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M Audio Xponent Torq DJ Controller Audio InterfaceM Audio Xponent will leave you speechless. This unit brings pro control to the world of Computer based DJ.
Torq DJ software and the Xponent hardware control surface put all the power right at your fingertips. With full-size tactile controls, an integrated USB audio interface and intuitive MIDI-learn capabilities, Torq Xponent bridges the gap between traditional DJ hardware and today’s powerful performance software once and for all. This completely integrated system combines the features of a standard two-channel DJ mixer with the controls of a pair of DJ CD players, letting you cue, mix and scratch digital files without touching the host computer. It's time to discover the new world of the Digital DJ. Rock-Solid Professional DJ Hardware
Torq Xponent is a complete hardware/software system that delivers everything a professional DJ needs to perform with a computer. Xponent is both an advanced MIDI control surface for Torq and a four-output USB audio interface—including two stereo RCA outputs and a standard 1/4 inch headphone output for cueing. Every control on Xponent boasts the same rock-solid construction and rugged feel as traditional DJ hardware. So if you’re ready to make the leap to the world of software-based DJing, you’ll feel right at home with Xponent.
Full Digital File Library Compatibility
Torq DJ software allows you to cue, beat-match and mix all the important digital audio file formats, including MP3, AIFF, WAV, WMA, Apple Lossless and AAC. And for a truly effortless set-up, Torq locates and catalogs your song files (including your iTunes library) into a quickly searchable database that resides on the computer’s hard drive—letting you pull up the perfect track or change up your set in an instant.
Dynamic Performance
DJing is all about the connection between you, your music and your audience. From cueing to beat-matching to scratching, the best DJ tools allow you to literally get your hands on your music. We designed the Xponent with a full array of tactile controls so you can get into the music and engage the crowd at every moment of your set.
Xponent’s mixer section lets you deliver a dynamic performance with the same feel and response as a standard hardware mixer. For DJ CD player-style control, the unit includes two touch-sensitive scratch wheels for scratching, speeding up and slowing down the playback of digital files. And for in-depth control over Torq, Xponent adds 64 assignable backlit buttons (including Play, Cue, Seek, Loop, Key and Sync controls), two volume sliders, eight assignable knobs for effect control and two 100mm pitch sliders. The built-in touchpad/assignable X/Y controller allows you to control your mouse or the effects in Torq, so you never have to take your hands off the unit in the middle of a performance. Level and progress LED meters round out all the pro features you would expect.
Made to Work Together
Torq DJ software for Mac and PC automatically configures itself to work with Xponent—with every hardware control pre-mapped to its corresponding function in Torq. It’s easy to get up and running with Xponent because all of the hardware controls are located exactly where you’d expect them to be. The transition into digital DJing couldn’t be simpler.
Go Beyond Hardware
Torq Xponent provides much more than a transparent combination of hardware and software—it allows you to take DJing and live performance in wild new directions. With VST effect compatibility and easily assignable hardware controls, you can turn your plug-ins into expressive live performance tools. Call up a flanger effect and layer on LFOs—or mix in feedback loops from a delay effect and control it all from the assignable knobs on Xponent. The system also provides everything you need to loop, reorder and remix tracks on the fly. With built-in controls for looping as well as a 16-cell, tempo-synced performance sampler, Torq makes it possible to grab loops and one-shot samples and drop them wherever you like, all while staying perfectly in sync with the mix.
Plays Well with Others
In addition to VST compatibility, Torq can interface with any ReWire-compatible host application. You can easily route the output of Torq to a program like Pro Tools M-Powered or Ableton Live and explore even more performance, production and sound design possibilities. When ReWired to a host application, the tempo of Torq automatically locks to the current session tempo, so you never have to worry about syncing playback between Torq and your preferred DAW. Xponent also makes it simple to control any software application that supports MIDI learn functionality.
Xponent Features
- Full-size, professional-grade controllers
- All hardware controls are pre-mapped to corresponding software functions in Torq
- 4-output USB audio interface:
- 4 RCA outputs for independent control of the house system and booth monitors
- 1/4-inch TRS headphone output with cue and volume controls
- 16-bit/48kHz max sample rate
- ASIO and Core Audio compatible
Advanced MIDI control surface
- Mixer controls:
- Two vertical volume controls
- Two 3-band EQ control knobs with kill buttons
- Two gain-control knobs with mute buttons
- Horizontal crossfader control with transform buttons
- Two olume meters
- Player controls:
- Twouch-sensitive scratch wheels
- Two0mm pitch adjust controls
- Built-in touchpad/assignable X/Y control surface for mouse or effect control
- Eightgnable knobs for effect control
- 64 assignable backlit buttons, including Play, Cue, Seek, Loop, Key and Sync controls
- TwoD progress meters
- Compatible with any software that supports MIDI learn
Torq Features
- Cue, beat-match and mix digital audio files (including MP3, AIFF, WAV, WMA, Apple Lossless and AAC)
- Works instantly and seamlessly with Xponent or other SynchroScience DJ hardware
- Organizes digital audio files (including iTunes library) into an easily searchable database
- Automatic beat-matching
- Integrated real-time time-stretching/compression
- Two virtual decks for loading and playing files
- Two-channel mixer with 3-band EQ, level control, headphone cueing and crossfader
- Supports optional third-party VST effects
- Snapshot function for instant recall of mixer and effects settings
- 16-cell, tempo-synced sampler
- Prformance recorder
- Instant looping
- inyl, CDJ and hybrid emulation control modes
- Controllable via Xponent, mouse, keyboard or other MIDI controller
- Functions as a ReWire slave
- Mac and PC compatible
Xponent Torq Specifications
Compatibility
Minimum System Requirements (PC)
- Windows XP SP2
- Pentium IV 1.4GHz
- 512MB RAM
- One available USB port
- * Minimum System Requirements reflect the ability to run Torq using a basic feature set. Some advanced or intensive operations and features may be limited by these hardware configurations and may require a faster computer.
Minimum System Requirements (MAC)
- Mac G4 1.5GHz
- 1GB RAM
- One available USB port
- * Minimum System Requirements reflect the ability to run Torq using a basic feature set. Some advanced or intensive operations and features may be limited by these hardware configurations and may require a faster computer.
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 8 people rated this item  | Ryan from Boston, MA | | Overall Ranking: | | Ease of Use:
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| | | Subject: | Great concept and functionality but questionable construction | | Quality:
| The resistance of the wheels, effects and EQ knobs all vary from control to control, but even within the SAME controls there is not a lot of consistency. This doesn't necessarily effect performance, but poorly reflects the construction.
The quality is the biggest fault of this otherwise delicious product. It feels cheap and plastic because it IS cheap and plastic! | | Features:
| Wow! Features are endless and you have more than enough tools than a DJ would need to put on a good show. The effects, looping, EQ cuts, and cue points are all fantastic and are very usable in your live set. | | Ease of Use:
| Very easy to use and understand. The manual is very helpful and the interface is user-friendly. You just need those DJ chops and you're ready to roll! | | Sound:
| The sound quality is okay, but you can definitely hear the difference when compared to a normal DJ mixer. The lower maximum output level definitely has something to do with that, as well as the built-in limiter. | | Overall:
| Overall a great product. I LOVE not having to deal with CD's or vinyl and the bulk of their respective players. Being a digital DJ really opens up a whole new world of possibilities, and the Xponent is a fantastic gateway! | | Value:
| This is a good price for a mid-level controller. Given the quality of construction, however, I may have knocked off $100 or so. | | Do you own this product?:
| Yes | | Date submitted:
| 04/22/09 | |
| | Charlton Thomas-William from Jersey City, NJ | | charlton_tw@hotmail.com | | Overall Ranking: | | Ease of Use:
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| | | Subject: | Overall... not a bad product to start off with! | | Quality:
| it has a hard plastic body.... seams very light weight but durable at the same time. The buttons are made of some kind of good quality rubber that seams to respond quite quick and has a nice feel to it... nice to the eyes and touch in my opinion as far as product presentation goes | | Features:
| I purchased this unit in dec of '08 and am still learning its features... it has alot to it than what meets the eye. Besides its too much to list or type.... just go on youtube and check out the many features this piece of equipment can offer | | Ease of Use:
| everything seams to be well organized and no twisting of arms and overlaping hands needed. if you are a tech geek... with all due respect to anyone reading this.... at first glance its more like opening a christmas or bday gift and experiencing the curve of learning-as-you-go with a new high tech toy. | | Sound:
| no sound or tone to write about.... its a controller | | Overall:
| im not a dj... but more of a producer and experiencing how to dj with this as my first piece of audio mixing equipment.... its been quite an interesting experience. | | Value:
| The item is a good value... however be aware that if you are using windows vista 64-bit... you might experience some initial setup issues.... but nothing that cant be fixed. If you are not much of a tech nerd... you might want to have a person who is tech literate to help assist you setting up this product for windows vista 64-bit. For the price you get the software and the hardware and its alot better than walking in with a laptop and a dj controller console in a backpack than walking around with crates and crates of cd's and records in heavy boxes to a gig. | | Do you own this product?:
| yes... purchased from americanmusical.com december 2008 | | Date submitted:
| Feb 27, 2009 | |
| | dj pito flo (the hazardous1) from ne york | | djpitoflo@hotmail.com | | Overall Ranking: | | Ease of Use:
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| | | Subject: | NICE | | Quality:
| I THINK ITS A GOOD PRODUCT. VERY NICE & EASY TO USE VERY RELIABLE. ITS MADE BY M-AUDIO WHAT WELL NEEDS TO BE SAY | | Features:
| I LOVE THE EFFECT & THE WAY THE JOG WHEELS FEEL & SCRATCH | | Ease of Use:
| ITS VERY EASY TO USE | | Sound:
| ITS NOT BAD ON SOUND BUT I STILL USE MY MIXER TO GIVE IT THAT BETTER SOUND | | Overall:
| I GIVE IT A 9 OUT 10 | | Value:
| IT WAS GOOD FOR THE ASKING PRICE | | Do you own this product?:
| YES & USE IT ALOT | | Date submitted:
| 2/24/09 | |
| | KontraDikshun, HD from Atlanta, GA USA | | mario.holmes@gmail.com | | Overall Ranking: | | Ease of Use:
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| | | Subject: | Worth It!!!!! | | Quality:
| The program and the controller are pretty sturdy. If you plan on using the scratch wheels alot during your performance, I strongly recommend you get it down pat at home first. It doesn't have the same response as a Pioneer CDJ platter, but it's cool. | | Features:
| I love the looping features...it's on par with anything else out there. | | Ease of Use:
| If you're familiar with advanced dj cd player features, then this program/controller package is pretty straight forward to you. Be sure to install the manual found on the installation cd; the quick start manual isn't worth the paper it's printed on. ;-) | | Sound:
| The sound is great!!! | | Overall:
| I think it's awesome. My dj-ing peers, especially the ones using other software, love the display and the features. A couple of them are leaving their current platforms and moving to the Torq software package. | | Value:
| Great value! | | Do you own this product?:
| yes | | Date submitted:
| 1/16/09 |
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