When running as a plugin, up to 16 individual outputs are supported.
I tested it on both Mac and PC systems, with equally excellent results and stability on both platforms. Spark 2 can be used in standalone mode, or as a VST, AU or RTAS / AAS plugin on Mac (OS 10.7 or later) or PC (Windows 7/8) computers equipped with at least 4GB of RAM and a multi-core processor.Each allows you to control various aspects of the software.
The Spark 2 software is laid out in seven main screens, or as Arturia calls them, "panels" - Main, Sequencer, Song, Studio, Modular, Mixer, Library, and Prefs.That's bound to be a popular option for DJs and others who are interested in using Spark 2 in a live performance environment, and who want to be able to enjoy the benefits of real-time tactile control.
Drum machines have remained popular ever since - however in today's musical world, MIDI hardware has largely given way to software and virtual instruments, so many of today's musicians, as well as the musicians who once used hardware drum machines and slaved them to their computers via MIDI, are now using software versions instead.Īrturia's Spark 2 is an updated version of their popular drum production plugin - in many ways, it's a virtual drum machine, and while what is under review here is just the software, Arturia also offers hardware such as the SparkLE and Spark Creative controllers that are designed to interface seamlessly with the software. Map Pattern Next Button Next 16 Remote Start Stepīut I am just not able to find those parameters (Selected Drum, Pattern Previous Button, Pattern Next Button) in Reason.The humble drum machine really set the world of music on its ears as it started coming of age in the early and mid 1980s, and a generation of musicians grew up with them as practice, composition, recording, and even live performance tools. Map Pattern Previous Button Previous 16 Remote Start Step I try to understand what's going on (to learn, and finetune other instruments besides Redrum), and lots of it is clear, but some things I just don't get. You did a very nice job with the codec by the way, I am amazed. I guess a fresh PC restart always does the trick:) Somehow it did work properly today! I did restart Reason yesterday a couple of times, likewise I unplugged and replugged the SparkLE a couple of times and changed the mode back and forth to Spark and MIDI it didn't work then. Thank you for the quick and elaborate answer. I really hope this helps, because I can't replicate your issue(s) on my setup and it's really the 1st time I hearing of such an issue, so I'm kinda of puzzled and curious :) Delete If it's in "MIDI" mode (White LED) then toggle it back to Spark mode by pressing the Global Filter+Slicer+Roller buttons at the same time.Īfter doing this, the controller needs to receive some settings again from Reason, so go to Edit, Preferences, Control Surfaces, look for the "Arturia SparkLE /<" entry and toggle off and on the "Use with Reason" to re-establish the connection correctly.
There's a small MODE section at the top, right, between Volume and Instrument Parameters. The only think I can think of is that maybe you're using the SparkLE controller in Spark mode ? On Dr.OctoRex, I'm able to trigger the 1st slices of the selected loop with the pads too, as expected.Ĭan't really think of a reason why it would not work for you. Same with ReDrum, I'm able to trigger all Drum channels with the pads. I just tried SparkLE with Kong and I'm able to play the 1st and 2nd set of 8 pads (1-8 & 9-16 by toggling the 1-8/9-16 button on SparkLE)