Zoom ARQ AR-96 Aero Rhythm Trak Synthesizer

Zoom ARQ AR-96 Aero Rhythm Trak Synthesizer Overview: The ZOOM ARQ Aero RhythmTrak 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.

The ARQ consists of two powerful components — the Base Station (AR-96) and the detachable Ring Controller (AR-96c). The Base Station: The ARQ Base Station houses 468 drum/instrument sounds ("one-shot" sampled waveform sounds), 70 types of synthesizer sounds, and dozens of digital effects. Dual 1/4" line-level audio inputs enable phrase recording and looping.

There are also stereo 1/4" line-level outputs, as well as a dedicated 1/4" headphone jack with its own volume control. A USB port allows connection to your computer, and an SD card slot lets you save patterns and loops, import prerecorded audio, and update firmware. The Ring Controller: The detachable Ring Controller communicates with the Base Station, as well as DAWs , via wireless Bluetooth.

It offers 96 velocity- and pressure-sensitive pads for clip launching and playing drum sounds, instrument sounds, and sequences.