You will know that I had bought Torq Conectiv today as a cheaper alternative to traktor scratch 2.
I Bought it second hand off ebay and it seems to be in very good condition
I had some issues installing it and after an hour and downloading various updates It was all working (I run MAC OS 10.6.6)
My first impressions are:
The interface looks cheap - not as good as trakor
The DVS seems to work really well
I relied on the auto sync tooooooo much when using traktor, Torq doesnt have this feature where it keeps it ‘locked’ no matter what.
That although it looks alot cheaper it seems to do alot of the features traktor does
Ive only had it up and running for a night and managed to do a few mixs and so far so good. For the money I think its going to be a lot of fun. I think that I wont be able to be as ‘creative’ with the loops and affects as when using midi controllers and traktor (yet) but its a joy being able to mix rare tunes that i have not got on vinyl using the turntables.
Feedback:
I picked it up for £82 from ebay (inc Delivery)
So far its been a pain in the arse!
Its pot luck as to which drivers work, Im running OS 10.6.6 and I have had to use trial and error to get the drivers working, 10.6.6 torq ones dont!
On top of this the software is very very hit and miss. Sometimes it takes an age to start playing a track, sometimes it does not. Sometimes it just crashes and stops working all together!
So far its been a pain in the arse, but ive seen that it can take some time to set up.
As followers of my other thread will note, I bought it as a cheap alternative to Traktor Scratch and so far Id give it a 6/10 for bedroom djing. I really hope that this will go up after time, I wonder if 2.0 will be more stable? anyone out there use it as a DVS?
I hope that people dont get on the “I told you so” bandwagon from the previous thread as they will be missing the point. But so far im a little disappointed.
More to come I just need time to play around with it.
I would think that you’ve missed the point. The point everyone was making was you get what you pay for and if you’re looking for a cheap alternative to product “x” you will probably end up with exactly what you paid for, something cheap. Hopefully you get it to work for you.
I tried Torq and was very impressed with it, especially the effects. The crossfader effects are pretty awesome. Do you have the latest version? Torq 2.0?
I think 2.0 fixed a lot of the issues with Torq. It also added a lot of features, and cleaned up the interface. For $50, it’s worth the upgrade for stability alone IMO.
Exactly. All I can say is you get what you pay for. Pay more money to a company like Rane or NI and you get a stable and consistent product that works well. Try to get away with paying less for something that isn’t as consistent or well made and it bites you in the ass. This is why I spend more money on products that are important to me.
I disagree with this. How is a new company, with a potentially better product supposed to enter a market where people think like this? Does Traktor or Serato have the ability to use ANY VST effect? Mixmeister and Torq do. Hell, if I remember correctly, Torq can act as a plugin itself. RPM is a fantastic program that could probably be the most stable, functional program out there. Nobody uses it though, so they don’t have a lot of money to develop it. (The interface is also very plain.) PCDJ had video mixing before Serato, and has some good effects, and it’s stable and light on computer resources. How come nobody uses it? Because it’s all about the brand names, people get caught up in the brand, and never consider that there’s something better out there.
Ive said it before that people seem to have rose tinted spectacles on! (Im not knocking traktor btw, its a quality programme. But some software seems to get shot down)
btw, how is the effect section?
