Sparks SID Chip Synth, MIDI Control

Sparks' secret weapon is the internal polyphonic synthesizer that you can play with MIDI note data.

The synth is inspired by the SID Chip but we wrote the code from scratch. It’s a powerful and flexible instrument when paired with all of the analog tools on Sparks.

In this demo we cover how to get started, review the different controls, and touch on some more advanced MIDI topics.

Everything discussed in this video is documented in our online manual which can be found at: https://kinotoneaudio.com/sparks-manual

0:00 Overview
1:02 Patch Previews
2:01 SID Chip Background
3:34 Connecting a MIDI Controller
4:38 Selecting a MIDI Channel
5:46 Synth Controls
10:53 Syncing the LFO to MIDI Clock
13:32 Clock-Synced LFO Example with Guitar
13:46 Sparks & Digitakt - Advanced Topics
20:58 Saving Presets with PC Messages

Filming/Recording/Mixing: Jaak Jensen