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SPARK Vintage Drum Machines

Post by meatballfulton » Tue May 08, 2012 5:45 pm

This one sort of slipped under the radar, but back in March Arturia announced a software only version of Spark called Spark Vintage Drum Machines.

Here's a YOUTube "review". Some cool stuff for only $99.

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Re: SPARK Vintage Drum Machines

Post by optimus prime » Tue May 08, 2012 6:15 pm

Wow, I don't know if it's the YouTube encoding or what, but that sounds pretty bad. There are better sounding samples of all those machines all over the web for free.
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Post by Blue Monster 65 » Wed May 09, 2012 3:22 am

They sound very good when not compressed through You Tube and tiny, tinny speakers.
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Re: SPARK Vintage Drum Machines

Post by krzeppa » Thu May 10, 2012 2:13 am

Blue Monster 65 wrote:They sound very good when not compressed through You Tube and tiny, tinny speakers.
+1....I bought Spark last year when it came out (controller and software). I can attest to the bad sound quality of that particular YouTube video. I was at Sweetwater's GearFest last summer and saw the Arturia rep demoing the Spark. That is what sold me on it. The sound was absolutely great, and I was blown away by it. It seemed like such a perfect drum machine. Here I am almost a year later, and I still think the same thing. This could very well be the only drum machine I need in my collection from here forward. The ease of use combined with the great quality in samples makes it great choice to me.
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Re: SPARK Vintage Drum Machines

Post by GooGoo » Thu May 10, 2012 11:27 am

Am I being stupid? What is a "CL-78" .........I've heard of a CR-78!
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Post by Ashe37 » Thu May 10, 2012 11:39 am

They changed most of the names slightly... you know, so Roland, Korg, Yamaha etc won't sue.
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Post by sequentialsoftshock » Fri May 11, 2012 8:18 am

GooGoo wrote:Am I being stupid? What is a "CL-78" .........I've heard of a CR-78!
Ashe37 wrote:They changed most of the names slightly... you know, so Roland, Korg, Yamaha etc won't sue.

REALLY ?! :lol: :lol: It was called "See our 78" on my old MPC 500. :D


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Re: SPARK Vintage Drum Machines

Post by Jay944 » Sun Jul 22, 2012 2:11 am

Blue Monster 65 wrote:They sound very good when not compressed through You Tube and tiny, tinny speakers.
^This

Not owning any, but I've always had a sweetspot for the Arturia stuff. Great to see they're taking a shot on drum machines.
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Re: SPARK Vintage Drum Machines

Post by b3groover » Sun Jul 22, 2012 6:26 pm

I have it. Sounds great. Interface is a bit weird but as I spend more time with it I'm sure it will become second nature.
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Re: SPARK Vintage Drum Machines

Post by Jay944 » Sun Jul 22, 2012 7:04 pm

WAtching demos, I find the interface fairly similar to Logic's Ultrabeat.
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Re: SPARK Vintage Drum Machines

Post by Ashe37 » Sun Jul 22, 2012 9:08 pm

Keep in mind the interface UI is designed to go with the controller...
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