Spark
Spark is an audio unit (AU) synthesizer and drum machine plugin from Arturia. It is a percussion-focused instrument that lets musicians and producers create, trigger and manipulate drum sounds, electronic percussion, and melodic samples within a DAW or host application that supports AU audio units. Spark is used in music production workflows within digital audio workstations like Logic Pro, Ableton Live, and other AU-compatible hosts on macOS.
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1 suggestionSpark is an audio unit component, not a standalone application — it runs inside a DAW or other AU host. There is no separate update for Spark itself; instead, you must update Arturia's software through Arturia Software Center, Arturia's vendor installer and plugin manager. Launch Arturia Software Center, sign in with your Arturia account, and check for available updates to Spark. This will ensure you receive the latest native Apple Silicon build if one is available. If you do not have Arturia Software Center installed, download it from Arturia's website and use it to manage all Arturia plugins and instruments. A community forum discussion from late 2023 indicates that Spark 2 at that time was still Intel-only on Apple Silicon Macs, so contact Arturia directly or check the Arturia Software Center update list to confirm whether a native build has been released since then. Apple is removing Rosetta 2 in macOS 28 (September 2028), so if a native version has not appeared by then, Spark will cease to function.
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