M-AUDIO Torq LE (MixLab) - Manual (Page 3)

Torq MixLab
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Getting Started 2
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Tutorial
Part I: Preparation
First, we’ll need to check a few settings required for the following examples
1. Click the icon in the upper right section of the Torq LE window. The Audio
Preferences dialog opens.
2. Make sure your soundcard is selected under “Audio Interface”.
(Windows users: If a driver with the word “ASIO” in its name is available, select it)
3. Click on the field labeled “Master Output” and check the available choices:
a. If “Left / Right / Left -- Right” are
available:
• Select “Left” for Master Output
and “Right” for the Cue Output.
b. If there are multiple entries
listed in the Master Output field,
and some of them say 1/2 in
their name and others say 3/4:
• Select a “1/2” driver for the
Master Output and a “3/4”
driver for Cue Output.
• Make sure to connect your
sound system to your
soundcard’s first
stereo output and your
headphones to
your soundcard’s second
stereo output.
For serious DJing, you need a
soundcard that features separate
stereo outputs for pre-listening
(cueing) and for the sound the
audience hears. Your soundcard
features only one stereo output.
Torq still allows you to use all of its
features, including pre-listening,
by using a trick: Torq splits your
soundcard’s stereo output into
two mono outputs – one for pre-
listening and one for the audience
(the left/right choices in this
dialog). All you need to follow
the examples in this tutorial is a
Y-adapter cable that connects to
your soundcard’s stereo output
via a male 1/8” jack and provides
two female 1/8” jacks for your
headphones and your sound
system. You can find such cables
at every well stocked electronics-
or music store. Please also check
the full Torq User Guide for more
information, which can be found
on the in the Torq LE application
folder.
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