Thanks Mark! I will!!! I remember wishing something like this was out there right when I got mine, so I am so happy to be able to provide that for others!!
You are very welcome Stan! I will keep making them as long as people want to see more! If you have any specific things you want to learn more about, I'm taking requests! ;)
No, the preset settings will override the dials on the amp. However, If you turn the dial on the amp after you’ve selected the preset, it will change the dial in the app/preset.
Love my Spark. Quick question, it seems like you are forced to play only one of the four presets (the one that is lit) unless you go into the menu and select on of the millions of other tones in the different categories. Is there a way to just play through only the Spark controls on the amp without playing one of the four presets?
Hey Bob! Great question! The answer is that the Spark itself isn't really an "amp" exactly on it's own. It is basically a hardware emulation device. So you need to select the amps and effects from within the app to use them. The presets are just a factory default selection of 4 different configurations. If you don't use the app at all, another way to get a few more options is to scroll through the "amp selector" options, but even with that you are still starting with whichever preset selection you are currently using, that just changes the virtual amp. I hope this answers your question!
Search on the tone cloud for them. They are all there. 1-clean, 2-crunchy, etc. or you can factory reset the amp, which only really resets the 4 preset channels.
Thanks for your videos! question: what happens if I'm on a saved custom preset, and then move the knob, say from clean to glassy? do I get the "preset for glassy"? In other words, do I have the preset tones for Clean, Glassy, Crunch, Hi Gain and Metal PLUS 4 other tones of my choice? and can I select which tone is the preset for each one of the original voices (i.e. glassy)? Thanks!
@@JRAFF145 Correct, 2 is flanger, 3 is cloner and 4 is phaser. They are all turned off by default though, so you have to toggle them on the amp to engage them.
When you overwrite, say Ch1, on hardware, mine then overwrites every channel 1 on the selection Hi Gain /Bass /clean etc. Is this normal? Anyone know? Im trying to write 4 tones into the bass selection as I dont use this, but I dont think its possible without overwriting all the other selections!
The presets are somewhat independent of the amp selector knob. With the presets you can define every aspect of the signal chain, including effects, levels, etc. but if you change the amp knob, it will change the amp model only. All other effects remain as they were before you adjusted the knob. Does that make sense?
@@sparkamptutorials2169 Thanks for the reply- I just wanted to write 4 bespoke downloaded settings to the bass channel that I dont use , so I could select them at gigs ( when they start up again ) and it copied them to every channel! I thought it would be possible to write 4 favourites to a selection ( Bass) and it wouldn't effect the others? But no! Im looking to mike up the amp to play live, it is so good. I've tried the headphone socket into the PA …..Thats producing so weird sounds! Im off to get a mike!!!
@@brouillacblues hey Mick. It would be great if you could have 4 channels for each amp setting, but unfortunately you only get 4 total. Check this video out: th-cam.com/video/633rWx4eibM/w-d-xo.html
@@sparkamptutorials2169 Thank you for the heads up. I thought that might be the case but I thought as the selector switch has 4 different setups for each position I might be able to do the same! Im sure 4 will be enough when I find my favourites! Im planning to mike it up for gigs. Tried direct connection using the headphone out straight into the PA but some weird sounds are created . Not good!
These tutorials on the Spark amp are excellent, always gets to the point in an easy and informative friendly way, great stuff keep it up
I’m commenting a lot to help your algorithm as I watch these very helpful videos on 1.5 :) Thanks for these!
Thanks Brett!
Lot of good information in 4 minutes.
Thank for making these videos. They may seem elementary, but they are a huge help and are hitting very useful and relevant topics. Keep ‘em coming!
Thanks Mark! I will!!! I remember wishing something like this was out there right when I got mine, so I am so happy to be able to provide that for others!!
Thanks for these tips. They are a quick and easy way to maximize the unit.
These tutorials are awesome. They clear up many questions I had. Thanks
Very good thanks ...very helpful
Thanks man, these Spark tutorials are very handy!
Just wanted to thank you for making these videos. Great job!
You are very welcome Stan! I will keep making them as long as people want to see more! If you have any specific things you want to learn more about, I'm taking requests! ;)
Spark Amp Tutorials you had posted a list of ideas on the FB forum. I’d love to see all of them in video form.
@@markeads Got it! Those are definitely all in my queue!
Really helpful, thanks.
Another big thank you. Now if I could only figure out what that blinking light actually means.
You do know that if you just hold down the preset button til it turns solid that saves the change also
Would you be able to do some sounds, pre sets with a country twang type. Thanks, great vids
Ive lost the 4 original presets do you knoe if they have been uploaded to the tonecloud ???
Yes, they are all uploaded to the tone cloud. Just search for them 1-clean, 2-crunchy, etc. you will find them.
How do I get a preset back if I lost it
If I've selected a preset from the tone cloud, do I need to have the dials on the amp turned all the way down?
No, the preset settings will override the dials on the amp. However, If you turn the dial on the amp after you’ve selected the preset, it will change the dial in the app/preset.
Love my Spark. Quick question, it seems like you are forced to play only one of the four presets (the one that is lit) unless you go into the menu and select on of the millions of other tones in the different categories. Is there a way to just play through only the Spark controls on the amp without playing one of the four presets?
Hey Bob! Great question! The answer is that the Spark itself isn't really an "amp" exactly on it's own. It is basically a hardware emulation device. So you need to select the amps and effects from within the app to use them. The presets are just a factory default selection of 4 different configurations. If you don't use the app at all, another way to get a few more options is to scroll through the "amp selector" options, but even with that you are still starting with whichever preset selection you are currently using, that just changes the virtual amp. I hope this answers your question!
Hi ive lost all 4 orignal presets is there anyway you could do a lesson on what all the orignal amps and settings where ???
Search on the tone cloud for them. They are all there. 1-clean, 2-crunchy, etc. or you can factory reset the amp, which only really resets the 4 preset channels.
Thanks for your videos! question: what happens if I'm on a saved custom preset, and then move the knob, say from clean to glassy? do I get the "preset for glassy"? In other words, do I have the preset tones for Clean, Glassy, Crunch, Hi Gain and Metal PLUS 4 other tones of my choice? and can I select which tone is the preset for each one of the original voices (i.e. glassy)? Thanks!
Hi Jose! Sorry for not responding sooner, but I answered this in another video! th-cam.com/video/633rWx4eibM/w-d-xo.html
@@sparkamptutorials2169 Great! thanks a lot!
I like your videos. Could you tell me what the 4 modulation settings are on 1-4? (I can't get the app working)
Do you mean on the default presets?
@@sparkamptutorials2169 yes Iknow #1 is chorus
@@JRAFF145 Correct, 2 is flanger, 3 is cloner and 4 is phaser. They are all turned off by default though, so you have to toggle them on the amp to engage them.
@@sparkamptutorials2169 thanks so much
When you overwrite, say Ch1, on hardware, mine then overwrites every channel 1 on the selection Hi Gain /Bass /clean etc. Is this normal? Anyone know? Im trying to write 4 tones into the bass selection as I dont use this, but I dont think its possible without overwriting all the other selections!
The presets are somewhat independent of the amp selector knob. With the presets you can define every aspect of the signal chain, including effects, levels, etc. but if you change the amp knob, it will change the amp model only. All other effects remain as they were before you adjusted the knob. Does that make sense?
@@sparkamptutorials2169 Thanks for the reply- I just wanted to write 4 bespoke downloaded settings to the bass channel that I dont use , so I could select them at gigs ( when they start up again ) and it copied them to every channel! I thought it would be possible to write 4 favourites to a selection ( Bass) and it wouldn't effect the others? But no! Im looking to mike up the amp to play live, it is so good. I've tried the headphone socket into the PA …..Thats producing so weird sounds! Im off to get a mike!!!
@@brouillacblues hey Mick. It would be great if you could have 4 channels for each amp setting, but unfortunately you only get 4 total. Check this video out: th-cam.com/video/633rWx4eibM/w-d-xo.html
@@sparkamptutorials2169 Thank you for the heads up. I thought that might be the case but I thought as the selector switch has 4 different setups for each position I might be able to do the same! Im sure 4 will be enough when I find my favourites! Im planning to mike it up for gigs. Tried direct connection using the headphone out straight into the PA but some weird sounds are created . Not good!