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Native Instruments Scarbee Clavinet & Piano User Manual

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  • Page 1 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 2 The information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Native Instruments GmbH. The software described by this document is subject to a License Agreement and may not be copied to other media. No part of this publication may be copied, reproduced or otherwise transmitted or recorded, for any purpose, without prior written permission by Native Instruments GmbH, hereinafter referred to as Native Instruments.
  • Page 3 Germany Native Instruments GmbH Schlesische Str. 28 D-10997 Berlin Germany info@native-instruments.de www.native-instruments.de Native Instruments North America, Inc. 5631 Hollywood Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90028 sales@native-instruments.com www.native-instruments.com © Native Instruments GmbH, 2010. All rights reserved.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Table Of Contents 1 Introduction (Clavinet).......................6 2 Introduction (Pianet) ......................9 3 Controls (Clavinet) ......................12 3.1 Sustain Pedal ....................... 12 3.2 Pitch Bend ......................12 3.3 Bass String ......................12 3.4 Mute ........................13 3.5 “Off Center” String Strike ..................13 3.6 Click ........................13 3.7 Pickups ........................ 14 3.8 Filter Switches ...................... 15 3.9 Original Noise Adjustment ..................16 4 Controls (Pianet) .
  • Page 5 5 Effects (Clavinet and Pianet) ................... 19 5.1 Reverb ........................19 5.2 Delay ........................20 5.3 Pan ........................20 5.4 Auto-Wah......................21 5.5 Compressor ......................21 5.6 Chorus ........................22 5.7 Distortion ......................22 5.8 Phaser ........................23 5.9 Amp ........................23 6 Credits ...........................24 Scarbee Clavinet and Pianet - User Manual – V...

  • Page 6: Introduction (Clavinet)

    1 Introduction (Clavinet) Scarbee Clavinet is a unique and totally authentic reproduction of the most funky keyboard ever made, recreating not only its signature sound but also the unique dynamic response of the original instrument. It has a big round twanging bottom and a wiry and tight top end. For many, this is as close as they will ever get to a sound which could compete with the cut of an electric guitar.
  • Page 7 as the 9 volt battery powering its preamp. No battery meant no sound. Just like the single pole pickups found on electric guitars, the original instrument’s pickups had a tendency to amplify transformer noise and any other type of hiss and hum within range, leading to a niche business for the instrument’s tweaking with improved RF shielding inside the instru- ment’s housing.
  • Page 8 RESTORATION From the start we had decided to sample the black and metal colored “road” model of the original instrument because it was better shielded and more recent. And I managed to get a great looking instrument, it looked almost new. I spent the Christmas holidays to change strings and hammers, which seriously stressed my back.

  • Page 9: Introduction (Pianet)

    2 Introduction (Pianet) One day I received a mail from Dave Stewart, who had reviewed Scarbee MARK 1 and the A-200 (they had other names in earlier versions) for Sound On Sound magazine and awarded them both with five stars. In the mail Dave asked me if I could do him a favor and bring his beloved electric piano back to life and sample it for him.
  • Page 10 saw it dismissed by the pros. On the other hand, its smaller size and lower cost made it the first electric piano owned by many. Being an electro-mechanical beast, the original piano had its troubles. Sometimes a sticky pad would tear loose from the key. Other times, when the adhesive on the pads dried out, reeds would be dropped sooner or later, creating a much softer note and uneven keyboard response.
  • Page 11 (a tip from the owner). Carefully we pulled out the shielded top. Looking inside, we saw the two contacts: Power On and Vibrato. No gradual setting of the vibrato, either On or OFF! The power supply was actually very quiet, no hum so no need for changes. The preamp produced strange noise from time to time and at one point I thought I would never be able to finish the project.

  • Page 12: Controls (Clavinet)

    3 Controls (Clavinet) 3.1 Sustain Pedal Although the original had no such pedal, we have off course added this feature to the instru- ment. 3.2 Pitch Bend If you press a key harder on the original instrument, the note will pitch slightly. We have recreated this to be controlled with aftertouch.

  • Page 13: Mute

    LEVEL: Here you can adjust the volume of the bass strings (F0-D#2). Don’t turn it completely down, as the relative levels of all velocities then will be flattened out and show velocity—which isn’t good at all. A level between -0 dB to -5 dB should work fine for most players. 3.4 Mute To the right of the keys on the original instrument you have a Mutebar.

  • Page 14: Pickups

    the Mutebar presses strings a bit closer to the board making the escape shorter. This only affects the thinner Treble strings (from E2 up). Level: Determines the level of the click that comes when the rubber hammer tips suck hard on a string.

  • Page 15: Filter Switches

    3.8 Filter Switches Like on the original instrument, you can use these four switches to filter out different frequen- cies to change the overall sound. • Brilliance: Turn this off to filter out high treble frequency. You can use the keyswitches G7-C8 to set the preferred filter combination, but you must press all four keys simultane- ously.

  • Page 16: Original Noise Adjustment

    3.9 Original Noise Adjustment For the Scarbee Clavinet, we recorded the original noise before we removed the noise from the samples using sophisticated noise-reduction. We made certain that samples were not degraded in quality after removing the noise, not even the highest frequencies. The default setting is the exact original level of noise.

  • Page 17: Controls (Pianet)

    4 Controls (Pianet) 4.1 Sustain Pedal Although the original had no such pedal, we have off course added this feature. 4.2 Click The original instrument used a special technique to produce its charming sound: So called “Sticky hammers” (made from rubber) sucked the tine, more or less like a Harpsichord and when the hammer lifts from the tine the sound is produced.

  • Page 18: Original Noise Adjustment

    4.3 Original Noise Adjustment For the Scarbee Pianet, we recorded the original noise before we removed the noise from the samples using clever noise-reduction. We made certain that samples were not degraded in quality after removing the noise, not even the highest frequencies. The default setting is the exact original level of noise.

  • Page 19: Effects (Clavinet And Pianet)

    5 Effects (Clavinet and Pianet) In this new edition released by Native Instruments we have included some cool effects to make the instrument sound even better! • FX Type: switches between Send and Insert effect pages • Effect Preset: selects between ten FX presets. It is possible to save five User presets.

  • Page 20: Delay

    5.2 Delay • Time: Determines the interval in milliseconds between hearing the straight signal and the first delay of the delayed signal. This Parameter can be synchronized to an external MIDI clock. Click on the arrow to select the time value from the menu. •...

  • Page 21: Auto-Wah

    5.4 Auto-Wah • Speed: Determines the speed of the modulation of the effect. This Parameter can be synchronized to an external MIDI clock. Click on the arrow to select the time value from the menu. • Tone: controls the initial frequency of the effect and decides the timbre of the sound 5.5 Compressor •...

  • Page 22: Chorus

    5.6 Chorus • Depth: sets the amount of LFO modulation applied to a signal. Higher amounts result in a stronger chorusing effect. • Level: sets the dry/wet balance of the chorus 5.7 Distortion • Drive: determines the amount of distortion applied to the sound. Higher values increase the distortion effect.

  • Page 23: Phaser

    5.8 Phaser • Depth: sets the amount of LFO modulation applied to a signal. Higher amounts result in a stronger phaser effect. • Level: sets the dry/wet balance of the phaser 5.9 Amp • Bass: boosts/cuts the level of the lower frequencies •...

  • Page 24: Credits

    Nils Liberg for the fantastic scripting (wow we did crazy stuff this time!). Stefan Kengen, great work! The whole Native Instruments crew: Sascha Kubiak, Tobias Menguser, Gerald Zollner, Alexander Stamm, Marcus Rossknecht and Dinos Vallianatos. Rick Chadwick for helping me with all kinds of stuff, Christian Vinten and Sevan Gökoglu for their great playing! Preben...

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