Sequences can be edited in greater depth via the software, which allows you to set controller data (pan, cut-off, velocity and so on) on a per-step basis. Above each of the pads are three knobs for tweaking each drum sound, and, again, you can tweak these in real time and record your actions. You can also play drum sounds live and record your performance, using the eight velocity-sensitive pads. Up to 64 steps are available per sequence, and these can be input in real time, or punched into the software. The extensive collection of supplied samples includes sounds from companies such as Sonic Reality, Ultimate Sound Bank, Ueberschall and Modern Beats - or you can import your own samples, set up envelopes, looping and velocity layers, and assign them to pads to create your own playable kits.Īlong the top of both the controller and the main page of the software are 16 buttons for step sequencing. An impressive 480 instruments and 30 drum kits are supplied with Spark, and these include analogue-modelled drums (808- and 909-style kits, Simmons- and LinnDrum-inspired sounds, and so on), multi-sampled acoustic kits, physically modelled drum sounds, and a synthesis engine based on that of the Analog Experience. The Spark software, meanwhile, mimics the look of the hardware, and it is here that the sound generation and sequencing occurs. There’s also an X/Y pad for controlling effects, an LCD screen that displays parameters, and a large jog-dial for selecting sounds and stepping through patterns.
No fewer than 34 rotary encoders, eight drum pads and a host of push buttons adorn the Spark controller’s surface. Continuing the software/hardware integration theme of their Analog Factory soft-synth/controller combinations, Spark comprises a generously equipped control surface with a bespoke piece of software that can be run either as a plug-in in your DAW, or in stand-alone mode. Fans of groove boxes and drum machines were in for a treat at this year’s Winter NAMM, in the form of Arturia’s brand new Spark “beat production centre”.
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