Arturia Spark Drum Machine

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Between May 1st and June 30th 2012, any customer registering a new Arturia Spark Creative Drum Machine System will be able to download the full V-Collection 2 package for FREE, direct as download from Arturia.

Arturia Spark will save you time when looking for the right drum kit, will get you hooked by its amazing simplicity and will surprise you by its sonic possibilities.

Spark embeds vintage analog drum machines, sample based beatboxes and acoustic drum sets. Then Spark lets you break through their sonic boundaries thanks to a highly tweakable controller. With in-depth control over your sounds, advanced loop mode, XY touchpad with 8 real time effects, Spark will allow you to create unique beat experiments.

Spark's sonic power is nothing but huge, embedding three distinctive drum engines: analog synthesis, sampling and physical modelling. With access to in-depth parameters and the potential to automate all of them, every instrument is totally customizable, making beat creation more powerful and fun than browsing Gigs of samples.

Incorporating a 64-step sequencer and 8 velocity sensitive touch pads into a sturdy beat station, Spark is your weapon of choice to create grooves whether you are working in the studio or performing on stage.

Arturia Spark includes Vintage drum machines: Analog recreations in the spirit of the TR-808, TR-909, Simmons SDS-V, and Eprom based LinnDrum, Drumtraks, DMX, and more. Electronic kits covering the most popular modern music styles : Dub, House, Techno, Hip Hop, RnB... as well as experimental fields thanks to the physical modelling engine.

Spark also doubles up as a MIDI controller allowing you to easily control any third-party software or hardware. This application includes a template specifically designed for Ableton Live.

Features:

• Pristine quality sound engines including : TAE® Analog synthesis, Multi layered sampling delivered by reference third-party companies, Physical modelling
• 480 Instruments / 30 Kits : Vintage drum machines : Analog recreations in the spirit of the TR-808, TR-909, Simmons SDS-V, and Eprom based LinnDrum, Drumtraks, DMX, and more.
• Electronic kits covering the most popular modern music styles : Dub, House, Techno, Hip Hop, RnB... as well as experimental fields thanks to the physical modelling engine.
• Acoustic drum kits subtly mixing physical modelling and samples for high audio realism.
• 16 key - 64 step sequencer
• 8 velocity & pressure sensitive pads
• Touch sensitive FX Pad with Repeat, Tape, Reverse, Strobe, Pan, Mix, 3 mode Filter and Roller
• Advanced Loop mode with divide and move functions
• Real-time automation on all parameters
• 16 track mixer with 9 high quality effects : compressor, reverb, bit crusher, multiband EQ, chorus, delay, distortion, phaser, plate reverb
• Song Mode with up to 64 patterns by song
• Shuffle and Shift modes to humanize grooves
• Assignable encoders
• Aluminium enclosure
• Works as a universal MIDI controller towards any third-party software