The main screen of the Spark software looks like an abbreviated version of the controller. So, I will occasionally mention some things that are of interest to Spark 1.x owners wondering if they should upgrade. So I had to wait for the release of Spark 2 with everyone else. I received the SparkLE with Spark 1.7, before Spark 2 was announced at Winter NAMM 2014. The Genre-focused versions of Spark contain a reduced sample set and reduced number of presets, and cannot use the expansion packs that are made for Spark, but are much cheaper.
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It is also available in pure software form without the controller, coming in the form of Spark 2 Drum Production Center, which is the full “kit” as it were with a more extensive sound set, Spark VDM (Vintage Drum Machines), Spark EDM, and Spark Dubstep. When the SparkLE came out, I was glad to see a better price point. Add the SparkLE controller and you’ve got a groovy thing going.īeing a user of a couple different ‘groovebox’ type electronic musical instruments, and a user of Arturia softsynths, I was greatly excited when Arturia announced the original Spark. Moreover, you can use effects such as reverb, multiband, chorus, delay, distortion, flanger, limiter, bit crusher, to name just a few.Īll in all, Spark DubStep seems like a very reliable and sophisticated suite that can be used by producers, DJs and live performers in order to deliver an audio experience that’s out of the ordinary.Spark is a groovebox-like pattern-based sequencer. Live performances can be enhanced through the FX Pad, the slicer and the looper that can be fully automated to deliver exactly what you want them to. Thus, you can’t really put a limit to the number of patterns you can built from pre-existent ones. There are over 960 preset MIDI patterns inside the sequencer, but all of them can be tailored to meet your needs. The sequencer is the engine of the application, encasing all the controls and allowing you to experiment with the various audio effects and configurations comprised in the application. It can be used both as a standalone product or a plugin inside your audio processor, enriching the quality of the sound through virtual analog synthesis, as well as through high resolution sampling. Relying on 30 rich kits and over 480 instruments, Spark DubStep is able to recreate and sculpt sounds to your liking, being compatible with most MIDI controllers and creating MIDI assignments on the spot, without much effort. It can also be used by DJs and in audio studios in the making of beats and bass patterns. Spark DubStep was designed as a complex and reliable audio production suite suited for live dubstep performances.