Have you guys heard about Deckadance? It's an app from the creators of FL Studio that works with most timecoded stuff. Give the demo a spin.

I'm a previous owner of Torq, and a current user of Serato.

Torq was fine for home use, where I could control the noise in the system. Almost every time I played out with it, it would screw up on me. A dirty needle caused the track to be encoded backwards on the vinyl. Ground hum made torq not read the track at all. A mono deck caused Torq to vary the pitch widely as the track was playing. This stuff among many other occurrences.

I personally know 2 other people who have returned Torq for reasons like this. It just isn't stable enough to be taken into different environments where things aren't always set up just perfectly. I've never had a problem since switching to Serato with anything. I find it much more solid.

I hope M-Audio gets it right with the next update.


Oh... and I disagree with several people here. I liked the music library (or whatever it's called) in Torq better. I find organizing the one in Serato annoying.

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Originally posted by xtr3m Have you guys heard about Deckadance? It's an app from the creators of FL Studio that works with most timecoded stuff. Give the demo a spin.

It's a fun app, and has a few cool features, but it's definitely more EDM-oriented. Scratching/backspins/etc (mainly anything having to do with Hip-Hop) definitely sounds digital, which I do not like (remember the SL-DZ1200s?).

I'm leaving it installed to play with, but the actual Torq software will still be my primary application.

Anyone else find the timecode Serato uses to be noticeably more precise than Torq's?

I know Serato has the lowest latency, but it also seems to be just a bit more precise.

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Originally posted by Mr. Tippy I'm a previous owner of Torq, and a current user of Serato. Torq was fine for home use, where I could control the noise in the system. Almost every time I played out with it, it would screw up on me. A dirty needle caused the track to be encoded backwards on the vinyl. Ground hum made torq not read the track at all. A mono deck caused Torq to vary the pitch widely as the track was playing. This stuff among many other occurrences. I personally know 2 other people who have returned Torq for reasons like this. It just isn't stable enough to be taken into different environments where things aren't always set up just perfectly. I've never had a problem since switching to Serato with anything. I find it much more solid. I hope M-Audio gets it right with the next update. Oh... and I disagree with several people here. I liked the music library (or whatever it's called) in Torq better. I find organizing the one in Serato annoying.

http://www.m-audio.com/index.php?do...233e062e21c9d51

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Originally posted by miamitranceman I think it prudent to state now that there are advantages and disadvantages to each. I've never used Serato but I own Torq so I'm gonna comment on that. Advantages I can think of: midi support, advanced accurate looping (no cdj adjusting here), almost 20 sample banks, amputate mode where you can use one cdj and the internal mode together if needed. Configuration presets called "snapshots" accessible at the touch of a button , through midi, mouse, or keyboard, built in effects (say you set an effect or eq or both to give the track a certain effect, like bass cut with a flange for example. You set that to letter "f" on your keyboard and when you press it it sets the gui to that configuration instantly, cool stuff), and more importantly, vst support for endless effect options ( I know you have an efx, but still...). Yes Serato is tried and true by default because it's been on the market for years now, but I have had nothing but excellent performance from Torq from everywhere from my bedroom, to outdoor gigs, to club gigs. Never crashed or froze on me ONCE on my 5 yr old Dell laptop. (I've since gotten a MacBook Pro). The only real disadvantage I can think of is the browser to search through your tracks is slower than I'd like. It's important to note that Torq 1.5 is being readied for release. Up until now it's been v. 1.0-1.04. So they're jumping up to 1.5 which is supposed to address most of the issues out there right now, like the browser for one, and being able to lock the decks when a track is playing, among other things. That's all I can think of right now, but if you haven't already done so, check out the videos at torq-dj.com. The guy in charge of the development of Torq goes through the entire hardware and software, from setup to advanced options.

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Originally posted by amdmaxx http://www.m-audio.com/index.php?do...233e062e21c9d51

Yeah, 1.5 must be coming pretty soon if they are previewing it at a live event. Can't wait!

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