Remember that if you leave the HOST and TEMPO toggle switches on inside Spark as a VST, it will start playing the moment you press "play" or "record" inside REAPER. I always tried with the same USB port I used for my MIDI controller keyboard.
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Always use the same USB port to connect SparkLE to REAPER, and NEVER use it AGAIN for any other MIDI controller inside REAPER, just in case. If not, try again in another USB port (I hope you have a few). and it was as simple as CLOSING REAPER AND PLUGGING YOUR SPARKLE UNIT TO A DIFFERENT USB PORT IN YOUR COMPUTER!!!! - Start REAPER again with your SparkLE unit plugged, open Spark in a new track and wait to see if the controller is found. Do not panic! - that's where I got stuck every time, for a long time, until the other day I tried something I had not tried before. You've got it! Now you can use your SparkLE unit to control parameters inside REAPER.Ħ) If you get an error message saying no controller has been found. It will start searching for your SparkLE controller. Open a SPARK VST instance in a new track. Close REAPER.ĥ) Start REAPER again with your SparkLE unit plugged in. Apply the changes and exit the preferences section.Ĥ) To be in the safe side. Go to Preferences / MIDI and DISABLE "SparkLE" both as MIDI INPUT PORT and MIDI OUTPUT PORT. You'll work it out in no time.ģ) Once you have updated the firmware, connect your SparkLE unit to your computer FIRST and AFTER THAT start REAPER. I can't remember the procedure now, but it's easy. If it is older than the latest one you have downloaded, you must update it. As soon as it is detected, it will inform you about its firmware version. If you are a SparkLE registered user, it will also be easy for you to find the latest firmware file and download it to your computer.Ģ) Connect your SparkLE unit to your computer through an USB port.
#Arturia spark vs sparkle install
Let me tell you how I managed.ġ) First, make sure you update your SparkLE firmware to using Arturia's MIDI Control Center (It's free software for all Arturia products users) - You can download it and install it in Arturia's site.
#Arturia spark vs sparkle how to
I have checked your post plenty of times, since I used to have the same problems as you, and was waiting for someone to give you an answer, but I have recently worked out myself how to connect my Arturia SparkLE controller to my computer and use it to control SPARK as a VST inside a track in REAPER. (Maybe you have already found a solution for this problem). I hope you still follow this thread after all this time. I can also speak Spanish, just in case it is your native language.
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NOTE: I read in your previous message you have problems with your English.