Spark update 1.1.3 Released

[Sean W]

Spark 1.1.3 update has been released today, together with an updated Spark 1.1.3 Manual.
http://www.arturia.com/evolution/en/products/spark/resources.html

Main new features:
 - Many hardware controller shortcuts to access software features (Metronome on/off, Copy Pattern, increase/decrease number of bars in a pattern, change instrument edit knob function, erase knob automation, select software display panel, ...)
 - Preview samples in the Sample loading Dialog Box
 - DJ Desk mode: allowing to increase or decrease momentarily the tempo
 - Recall of last Mute/Solo status
-  Realtime Slicer improvements
-  VST automations on Loop feature and FX Pad
- Progress Window during Audio Export
and several bug fixes.

More updates already in the works!

[IndigoCesar]

Excellent! Downloading...

[dijidave]

Please,
     would it be possible for future updates to have two options, one with, the other without the audio samples,thus reducing the download size for those users who already have the same audio samples from previous versions. This would save your customers time & cost on downloads, as well as you, at Arturia.
        Congratulations on the latest version, it is good to be able to copy/paste, then modify patterns, whilst still keeping the original & the Slicer does sound better. Still crashes though & the Bank tracking seems a bit sketchy.
          Anyway thanks for trying,
                      best wishes,
                               Dave

[PBS]

I'd like to second the request for the with/without factory sample packages.  I had my initial attempt at downloading the update interrupted, had to start it over...  when installing, I noticed I had two separate (now consolidated) installations of the spark library folder...  I'm hoping for a bugfix soon, hopefully it will weigh in at less than 100MB this time.  Thanks.

[dijidave]

I also had an extra Spark Library folder inside my original Spark Library folder after the update installation, which I removed to save Hard drive space   

[Kevin]

Hi PBS and dijidave,
About the second installer, this is not a bad idea, I will discuss it with the team.
About the extra library folder, I have a question, are you running Windows or Mac OSX?

[dijidave]

Hi Kevin,
         I am running Win7 32 bit.
The same thing also happened with the last update.
             Best wishes,
                          Dave

[Kevin]

Hi dav,
That's what I thought.
When you installed the version, did you check the library in the installation choice?
If yes, what path did you choose:
- the path where is located the Spark Library folder ("My Document" for instance)
- the Spark Library folder path ("My Document\Spark Library")

Kevin