M-AUDIO Torq 1.5 - Manual (Page 61)

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CHAPTER 10 MIXER
Step one when DJing is controlling the music. That’s what Torq’s Decks are for. Step two
is blending, or mixing, the music together. As you’d expect, Torq has a section for that,
too. While existing in software, Torq’s Mixer sounds and behaves just like a top-of-the-
line hardware mixer. It is therefore instantly familiar to anyone who has used a mixer
before, and it is capable of performing the same tricks and techniques utilized by DJs on
traditional hardware mixers.
Mixer Architecture
Before you start tweaking knobs and sliders on the Mixer, you should have a basic
understanding of the components in the mixer and the signal flow between the
components. Without this basic understanding, some controls may seem to be
misbehaving or completely inoperative, only because you’ve unknowingly set another
control to a conflicting position. Additionally, there are some terms you should get to
know, as they will be used repeatedly throughout this User Manual.
Channels
When audio from a Deck enters the Mixer, it enters a channel. A channel is a
section within a mixer that processes a single audio signal. Since Torq has two
Decks, the Mixer has two channels, one for each Deck. While the signals from
both Decks enter the same mixer, they remain separate in their respective
channels, allowing you to process them differently before mixing them together
into a single channel (which is what your audience hears).