Specifications

ARTURIA – SPARK EDM – QUICK START

1 INTRODUCTION

1.1 WELCOME TO SPARK EDM

Spark EDM contains 30 kits with 480 instruments and 960 patterns of hard hitting,

drums, and filter modulated mayhem.

Spark EDM is not just another sample library. Spark EDM makes use of samples as well

as custom programed virtual analog synths, drums and effects. It is the complete

rhythm track construction kit for building the rawest sounding tracks to get the crowd on

their feet.

When you include the ease of use and the ability to automate and edit the sounds and

the live performance functions, you will see that Spark EDM stands on its own against all

comers.

1.2 HISTORY

In early 2001, Arturia began working on advanced algorithms for the digital emulation of

analog circuit audio characteristics. They are known as TAE

, standing for

True Analog

Emulation. In non-technical language, this is an unprecedented way of creating the very

unique sound one finds in a synthesizer such as the Moog Modular. Nearly a year after

they began work on the algorithms, Arturia was ready for feedback. At the 2002 NAMM

show in California, Arturia shared an early version of what would later be the Moog

Modular V with the renowned maker of the original Moog synthesizer, Doctor Bob Moog.

In seeking insight from sound production experts, such as Dr. Moog, as well as avid

synthesizer users, Arturia was able to ensure the quality of the instruments they made;

so well in fact the Dr. Moog himself endorsed the Moog Modular V. The launch of this

sound powerhouse was an instant success, winning awards from several top magazines,

and leading to the development of other synth recreations.

Shortly thereafter, Arturia started receiving many requests from musicians, producers

and bands. Many of them explained how they were planning to replace their original

hardware synthesizers by virtual instruments. Artists around the globe were beginning to

see the advantages of a software alternative to hardware-based synthesizers.

The CS-80V emulated the legendary Yamaha CS-80, considered by many as "the

ultimate polyphonic" synthesizer, and was launched at the AES 2003 in New York.

Imagine some of your favorite music from diverse artists such as Keith Emerson or

Stevie Wonder, and you'll get an idea of what the CS-80V is capable of.

The ARP 2600 V was launched at the NAMM 2005 in Anaheim. This is a faithful

reproduction of the ARP 2600 and is great for just about any sound one might wish to

create: everything from drum n’ bass stabs to Star Wars’ R2-D2 sounds have been made

with the ARP.

At the Winter NAMM Show 2006, ARTURIA announced the release of its seventh product:

the Prophet V. This powerful hybrid gives you two instruments in one: it combines the

warmth of the legendary Prophet 5 programmable analog synth with the unique Vector

Synthesis textures of the digital Prophet VS.

And finally, at the summer 2007 NAMM Show, Arturia launched the Jupiter-8V. In terms

of sonic possibilities, it complemented its “Arturian siblings” by bringing something