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ARTURIA – SPARK CREATIVE DRUM MACHINE – USER’S MANUAL

Set Pan

Click and drag to set panning.

A small window appears next to the knob to let you know the amount and
direction of pan applied.

Double clicking the PAN knob will reset it to its center default value

Mute an instrument

The Mute button on the center panel will flash to indicate that a Mute has
been set from another panel (studio, mixer or sequencer).

Set solo on an instrument

The solo button on the center panel will flash to indicate that a solo has
been set from another panel (studio, mixer or sequencer).

Edit mode button

Click on the Edit mode button to enter the instrument edit Mode.

5.6.1.1

Instrument Edit Window

Rename instrument.

Summary of Contents for Spark 2

Page 1: ...USER S MANUAL...

Page 2: ...greement The license agreement specifies the terms and conditions for its lawful use No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or for any purpose other than purchaser s perso...

Page 3: ...aret Bruno Pillet DESIGN Glen Darcey Sebastien Rochard Morgan Perrier Shaun Ellwood Decoder Design SOUND DESIGN Noritaka Ubukata Pierce Warnecke Jean Michel Blanchet Oliver Fauque Christian Lafitte Ci...

Page 4: ...lier Elodie Cao Denis Frouin Philippe Girard Buttoz Yannick Bonnefoy Peter Gelhaus acoustic drum kit photo Kevin Lamb Patrick Kunz Frank Orlich Miguel Silva Houston Haynes Cristian Kreindler Paul Stei...

Page 5: ...control hereafter referred to as the Spark Engine Package Contents hardware version In this package you will find A DVD ROM containing Spark Creative drum machine installer for Mac OS X and Windows 7...

Page 6: ...ATIONS SUBJECT TO CHANGE The information contained in this manual is believed to be correct at the time of printing However Arturia reserves the right to change or modify any of the specifications wit...

Page 7: ...near a heat vent or any place with poor air circulation Only use the recommended specified AC adaptor 9 Vdc 800 mA Make sure the line voltage in your location matches the input voltage specified on th...

Page 8: ...UENCER PANEL 45 5 5 THE SONG PANEL 50 5 6 THE STUDIO 52 5 7 THE MODULAR 56 5 8 THE MIXER 66 5 9 THE LIBRARY 79 5 10 PREFERENCES PANEL 81 6 MODES OF OPERATION 83 6 1 STANDALONE MODE 83 6 2 PLUG IN MODE...

Page 9: ...ital emulation of analog circuit audio characteristics They are known as TAE standing for True Analog Emulation In non technical terms this is an unprecedented way of creating the very unique sound on...

Page 10: ...to the sonic characteristics of the beloved instrument while also following our penchant to allow users to venture well beyond its original capabilities Then in the year 2011 Arturia introduced the S...

Page 11: ...ire you to enter the serial number and the unlock code you received with the product In order to proceed go to this web page and follow the instructions http www arturia com register Note If you don t...

Page 12: ...Transport zone 2 Pad controls Select Instrument Shortcut Toggle Instrument page 1 8 9 16 Mute and Solo buttons 3 Tempo knob 4 FX Live pad and FX Selection buttons 5 Master Volume control knob 6 Jog Di...

Page 13: ...struments or samples Scrolling the Jog Wheel will let you navigate the result list Clicking on the Jog Wheel will load the highlighted element Scrolling the jog wheel while the Select button is pushed...

Page 14: ...Kensington lock slot 3 2 1 USB connector Use the supplied USB cable to connect the SparkLE controller to your computer s USB 2 0 port SparkLE is bus powered so no additional power supply is needed 3 2...

Page 15: ...IEW1 4 1 THE FRONT PANEL The Spark Creative controller looks the same as its Center panel in the Spark Engine In this overview we will focus on the features specific to the hardware controller 1 1 Dis...

Page 16: ...l let you navigate the result list Clicking on the Jog Wheel will load the highlighted element Scrolling the jog wheel while the Select button is pushed will navigate the list of filters Clicking on t...

Page 17: ...a from an external device into your computer 4 2 3 MIDI Out port This port not only sends MIDI data from your computer to external devices it allows you to use the Spark Creative controller to control...

Page 18: ...ical genre selection 6 Project selection 7 Previous project 8 Next project 9 Import project 10 Export project 11 Sync playback with Host only in Host mode 12 Sync tempo with Host only in Host mode 13...

Page 19: ...one 2 Mute and Solo buttons 3 Tempo and Shuffle control knobs 4 FX Live pad and FX Selection buttons 5 Master Volume control knob 6 Current project display 7 Instrument parameter knobs right click edi...

Page 20: ...thout 5 2 2 The Pad Controls zone 2 a Mute button click Mute then select one or more instruments 2 b Solo button click Solo then select one or more instruments Mute Click this button and then one or m...

Page 21: ...shuffled notes and fixed notes 5 2 4 The FX Live pad and Effect buttons 4 a FX Live pad X Y axis control surface 4 b Global Filter button right click Latch or Touch operation 4 c Global Slicer button...

Page 22: ...directly by keeping the Filter button pressed and moving your cursor or finger to the filter type you want to select The cutoff frequency and resonance can be modulated with the mouse in the Spark Eng...

Page 23: ...pattern underneath the repeated section Tape Click the Slicer button again to select the next effect which will be the Tape effect Slicer example 2 Selecting the Tape FX The Tape effect simulates the...

Page 24: ...licking on different areas of the FX Live pad Roller effect options Choose the note value for the Roller effect from the choices in the FX Live pad area Then click and hold the snare drum pad The snar...

Page 25: ...filter s cutoff frequency and the Y axis controls the resonance 5 2 6 2 The Send 1 2 button Similar to the process described above you can single out one instrument for the live alteration of its Aux...

Page 26: ...n 5 5 The Song Panel 5 2 8 The Instrument Parameter knobs The three knobs on the right side of the Center panel control the selected instrument s parameters Let s say you want to change the pitch of t...

Page 27: ...s will be labeled with numbers from 8 to 7 with each number representing the amount of tuning change that will be applied to the selected instrument after pressing its pad The 0 pad will return the in...

Page 28: ...t one notch will cut the loop in half or double its size when possible The settings are 1 2 1 4 and 1 8 of the pattern size all the way down to the minimum loop size one step Move Will move the loop s...

Page 29: ...ide the Spark window and drop it on a system folder or one of the DAW windows 5 2 10 The Pads An instrument is assigned to each of the 16 pads The far left pad is by default the Bass Drum next to it i...

Page 30: ...ght click edit the instrument 2 Instrument parameter knobs right click edit motion disable motion 3 Instrument Select Shortcut Select button Hold select then press an instrument pad or sequencer step...

Page 31: ...atch or Touch operation 11 Slicer button right click Latch or Touch operation 12 Roller button right click Latch or Touch operation 14 Jog Dial 15 Bank select buttons A B C D 16 Pattern select Buttons...

Page 32: ...tempo 25 Display previous next 16 pattern steps 26 Set accent mode button On patterns or steps 27 Erase Cancel Erase button Use to erase Instruments tracks or patterns 28 Divide loop size knob 29 Loop...

Page 33: ...ave a maximum number of 64 steps If your pattern has more than 16 steps use the or buttons to navigate to the previous or next page If you click on the next page button you will see the numbering on t...

Page 34: ...cord click on the Record button and then on the Play Pause button The Record button will turn to red to indicate recording mode is on To stop recording click on the Stop button To disable recording mo...

Page 35: ...Now the sequencer s steps in the main panel show the accents set on each step not to be confused with the note ons in the normal Step mode Set an accent by clicking on the step the step will light up...

Page 36: ...defined with the divide knob by using shift by one loop size mode Right click on the Move knob to choose the Move Loop mode Shift by one step or Shift by one loop size 5 3 3 The Song Pattern zone The...

Page 37: ...d in 4 banks labeled from A to D of 16 patterns each numbered from 1 to 16 To select pattern number 6 of Bank B click on Bank B and then on pattern 6 The selected pattern can now be played when clicki...

Page 38: ...e tool especially if you plan on playing live Its touch sensitive screen will apply live effects in real time to your song or patterns allowing you to shape your sound with great precision When your c...

Page 39: ...pad to the left side of the pad Play a pattern of your choice and click or touch anywhere on the right edge of the FX pad while maintaining your click or touch draw a straight horizontal line towards...

Page 40: ...fect allows you to reduce the audio bit rate creating a Bit Reduction or Bit crushing sound effect Reduce the audio anywhere from 7 down to 2 bits 5 3 6 3 The Roller button The roller could be describ...

Page 41: ...once again will set the pad to control the Roller again 5 3 7 The Instrument control zone The instrument control zone is made up of 5 3 7 1 The Instrument pads There are 16 Instrument pads but only 8...

Page 42: ...s 8 semi tones and step 16 will play the current instrument pitch plus 7 semi tones 5 3 7 2 The Parameter Knobs Each instrument pad has 3 parameter knobs above it These parameters act on the sound gen...

Page 43: ...button allows you to easily select an instrument Just click or press Select and then on the instrument pad of your choice to specifically select the corresponding instrument This function was designed...

Page 44: ...arameters can be recorded as automations into the pattern and edited later accurately using the automation editor see section 5 4 2 2 Right click on a Filter or Mixer knob to edit or disable its Motio...

Page 45: ...h a composing tool as well as a powerful editing tool 5 4 1 The Toolbar 1 Export current pattern as WAV file 2 Export current pattern as MIDI file 3 Delete entire pattern or all active automations 4 C...

Page 46: ...u want 3 Delete the content of the sequencer Click on this icon a drop down menu will appear with two options to erase either all the content of the current pattern or all the automation content conta...

Page 47: ...me 3 Set track panning 4 Set Solo on off on one sequencer track in the current pattern The solo button in the center panel will flash to indicate that a solo has been set from another panel studio mix...

Page 48: ...R S MANUAL 48 9 Delete automation lane 10 Deactivate automation lane 11 Add a new automation lane 12 Automation tools 5 4 2 1 How to select a track To select a track move your cursor over the track Wh...

Page 49: ...the instrument and effects parameters of the current track 12 Automation tools See below Pen tool lets you draw automation freely Line tool will let you draw a line Click and hold from the starting p...

Page 50: ...will play from top to bottom starting with the first pattern contained in it up to the last one It will then jump back to the first pattern in the chain Chains can be triggered using the 16 buttons at...

Page 51: ...ll start and when chain 3 finishes it will move to chain 2 You can select patterns in a chain Clicking on a pattern will select it Clicking on a pattern and holding Shift lets you select multiple patt...

Page 52: ...Hat window a Instrument name b Instrument icon Clicking on this icon will trigger the instrument s sound You may drag the icon to another instrument icon to make a swap operation or hold Ctrl drag it...

Page 53: ...ult value e Mute an instrument The Mute button on the center panel will flash to indicate that a Mute has been set from another panel studio mixer or sequencer f Set solo on an instrument The solo but...

Page 54: ...it instrument parameters Mixer filter and individual instrument controls 5 For sample instruments select the layer you wish to edit Up to 6 samples can be loaded on a pad The playing mode is described...

Page 55: ...ether the slice will play in normal or reverse mode SLICE The Slice parameter is automatable which means that you will be able to change the playing slice in realtime or via automation MODE Two playin...

Page 56: ...less possibilities for sound design 5 7 1 The modular editor area A modular patch will require four vital modules to work 1 The Pad module It corresponds to the pad that you will play either on the co...

Page 57: ...module select the one you want from the list found in 7 and drag and drop it in the modular area Navigate in the modular editor Click and drag in an empty area of the modular editor to move around the...

Page 58: ...uilt your patch you have the possibility to assign the parameters found in the modules of your patch to 6 Macro knobs These Macros are the ones you can control elsewhere in the Spark project for insta...

Page 59: ...maximum fully turned clockwise As soon as a Macro knob controls a parameter using the method described above you will not be able to edit that parameter from the modular editor area In the modular ed...

Page 60: ...for the Sampler to work The essential functions of the Sampler will be accessible from the Studio panel Load samples edit their start end points tweak the gain From the Modular panel you will have ac...

Page 61: ...dule that will create basic waveforms The available waveforms are Saw Square Triangle Sine waveforms and White and Pink noises You will be able to control the OCTAVES COARSE TUNE in semitones as well...

Page 62: ...find controls for Cutoff frequency and Resonance amount and a filter mode selector Input connections are the audio input Cutoff frequency modulation Resonance amount modulation and Amplitude modulatio...

Page 63: ...bs The output is the processed audio 5 7 3 8 The Bode Shifter The Bode Shifter is a frequency shifter That means that it will shift the frequency of the Audio input by a certain amount This amount is...

Page 64: ...ss of the springs the mass of the weights and the damping amount A non linear parameter will make your signal sound more unconventional by bringing non linearity to the effect The input connections ar...

Page 65: ...The LFO module will let you create a waveform at low frequencies You can define the following parameters The Shape of the waveform The Rate at which it will oscillate The Width in the case of a squar...

Page 66: ...ut by a certain amount The Offset will then add a constant value to it The CV Output is the resulting modulation after these operations 5 8 THE MIXER Click on Mixer to display the Mixer panel This pan...

Page 67: ...X2 window for this track 3 Set Aux1 and Aux 2 amounts for instrument Channel 4 Set Pan for instrument Channel 1 5 Mute Solo track 6 Track volume and vu meter 7 Assign an output for instrument 1 availa...

Page 68: ...RTURIA SPARK CREATIVE DRUM MACHINE USER S MANUAL 68 5 8 1 2 The Return and master tracks 1 Open FX window for this track 2 Set volume for AUX return 1 Open Master FX 1 and 2 window 2 Set Master volume...

Page 69: ...SELECT EFFECT Choose one from the list for example Compressor The compressor window appears You can now set the parameters for the Compressor FX FX parameters 1 Bypass FX1 FX2 for one instrument chan...

Page 70: ...the reduction is added and how quickly it disappears Makeup boosts the compressed signal s level Bit Crusher parameters A bit crusher reduces the bit depth and sample rate of the audio signal The res...

Page 71: ...es the delayed signal between the left and right channel for an increased stereo effect and dampening reduces high frequencies by adding a Lowpass filter to the feedback chain Distortion parameters A...

Page 72: ...r Aux and Master tracks A reverb emulates the reflections of a sound in a different space room hall etc Reverb adds depth and richness to a sound by placing it in a separate physical space The size kn...

Page 73: ...d Decay time sets the size and duration of the reverb The pre delay section Feedback and Delay adds a small delay to the reverb to emulate early reflections Destroyer parameters A Destroyer is a digit...

Page 74: ...ime between signals is modulated Flanging can create both subtle and extreme effects depending on the rate and depth of the modulation High values for Feedback will create repeated echoes Space Pan pa...

Page 75: ...ximum boosted frequency at low value it helps reduce distortion Threshold is used to gate the low frequency effect and stop unwanted background rumbling Limiter parameters A Limiter is a compressor wi...

Page 76: ...or a description of the Analog Chorus see Chorus The Analog chorus has a different sound which might suit better in some circumstances Analog Delay parameters The Analog Delay is a different algorithm...

Page 77: ...horn depth 3 High horn width 4 High horn shape 5 Low speaker width 6 Low speaker shape 7 Rate 8 Output level The Leslie speaker is an amplifier loudspeaker combination that is used to create a modula...

Page 78: ...on off 2 LFO rate 3 Resonance 4 Formant placement The Vocal filter is a formant filter that recreates the sound of vowels Graphic Equalizer The 10 band graphic equalizer allows you to shape the frequ...

Page 79: ...he different browsers The middle column will show the results list Click on an element to display related information in the right column included fields are Author Genre Bank BPM for Projects and Kit...

Page 80: ...t the results list displaying only the corresponding presets The filters are activated and deactivated by simply clicking on them There are different categories of filters depending on the browser The...

Page 81: ...panel the step pads on the center panel will automatically display the step part that contains the current played step Quantize record When set to Yes all pads playing as well as any recordings will b...

Page 82: ...fine your own mapping using Custom Option and assigning MIDI notes on pads using Cmd Click on OSX or Ctrl on Windows on pads This mapping is used for the MIDI bank and pattern export A default CC assi...

Page 83: ...for setting up your audio and MIDI connections To access these 6 1 1 Launch the application To launch the Spark application Windows Start menu Programs Arturia Spark and choose Spark OS X Finder Appl...

Page 84: ...sound is being sent out the correct device Sample Rate Choose the sample rate default is 44 100 Hz Increasing the sample rate increases the quality of sound but adds a bigger load to CPU Audio Buffer...

Page 85: ...refer to sections 6 3 6 4 and 6 5 In order for the Spark controller to work correctly with Spark used in plug in mode it is necessary to turn off some MIDI connections in your sequencer software Go to...

Page 86: ...host software both from the pads and from the patterns This includes all parameter automation activity Use the preferences to select which kind of MIDI data is to be sent The Send Midi from Pads setti...

Page 87: ...SPARK to play information coming from an Instrument track you have to choose an Instrument track and select Spark as the output of this track See the picture below for more detail on how this is acco...

Page 88: ...owing folder Library Audio Plug Ins Components 6 4 2 Use in Logic Pro From version 7 and on Logic Pro features an Audio Unit plug in manager To launch the Audio Unit plug in manager click on the menu...

Page 89: ...nding track click on the button I O to obtain the list of plug ins then select AU Instruments Arturia Spark Stereo 6 4 2 2 Multi Output Mode To use the separate outputs Select an Instrument track On t...

Page 90: ...rack Instrument Track Arturia Spark stereo Once you have added this instrument it s possible to assign a MIDI track to it In the connection menu of the MIDI track select the instrument and the MIDI ch...

Page 91: ...fore starting to play or record 6 4 4 2 Multi Output Mode To use separate outputs select an Instrument track Then on the portion of the mixer corresponding to the selected track click on the button I...

Page 92: ...o use the internal SPARK menu with the presets saved this way they are usable no matter which mode is used standalone or other sequencer and they can be exported and exchanged more easily They will st...

Page 93: ...ld hear Spark playing notes previously recorded from Spark and now sent by Live Note For Cubase users use Menu Devices VST Instrument to load Spark LE in order to be able to select Spark as a Midi sou...

Page 94: ...in by navigating to I O AU Instruments Arturia Spark Activate the Host and Tempo buttons in the Spark LE plug in s Tool bar window Open Window Environment Select Click Ports in the upper left menu In...

Page 95: ...to Loop divide knob Click holding Cmd on Mac Ctrl Win on Loop 49 and move knob or fader on your MIDI controller 6 7 6 Assign a MIDI CC to Loop Move knob Same as previous on corresponding knob 6 7 7 A...

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Page 97: ...press the and buttons at the same time 7 1 3 Roller Fx When using the Roller effect in the Spark software the Roll effect can be applied only to one instrument at a time for the obvious reason that yo...

Page 98: ...Spark Public IN and Spark Public OUT These are the public ports that are available for your applications to use All messages sent to these ports will also be sent to the Spark Creative controller s ph...

Page 99: ...ustomize the functions of the Pads Knobs and Buttons of your Spark or SparkLE hardware according to your needs You can download the software from the Arturia com web page A full manual of MIDI Control...

Page 100: ...of purchase For purchases from the Arturia Online Store please contact Arturia on the internet website www arturia com support askforhelp purchase 1 4 Arturia reserves all rights not expressly granted...

Page 101: ...omputer on which the Product is installed either on another device able to exchange files with the computer on which the Product is installed These Products are exempt from upgrade or crossgrade offer...

Page 102: ...irty 30 days from the date of purchase Some states do not allow limitations on duration of an implied warranty so the above limitation may not apply to the Licensee in this case All programs and accom...

Page 103: ...his product or the device that is affected by the interference Use power outlets that are on different branch circuit breaker or fuse circuits or install AC line filter s In the case of radio or TV in...

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