M-AUDIO Torq - Manual (Page 27)

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CHAPTER 6 exTernal ConTrol
One of Torq’s greatest features is the ability to use external sources to control the playback
of your song files. In particular, you can use the Torq Control Vinyl or Torq Control CDs
to provide the familiar tactile sensation of DJing with 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 signal 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.
Enabling Vinyl/CD Control
1. Connect the outputs of your first turntable or CD player to inputs 1/2 of your
audio interface. If the interface has a “Line/Phono” input selector switch, be
sure to set it to “Phono” if using turntables, or “Line” if using CD players (or
turntables with built-in preamps).
Turntable
or CD Player
INPUT B GROUND INPUT A
OUTPUT B OUTPUT A
Line Phono
Line Phono
2. Connect the outputs of your second turntable or CD player to inputs 3/4
of your audio interface. Again, you’ll need to set its input selector switch as
described above .
Using Torq with only one turntable or CD player:
The connection diagram on this page assumes you have a traditional
DJ setup two CD players or turntables. However, Torq has a special
“AMPutate Mode” that allows you to control both decks using
only one turntable or CD player . This mode is described later in
this chapter .