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.
The next year at the summer 2007 NAMM Show Arturia launched the Jupiter-8V. In
terms of sonic possibilities, it complemented its “Arturian siblings” by bringing something
different to the table. The Jupiter-8V is capable of creating very versatile sounds: You
could easily make ‘fat’ or ‘crystal’ sounds with it. In fact, Jupiter-8V sounds the way it
originally looked: ‘sleek and polished’.
The electro-pop community quickly became convinced by the qualities of the original
Jupiter-8. Artists that have used the Jupiter-8 include: Thomas Dolby, Tangerine Dream,
Jean Michel Jarre, Depeche Mode, Prince, Kitaro, Elvis Costello, Duran Duran, Huey Lewis
and the News, Journey, Yes, Devo, Billy Idol, Jan Hammer and BT, to name a few!
Recognizing the commitment artists the world over had to the sound of the Jupiter-8,
Arturia took great pains with Jupiter-8V to maintain absolute faithfulness to the sonic
characteristics of the beloved instrument while also following our penchant to allow users
to venture well beyond its original capabilities.
Then in the year 2011 Arturia introduced the SPARK Creative Drum Machine. This
powerful hybrid instrument was aimed at the producer and the live beat maker. It
proposed a unique workflow mixing the 16-step style of programming with the live
approach of pads, filtering, slicing and looping functions. Taking advantage of its
expertise in virtual analog, Arturia not only integrated emulations of classic analog drum
machines, but also acoustic drums, physical models, and powerful electronic kits all
rolled up in one easy-to-use interface. Spark was quickly and widely used by top
producers and artists such as Sandy Vee, the Glitch Mob, the Mars Volta, Vitalic, DJ
Quick, and Yeasayer.
In 2013 Arturia continued its innovative streak with the introduction of the SparkLE
hardware controller and version 1.6 of the SPARK Creative software. This powerful
combination offers all of the acclaimed features of SPARK Creative software while
maintaining an intuitive workflow all its own.
Finally, at the 2014 winter NAMM show, Arturia announced the version 2.0 of Spark
software, with a totally new GUI interface as well as many new features including an
improved sequencer, song mode, and a full modular synthesis interface for infinite sound
creation possibilities.
We are certain the SPARK Creative Drum Machine will take its place at the heart of your
creative endeavors.
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