The rear is quite minimal, having just MIDI In and Out sockets for use with external gear and a USB port that acts as the main computer connection. These will require handling with care if they're to survive outside the safe environment of the studio. Considering that there is no sound‑generating circuitry inside, the Controller is heavier than it looks and it's tilted at a slight angle courtesy of rather spindly plastic supports. Where better to start than with the Spark Controller? This large and imposing chunk of aluminium (approximately 36 x 27cm) has buttons and drum pads that glow brighter than Hollywood dental work! The panel is a stylish design, spacious and welcoming, although the display is rather small and therefore restricted to simple messages. Its classic drum machines and acoustic kits are created by modelling and sample playback, and this engine is paired with an impressive‑looking Controller supplying the hands‑on relief that drum-machine lovers crave. Zut alors!Īrturia know a thing or two about bundling software and hardware together - remember the Analog Experience and Origin synths? Now it's the drum machine's turn, in the form of the Spark.
French synth experts Arturia get their groove on with a hybrid software/hardware drum machine.
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