked the Library heading you can search and sort the...
Page 40: ...t the iPod until you are done playing any music contained on it Drives Torq LE can also search any hard drives connected to your computer whether they are internal hard drives or external ones Every d...
Page 41: ...a Deck enters the Mixer it enters a channel A channel is a section within a mixer that processes a single audio signal Since Torq LE has two Decks the Mixer has two channels one for each Deck While th...
Page 42: ...their sets by adding their own manipulations to the songs they play For example a DJ might cut the High and Low frequencies from a track a few beats before the chorus of a song then bring them back ri...
Page 43: ...However since its introduction DJs have taken this simple tool and transformed it into a virtual razor blade that allows them to perform lightning fast cuts scratches and a myriad of other techniques...
Page 44: ...er that you want to use for Crossfader Curve control Torq will read the incoming MIDI messages and immediately assign it to the Crossfader Curve 5 Exit the Preferences Crossfader Assign Another part i...
Page 45: ...termines the behavior of the Cue Source knob which you hear in the headphones When the Split button is off the Cue Source knob will blend between the PFL audio signal which only you can hear and the M...
Page 46: ...t which will keep the Main Outputs from clipping Whenever the green circle located at the right edge of the Master Volume meter lights the Limiter is protecting the system against clipping It does thi...
Page 47: ...our recording You ll want to set this slider as high as possible without constantly triggering the limiter it s OK if you trigger the limiter every once in a while If you set the Master Volume slider...
Page 48: ...their qualities while you use them such as changing the length of a Reverb or Delay or to change the intensity of a Phaser or Flanger To keep things simple and easy to manage Torq LE provides one knob...
Page 49: ...through the effect Filters come in a variety of avors and Torq LE features three of the most popular types Low Pass High Pass and Band Pass The names of these lters are descriptive of what they do A...
Page 50: ...requency of the Band Pass lter As you turn the knob down counterclockwise you ll hear the high frequencies become muf ed while you begin to hear more of the bass Strobe Just about anyone who has been...
Page 51: ...The extra outputs allow you to make use of song cueing i e pre listening to a song on headphones before you mix it Audio Interface This preference allows you to select an audio interface for Torq LE 1...
Page 52: ...while multi tasking If the audio buffer happens to empty before the computer can ll it with more data the audio playback will stop until the computer can ll the buffer again These dropouts happen ver...
Page 53: ...ensure proper operation of Torq and connected devices Note If you have created a custom mapping for your controllers or special assignments for your audio interface and don t want Torq to replace the...
Page 54: ...computer s keyboard is used rather often This option lets you assign a MIDI Note to function as SHIFT in Torq thus allowing you to do SHIFT based combinations such as SHIFT Nudge entirely from an exte...
Page 55: ...und quality but can often allow Torq LE to run smoothly on older machines Cue Exclusivity This option affects how the Deck Cue buttons behave When this option is On pressing the Cue button on a channe...
Page 56: ...ve a copy of Apple iTunes installed on your computer selecting Yes for this option will integrate its Music Library into Torq s Database Any songs currently a part of your iTunes Library will be insta...
Page 57: ...rd to the downbeats in the Phase Grids Any attempts to realign the synced Deck will result in Torq forcing the track back into alignment with the nearest beat the thick lines of the Phase Grids may be...
Page 58: ...or use a mouse As you push a button twist a knob or move a fader on X Session Pro you ll see Torq come to life as its corresponding on screen button knob or fader begins moving with you X Session Pro...
Page 59: ...tions are covered in greater detail on pages 10 and 11 3 Vertical Sliders Pitch Volume These vertical sliders control Torq LE s speed and volume faders of each deck For more information about the Pitc...
Page 60: ...ssion Pro User Guide available for free download at www m audio com 10 Reset Button Reset This button accesses advanced X Session Pro programming features that are beyond the scope of this guide For m...
Page 61: ...5 QuickCue 5 on Deck A Shift 0 Set QuickCue 5 on Deck B 6 QuickCue 1 on Deck B 7 QuickCue 2 on Deck B 8 QuickCue 3 on Deck B 9 QuickCue 4 on Deck B 0 QuickCue 5 on Deck B Windows Key Commands ALT F4 Q...
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