User manual M-AUDIO TORQ 1.5 UPGRADE

[. . . ] Congratulations on your purchase of a Torq-based performance system, one of the finest DJ tools available today. Each qualified M-Audio hardware product works with Torq in a unique fashion, and those methods are outlined in each of their user manuals. This manual will outline the use of the Torq application itself, and we recommend that you read this manual first in order to familiarize yourself with the architecture of Torq. It will then be easier to understand how your hardware works in conjunction with the software. [. . . ] If you wish, you can also hide certain columns from view by right-clicking on a category name and choosing which items to display from the pop-up menu. You can sort the contents of the File List by clicking on any one of the categories at the top of the window. For example, if you click the "Album" category, the File List will be sorted alphabetically (A to Z) by Album name. If you click "Album" again, the order will be reversed (Z to A). You could also click on the BPM column to sort all your songs by their BPM. This can be very useful when looking for songs of a similar BPM. click the Reset button to return to the default sort order. Note: The Filename column is available in the event that the music you're trying to use does not contain an ID3 tag (such as AIFF and WAV formats) or does not have the proper text filled in. Here, the actual name of the file (as it exists on your hard drive) will be shown. Searching the List The simplest method for searching is to type a keyword (or keywords) into the Search field above the Database/Browser: 1. Click in the Search field and type in your search term(s). Terms can include an artist's name, a song title, BPM, etc. As soon as you start typing, Torq will begin searching the Database for the letters you have typed. There is no need to hit the Enter key on your keyboard. When you stop typing, you'll have a list of all files that contain the search term in one of its fields. For example, if you type the word "love" into the search field, Torq could return the following results: < 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 what you were looking for. You may have actually wanted files with "love" in the song's name only. To search for such titles, you'll need to confine the scope of the search to the Song category only. to confine a search to a particular category: 1. Hold down the SHIFT key and click a category name. Torq will refine its search results and only show songs that contain your search term within the selected field. [. . . ] the alternative setting for this preference is "Direct". This mode more accurately resembles the loop functions on some DJ CD players. After you've created your loop by pressing one of the QuickLoop buttons, you can use the QuickLoop buttons to divide the loop length by their value. For example, pressing the 1 button will create a 1-bar loop. [. . . ]