Couple of SparkLE Questions

[BearBoy]

Hello.

New to the forum and wondered if anyone might be able to answer a couple of questions for me.

I am interested in buying the SparkLE and wanted to know if there is a complete list of the included kits/sounds anywhere. The product page mentions some of the kits but does not appear to be a full list. I have also downloaded the manual but again it does not include this information.

I would also like to use the controller with Toontrack's EZ Drummer 2 (in Reaper). Interested to know if anyone has tried this and what their experiences were.

Many thanks,
BB

[CC4]

Even if all of the kits & sounds were listed, I don't think their names would help you out all that much.  For example, what does "Rated-R South" sound like?  Well, I can tell you it's a 66bpm Hip-Hop Project/Kit.  It has a Kick, Clap Snare, two claps, some cymbals and shakers, and a bunch of bass & snyth noises spread across it's 16 pads.  It may be more useful to know that you get the Vintage Drum Machines, Spark Factory, & Spark 2 Factory projects/kits.  You also get a set of templates and I think a small sampling of two of the expansion packs. (& If you're lucky enough to buy Spark2 during the Anniversary Deal promotion, you also get the 4 expansion packs -- which I don't know anything about).  The stock banks are broken down into different styles:  Creative and FXs, Drum and bass, Dub, Dubstep, Electro, Genre Blend, Hip Hop, House, Industrial, Jazz, Latin, Minimal, Pop, RnB, and Rock.  Some styles have more kits than others.

[BearBoy]

Many thanks for the reply CC4.

I was mainly interested in the emulated vintage drum machines so I think you've answered my question by saying it includes the kits from Spark Vintage Drum Machines.

Have you tried using the controller with any other, i.e. non Arturia, drum software?