Arturia SPARK - The Accent Button; The Erase Button; The Tap Button; The Tempo Button

ARTURIA – SPARK CREATIVE DRUM MACHINE – USER’S MANUAL
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5.2.2.4 The Tap Button
The Tap button allows you to define the tempo of your pattern by simply tapping this
pad at the desired tempo. It is a beat/minute counter, so you have to tap the beats.
5.2.2.5 The Tempo Button
The Tempo button allows you to set the tempo for your pattern when SPARK is not
externally synced to a host.
5.2.2.6 The Accent Button
The accent button allows you to set accents onto steps. Setting accents is very similar to
writing a "forte" on a music score. The accented steps will be played with more strength
that the unaccented ones. This allows for a very "natural" feel when listening to a
pattern.
Click on the accent button to set the sequencer steps to Edit accent mode. Now the
sequencer's steps in the main panel show the accents set on steps (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. Remove the accent by
clicking on a highlighted step.
To exit accent mode, click on the accent button again.
Accent ON sets velocity to 127, Accent OFF sets velocity to 64.
5.2.2.7 The Erase Button
Click on the erase button to set Erase mode.
You can erase Instruments, Banks or Patterns.
For example, to erase pattern 1 in Bank A, make sure Bank A is selected then click on
Erase and then on 1 in the Pattern section.