Note: This article has been updated with lastest available information on March 5th, 2022 at 10:52 am
An ESP32 based foot pedal to communicate with the Spark Amp and Spark App via Bluetooth LE (iOS) and Bluetooth Serial (Android). Also works as a control device for a Looper app on the mobile. NEW: Ignitron also supports the built-in looper of Spark 2! Ignitron has been successfully tested with
- Spark 2
- Spark 40
- Spark Mini
- Spark GO
(Note: On Spark 2, Ignitron supports only the first bank of HW presets so far. The rest is fully functional.)
Ignitron gives you full control over your Spark Amp:
- Switch between the four hardware presets
- Switch between custom saved presets organized in banks
- Toggle effects for the selected preset
- Save new presets to Ignitron via the Spark App
- Delete stored presets
- Control the Spark 2 internal looper.
- Control Looper apps on a mobile (actually all apps which support bluetooth keyboard controls)
- Multiple BT keyboard layouts configurable
Adding new presets to Ignitron can easily be done as it can also act like a Spark Amp. Simply connect to Ignitron with the Spark App and save new presets directly from ToneCloud (or your downloaded presets) to Ignitron.
One big advantage of Ignitron is that it communicates with the Spark Amp using the Bluetooth LE protocol. This means it is possible to connect your mobile to your Spark Amp as an audio speaker and play along your favorite songs while you control your effects with Ignitron.
The current active preset and effects are indicated via LEDs.
In addition, the built-in display provides information on
- selected bank and preset number
- selected preset name
- operation mode (Preset, Manual/FX, Looper)
- activated pedal types in the FX chain
- Bluetooth connection status to Spark Amp and Spark App
This work was inspired by the Sparkpal project, and the Python Spark Parser project helped me to understand the messages being sent to and from the Spark Amp.
The following sections show how to build and operate Ignitron.
Software: click here
Hardware: click here
Ignitron has two operation modes, APP mode and AMP mode.
In APP mode (default mode on startup), Ignitron connects to a Spark Amp and behaves like the Spark App towards the Spark Amp. It can then be used to switch between saved presets, toggle FX pedals, and even connect it to a Looper app on a mobile (providing 6 buttons to control a (looper or tabs) app).
AMP mode can be used to manage the presets stored on Ignitron, presets can be saved via the app or be deleted from Ignitron. For Android, the Bluetooth mode has to be set to Serial (SRL), for iOS it has to be set to BLE.\
Keyboard mode is useful when Ignitron should act as a bluetooth keyboard control without controlling a Spark Amp. This provides 2x6=12 buttons to control any supporting app (e.g., a looper or a tabs app).
To enter AMP mode, hold the Preset 1
button during startup.
To enter Keyboard mode, hold the Preset 3
button during startup.
Amp mode and Keyboard mode can best be started by holding the respective button pressed while pressing and holding Preset 2
button to reset.
A graphical overview of all modes with button mapping can be found here. (Thanks to @itarozzi for creating this.)
In APP mode, the foot switches can be used to either switch between pre-saved presets (Preset mode), control all single effects in the selected preset (Manual/FX mode), or switch between presets while controlling an app on your mobile, e.g. a Looper app (Looper (keyboard) mode). If connected to a Spark 2 amp, the Looper (amp) mode will control the internal looper of the amp. You can easily toggle between Preset mode and Manual/FX mode by long pressing the Bank-Up
button. To toggle between Preset mode and Looper mode, simply long-press the Preset 4
button.
When selecting Preset mode, four buttons are used to select presets, the other two buttons are used to navigate through the preset banks. This way the user has access to a huge number of saved presets. When pressing the foot switch of the current active preset, the effect configured in the DRIVE section can be toggled.
In Manual/FX mode, the user has direct access to all effects of the selected preset. Pressing a switch will toggle the respective FX type.
When Looper (keyboard) mode is activated, Ignitron acts partially like a bluetooth keyboard. You can use the buttons to control a looper app, e.g. Loopy HD, and also switch between stored presets by long pressing the Bank down
/Bank up
buttons. Note: When switching presets in Looper mode, it will do this across banks.
When Looper (amp) mode is activated, Ignitron will control the internal looper of the Spark 2 amp. The display will also show information on the looper settings and click. The amp looper settings can easily be changed using Ignitron.
Button | Press pattern | Function |
---|---|---|
Bank down |
Short | Navigate bank up |
Bank up |
Short | Navigate bank down |
Preset 1 |
Short | Select preset 1 / Toggle Drive |
Preset 2 |
Short | Select preset 2 / Toggle Drive |
Preset 3 |
Short | Select preset 3 / Toggle Drive |
Preset 4 |
Short | Select preset 4 / Toggle Drive |
Preset 4 |
Long | Switch to Looper mode |
Bank up |
Long | Switch to FX mode |
Preset 2 |
Long | Restart Ignitron |
Button | Press pattern | Function |
---|---|---|
Bank down |
Short | Toggle Noise Gate |
Bank up |
Short | Toggle Compressor/Wah |
Preset 1 |
Short | Toggle Drive |
Preset 2 |
Short | Toggle Modulation |
Preset 3 |
Short | Toggle Delay |
Preset 4 |
Short | Toggle Reverb |
Bank up |
Long | Switch to Preset mode |
Preset 2 |
Long | Restart Ignitron |
Button | Press pattern | Function |
---|---|---|
Preset 1 |
Short | Sends character "1" (can be freely configured in app) |
Preset 2 |
Short | Sends character "2" (can be freely configured in app) |
Preset 3 |
Short | Sends character "3" (can be freely configured in app) |
Preset 4 |
Short | Sends character "4" (can be freely configured in app) |
Bank down |
Short | Sends character "5" (can be freely configured in app) |
Bank up |
Short | Sends character "6" (can be freely configured in app) |
Bank down |
Long | Switch to previous preset (across banks) |
Bank up |
Long | Switch to next preset (across banks) |
Preset 4 |
Long | Switch to Preset mode |
Preset 2 |
Long | Restart Ignitron |
Note: In Looper mode, Ignitron is connected to your mobile as a bluetooth keyboard. If supported by the respective app on the mobile, the buttons can be freely configured to any function offered by the respective App. You may need to manually connect to the Ignitron BLE keyboard in your Bluetooth settings after switching to Looper mode.
Example Button setup (available commands depend on availability in the respective app):
Button | Function |
---|---|
Preset 1 |
Record/overdub current track |
Preset 2 |
Play/pause session |
Preset 3 |
Delete current track (press twice) |
Preset 4 |
Mute current track |
Bank down |
Switch to previous track |
Bank up |
Switch to next track |
The preset buttons 1-3 mimick the three looper buttons on the amp, the LED status should match the LEDs on the amp.
With long pressing the Bank up
button, Ignitron will toggle between Looper control mode and Looper config mode. The current mode will be shown by a 'L' or 'C' in the display respectively.
Looper control mode
Button | Press pattern | Function |
---|---|---|
Preset 1 |
Short | Record / Dub |
Preset 2 |
Short | Play / Stop |
Preset 3 |
Short | Undo / Redo |
Preset 4 |
Short | Read current Record status from amp (only needed for analysis) |
Bank down |
Short | Tap tempo (repeatedly press button to adjust the tempo) |
Bank up |
Short | Read current looper settings from amp (only needed for analysis) |
Preset 3 |
Long | Delete all loops (reset) |
Bank up |
Long | Change to Looper Config mode |
Preset 4 |
Long | Switch to Preset mode |
Preset 2 |
Long | Restart Ignitron |
Looper config mode
Button | Press pattern | Function |
---|---|---|
Preset 1 |
Short | Change number of bars to be recorded |
Preset 2 |
Short | Change feel of loop (straight / shuffle) |
Preset 3 |
Short | Enable / Disable click |
Preset 4 |
Short | NO FUNCTION |
Bank down |
Short | Tap tempo (repeatedly press button to adjust the tempo) |
Bank up |
Short | NO FUNCTION |
Bank up |
Long | Change to Looper Control mode |
Preset 4 |
Long | Switch to Preset mode |
Preset 2 |
Long | Restart Ignitron |
This mode will turn the Ignitron into a Bluetooth LE keyboard. All buttons will act like keyboard presses, there is no functionality regarding Preset change or other Spark Amp related functions. Use this mode if you want to only use Ignitron as a looper control device (or any other supporting app like a tabs app) . If you want to use looper control in combination with Spark Amp control, use the Looper mode as part of the APP mode (see above). In the code, multiple different keyboard layouts can be defined to support various apps. In operations, Ignitron can switch between these keyboard with the press of a button.
Every key needs be configured with the following parameters:
- Key ID (1-6 for short presses, 11-14 for long presses)
- Key code
- Modifier key (Shift, CTRL, etc.)
- Key press repetitions (0 for single press)
- String representation of key in display (should only be 1 character)
In operations, when a button is pressed, the corresponding key including modifiers will be sent to the connected device. The display will show the key representations of the currently active keyboard.
The standard defined keyboard layout will send characters 1
to 6
for short presses and characters A
to D
for long presses.
Example:
{
1,
0xD8, // KEY_LEFT_ARROW
0x81, // KEY_LEFT_SHIFT
2,
"<"
}
If a key is configured like the above, a button press will send the combination of the LEFT SHIFT
and LEFT ARROW
keys with 2 repetitions. In the display the key will be shown as <
.
Long pressing Bank down
and Bank up
are reserved for keyboard layout switching.
Key codes for special keys can be found here: BLE Keyboard Library
In keyboard mode, the following keys will be sent to the connected device:
Button | Press pattern | Function |
---|---|---|
Preset 1 |
Short | Sends defined character (function can be freely configured in app) |
Preset 2 |
Short | Sends defined character (function can be freely configured in app) |
Preset 3 |
Short | Sends defined character (function can be freely configured in app) |
Preset 4 |
Short | Sends defined character (function can be freely configured in app) |
Bank down |
Short | Sends defined character (function can be freely configured in app) |
Bank up |
Short | Sends defined character (function can be freely configured in app) |
Preset 1 |
Long | Sends defined character (function can be freely configured in app) |
Preset 2 |
Long | Sends defined character (function can be freely configured in app) |
Preset 3 |
Long | Sends defined character (function can be freely configured in app) |
Preset 4 |
Long | Sends defined character (function can be freely configured in app) |
Bank down |
Long | Switch to previous keyboard layout (cycling) |
Bank up |
Long | Switch to next keyboard layoout (cycling) |
In AMP mode, Ignitron acts like a Spark AMP and can communicate with the Spark app running on a mobile. New presets can be stored on Ignitron and existing presets can be deleted.
Note: By default, Ignitron is configured to use BLE which only works with iOS. In order to connect an Android device, you need to switch to Serial Bluetooth. To do so, press and hold the Bank Up
button when in AMP mode (after step 1. below). This will toggle the Bluetooth mode and restart Ignitron. After toggling the Bluetooth mode, start with step 1. below again. Ignitron persists the Bluetooth mode over restarts.
- Start Ignitron in AMP mode (hold
Preset 1
button during startup). - Open the Spark App on the mobile
- For the first connection, make sure to have your real Spark Amp powered off to avoid the app connecting to it.
- Hit the connect button in the app (or the + button in the connection overview)
- Once the connection is established, you can give the connection a name in the app so you can distinguish from your regular Spark Amp connection.
- Start Ignitron in AMP mode (hold Preset 1 button during startup).
- Connect the Spark App with Ignitron (see above)
- Select a preset in the app (either saved in the app or from ToneCloud).
- The preset name should appear in the bottom line of the display
- The
Preset
/Bank
buttons on Ignitron can be used to navigate to the desired preset position. - Press the
Preset
button to mark the position for storing (the LED of the selected preset position should start blinking) - Hit the same
Preset
button a second time to confirm storage (Hitting any otherPreset
/Bank
button will revert the state back to navigating) - The preset will be saved to the selected position, other presets will be pushed one position back
Button | Press pattern | Function | Remark |
---|---|---|---|
Bank down |
Short | Navigate bank up | |
Bank up |
Short | Navigate bank down | |
Preset 1 |
Short | Select preset 1 | Press twice to store received preset |
Preset 2 |
Short | Select preset 2 | Press twice to store received preset |
Preset 3 |
Short | Select preset 3 | Press twice to store received preset |
Preset 4 |
Short | Select preset 4 | Press twice to store received preset |
Bank down |
Long | Unload preset | Removes loaded preset if present |
Bank up |
Long | Toggle Bluetooth mode | Toggle between BLE and BT Serial mode |
Preset 2 |
Long | Restart Ignitron |
- Start Ignitron in AMP mode (hold
Preset 1
button during startup). - Use the
Preset
/Bank
buttons on Ignitron to navigate to the desired preset position -
Long press the
Bank Down
button to mark the selected preset for deletion - The LED of the selected preset should start blinking
- In the display you should see a prompt if deletion should be executed
- If you want to cancel the deletion, simply short press any other button
- Otherwise, long press the
Bank Down
button again to confirm deletion. (Hitting any other button will cancel the deletion and return back to navigation)
Button | Press pattern | Function | Remark |
---|---|---|---|
Bank down |
Short | Navigate bank up | |
Bank up |
Short | Navigate bank down | |
Preset 1 |
Short | Select preset 1 | |
Preset 2 |
Short | Select preset 2 | |
Preset 3 |
Short | Select preset 3 | |
Preset 4 |
Short | Select preset 4 | |
Bank down |
Long | Mark preset for deletion | Pressing any other button in that state will cancel the deletion |
Bank down |
Long | Delete marked preset | Only if preset was first marked for deletion |
Bank up |
Long | Toggle Bluetooth mode | Toggle between BLE and BT Serial mode |
Preset 2 |
Long | Restart Ignitron |
This method is only recommended if a preset cannot be transferred via the Spark app or if the preset files have been received/generated in a different way.
- Create a preset file in JSON format as shown below
- Make sure the file name does not exceed 31 characters (including the
.json
suffix) - Put the file name into the data folder
- Insert the file name (including the
.json
suffix) to the desired prefix location in thePresetList.txt
file - Place the PresetList.txt file into the data folder (if not already there)
- Upload the data folder to Ignitron via the Arduino IDE (or other tools)
Ignitron stores presets in a JSON format using the SPIFFS file system. Each preset is stored in a separate file and presets are organized in a separate text file called 'PresetList.txt'. This list simply stores the file names of the presets, the order defines the way the banks are filled. An example preset file would look like this:
{"PresetNumber": 127, "UUID":"DEFBB271-B3EE-4C7E-A623-2E5CA53B6DDA",
"Name":"Studio Session" , "Version":"0.7", "Description":"Description for Acoustic Preset 1", "Icon":"icon.png", "BPM": 120.0000,
"Pedals": [
{ "Name":"bias.noisegate", "IsOn": false, "Parameters":[0.5000,0.3467] },
{ "Name":"BBEOpticalComp", "IsOn": true, "Parameters":[0.7583,0.2585,0.0000] },
{ "Name":"DistortionTS9", "IsOn": false, "Parameters":[0.1396,0.4073,0.6898] },
{ "Name":"Acoustic", "IsOn": true, "Parameters":[0.6398,0.3851,0.3834,0.5994,0.5195] },
{ "Name":"ChorusAnalog", "IsOn": true, "Parameters":[0.8417,0.2275,0.9359,0.3513] },
{ "Name":"DelayMono", "IsOn": false, "Parameters":[0.2240,0.2112,0.4909,0.6000,1.0000] },
{ "Name":"bias.reverb", "IsOn": true, "Parameters":[0.7228,0.3262,0.2758,0.3607,0.3439,0.4860,0.4000] } ],
"Filler":"23"
}
As a guidance which effect and amp names can be used and in which order the parameters of each effect have to be given, please see below.
In order to know which effects are available with paramters, see below table.
This data can be used to build own presets in JSON format (see above).
Use the Technical Name information in the JSON files.
Parameters marked with Switch
can only have values of 0 or 1, others can have any value between 0 and 1.
Type | App Name | Technical Name (JSON) | Parameter 0 | Parameter 1 | Parameter 2 | Parameter 3 | Parameter 4 | Parameter 5 | Parameter 6 | Extra Info |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Noise Gate | Noise Gate | bias.noisegate | Threshold | Decay | ||||||
Compressor | LA Comp | LA2AComp | Limit/Compress Switch
|
Gain | Peak Reduction | |||||
Compressor | Sustain Comp | BlueComp | Level | Tone | Attack | Sustain | ||||
Compressor | Red Comp | Compressor | Output | Sensitivity | ||||||
Compressor | Bass Comp | BassComp | Comp | Gain | ||||||
Compressor | Optical Comp | BBEOpticalComp | Volume | Comp | Pad Switch
|
|||||
Drive | Booster | Booster | Gain | |||||||
Drive | Clone Drive | KlonCentaurSilver | Output | Treble | Gain | |||||
Drive | Tube Drive | DistortionTS9 | Overdrive | Tone | Level | |||||
Drive | Over Drive | Overdrive | Level | Tone | Drive | |||||
Drive | Fuzz Face | Fuzz | Volume | Fuzz | ||||||
Drive | Black Op | ProCoRat | Distortion | Filter | Volume | |||||
Drive | Bass Muff | BassBigMuff | Volume | Tone | Sustain | |||||
Drive | Guitar Muff | GuitarMuff | Volume | Tone | Sustain | |||||
Drive | Bassmaster | MaestroBassmaster | Brass Volume | Sensitivity | Bass Volume | |||||
Drive | SAB Driver | SABDriver | Volume | Tone | Drive | LP/HP Switch
|
||||
Amp | Silver 120 | RolandJC120 | Gain | Treble | Middle | Bass | Volume | |||
Amp | Black Duo | Twin | Gain | Treble | Middle | Bass | Volume | |||
Amp | AD Clean | ADClean | Gain | Treble | Middle | Bass | Volume | |||
Amp | Match DC | 94MatchDCV2 | Gain | Treble | Middle | Bass | Volume | |||
Amp | ODS 50 | ODS50CN | Gain | Treble | Middle | Bass | Volume | |||
Amp | Blues Boy | BluesJrTweed | Gain | Treble | Middle | Bass | Volume | |||
Amp | Tweed Bass | Bassman | Gain | Treble | Middle | Bass | Volume | |||
Amp | AC Boost | AC Boost | Gain | Treble | Middle | Bass | Volume | |||
Amp | Checkmate | Checkmate | Gain | Treble | Middle | Bass | Volume | |||
Amp | Two Stone SP50 | TwoStoneSP50 | Gain | Treble | Middle | Bass | Volume | |||
Amp | American Deluxe | Deluxe65 | Gain | Treble | Middle | Bass | Volume | |||
Amp | Plexiglas | Plexi | Gain | Treble | Middle | Bass | Volume | |||
Amp | JM45 | OverDrivenJM45 | Gain | Treble | Middle | Bass | Volume | |||
Amp | Lux Verb | OverDrivenLuxVerb | Gain | Treble | Middle | Bass | Volume | |||
Amp | RB 101 | Bogner | Gain | Treble | Middle | Bass | Volume | |||
Amp | British 30 | OrangeAD30 | Gain | Treble | Middle | Bass | Volume | |||
Amp | American High Gain | AmericanHighGain | Gain | Treble | Middle | Bass | Volume | |||
Amp | SLO 100 | SLO100 | Gain | Treble | Middle | Bass | Volume | |||
Amp | YJM100 | YJM100 | Gain | Treble | Middle | Bass | Volume | |||
Amp | Treadplate | Rectifier | Gain | Treble | Middle | Bass | Volume | |||
Amp | Insane | EVH | Gain | Treble | Middle | Bass | Volume | |||
Amp | Insane 6508 | 6505Plus | Gain | Treble | Middle | Bass | Volume | |||
Amp | SwitchAxe | SwitchAxeLead | Gain | Treble | Middle | Bass | Volume | |||
Amp | Rocker V | Invader | Gain | Treble | Middle | Bass | Volume | |||
Amp | BE 101 | BE101 | Gain | Treble | Middle | Bass | Volume | |||
Amp | Pure Acoustic | Acoustic | Gain | Treble | Middle | Bass | Volume | |||
Amp | Fishboy | AcousticAmpV2 | Gain | Treble | Middle | Bass | Volume | |||
Amp | Jumbo | FatAcousticV2 | Gain | Treble | Middle | Bass | Volume | |||
Amp | Flat Acoustic | FlatAcoustic | Gain | Treble | Middle | Bass | Volume | |||
Amp | RB-800 | GK800 | Gain | Treble | Middle | Bass | Volume | |||
Amp | Sunny 3000 | Sunny3000 | Gain | Treble | Middle | Bass | Volume | |||
Amp | W600 | W600 | Gain | Treble | Middle | Bass | Volume | |||
Amp | Hammer 500 | Hammer500 | Gain | Treble | Middle | Bass | Volume | |||
Modulation | Tremolo | Tremolo | Speed | Depth | Level | |||||
Modulation | Chorus | ChorusAnalog | E.Level | Rate | Depth | Tone | ||||
Modulation | Flanger | Flanger | Rate | Mix | Depth | |||||
Modulation | Phaser | Phaser | Speed | Intensity | ||||||
Modulation | Vibrato | Vibrato01 | Speed | Depth | ||||||
Modulation | UniVibe | UniVibe | Speed | Vibrato/Chorus Switch
|
Intensity | |||||
Modulation | Cloner Chorus | Cloner | Rate | Depth Switch
|
||||||
Modulation | Classic Vibe | MiniVibe | Speed | Intensity | ||||||
Modulation | Tremolator | Tremolator | Depth | Speed | BPM On/Off Switch
|
|||||
Modulation | Tremolo Square | TremoloSquare | Speed | Depth | Level | |||||
Modulation | Guitar EQ | GuitarEQ6 | Level | 100 | 200 | 400 | 800 | 1.6k | 3.2k | |
Modulation | Bass EQ | BassEQ6 | Level | 50 | 120 | 400 | 800 | 4.5k | 10k | |
Delay | Digital Delay | DelayMono | E.Level | Feedback | DelayTime | Mode | BPM Switch
|
Modes: 0.3 (50ms) - 0.4 (200ms) - 0.6 (500ms) - 0.72 (1s) | ||
Delay | Echo Filt | DelayEchoFilt | Delay | Feedback | Level | Tone | BPM Switch
|
|||
Delay | Vintage Delay | VintageDelay | Repeat Rate | Intensity | Echo | BPM Switch
|
||||
Delay | Reverse Delay | DelayReverse | Mix | Decay | Filter | Time | BPM Switch
|
|||
Delay | Multi Head | DelayMultiHead | Repeat Rate | Intensity | Echo Volume | Mode Selector | BPM Switch
|
Modes: 0 (Head 1) - 0.35 (Head 2) - 0.65 (Head 3) - 0.95 (Head 4) | ||
Delay | Echo Tape | DelayRe201 | Sustain | Volume | Tone | Short/Long | ||||
Reverb | Room Studio A | bias.reverb | Level | Damping | Dwell | Time | Low Cut | High Cut | Selects Reverb Type | 0.0 |
Reverb | Room Studio B | bias.reverb | Level | Damping | Dwell | Time | Low Cut | High Cut | Selects Reverb Type | 0.1 |
Reverb | Chamber | bias.reverb | Level | Damping | Dwell | Time | Low Cut | High Cut | Selects Reverb Type | 0.2 |
Reverb | Hall Natural | bias.reverb | Level | Damping | Dwell | Time | Low Cut | High Cut | Selects Reverb Type | 0.3 |
Reverb | Hall Medium | bias.reverb | Level | Damping | Dwell | Time | Low Cut | High Cut | Selects Reverb Type | 0.4 |
Reverb | Hall Ambient | bias.reverb | Level | Damping | Dwell | Time | Low Cut | High Cut | Selects Reverb Type | 0.5 |
Reverb | Plate Short | bias.reverb | Level | Damping | Dwell | Time | Low Cut | High Cut | Selects Reverb Type | 0.6 |
Reverb | Plate Rich | bias.reverb | Level | Damping | Dwell | Time | Low Cut | High Cut | Selects Reverb Type | 0.7 |
Reverb | Plate Long | bias.reverb | Level | Damping | Dwell | Time | Low Cut | High Cut | Selects Reverb Type | 0.8 |
Note: You can simply store tones using Hendrix gear on Ignitron. As the effects are licensed and purchased In-App, you need to connect your mobile Spark App to the Spark Amp after switching on the Spark Amp. When you then disconnect the Spark App and connect Ignitron afterwards you should be able to use presets using below gear.
Type | App Name | Technical Name | Parameter 0 | Parameter 1 | Parameter 2 | Parameter 3 | Parameter 4 | Parameter 5 | Parameter 6 | Extra Info |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Compressor/Wah | J.H. Legendary Wah | JH.Vox846 | Auto Wah Mode | BPM Mode Switch
|
ms (BPM Off) | Bar (BPM On) | Sensitivity | Auto Wah Mode: 0.0, 0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8, 1.0 - Bar: 0.0 (1/8), 0.25 (1/4), 0.5 (1/2), 0.75 (1/1) | ||
Drive | J.H. Axle Fuzz | JH.AxisFuzz | Volume | Drive | ||||||
Drive | J.H. Super Fuzz | JH.SupaFuzz | Volume | Filter | ||||||
Drive | J.H. Octave Fuzz | JH.Octavia | Level | Fuzz | ||||||
Drive | J.H. Fuzz Zone | JH.FuzzTone | Volume | Attack | ||||||
Modulation/EQ | J.H. Legendary Vibe | JH.VoodooVibeJr | Speed | Sweep | Intensity | Mix (Vibrato/Chorus) |
More information on the Ignitron Github page
This is some awesome work. I’m trying to adapt it to my SparkMini. Has anyone else done this? I can get it to talk to the Mini and the app but, the command structure Is different. Some things work – most don’t.
I know it has been some time since you asked that question. There has been some development recently to get it to work with Spark GO and Mini. It has made some major progress in getting it to work, there is still some work to do to get it more reliable. You can head over to the github project and try if the current version works for you. Note: HW presets should work fine, there is still some issue with switching to custom presets where I am currently working on.
Source: I am the developer 🙂
Update: Ignitron is now working with all Spark Amps (40, Mini, and GO). Check out the github project for the latest information and code.
I’ve just finished building the ignitron and use it with my Spark2. I have to say that it Awesome. Very good work dude YOU ROCK ! !! However I can’t figure out how the click and the Feel work in looper mode. As I understand, the spark2 will only playback the click if it is connected via bluetooth to the phone and the native App. Since I can’t connect both the Native App and the Ignitron to the app at the same time. How can I use the click ? I tried to toggle on/off on the Ignitron, but nothing happen.
Thank you for the Great work. It is awesome !
Update : I feel stupid.. I had no jack in the amp when I tested it. I Plugged the guitar and I now hear the click as intended. Thank for your great work again. This is awesome !
Hi Eric, thanks for your kind words, really appreciated! It is a fun project and I feel great when others try it as well and are happy with it! Great to hear that you could make the looper working. It was actually quite difficult to mimic the behavior of the app in Ignitron, as the amp behaves slightly different in both cases. If you have any further issues or feedback, please do this via the GitHub project, as I don’t get notifications from here.
Keep on rockin’!