Effects; Tone Control - Native Instruments Scarbee Mark 1 User Manual

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Instrument Noise release: move the knob to set the release time of the noise. Default
setting is middle. If you want the noise to be present the whole time in a song or live,
you can turn the knob beyond the middle position.

2.2.2 Effects

In this new edition released by Native Instruments, we have included some cool effects to
make the sound even greater!
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FX Type: switches between Send and Insert effect pages
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Effect Preset: selects between ten FX presets. It is possible to save five user presets.

2.2.3 Tone Control

Most owners of the original keyboard record their instrument by connecting to the socket on
the front panel and set the Bass Boost knob to middle position (actually a bass cut!)—this
is what we call the "Classic" sound. We decided to record directly from the harp, bypassing
the passive tone control on the front panel, in order to capture the full frequency range of the
instrument and minimize unwanted noise. Thus, we needed to create the "Classic" sound by
simulating the behavior of the passive tone control with use of the EQ. The precise calcula-
tion was done by italian frequency wizard Thomas Serafini.
Since the passive tone controls on the real instrument dampens a lot of the high frequencies,
you may want to reduce the "sparkle" for that dull old school sound. Feel free to make other
EQ settings that suit your own taste!
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