ZOOM ARQ AR-96\nAll-In-One Production and Live Performance Instrument\nMusic is a voyage of discovery. One that now goes much further with the creation of the ZOOM ARQ AR-96 Aero RhythmTrak.\n\nThe ZOOM ARQ AR-96 is an all-in-one production and live performance instrument which includes an integrated drum machine, sequencer, synthesizer, looper, and MIDI controller with a built-in accelerometer. Even more, ARQ is freedom. With its wireless Bluetooth® Ring Controller, you can escape the booth, move the music, and get in front of the crowd.\n\nLoad Your Own Samples\nTo further expand your music-making possibilities, you can load also your own samples into the AR-96. Simply import WAV files into the internal synth engine's oscillator and you're ready to edit them like you would a sampler.\n\nThe Only Drum Machine for Performers\nNot only does AR-96 allow you to create incredible drum parts and patterns, but you can also use the Ring Controller as a live instrument. Play it while mounted to the Base Station, or remove it to take your performance to the front of the stage. AR-96 comes with a multitude of PCM drum and instrument sounds which you can edit right on the unit during a live set These can be organized into 384 genre-specific kits.The ARQ’s Instrument Mode lets you easily view and edit pad and scale layouts, so you can make adjustments in real time. You can also develop 20 kits of your own, complete with effects. Once you perform with ARQ, you'll never use another drum machine again.\n\nIt's a Circular Sequencer—No Computer Necessary\nTraditional devices take a linear approach to sequencing, but AR-96 is anything but traditional. For the first time, you can visualize your music as a true loop, up to 5 parts at a time.\n\nIndividual patterns or complete songs can be constructed one step at a time or by recording a real-time performance, with an onboard mixer for setting volumes, muting, and soloing. Instruments can be assigned to single or multiple pads and up to 3 parts can be created at a time. Up to 33 parts can be played back simultaneously, and the timbre or note of each part can be changed with the touch of a button. 384 patterns can be combined in any order to form a complete song, then flattened into an audio loop that can be played back from a single pad—all without the use of a computer.\n\nTo simplify pattern creation, ARQ AR-96 V2.0 has a new arpeggiator function which includes standard, polyphonic, and sequential settings. You can control the notes and the repeat rate of the arpeggiator with ARQ’s Ring Controller. And an updated Pad layout provides a visual guide for instrument sequencing, while the Scale now layout allows you view and edit pad length.\n\nIt's a Comprehensive Synthesizer\nAR-96's powerful sound engine offers 468 sampled waveforms that can be pitch-shifted as they are played over multiple pads—as well as 70 types of synthesizer sounds that allow you to build completely original timbres. Choose from 538 different oscillator types for sonic variety, then add digital effects such as filtering, delay, and reverb, along with sound-shaping controls like envelope generators and stepped or smooth modulation.\n\nIt's a Loop(er)\nAR-96 allows you to create completely original loops from onboard sounds or patterns, or by capturing external audio. Set start and end points, change the pitch if desired, choose between forward or reverse playback, then assign each loop to a different controller pad. Up to 16 loops can be played simultaneously and synchronized to the same tempo. ARQ makes creating loops a lot more fun.\n\nIt’s a Wireless MIDI Controller\nUse the Ring for wireless control of all your MIDI instruments and devices connected to your computer—samplers, synths, and drum machines, as well as MIDI-enabled effects processors. Its 96 pads are velocity-sensitive and can also send aftertouch (MIDI messages generated based on the pressure applied to the pads once they are being held down).\n\nAccelerate your Performance\nThe Ring's onboard 3-axis accelerometer can be used to change sounds and effects in real time. Wave and tilt it to alter onboard effects parameters and to generate MIDI control messages. You can even link it to your digital mixing console and use the accelerometer to fly sounds around the room. ARQ utilizes wireless Bluetooth LE for low power consumption, giving you lots of performance time between battery charges.\n\nThe New AR-96 Editor\nView and access all of AR-96’s functions through your Mac with the new AR-96 Editor. The editor lets you easily make changes or adjustments on your laptop during live performances or in the studio.\n\nCreate More with Your ARQ Includes Ableton Live 9 Lite\nWith the ARQ and Ableton Live 9 Lite, you have everything the modern music creator needs. Record your tracks quickly and intuitively, enhancing them with studio-quality effects like EQ, compression, reverb, delay, chorus, filter, and more. Plus, Ableton’s performance workflows let you take your music to the stage where you can mix and record live.\n\n- Flexible precount, quantize, swing, and beat settings\n- Audible and/or visual click\n- Dual 1/4" inputs for phrase recording and loop creation\n- Audio capture from patterns and songs, from SD card, or from incoming audio signal\n- Create up to 96 mono or stereo loops, play up to 16 mono loops simultaneously\n- Loop start and end points can be adjusted manually\n- Loop tempo synchronization, pitch change, and reverse playback functions\n- Programmable synthesizer engine\n- 538 oscillator types and 16-voice polyphony\n- Sound-shaping controls include effects, envelope generators, and stepped and smooth modulation\n- Play sounds chromatically, or choose from dozens of preset scales in any key\n- Adjustable pad velocity and pressure sensitivity\n- Dedicated tap tempo button for synchronization\n- Selectable LED light-show animations\n- Dual 1/4" line outputs and separate 1/4" headphone output with dedicated volume control\n- USB port and SD card slot\n- Bluetooth LE for low power consumption and extended usage times
