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Sync Button

The Sync button provides an automatic method of synchronizing the beat and BPM of one Deck to the other.

When you engage Sync on a Deck (the Sync icon is on), it will change that Deck’s tempo to match the other Deck.

Furthermore, when you press Play, Torq will align the song to the phase of the other. Essentially, the Synced Deck will

be “slaved” to the other Deck (which would be the “master”).

Sync will remain active until you turn it off by clicking the Sync button again. While Sync is active, the Deck will be

affected by tempo changes made to the opposite Deck. If you slow down the “master” Deck, the “slaved” Deck will

also slow down in kind. If you attempt to scratch or re-align the “slaved” Deck, Torq will automatically snap it back into

alignment to match the phase of the “master” Deck.

When you turn Sync off on a Deck, it will keep the tempo setting allowing the song to keep playing in time with the

other Deck. However, Torq LE will no longer attempt to keep the two Decks in sync if you make changes to them.

Torq will no longer snap the songs back into alignment if you move one of them, nor will Torq continue to match

tempos if you change them.

Nudge Buttons

If you’re not taking advantage of Torq’s ability to keep tracks aligned using Sync, you can do it manually using the

Nudge buttons. If you hear a song become ahead or behind the other, the Nudge buttons will allow you to push the

song back into alignment by creating a small change to the playback speed of the song. If the song is ahead of the

beat, press the right Nudge button to slow it down. You’ll see the waveforms of the two songs move in relation to

each other. Release the Nudge button once the songs are aligned properly and the original playback speed will be

restored.

Note: The behavior of the Nudge buttons can be reversed in the Preferences if you prefer the song to speed up

when pressing the right Nudge button.

Offset Buttons

Sometimes when mixing two songs together, you may ﬁnd that the beats are aligned with each other, yet the two

songs are still out of phase. This is most obvious when one song is offset by one beat, causing the snare drums of

the tracks to be out of alignment. The Offset buttons can be used to correct this. Pressing these buttons will make

the Now Line jump forward or back by one beat-length.

Note: If you have the Sync Mode set to “Bar” in the Preferences, the Offset buttons will have no effect when the

Deck’s Sync button is on. This is because Torq LE will counteract a one-beat offset when set to Bar mode. If you

want to offset the music by one beat when Sync is on, you’ll need to offset the Phase Grid, which is explained later

in the section titled “Synchronization.”