Arturia iSpark v1.0.2

10/14/2017

Some numbers:
16 instrument’s tracks / 2 aux / 1 Master Track with 2 inserts / 18 effects: Bitcrusher, Chorus, Compressor, Delay, Distortion, Parametric EQ, Phaser, Destroyer, Flanger, Space Pan, Sub Generator, Limiter, Analog Delay, Analog Chorus, Detune, Leslie, EQ, Vocal Filter / 4 banks of of 16 patterns per project / Pattern length from 1 to 64 / Song mode: 128 patterns /
Expression Pad: 16 suitable effects, BandPass, HighPass, LowPass, SEM LP, SEM BP, SEM HP, MMF 1, MMF 2, Tape Drop, Reverse, Strobe, Pan, Rep Mix, BitCrush / 1 Live Pad: 7 effects, Repeat, Tape Drop, Reverse, Pan, Strove, Rep Mix, BitCrush / 6 samples layers with 5 play modes / Record Sample or import via Audiocopy, the general pasteboard, iTunes files sharing,& Library / 6 Choke groups / 1 Steps Looper / 1 track Roller / Per Track: Pitch, Attack, Decay, Freq Shif, Shift Rat, Shift Pan, Volume, Pan, Send 1, Send 2, 4 Filter Types with Cut-off & Resonance / Automation for all parameters / Huge Samples Library.

In Summary: iSpark is a very powerful Drum Machine with a “conventional UI”, eBay to understand, easy to use and easy to remember. The quality of all the effect is really great and some of them are really interesting and not so usual in a Drum Machine like the Sub Generator, the Space Pan and the Vocal Filter. The Sample quality is perfect and I love to have a lot of natural Kits too. The 6 Samples layers and with their different playing mode offer a lot of possibilities. The 2 expression Pads located in the perform page as well as the Song mode allows you to use iSpark for live performances. To conclude: if you like to have a powerful Drum Machine with a conventional UI with natural and electronic kits, iSpark is for you. If you like to shape your sounds, and even more if you don’t have a lot of plugins Apps, iSpark is for you. If you have 50 years old, white hair, green eyes, if you weight 61 kilos and are 1,74m tall, this App is for you too. A Killer App, a Must Have!