ARTURIA – SPARK CREATIVE DRUM MACHINE – USER’S MANUAL
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MIDI Clock inputs
Displays the available MIDI Inputs for receiving Midi Clock to
control Spark Sequencer. When a port is used as a Midi clock
receiver, it can’t be used as Midi Inputs for controlling Spark.
CLOCK FOLLOWS
STOP/CONTINUE
Sequencer will start and stop playing according to the Start and
stop Command received with the Midi clock signal when the
preference is on.
6.1.3
Updating the Spark Controller
To access the Update Spark Controller menu item navigate to SPARK menu > Update
Spark Controller.
When you update the Spark Engine your controller firmware may need to be updated as
well. Spark will alert you to this when you start the application with the controller
connected. Be sure to update your controller when you see this message so you can take
advantage of the latest features.
6.2
PLUG-IN MODE
For specific use in VST, Audio Unit and RTAS please 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 your
sequencer's MIDI settings and turn off 'Spark Private In' and 'Spark Private Out'. Without
this configuration:
- Spark controller will not connect to Spark on Windows.
- Spark controller will not behave correctly on OS X.
You can use Spark as plugin in stereo or Multi Output Mode. The host will show one
stereo output from Spark when used in Stereo Mode. When used in Multi output mode
the host will show 16 stereo channels available. You can modify the track output routing
in Spark in the mixer panel. Default routing sends all tracks to the master stereo output,
the first output. You can assign a track output to another stereo output of the 16
available outputs (see section 5.8.1.1).
6.2.1
Toolbar Extra Buttons
When using the Spark Engine as a plug-in within a DAW the tool bar will show two
additional buttons:
1.
Host button
When on, the current Spark pattern will start and stop along with the host
sequencer transport.
