Arturia iSpark User Reviews

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Nice but Abandoned by developers

Don’t bother won’t even start now iOS 17. It’s a shame. It’s a really good app. Developers let it go. Even free it’s a disservice to users,

Nice but Abandoned by developers

Don’t bother won’t even start now iOS 17. It’s a shame. It’s a really good app. Developers let it go.

Please UPDATE!

Please

My person experience a crash…. AUM

How I get down. I thought AUM was working with Arturia apps and hardware

Bluetooth issue on iPad

Since I bought this app I’ve never been able to play it via Bluetooth, they say it’s a bug but will it be fixed??? Otherwise a great app!!!

Please update app is amazing .

Update this app. This was 6 years ahead of the game . It feels like classic gear to use it with so many nice features .

Does not connect to iPad Pro Bluetooth

Have tried everything. Happy to revise review if there is a way of connecting to Bluetooth!! Otherwise utterly redundant.

Needs an update!

Desperately in need of an update to support the latest features of iPadOS. This is a solid drum machine but it needs:

- auv3
- files app integration
- auv3 hosting
- more kits
- AudioShare integration
- quality of life enhancements
- removal of iTunes file system
- not to be dumped by the developer!

Why they would put so much effort and polish into a product then not update it after release is beyond me.
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Doesn’t work with AirPods

Forget it if you have AirPods or other Bluetooth headphones - Arturia support have confirmed that they’re not supported. Must make this otherwise decent app useless for the majority of users.

Not working, no sound, glitches, etc

Please fix this. I will pay more for the fixes. Great drum machine that has served me well but it doesn’t seem to work right now and it has plenty of artifacts and glitches that are frustrating. Please fix!!

Broken

Won't load any content. Won’t make any sound. I like the app. I hope they fix it.

No audio. I’m on IOS 15.2

Was working under iOS 14.xx
No audio at all on IOS 15.2

Totally broken

Suddenly the app is totally broken , no sound from kits , will not load any other kit other than electro shock, both in standalone and iaa.
I’m on iOS 14.4.2
It has worked whilst on this version , the only update to the app has been an automatic one from apple.
I have deleted and reinstalled twice, and problem persists.
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Stopped working after update to iPadOS 15.2

The app has stopped working ( no sound output ) after updating my iPad Air 2 to iPadOS 15.2

Does not work, no support dec 2021

This app won’t even run anymore. Nothing changed, I didn’t install any new apps or system updates. I was working on some tracks in aum with ispark, now it’s dead in the water. It worked for a few years, but still has uncorrected, show stopping bugs. I love arturia, but i am sorry. The ios apps are just lazy.
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No sound

Imagine my surprise after having paid full price for this app to load it up and it doesn’t make any sound at all. Thanks Arturia.

iSpark is TOTALLY AWESOME AND RADICAL for MIDI BUDDIES

There’s nothing that can be said or experienced with iSpark as both a part of a bigger group of virtual (or actual) midi machines speaking to each other and letting us listen or as a standalone MPComputer that can string along complex sequence arrangements with real-time recorded automation given to every parameter in each triggered sample as well as both of the assigned effects, which can make your sequenced drum patterns go from -

boom boom bap, , ba boom boom bap, passstzz (x8)

to

bitabing loba loba, bitabing loba swick ck ck cckk ch ch BOOOOOWWWWWWWW puck BOOOOOOOWWWWWWW puck, bitabing loba loba schweee schweee … or equivalent.

Any of the minor quirks, crashes, or the strange way that you have to navigate the hierarchy of folders in the sample libraries are just that - minor. You can load anything you want as a sample and do a limited amount of editing from within the app, with the added ability to stack up to 4 layers per pad that can be triggered in different ways (stacked together, velocity [think of dividing the pad into 4 horizontal pieces], round robin) which i have found is complete over kill unless you are using dynamic samples of a single source.

I have become pretty attached to the AKAI MPC format and approach to writing after many years playing the drums and guitar, but I gotta say that for iOS the only other app that does anything close would be iSPARK. I use it to broadcast live in AUM along with lots of other noisy friends(apps) who are all eating off the same midi plate and are looking for dessert.
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AUv’3 migration please

I love everything about this program but please migrate this to AUv’3 technology please

needs a lot of work

This is a tool with a lot of potential, one thing I notice is that there are sound artifacts when you start to change the parameters, there are awful glitching sounds sometimes when you change parameters, one reason I wanted this is to acquire more drum sounds and potentially make massive songs it does that, but at the same time it’s not recording worthy if there are going to be little glitch pops and sound artifacts that you have to edit out, I can confidently work on the Electribe wave app and know that I will potentially have something to record later on, it’s not a high quality finished product if there are audio pops and sound artifacts all over the place, the beatstep pro is a fantastic machine this app does not exemplify the excellent work Arturia is capable of, please improve this app
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Arturia why have you abandoned iSpark?

Hey Arturia why would you abandon iSpark one of the best iOS drum machines on iPad? Please consider updating this app!