M-AUDIO Torq - Manual (Page 11)

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CHAPTER 3 DeCkS
When DJing, everything begins with the Decks. The
Decks will play the music that you’ll mix and effect
using all the tools in Torq. Traditionally, a DJ’s decks
will be turntables or CD players. Therefore, the
Decks in Torq have been designed to emulate both
turntables and CD players, as well as offering a special
hybrid mode only possible with software.
Displays
Each Deck has various informational displays
throughout the interface . These are mostly for
relaying information to you, such as which song is
playing, how long it’s been playing, and how much time
is remaining .
Song Name
At the top of the Deck is the name of the current
song. The name is taken from the song category
(seen in the File List). If there is no song name
listed in the File List, the name of the actual file
will be shown instead.
Artist Name
Below the Song Name is the Artist Name. Like
the Song Name, above, this field will be empty
if there is no entry in the Artist category of
the file.
Time Elapsed
This is the current location of the song, marked
by the yellow Now Line in the Overview
Waveform Display. The Time Elapsed is expressed in hours/minutes/seconds/frames
(30 fps). When the Current Position Marker is at the beginning of the song, the Time
Elapsed will be 0:0:0.0.
Time Remain
This field indicates how much time is left before the song ends. At the beginning
of the song, the Time Remaining will be the same as the entire length of the song.
When the Deck is playing, the Time Remaining will count down.
Note: The Overview and Scrolling Waveform displays will begin to flash red when there is
less than 30 seconds remaining in the song. This is to notify you that you’d better get ready
with another song to play!