Arturia SPARK - Choose between Kit or Instrument Mode; Set Move Button Mode; Set Sequencer Follow Mode on; off; Roller Fx

ARTURIA – SPARK CREATIVE DRUM MACHINE – USER’S MANUAL
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The first one:
- On Windows Vista and 7: "MIDIIN2(Spark Controller)"
- On Windows XP: "Spark Controller [2]"
- On Mac: “Spark Private IN” and “Spark Private OUT”
is used for internal communication between SPARK and the Controller. This MIDI port
SHOULD NEVER BE USED by the user; doing so would impair the efficiency of the
controller.
The second one:
- On Windows Vista, 7 and XP: "Spark Controller"
- On Mac: “Spark Public IN” and “Spark Public OUT”
is the public port to be used by the user.All messages sent to this port will be sent out
the controller's MIDI OUT. All messages sent to the MIDI IN port by a third party
machine will be transmitted to the host on the public port. When using Spark's Hardware
as a MIDI controller, the data flow from the controller will be sent on the USB public port
to the host, as well as on the MIDI OUT port, adding itself to any other existing MIDI
information.
7.1.2 Choose between Kit or Instrument mode
To change from Kit/Project (depending on the option you’ve selected in the Preferences
Panel of the Spark software) to Instrument mode on SPARK's Hardware controller, press
and hold for 1 second the Jog Dial to change from Kit to Instrument mode.
7.1.3 Set Move Button Mode
Move Button is a clickable knob used to switch from “Shift by one step” mode to “Shift
by one loop size mode”.
7.1.4 Set Sequencer Follow Mode On / Off
To set Sequencer Follow mode on or off, press << and >> buttons together.
7.1.5 Roller Fx
When using the Roller effect in the software version of SPARK, the Roll effect can be
applied only to one instrument at a time, for the obvious reason that you are using your
mouse to play the instrument.
When using the Hardware controller, you are free to apply the Roll effect to any number
of instruments, simultaneously. You can also start a roll on one instrument and press
another instrument pad while maintaining your initial Roll. Enjoy!
The Roll velocity is triggered on the software version by clicking on a pad and while
maintaining your click, moving the cursor up and down on the pad. This can be done on
the Hardware controller thanks to its Sensitive pads sending Aftertouch information: the
instrument pad being “pressure sensitive" you can modulate the velocity applied to the
Roll effect in real time.