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M-Audio Torq Xponent Advanced DJ Performance/Production System | 
| Brand: M-Audio
Category: Musical Instruments
List Price: $599.00
Buy New: $469.08
You Save: $129.92 (22%)
New (22) Used (2) from $514.99
Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 927
Color: black
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 8.4
Dimensions (in): 24 x 14.6 x 3.7
On Connectiv, the two large knobs allow you to seamlessly mix between the incoming audio from a turntable or CD player with the output of a connected Mac or PC. Conectiv also includes standard DJ cueing capabilities, so you can listen to any track in your headphones before sending it out to the house system. The included Torq DJ software is a dual-platform application that allows you to mix, beat-match and cue a variety of digital audio file formats, including MP3, AIFF, WAV, WMA and AAC. Furthe
MPN: 9900-52293-00
Model: Xponent
UPC: 612391800178
EAN: 0612391800178
ASIN: B000N7ZAIC
Release Date: May 9, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1 to 2 months
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| 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; ? 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 - 2 vertical volume controls; 2 3-band EQ control knobs with kill buttons; 2 gain-control knobs with mute buttons; horizontal crossfader control with transform buttons; 2 LED volume meters |
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Product Description
Torq Xponent is a cutting-edge performance system that brings professional-grade control to the world of the computer-based DJ. Engineered by M-Audio's SynchroScience Design Group, the package includes the Torq DJ software that's revolutionizing digital DJing and the Xponent hardware control surface that puts all that 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. 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 ? 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. Torq DJ software for Mac and PC automatically configures itself to work with Xponent?with every hardware control pre-mapped. 2 touch-sensitive scratch wheels 2 100mm pitch adjust controls Built-in touchpad/assignable X/Y control surface for mouse or effect control 8 assignable knobs for effect control 64 assignable backlit buttons, including Play, Cue, Seek, Loop, Key and Sync controls 2 LED progress meters
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Great Unit - Highly Recommended November 24, 2008
D. Becker (Chicago, IL)
This is by far the most affordable quality way to make DJ mixes. All you need is a computer, some headphones, some speakers, your music, and blam. It is very user-friendly and whether you're used to vinyl or not, you should easily be able to get the hang of this little powerhouse. I was reared on vinyl for seven years, and so I was naturally very skeptical at first. Alas, I was pleasantly surprised. From the perspective of one who is very used to and in love with vinyl, here are the downsides to the xponent: br / br /1. I'm not aware of any unit like it that can fix this problem, but the side of the wheels obviously makes for a much more sensitive (and potentially fatal) medium. You can't always be 100% what touching a wheel will do (e.g. will it slow it down, or will it stop it!). br / br /2. The faders and the wheels don't feel very solid, although they are. They have a plasticy, toyish feel to them, unlike a nice DJ mixer. Of course, a decent DJ mixer will cost you about the same price you would pay for this unit, so I'm sure it kind of evens itself out. Don't let this sway you too much--as I said, they feel flimsy, but they're solid. br / br /3. When you change the speed of the song, you don't change the pitch. This can be a plus or minus. On the plus side, it isn't as obvious when you have to do some tweaking. On the minus side, sometimes the pitch change that you inevitably get with vinyl contributes to the mix. Then again, I suppose no pitch change could also conceivably work to your advantage in this way. What this means for sure is that mixes that work on vinyl won't necessarily work on the xponent. br / br /4. The computer interface gives you a BPM count. Now many people will like this--particularly DJs who suck--but IT IS A CRUTCH, and will make you very lazy. Even if you don't intend to, you wind up peeking nevertheless all the time, and this will quickly diminish your ability to mix by ear--and the ear is the most important part of a DJ. I know some of you are thinking, "Yeah, but can't you defeat that feature?" Well, of course, yes, but you still need the visual audio readout of each track to see what it's doing, and lining it up visually can be just as much of a crutch. I'm not sure of how to remedy this. br / br /5. Scratching is really difficult and awkward. If you're going to make scratching one of your centerpieces, please use vinyl. br / br /6. Dropping beats while cued in is also very difficult on this unit. br / br /Hope this helps!
great July 30, 2008
Manda Rae
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I ordered this for an event at the office. I didn't use it personally, but from what I hear from those who did, it rocks.
 A great foray into DJing, now without all that messy vinyl! January 24, 2008
Dave A. Pinke
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
So after scouring the internet for reviews of the xponent, and having used its cousin the Torq Mixlab and getting down the basics of CPU based DJing, I am proud to say that I couldn't be happier with the Xponent. I got it a few weeks ago, have a Macbook that runs great with it, and have so far had no problems whatsoever. The software is fast and loads my itunes library (over 16k songs) in about 30 seconds. One of the best features of the Torq software is how it figures out (or you can override) the beat of each song and SAVES it. This means that when you're spinning, you can sort by BPM and see the 20 songs that are close in BPM that you have used before. This makes song selection a pleasure! br / br /All the switches and knobs are very responsive, and as a person who basically started DJing (beatmatching, mixing, cueing) a month ago, I feel right at home here. The loop features are easy to use and drop in, and the sampler is very powerful and easy to use. I just spun a big house party with this thing a week ago and it went great! The effects are fun, and using the mouse pad like a Chaos Pad allows for some cool remixing on the fly. I find that scratching is easy to do and there are various settings to determine how sensitive the wheels are. br / br /All in all, this is a great product for a novice or someone who likes to pick music and wants to get into real mixing. If you're the person always holding the iPod at the party but want more control, this is definitely a great place to start (and as far as I'm concerned, finish). As for all the haters of digital DJing, I don't really care, its much easier than bringing vinyl and remembering BPMs and you can plug in someone at the party's ipod and use their music in real time. I find that the Xponent is extremely versatile, perfect for a beginner or seasoned DJ alike, and it and its grandchildren will be leading us into the future of DJing. Hope this helps, there is a lack of people talking about the Xponent and its a truly great device that has allowed me to finally do something I've wanted to do for years, but I've never had the resources to get set up with vinyl and dj lessons. br / br /Cheers! br / br /-DP br /
Built better than expected but firmware/software a bit buggy (on the PC side) August 1, 2007
SL (RI)
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
Before Xponent, I was using Torq with Akai MDP24 (a midi controller with 16 pads, 6 sliders, 8 knobs, similar to Trigger Finger). While it worked fine, I couldn't wait to get Xponent that's perfectly midi-mapped for Torq that has jog wheels. Now, I finally got one and here are my thoughts on this product. br /My immediate impression of Xponent was that it was built better than I had expected. Having played with the X-Session Pro (usb/midi mixer)which felt cheap and slightly flimsy, Xponent felt more solid. The sliders are very lose and smooth and didn't feel like they'll break anytime soon. The rubberized buttons feel good, too. The jog wheels spin very smoothly. Although, I hear from some that the right wheel gets a lot stiffer after some time. The Xponent is not bus-powered. It comes and must be used with an external power supply. Overall, the built definitely met, if not, exceeded my expectations from an M-Audio product. br /On the performance side of things, I believe the product is still buggy. My PC is 8 months old (dual-core/2MB RAM) running on Windows XP. Even with the latest Torq software and latest Xponent driver here are the issues I get: br /1. Time to time, Torq fails to run, indicating that I need to attach the hardware. I would have to uninstall/reinstall the driver occasionally. br /2. I also ran into this issue once: After I installed the driver, Audio output and Cue output option (for audio channel output) in Torq disappeared. After reinstalling the software yet again, the options appeared as they should be. br / br /I can deal with the driver issues because once it works, it'll continue to work, at least until the next reboot. br / br /Now the biggest issue I have is this: br /1. After a while, I hear some distorted noise in the sound output. This is really bad because you can't have that during a gig. I read through all kinds of forums and found a temporary solution around this issue. Depending on your PC, play around with increasing/decreasing the latency, the ASIO buffer size, and sample rate. If the sound goes bad again, I learned that at least I don't have to quit and relaunch the software. I can reselect the buffer size in the option menu in Torq. I know for a fact that the problem isn't from an overloaded PC as some might think. PC performance is not at peak (ran windows task manager). Also, I've been using Torq with Conectiv and I've NEVER ran into sound issues. br /The good thing is that at least Xponent works most of the time. I am giving it 4 stars because, in my opinion, it's still too buggy to be perfect.
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