The ARQ Aero RhythmTrak AR-96 is a combination of a step sequencer, sample-laden drum programmer, sampler, looper, song sequencer and performance instrument. However, its standout feature and USP is its design.
ARQ comes in two parts, with a base unit providing access to modes and key parameters, while a detachable, multicoloured white ring sits on top, ready to be uncoupled from the base unit (or cradled on top of it), providing the interface by which notes can be triggered and programmed, or real-time effects manipulated. It’s bold, it’s bright..