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Torq 1.5 User Guide 

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BPM Display

 Tempo is a measurement of the speed of a song and is normally expressed as Beats Per Minute (BPM). As the 
BPM increases, the speed of the song increases. In order for two songs to be mixed together with their beats 
aligned, the two songs will need to be playing at the same tempo. This is why Torq’s Decks are equipped with 
Speed Sliders. In the event that you are trying to mix two songs with different tempos (which happens more 
often than not), you will need to use the Speed Sliders to match the tempo of the new song to the tempo of the 

current song.

»  Automatic BPM Detection

     Any time you load a new track into 

a Deck, Torq will analyze it and 

attempt to determine the tempo 

of the song. For most dance music, 
Torq will be able to determine the 
tempo accurately. Once scanned, 
the tempo of the song will be shown 
in the BPM display for the Deck, 
which is located just to the left of 
the Speed Adjust slider.

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Note:

  Determining the tempo 

of a song is a complicated 
process for a computer. While 
Torq’s beat-detection system will 
usually provide accurate results 
when set to its default settings, some types of complex music can confuse the beat-detection system resulting 
in incorrect tempos. To increase the accuracy of the beat-detection in these cases, you can specify the type 
of music you’ll be using in the Preferences menu thus limiting the tempo range used by the beat-detection 
system. Be sure your selection matches the type of music you’re trying to analyze. If you have “Drum & Bass” 
selected as your style and attempt to analyze a trip-hop track, Torq will give you the wrong tempo. You can 
then change the music type and re-analyze the song if needed.

     The BPM shown here is a “living value”—it will change when you alter the speed of the song with the 

Speed Adjuster. This is extremely helpful when trying to synchronize two songs since you’ll be able to 
match the tempos of the two songs just by matching the BPM values shown in the displays.

»  Double/Halve Button

     When Torq incorrectly identifies the tempo of a song, it will often return a result that is a multiple of the 

actual tempo. This occurs frequently when using Drum & Bass tracks with tempos in the neighborhood of 
174 BPM. Torq may think that the tempo of the song is 87 BPM or 116 BPM. When this happens, you can 
quickly adjust the tempo using the Double/Halve button.

     This button works by applying a multiplication factor to the current BPM. The first time you press 

this button, the up arrow will light and the tempo of the current song will be multiplied by 1.5 (the 
multiplication factor will be shown in the Tooltip). If the song was detected as 116 BPM, it will now show 
174 BPM (116 BPM x 1.5 = 174 BPM). The second time you press this button, the multiplication factor will 
increase to 2. If the song had been detected as 87 BPM, it would now show 174 BPM (87 BPM x 2 = 174 
BPM. The multiplication factor will continue to increase in .5 steps each time this button is pressed.

     This button can also be used to divide the current BPM by the same amounts on the occasion that Torq 

detects a BPM higher than it should be. Simply hold the SHIFT button when pressing the Double/Halve 
button to move downward through the sequence of factors. If you decrease the factor to a point where 
the new BPM is less than the detected BPM, the down arrow will be lit on the b

utton.