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Cue
The Cue button will establish a primary Cue Point within a song. A Cue Point is a reference position within the track
that you can jump to instantly, rather than having to seek through the track to find it. Typically, a DJ will set the Cue
Point where the beat begins in a song. It is visible (in red) within the Waveform Display. The Cue button abides by the
following rules:
1. If a song is playing, pressing the Cue button will make the song jump to the Cue Point and will pause there.
2. If Cue is pressed and held again, the music will begin playing from the Cue Point. The music will stop playing
when the Cue button is released and the song will jump back to the Cue Point.
3. If a song is paused in a location different from the Cue Point, pressing the Cue button will set the Cue Point to
the current location.
Note: The X-Session Pro hardware controller gives you hands-on control over Torq’s Play/Pause, Seek, and Cue
buttons. This means you can access these buttons without ever having to touch your computer or use a mouse.
Please see Chapter 13 for more information about X-Session Pro.
QuickCue
In addition to the primary Cue Point described above, Torq LE allows you to
set up to five QuickCue Points in a song that are assigned to the QuickCue
buttons below the Overview Waveform display. These buttons can then be
used to quickly jump between the various 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
buttons. A QuickCue Point will be set at the current location
(this can be done while the Deck is playing or paused). When
added, the QuickCue will be visible in the Overview Waveform
display.
2. Hold the Shift key while clicking one of the QuickCue buttons.
Again, the QuickCue Point will be set to the current song
location, whether the Deck is playing or not. When added, the
QuickCue will be visible in the Overview Waveform display.
Note: If you try to assign a QuickCue to a button that is already
set to a particular location, the old QuickCue location will be
overwritten in favor of the new one.
< Playing QuickCues
Once you’ve set a couple QuickCue Points, all you have to do is click on the desired QuickCue button and
the Deck will immediately jump to this new location and begin playing. If you set your QuickCue Points at key
positions within the song, you can immediately jump to different sections on-the-fly, such as jumping ahead to
a chorus or back to the intro.
Note: There are 10 QuickCue Points—five for each Deck. These points are mapped to the number keys
on your computer keyboard. Numbers 1-5 correspond to QuickCues 1-5 on Deck A while numbers 6-0
correspond to QuickCues 1-5 on Deck B. Pressing one of these number buttons has the same effect as
clicking one of the QuickCue buttons on screen. Additionally, you can set QuickCue Points without using the
mouse by holding the Shift key and pressing one of these number buttons.