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    user guide 1.5[...]

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    Cha pt er 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Wel co me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 T or q Ov er v iew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 De ck s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    T able of Contents Cha pt er 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Br ows er /D at a bas e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Br ows e r Pa ne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Da ta ba se . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    Mi sc e ll an eo us Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Sk i n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 2 T o ol ti ps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 2 Se ar c h iTune s Li br a r y wi th D at ab a se . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Se ar[...]

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    4 CHAP TE R 1 English WE L C OM E Cong ra tul atio ns on your p urch ase o f a T orq - ba sed pe r for m ance s yst em , o ne of t he fine st DJ t ool s avail ab le t oday . E ac h qu ali fie d M - Audi o hard wa re produ ct wor k s wi th T orq in a un iqu e fa shi on , and t hose m et hod s are ou tli ned i n eac h of t hei r user m an ual s. Th[...]

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    T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 5 Dec ks DJi ng beg in s wit h mu sic , so you wi ll ge t to k now T orq’s Deck s ver y well. A De ck i s wh at T orq use s to p lay ba ck a sin gle d igit al music fi le and i s an alogo us t o the t urn t ab le or C D pl ayer used by DJ s. T he De ck al lows you to p lay a tr ac k , ch ange i t s spe ed an d it s[...]

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    T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 6 Mixer It ’ s a ll in t he mi x , or so th ey say , a nd T orq’s Mixer de live rs t he good s . The M ixer t akes t he aud io from t he t wo De ck s an d gives you co nt rol over wh at ca n be he ard by me ans o f volume co nt rols , aud io eq ua lizer s , and a c rossf ad er . T wo Dec k s and a M ixer : t he es[...]

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    T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 7 Ef fec t Rac ks Ef fec ts a re a gre at way for you t o man ipu lat e ( o r man gle) your musi c in uni que ways t o en han ce your mix . T orq h a s a colle ct ion o f buil t- in e f fe ct s t hat a re spe ci fic ally d es igne d for DJ u se: T e mpo - sy nce d del ays and s tro be s. S him mer ing pha se rs an d [...]

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    8 CHAP TE R 1 English 8 English CHAP TE R 3 8 English CHAP TE R 2 SY STE M R E Q U I RE M E NTS Windows XP Mi ni mu m Sys te m Re q ui re me n ts 1 OS : Win dow s XP ( S P3) CP U : Pen t ium I V 1.4 GH z R AM : 5 1 2 M B USB : On e av ail a ble p or t (for u se by a pp rov ed M - Aud io H ard war e D ev ice) Rec o mm e nd ed S yst e m Sp ec i fic [...]

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    T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 9 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 2 9 I N ST ALL AT I O N ✓ Not e : The fol low ing di re c t ions a re for i ns tal li ng t he T orq so f t ware o nto your c ompu ter. T orq w il l not r un, howev er , u nles s an ap pro pria te M - A udio har dwar e devi ce (such as t he C one c ti v int er face) is i nst al led a nd[...]

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    T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 10 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 2 10 AU TH O R IZ AT ION 1. L aunc h T orq . Y ou w ill be p rese nt ed wi th a d ia log box a sk ing for you r seri al nu mb er . 2. Y our se ri al nu mbe r is on a p rin ted c ard (inc lud ed in b oxed versio ns of T orq) or w a s sent t o you el ec tro nic all y (for on- line u pgr a[...]

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    11 CHAP TE R 1 English 11 English CHAP TE R 3 DEC KS Whe n DJ ing , ever y t hi ng be gin s wit h t he De ck s . The De ck s w ill pl ay th e musi c th at you’ll mix a nd ef f ec t usi ng all t he t ool s in T orq . T r ad iti ona lly, a DJ’s dec k s wil l be tu rnt a ble s or C D pl ayers . The refore , the D ec k s in T orq h ave been d esi g[...]

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    T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 12 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 3 12 Time Re main This fi el d indic at es how mu ch t ime is l ef t before t he son g end s. At t he b egi nnin g of t he song , t he Ti me Rem aini ng wi ll be the s am e as t he e nt ire le ng t h of t he song. W he n th e Dec k is pl ayin g, t he T ime Rem ain ing w ill cou nt dow [...]

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    T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 13 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 3 13 Cue The Cue b ut t on w ill e st ab lis h a pri mar y Cue Point wi th in a song. A Cu e Point is a re fere nce p osit ion w it hin t he t r ack th at you ca n jum p to in st a nt ly, rath er t ha n havin g to se ek t hroug h th e tr ac k to fi nd it . T ypic all y , a D J wil l se[...]

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    T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 14 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 3 14 Dec k M ode In ord er for T o rq to fe el f am ili ar to a ll t y pes o f DJs , t he De ck s c an b e ope ra ted i n one of t hre e dif feren t mode s . < Vinyl Mode Vinyl M ode w ill m ake th e Dec k be have as if i t wa s a tu rnt a ble . Th is me an s: 1. Pressi ng Pl ay/Pau [...]

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    T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 15 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 3 15 Loopi ng T ec hno log y i s alw ays evolv ing , th us DJ ing is a lw ays evolvi ng. Wit h t he int rodu ct ion o f DJ CD p layer s , DJs g ai ned m any new exci tin g ca pa bili tie s t hat were u nava ila ble t o t hem w he n work ing w it hin t he con fine s of v inyl re cords .[...]

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    T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 16 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 3 16 < QuickLoop More o f te n t han n ot , a DJ will l oop aud io t hat i s an even nu mbe r of be at s or b ars . Th at is , t hey wi ll loo p a sing le bar (four b eat s) or two b ar s ( e igh t be at s) , or may do mi cro - loo ps of on ly one o r t wo bea ts . In st ead o f havi[...]

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    T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 17 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 3 17 Spe ed S lide r T orq’ s Dec k s are e ach e qui ppe d wi th a S pe ed Adju st sl ider f or th e pur pose of b eat - mat chi ng song s. T his sl ide r beh aves jus t like t he pit ch adju ste r s found o n DJ tur nt ab le s and C D pl ayers . As you m ove this s lide r , t he ne [...]

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    T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 18 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 3 18 < BPM Display T e mpo is a m e asure me nt of t he s pee d of a song a nd is no rm all y ex pres sed a s Be at s Per M inu te (B P M). A s th e B PM in cre ase s , the s pe ed of t he son g incre a ses . In ord er for t wo so ngs t o be mi xed to get he r wit h t heir b e ats al[...]

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    T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 19 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 3 19 » Manual T empo Adjustment As m en tio ned ab ove, T o rq ca n det er mine t he t em po of m ost d an ce musi c. S om e musi c , however , i s too comp lex or n ot re pet it ive en oug h for T orq t o de tec t t he t em po wi th p reci sion . For tunat el y , you can h el p T orq [...]

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    T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 20 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 3 20 Key The Key Adjus t is u sed t o ra ise or lower t he key (p itc h) of a song wit ho ut ch ang ing t he t em po. Thi s is u sefu l whe n at te mp tin g to m atc h th e mel odie s of son gs in b ot h Dec k s dur ing a mi x , kn own as key- mat ch ing. Y ou c an ad jus t t he key of [...]

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    T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 21 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 3 21 < MIDI K eyboard Control 1. M ake sure t hat your M I DI keybo ard or con tro l sur f ace h as b ee n prope rl y ins t all ed and i s confi gure d to work w it h T orq . Pl ea se see c ha pt er 6 for mo re infor ma tion a bou t confi gur ing your e xt er nal M I DI hard w are [...]

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    T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 22 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 3 22 Nud ge Bu t tons If you’re not ta ki ng adv an t age o f T orq’ s abil it y t o keep t r ack s a lign ed us ing Syn c , you ca n do it m an ual ly us ing t he N udge but t on s. I f you he ar a son g beco me ah ead o r beh ind t he ot he r , t he N udge b ut t ons w ill a llow [...]

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    23 CHAP TE R 1 English 23 English CHAP TE R 4 W A VE FO R M D I SP LA Y One o f the m ost p romin ent f eat ure s of th e T orq use r int er face i s the S crol ling Wa vef orm D isp lay , w hic h t akes u p a dec ent a mou nt of re al e st at e above t he Mi xer and Ef fec t Rac k s. U nlike t he sm all er O ver v iew Wa ve form s found i n e ach [...]

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    T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 24 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 4 24 Zoom At ti mes , you m ay find yourse l f wa nti ng to “ zoom i n” to t he Sc rollin g Wa ve form D isp lay to m atc h be at s more pre ci sel y or to “ zoom ou t ” in orde r to se e more of e ac h tr ac k . Use t he m ag nif ying gl a ss icon s dire ct l y above th e dis [...]

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    T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 25 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 4 25 T e mpo An ch or s In add it ion t o it s aut om atic B P M de te ct ion f eat ures , T o rq provide s you wit h a not her a lte rn ati ve for B PM m atc hing t h at beco me s an ind isp en sa ble t ool w he n work ing w it h song s t hat in clu de te mp o cha nge s or flu ct uat [...]

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    T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 26 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 4 26 9. Clic k th e Anc hor ico n ag ain t o ex it A nch or Edi t mod e. T he S crolli ng Wa ve form s wi ll rever t t o th eir or igi nal color . 1 0 . Now, when you pl ay th e song , it w ill pl ay wit h a con st a nt te mp o (the te mpo v ar iat ion s will b e rem oved) So me wil l s[...]

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    T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 27 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 4 27 Playback Manipulations The Wav efor m Dis pl ay allows you t o ma nipu lat e th e song pl ayb ack in a v ar iet y o f ways u sing your m ouse . Th e met ho d of cont rol di f fe rs d epe nd ing on t he con trol t ype you have sele c te d for th e Dec k ( V inyl /CDJ /Hy br id). Vin[...]

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    28 CHAP TE R 1 English 28 English CHAP TE R 5 S YN C H R O N I Z AT I O N At mos t of to day ’ s d ance c lub s and even t s, t he D J will m ix t he song s t oget he r usi ng a te chni que c all ed be at -m at chi ng. The go al is t o fad e t he volum es be t wee n t wo song s whi le kee ping t he m pe r fe ct ly i n be at wi th o ne ano th er .[...]

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    T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 29 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 5 29 Whe n a mi s- ali gnm ent o ccur s (as see n above), y ou’ll see t h at the g rid d oes n ot lin e up wi th t he b egi nnin gs o f the b e ats (tra nsi ent s) in the w avefor m. I n the e xa mpl e , th e Ph ase G rid is t oo e ar ly, leaving a g ap b et we en t he gr id lin es an[...]

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    T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 30 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 5 30 Sync But ton The Sy nc bu t ton i s an au tom at ic me tho d of sy nch ronizi ng t he be at and B P M of one D ec k to an ot her . Wh en you e ng age Sy nc on a De ck (the Sy nc icon i s on), it will c han ge th at De ck ’s temp o to m atc h th e oth er De ck . Fu r t her more , [...]

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    T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 31 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 5 31 Globa l T e mpo LE Ds T o th e lef t of the G lo bal T em po di spl ay is a hor izon t al ar ra nge me nt of 4 li ght s . The se wil l ligh t in suc ces sion (creat ing a “ c ha se” pat tern) th at wil l indic at e the G lo bal T em po’ s po sit ion w it hin a b ar . T he se [...]

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    32 CHAP TE R 1 English 32 English CHAP TE R 6 EX TE R NAL C O NTR OL One o f T orq’ s gre ate st fe atu res is t he a bili t y to u se ex te rn al sourc es t o cont rol t he pl aybac k of your song fi le s. I n par ticu lar , you c an use t he T o rq Cont rol Vi nyl or T orq Cont rol C Ds t o provide t he f am ili ar t ac til e sen sat ion o f D[...]

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    T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 33 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 6 33 3. O pen T orq’ s P refe ren ces a nd sel ec t th e Audi o t ab. 4. Ma ke sure your audi o int er f ace i s sel ec ted i n th e “ Aud io Int er face s” drop - d own me nu. 5. Clic k th e Cont rol I npu t A drop - d own me nu and c hoos e “inpu t 1 - - inp ut 2 ” . 6. Clic[...]

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    T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 34 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 6 34 8. T he fir st o pti on en ab les E xter na l Con trol . Clic k th e drop - d own me nu and se le ct “ Y es” . 9. The ne xt s te p req uire s you to se lec t t he t y pe of con tro l sign al s you’ll be usi ng for e ach D ec k . If you’ll b e usi ng th e T orq Con trol V i[...]

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    T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 35 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 6 35 < Rev ersed Pla yback Direction If you fi nd th at T orq se em s to b e res pond ing b ack w ard s to t he Co nt rol Vinyl s or C Ds , t ake a loo k at the Veloci t y dis pl ay . If t he nu mb er sh own is ne g ative w hile t he co ntro l source is p layi ng for w ard , it co u[...]

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    T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 36 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 6 36 Err or In dex If you’ve che cked your au dio c abl e conne c tion s and h ave also re pla ced your tu rnt able’ s n eed les ye t st ill e xpe rie nce probl em s , t ake a look at t he E rror I nde x dis pl ays. Th ese di spl ays wi ll be s howing a n umb er t y pic all y be t w[...]

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    T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 37 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 6 37 AMPutate Mode Whi le ex pl orin g the d ep t hs of T orq , you w ill re pe ate dly r un in to sce na rios t h at would no t be pos sib le wi th t r adi tio nal D J hard w are — te chn ique s t hat c an on ly be a chieved t hrou gh t he fle xib le power o f comp ute r te chn olog[...]

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    T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 38 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 6 38 BPM M atc hi ng So how d oes o ne go abo ut do ing a DJ se t wi th o nly o ne tur nt a ble? I t is a li t tl e dif feren t th an d oing i t in St a nd ard mod e , pri mar ily d ue t o the f ac t t hat you mu st u se T orq’s on-s cree n S pee d slid er s to m atc h te mpo s as op [...]

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    T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 39 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 6 39 < MIDI Prefer ences The se cond t ab o f th e Pref ere nces co nt ai ns t he M ID I opt ion s. At t he b ot to m of t his t a b is a lis t of al l the avail abl e MI D I inpu t dev ices o n your comp ute r . E ac h device h a s a “Y es /N o” opti on to e na ble or d is abl e[...]

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    T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 40 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 6 40 < K eyboard Learn Y ou c an al so use your co mpu te r ’ s keybo ard to co nt rol el eme nt s of t he T o rq int er f ace u sing t he s am e met ho d as M I DI Le ar n above . Sim pl y rig ht- c lic k (CTRL-c lick f or M ac ) on a cont rol on s cree n , the n pre ss a key on y[...]

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    41 CHAP TE R 1 English 41 English CHAP TE R 7 S AM P L ER Whe n t al ki ng ab out mu sic , a s am ple r is not a p lat e of hor s d ’ o eu vres . A s amp ler i s a devic e th at wil l dig it al ly reco rd a sound t hat you c an t he n rep lay at v ario us pi tc hes . I f you’ re in to any k ind o f ele c troni c da nce mu sic or hi p - hop , yo[...]

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    T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 42 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 7 42 Sampler Controls This s ec tio n provide s an over v iew of t he con trol s wit hi n th e Sa mp ler . Rec or d Sa mple B ut ton Sa mp les c an b e cat egor ized i nt o t wo groups: o ne - shot s am ple s and l oop s. O ne - shot s am ple s are sou nds t h at pl ay once whe n you tr[...]

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    T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 43 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 7 43 T r igge r Sam ple Bu t ton Pres sin g thi s but ton c ause s the a sso ci ated s am ple t o pl ay . On e -s hot an d loop ed s amp le s exh ibi t slig ht ly di f fe ren t be havior s: < T riggering One-Shot Samples 1. C lick t he T rig ger bu t ton . The b ut t on ico n will l [...]

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    T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 44 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 7 44 Samp le Na me Wind ow The S am ple N a me wi ndow ser ves mult ip le pur pose s. 1. It wi ll di spl ay the n am e of th e sa mpl e file lo ade d int o th e slot . 2. The b ack ground of t his w ind ow will fi ll from le f t t o rig ht a s the s am ple p lays , li ke a progres s m[...]

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    T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 45 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 7 45 Q uic k Sc ra tc h Whi le fir ing of f sam ple s usi ng th e T ri g ge r but t on s ca n be a lot o f fun , it d oe sn’t always provid e th e level of con tro l th at you may wa nt for t he s am ple . T orq’s Quick S cr atc h fe ature a llows you to co nt rol th e sa mpl e usi[...]

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    46 CHAP TE R 1 English 46 English CHAP TE R 8 SN AP S HOTS By now, y o u’ve surely no tic ed t hat T orq h a s many fe at ures d esi gne d to m ake DJin g ea sie r . Au to mat ic te mp o - de te ct ion a nd be at- m atc hing a llow you , the D J , to s pe nd your tim e doi ng ot her t hi ngs r at he r th an m anu all y kee ping t wo t r ack s in [...]

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    T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 47 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 8 47 Mask ing a Snapshot E ach S na psh ot you cre ate con t ain s th e set t ing s of al mos t ever y com pon ent i n T orq . A Sn ap shot w ill re me mb er t he Key set ti ng of a De ck , t he EQ se t ti ng s in t he Mi xer (incl udin g th e st at e of th e EQ K ills), the c han ne l [...]

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    T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 48 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 8 48 Swapping Snapshots Freq uen tl y , you m ay find t hat a S na psh ot se t up for De ck A woul d be use fu l for De ck B or vi ce vers a . Fo r exa mp le , you may have crea ted a S na ps hot t hat lo ads a D el ay ef fe c t whi le als o ki lling t he L ow EQ on De ck A . T orq all[...]

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    49 CHAP TE R 1 English 49 English CHAP TE R 9 B R O WS E R /D A T ABASE A DJ ’ s m ost i mpor ta nt a sse t , b eyond the g ea r he use s , is hi s colle ct ion o f musi c. W it hou t a weal t h of to p - not ch t ra ck s in hi s arse n al , a DJ is not e qu ipp ed t o domi nat e a da nce floor . A nyone who h as b ee n DJi ng for even a s hor t[...]

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    T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 50 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 9 50 Data base The D at ab ase i s th e firs t it em d isp layed in t he B rowser p ane . Th e Dat a ba se is si mpl y a colle c tio n of file fo lde rs lo cat ed thro ugho ut your com pu ter s ys te m ( eve n on ex te rn al di sk dr ives) used t o ma ke locat ing a nd org a nizi ng y[...]

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    T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 51 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 9 51 < Adding Folders from Y our OS If you’ d pref er , you ca n add fold er s to t he D at ab ase by d ra g g ing t he m from your op er at ing sy st em i nto t he T o rq Browse r . Y ou ca n do t his u sin g eit he r E xp lore r for Wind ows or Fin der f or M ac. 1. Find your des[...]

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    T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 52 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 9 52 File List The w indow t o th e rig ht of t he B rowser p ane i s cal led t he Fi le Li st . If you have sele c ted a so urce in t he B rowser t hat co nt ain s musi c (such as t he D at ab ase or a n indi vid ua l folde r), the son gs con t ain ed t here in wi ll be li st ed he re.[...]

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    T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 53 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 9 53 Sor ting the Li st The re are four tee n cat egor ies t h at ca n be di spl ayed acros s the t op o f the F ile L ist w ind ow: Ar tis t , S ong , A lbu m, T r ack # ( T r ac k Nu mbe r), BPM ( Be at s Per M inu te), K ey, Genre , L eng th , Com men t , F ile T y pe , B it r ate , [...]

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    T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 54 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 9 54 Usi ng our e xam ple a bove, co nfin ing t he se arc h to t he S ong c atego r y would y iel d th e follow ing re sult s: Ar t i st 4 So ng Al b um De ee - Lit e Power o f Love World C liq ue Je nn if er L ove H ewi t t Ca n’t St an d in t he Way of L ove Le t ’s Go Ba ng M ad[...]

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    T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 55 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 9 55 < Creating New Playlists T o st a r t , you must cre at e a new Pl aylis t as f ollows: 1. Ri ght - cli ck (CTR L - click o n Mac) on th e Pl aylis ts h ead ing i n the B rowse r and c hoose “ N ew Pl aylis t ” from t he pop - u p men u. 2. A new Playli st t it led “ E mp [...]

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    T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 56 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 9 56 < Acti vating a Playlist Whe n you sel ec t a Pl aylis t , T orq run s a quic k sc an of your co mpu ter ’s drives t o en sure all t he au dio fil es refe ren ced by t he Pl aylis t are pre sen t on t he comp ut er . If T o rq ca nnot l oc ate on e or more of t he so ngs f ro[...]

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    T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 57 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 9 57 < Loading a Playlist T orq c an im por t Playli st s cre ate d by ot her prog r ams i f t hey confor m to t he . m3u file f orm at . T o l oad on e of the se Pl ayli st s: 1. Right - cli ck (CTR L - click o n Mac) the P layl ist ’s headin g in t he B rowser p ane . 2. Se le c[...]

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    T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 58 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 9 58 iT une s iT u nes i s a free m edi a pl ayer avail abl e from A pp le for bo th M ac a nd Wind ows com put er s (w w w.itu nes .com). It provide s an exce lle nt w ay to down load , or ga nize , a nd ri p musi c as wel l as in te r f acin g wi th A pp le’ s f am ous p or t a ble [...]

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    T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 59 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 9 59 iPo ds T orq al so allow s dire ct acc ess t o t he cont en t s of any conn ec te d iPod (excludin g th e iPod S huf fle , iPod to uch , an d iPh one mode ls). Whe n an i Pod is conne c ted , i t will b e lis te d in t he Browse r wi ndow . Like t he iT u ne s Libr a r y ab ove, t[...]

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    60 CHAP TE R 1 English 60 English CHAP TE R 10 M IX ER Ste p one w he n DJi ng is con trol ling t he mu sic . Th at ’ s w hat T orq’ s D eck s a re for . S te p t wo is bl end ing , or mi xing , t he mu sic t oget he r . A s you’ d ex pec t , T orq ha s a sec ti on for t hat , too. W hil e ex ist ing i n sof t w are , T o rq’ s M ixer sou n[...]

  • Page 62

    T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 61 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 0 61 Gain /M ute Whe n aud io from a De ck e nt er s a cha nne l in t he M ixer , th e firs t t hing i t ru ns int o is t he G ain co nt rol (seen at t he to p of eac h ch ann el i n the m ixer). This k no b will i ncre a se or de cre ase t he volu me of t he in comin g audio s ign a[...]

  • Page 63

    T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 62 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 0 62 PFL /He adp hone Cu e Onc e the au dio si gna l le aves th e EQ, it is se nt to t wo dif fere nt l oc atio ns . One l oc atio n is t he PF L Bu t to n , whic h loo ks l ike a pair o f he adp hone s. P FL s t and s for Pre - Fade r Lis te n, w hic h refe rs t o he ar ing an a udio[...]

  • Page 64

    T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 63 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 0 63 < Crossfader Curve Sp ea k ing of sc r atc hing , one o f th e improvem en ts t o cros sf ader d es ign is a n adju st a ble Cro ssf ade r Cur ve . Thi s refe rs t o t he r ate at w hich t he so ngs f ad e in and o ut a s the c ross fad er is m oved from one s ide t o the o th[...]

  • Page 65

    64 CHAP TE R 1 English 64 English CHAP TE R 11 P FL /H EADPHON E C U E Y ou’ve undo ubt ed ly see n t he arc het y pic al i ma ge of a DJ : st a ndin g be hind a se t of tur nt ab le s and a mi xer . .. w it h a pa ir of he adp hone s on . I f ever yone is d an cin g to t he mu sic they h ea r on t he spe a kers , w hat is t he D J lis te ning t [...]

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    65 CHAP TE R 1 English 65 English CHAP TE R 12 MASTE R OUTP UT The M a ste r Ou t put i s the l a st s te p in T orq’s audio sign al fl ow befo re the m usic go es out t o your audi enc e. I t cont a ins a M a st er Level s lide r , a M a st er Leve l met er , a M as te r Lim ite r , as wel l as an A udio Reco rder . Al l of t hese co ntro ls ar[...]

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    T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 66 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 2 66 Master Rec order The M a ste r mod ule al so inc lud es a Reco rder w hich a llows you t o record a nd save your mix a s an au dio fil e as you pe r for m it . Y ou c an t he n t ake your record ed mi x and bu rn it o nt o a CD or d ist ri but e it a s a Podc as t , fo r exa mp [...]

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    67 CHAP TE R 1 English 67 English CHAP TE R 13 E FF E CTS Ef fec ts a re device s t hat a lte r an aud io sign al . The se alt er at ion s ca n r ange from sub t le to e xt re me and c an b e a gre at source of c reat ive fu n wi thi n T orq. E ach De ck c an b e proce ssed indi vid ual ly w it h mult ip le ef fec ts , a nd th at is t he pu rpo se [...]

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    T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 68 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 3 68 Mi x Kno b The fu nc tio na lit y o f the M ix k no b dif fers d ep end ing o n the s t atu s of t he ne ighb ori ng Rout ing b ut t on: » Whe n t he Rout ing B ut ton is se t to I nse r t /Chain — th e Mi x kn ob wi ll adju st t he wet / d r y mi x of t he ef f ec t . W he n [...]

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    T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 69 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 3 69 T we ak But to n The T we ak b ut t on work s in t he s am e way as t he T weak k no b — it wi ll to g gl e the s t ate o f a par a me ter i n th e sele c ted ef f ec t . L ike the T wea k kn ob, t he ex ac t fun ct ion o f the T wea k but t on w ill de pe nd on w hic h ef fe c[...]

  • Page 71

    T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 70 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 3 70 Built-In Ef fec t s The fo llowin g is an e xp la nat ion of t he 10 built -i n ef f ec t s in T orq: Del ay Del ay is t he te chn ica l te rm for w hat t he D el ay ef fe ct d oe s, b ut you’ll pro bab ly li ke to th ink of t hi s ef f ec t as a n “echo.” Es sen ti all y ,[...]

  • Page 72

    T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 71 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 3 71 Rever b Reverb is t he ph en ome non in w hic h sound b oun ces of f the w all s wi thi n a room , cre at ing hu ndred s (thou sa nds?) of e ch oes th at c anno t be ind ivi du ally i den ti fied by t he hu ma n ea r . T he tot al resul t of all t he se ec hoe s is a w ide and e[...]

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    T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 72 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 3 72 Flang er A Fla nge r is a comm on ef fec t found i n mos t ef f ec t proce ssor s . Fla ngin g grew from a s tud io tr ick w here e ngi nee rs would pl ay ide nti ca l mat eri al o n t wo ta pe d eck s , t he n make sl ight c ha nge s to t he pl ay spe ed of t he t wo t ap e mac [...]

  • Page 74

    T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 73 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 3 73 Dual - Filte r A cof fe e filt er i s de sign ed to s to p cof fe e groun ds w hile a llowi ng wa ter t o pa ss t hrou gh. A udio fi lte rs wor k in a si mil ar fa shi on: t hey prevent p ar ticul ar fre qu enc y r an ges w it hin a n audio s ign al from p as sing t hrou gh t h[...]

  • Page 75

    T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 74 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 3 74 Dis tor tion Dis tor tion , by de fini ti on , is t he alt er ing of a s ign al . In pr ac t ica l ter ms , i t refe rs t o fe edi ng audio i nt o a device so l oudl y t hat it exce ed s the d yn am ic r ange o f th e device . Th e resu lt is a f air ly r au nchy noi se th at , [...]

  • Page 76

    T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 75 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 3 75 Str ob e Jus t ab out a nyone who h as b ee n to a d an ce clu b in t he la st 2 0 yea rs h as e xpe rie nce d a st robe l ight . Those are t he s upe r- bri ght li ght s t hat fl a sh re all y quic k ly . T hey have th e ef f ec t of m ak ing ever yone look like t hey ’ re in[...]

  • Page 77

    T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 76 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 3 76 Bra ke As m en tio ned ab ove, t urnt able s don’t respo nd ins t an tl y to ch an ges in s pe ed or di rec tio n. W he n you pres s Sto p on a tur nt ab le , it t a kes a mom en t for th e tur nt ab le t o slow down a nd re ach a com ple te s to p. Thi s is du e the we igh t a[...]

  • Page 78

    T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 77 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 3 77 VST Eff ect s The 10 built -i n ef f ec t s provide d wit h T orq cover a w ide r an ge of ef fec ts t ypic all y used by D Js — many DJ s wi ll never ne ed mo re th an t he se buil t- in e f fe ct s . O th er s, h owever , w ill w ant t o ex plo re the p ossi bil iti es of ad [...]

  • Page 79

    T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 78 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 3 78 As si gni ng Con tr ols It ’ s f un t o t wea k ef fe c t s usin g kn obs a nd bu t ton s —VS T ef fec ts a re no exce pt ion. H owever , b efore you s t ar t messi ng wi th the T wea k kn ob and b ut t on , you’ll nee d to a ssi gn a fu nc tio n to t he m. U nlike T orq ?[...]

  • Page 80

    79 CHAP TE R 1 English 79 English CHAP TE R 14 R E WI RE Now t hat you’ve ma st ered a ll th e te chn ique s and t ri ck s in T orq , w here d o you go from here? Re mix ing a nd produ ct ion . Af ter al l, T o rq of fe rs you so m any to ols fo r remi xin g and sou nd de sign t h at you ca n cross over t he bo und ar y o f sim ply p layin g song[...]

  • Page 81

    T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 80 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 14 80 Audio Routing Whe n us ing t wo prog ra ms t oge th er vi a Re Wi re , the a udio ge ne ra ted by T orq w ill b e fed t o audi o cha nne ls i n Live (or what ever Hos t ap plic at ion you cho ose to u se). With t his s ys te m in pl ace , you ca n fur the r proce ss t he ou tp ut [...]

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    81 CHAP TE R 1 English 81 English CHAP TE R 15 P RE F ERE NCES This s ec tio n provide s a comp rehe ns ive review of t he P refe ren ces for T orq. O pe n th e Pref ere nces by c lick i ng th e Pref ere nces i con. Note : An ad dit ion al t a b app e ars o n th e rig ht sid e of t he Pref ere nce s wind ow whe n cer ta in M - Aud io prod uc t s ( [...]

  • Page 83

    T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 82 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 5 82 T or q Eng ine This p refe ren ce cho oses t he q ua lit y l evel of T orq’s audio en gine . N orm al is t he d ef aul t set t ing a nd sho uld be u sed i f you ex per ien ce no pe r for ma nce pro ble ms . Econ omy is t he se cond op tio n and sh ould o nly b e used i f usi ng[...]

  • Page 84

    T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 83 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 5 83 Buf fer S ize The ot he r imp or t a nt se t ti ng for your aud io int er face is t he B u f fe r Size . Th is p ar ame te r ca n ca use a lot o f conf usio n for some u ser s , but i s act ua lly n ot th at com plic at ed. T o unde rs t and h ow the b uf f er si ze af fe c ts t [...]

  • Page 85

    T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 84 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 5 84 Mi xer Mod e This o pt ion al lows you to s wi tch b et we en I nt ern al a nd E xt er na l Mi xer mode . Int er na l Mi xer mod e : Th is is t he d ef ault s et t ing w here T orq’ s on - scre en mi xer is u sed t o ble nd t he sig nal s from the D ec k s. Ext er na l Mi xer m[...]

  • Page 86

    T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 85 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 5 85 MI DI T ab Thi s tab f eat ur es al l o pti ons per tain ing t o Aut o - Set up an d MI DI con tr ol . Auto - Dete c t M- Audi o Devi ce s ( [ On ]/ Of f ) Whe n t his o pti on is e na ble d, T o rq wil l aut omat ic all y set t he Aud io and M I DI i nte r f ace op tio ns t o th[...]

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    T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 86 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 5 86 Sc ratc h S ens iti vit y This o pt ion al lows you to co nfig ure how r ap idly a D eck wil l resp ond t o mes sa ges s ent f rom a MI D I cont rolle r (it ha s no ef fec t on E x ter na l Con trol w it h Vinyl o r CD s ). I t is de sign ed for con trol ler s t hat w ill move t[...]

  • Page 88

    T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 87 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 5 87 MI DI C loc k T orq’ s Glo ba l T em po c an be s laved to a n ex te rn al dev ice th at t r ans mit s M ID I Clo ck (call ed M BC in T o rq). W hen you the n e nab le G lob al T e mp o, all a sp ec t s of T orq (the S a mpl er and s yn ced De ck s) will fol low the M I DI C lo[...]

  • Page 89

    T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 88 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 5 88 < MIDI Stop Behavior This p refe ren ce de ter min es w hat T o rq will d o wh en it re cei ves a M ID I St op com ma nd from a n ex ter na l devi ce. • STOP : W he n set t o St op, T o rq will s to p all D eck s a nd S amp le s upo n rece ivi ng MI D I Sto p. • F REE WHE [...]

  • Page 90

    T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 89 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 5 89 Ex ternal Control T ab Thi s pref ere nce ta b hold s the o pt ion s per t ai ning t o ex ternal v iny l and C D cont ro l, a s wel l as t he o pti on for en abl ing A M Pu ta te mode . E x ter nal Co ntr ol Whe n se t to Y e s , t his op tio n en abl es e xt er nal v inyl or C D[...]

  • Page 91

    T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 90 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 5 90 So, i ns te ad of he ar ing t he aud io ge t scr atc hy whe n your cont rol re cords s t ar t get ti ng bur ned , you’ll fin d th at T orq’s abilit y to fol low th e cont rol reco rds is co mprom ised . Thi s usu all y ma nif es ts i t sel f rig ht at t he be gin ning o f ea[...]

  • Page 92

    T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 91 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 5 91 Plug-ins T ab T orq all ows you to u se VST p lug -i n ef f ec t s to fu r t her e nh ance a nd m angl e your mus ic . VST s ca n be s tore d in v ario us lo cat ion s on your ha rd dri ve, a nd t hese p refe ren ces w ill ch oose t he pl ug- in l oc atio ns for T orq t o use . S[...]

  • Page 93

    T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 92 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 5 92 Misc ellaneous T a b This t ab cont ai ns mis cell an eou s opt ion s th at af f ec t t he be havior o f cer tai n fe ature s of T orq . Sk in This o pt ion al lows you to se le ct a d if f ere nt “ S k in” or colo r sche me for T orq. 1. Clic k to dro p down t he S k in me n[...]

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    T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 93 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 5 93 T r ansp or t Mode The N udge a nd O f f set bu t to ns in t he D eck s c an h ave thei r dire ct ion s reverse d usi ng t his pre fere nce . By d ef aul t , t his opt ion i s set t o Reverse , me an ing t he bu t to ns op er at e in a ma nne r simi lar t o a DJ u sing t urn t ab[...]

  • Page 95

    T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 94 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 5 94 Loop /Cue Q uan tize By de fau lt , T orq doe s not q ua nti ze ac tio ns suc h as c reat ing l oop s or Qui ckCu es . Thi s gives you t he fre ed om to s et t hes e poin t s whe rever you wis h. If Q ua nt ize is se t to “ Y es”, T o rq will f orce e ach new L oop or Q uic k[...]

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    T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 95 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 5 95 Beat D ete c tion S t y le T orq at t em pt s to d ete rm ine t he te mp o and p ha se of a song w he n you load i t int o a Dec k . Coa xing a com put er t o “he ar ” the t e mpo of a so ng is p ar t i ally a r t an d scie nce — t his pre fe rence i s here t o as sis t whe[...]

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    96 CHAP TE R 1 English 96 English CHAP TE R 10 96 English CHAP TE R 16 A PPE N DIX Pre set K ey As signment s Whi le T orq i s ba sic all y a “bl ank sl ate” a s f ar as keyb oa rd ass ignm en ts a re conce rne d, the re are a few keys t hat a re prese t to v ar ious f unc t ions i n th e T orq int er face: Globa l Key Command s F 1— Load se [...]

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    T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 97 T orq 1.5 User Guide Chapter 1 6 97 W AR R ANT Y W arrant y T erms M - Aud io wa rr an ts p roduc t s to b e free f rom de fec t s in m ate ri als a nd work m ans hip , unde r nor ma l use and p rovided t h at th e produ ct i s owned by t he or igi nal , reg is tere d use r . Vi sit w w w.m- aud io.com /w arr a nt [...]

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