All I can say is at how much they want for it! geez.

Does look pretty sweet though...

What do you mean? Torq is almost twice cheaper than Serato; it's the cheapest solution.

I have one and it's pretty decent. Torq 1.5 update is in the works and apparently it's a pretty big one.

Check out their forums for more feedback.

maudio's site shows the Xponent MSRP of $750 is what I mean... Seems to be selling for about $600. Serato Live can be had for about $500...

torq xponent is a midi-controller based deal, but the serato and torq connetiv are timecode stuff. I can't see paying 600 bucks for a MIDI controller/audio interface... there's too many other mixer-style midi boards for WAY less, even if they dont have the silly USB audio interface.

I think you are thinking of Torq Connetiv, the little joke of a controller bundled with maudio's torq software. That's about $250...

The overall quality of torq just hasn't impressed me since it's launch... it's like serato for cheapskates and you can hear it imo...

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Standard operating procedure for M-Audio :P

I mean really.. Rane vs M-Audio.. hmm! lol.

Actually I have Torq and find it to be a lot of fun, and quite stable. It does everything SSL does and more. If I were using something out at a venue every weekend, however, I might go with SSL.

But SSL doesn't even currently support MIDI, nor effects, nor a sampler... seems a bit odd.

The Conectiv is not a controller. It's just the audio interface for using timecode with Torq.

If you buy the Xponent, you get a MIDI controller and audio interface, plus the software. The device looks rather interesting... if I were looking at a solution that was just Laptop+Some device, I'd go for the Xponent.

Why? It's all perfectly integrated with Torq. Provided you like Torq, that's a good thing. Everything just works out of the box. The pitch controls are high-resolution (most MIDI controllers only give you 127 steps, which means you'll have LESS than .1% pitch precision). And the jog wheels look like they work really well (the Vestax also looks nice).

My issues with the xponent:

1. It's all plastic.
2. It has no inputs, so if you decide to get decks and use DVS someday, you have to buy the Conectiv.
3. No Mic input or controllable booth output.

It's really one of the best all in one solutions out there right now.

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Looks like it's fun, and that's all I'm really looking for. Some of the reports of crashes just scare me. Now just trying to justify the purchase.

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Originally posted by 2tall Looks like it's fun, and that's all I'm really looking for. Some of the reports of crashes just scare me. Now just trying to justify the purchase.

If you tweak your XP system and pre-analyze your tracks before loading them up for the first time in a live situation, you should have no problems.

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$750 and the only master output is via RCA cable? No thank you.

Looks like a fun toy, but a toy nevertheless.

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I don't think that Vista-drivers for the Torq software are actually out yet? The beta-drivers are only for the hardware.. Correct me if I'm wrong

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