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My feedback regardin Torq.

So after a year and a half of using Torq I finally know what to think of it.

Short version: Save your money and get something else.


Before let me give you my specification:
2CDJ 800mks and tested on three different laptops
Version
1.07 and in the last few weeks 1.5

At first Torq was fun, everything was working as supposed to but over the months quality of the sound deteriorated dramatically. I went to torq dj forum for an advice but there is no answer for my problem. It is not the problem with the conectiv box but the program itself.
How do I know? I connected conectiv to Traktor scratch pro and ran Traktor Scratch Pro thru conectiv and the differennce was from like a night to a day when it comes to sound quality. The same thing happened when I spin regular CDS.
Torq really makes the music quality worse.
Another problem that have developed over the months, DRIFTING. Torq has started drifiting so much that it is almost impossible to use it.
Again there is no solution for this problem(yes, i did all the recommended steps on Torq DJ forum...)
Recently I started using Traktor Scratch Pro, and what a difference...
I dont have to deal with anything, everything works as supposed to. Quality of the sound is awesome, even thru another sound card(even thru conectiv) and the best part I dont have to go thrgh some .prefs file to try to fix a program on my own
On the long run, I woulnd recommend Torq, even though it is much cheaper then Traktor it is not worth it on the long run. Currently im saving to get my own traktor scratch.

this thread exists like 3 posts down already...congrats.

wait- so you can use traktor scratch through the connectiv interface? what about serato?

if that's the case i'd buy connectiv and get a pirated version of traktor or something and get the best of both worlds- cheapness and quality

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Originally posted by Omega_Blue wait- so you can use traktor scratch through the connectiv interface? what about serato? if that's the case i'd buy connectiv and get a pirated version of traktor or something and get the best of both worlds- cheapness and quality

thats what i did to test it out on connectiv, the problem is that Traktor will kill sound randomly(Some kind of protection).
It does not happen when you have Audio 8DJ interface connected to legit Traktor

btw. I just purchased Traktor Scratch, they hooked me up in Guitar Center (paid $450, tax included

i noticed the poor quality and i just got sick of the software..
i just sold my torq/connectiv and bout serato

So are you saying the software is programmed to worsen the quality of one and a half years?

The program can't possibly get worse. It could be the vinyl, the needle or any number of things, but it can't be the program.

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Originally posted by PutBoy So are you saying the software is programmed to worsen the quality of one and a half years? The program can't possibly get worse. It could be the vinyl, the needle or any number of things, but it can't be the program.

Actually it can be the software. I've never owned Torq, but I have owned both Serato and Traktor Scratch, and the software handles worn turntables, carts, rca cords, etc much better in Traktor than Serato, but I haven't used Serato in years, so maybe it is better now.

It's weird. I've had Torq for about a year now and experience the same problems. But usually a re-install does the trick. It starts to skip, the pitch goes randomly up and down, and the sound quality starts to get sketchy. So like every 3 months I have to reinstall crap and tweak my computer to get it back to normal.

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Originally posted by Neo95gt It's weird. I've had Torq for about a year now and experience the same problems. But usually a re-install does the trick. It starts to skip, the pitch goes randomly up and down, and the sound quality starts to get sketchy. So like every 3 months I have to reinstall crap and tweak my computer to get it back to normal.

It really isn't so strange because I've found with gear you get what you pay for.

Yet a the same time, I've had nothing like that ever happen to me with Torq. My biggest gripe is the browser, but other than that, it's performed great for me. The new 1.5 upgrade was huge. Before it the "master tempo" was practically useless but with the zPlane Elastique time stretching I can pitch up or down as much as I want and there are zero artifacts. That's definitely my favorite new feature.

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Originally posted by Zild Actually it can be the software. I've never owned Torq, but I have owned both Serato and Traktor Scratch, and the software handles worn turntables, carts, rca cords, etc much better in Traktor than Serato, but I haven't used Serato in years, so maybe it is better now.

That's what I'm saying, it's not the software, it's the hardware.

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Originally posted by PutBoy That's what I'm saying, it's not the software, it's the hardware.

You are getting it backwards.

just started using it today, so far so good. the only thing i don't like is the hesitation when it calculates where your pitch slider is in the program. other than that, it's comparable to serato.

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Originally posted by Omega_Blue just started using it today, so far so good. the only thing i don't like is the hesitation when it calculates where your pitch slider is in the program. other than that, it's comparable to serato.

Go to the Torq forums at www.torq-dj.com and search for "pitch smoothing tweak." It gets ride of the on-screen slider delay from external control. I think mine's set to .3 or .03. Read the thread and it's in there.

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Originally posted by miamitranceman Go to the Torq forums at www.torq-dj.com and search for "pitch smoothing tweak." It gets ride of the on-screen slider delay from external control. I think mine's set to .3 or .03. Read the thread and it's in there.

thanks bro, appreciated. anything else i should know?

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Originally posted by Omega_Blue thanks bro, appreciated. anything else i should know?

There's a thread about tweaking your system to optimize performance. The guide was written by Nem0nic but the thread wasn't started by him. I did most of the tweak on it for my old Dell Laptop and it definitely made a difference.

I haven't tweaked anything on my MacBook Pro besides turning off the wifi.

And oh yeah, make sure you get the 1.5 upgrade. I think since you just bought it you should get it for free without paying the 50 bucks.

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Originally posted by miamitranceman And oh yeah, make sure you get the 1.5 upgrade. I think since you just bought it you should get it for free without paying the 50 bucks.

dude the pitch tweak made a world of a difference. thanks for the advice (and yeah i upped to 1/5 already )

ok, so, not to suddenly side with the serato whores here but

torq 1.5 is fucked. every track skips randomly. there's 8 pages worth of people on the torq forums that have the same problem.

i switched to torq 1.05 and the skipping problem was fixed, but now there's no elastique time stretching or any bells and whistles like 1.5.

Man. Sorry to hear that. I've had no problems like that at all with it. Is your wifi off? Did you try increasing the buffer?

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Originally posted by miamitranceman Man. Sorry to hear that. I've had no problems like that at all with it. Is your wifi off? Did you try increasing the buffer?

tried everything, it's GOTTA be a software problem because 1.05 works perfect. i hear 1.51 is coming out in july though, i'm sure they'll fix it by them. otherwise the hardware/software is fine, it does what i want- mix two tracks together and seamless looping.

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