Summary of Scarbee A-200
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User manual.
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Page 4: Table of Contents
Scarbee a-200 - user manual – iv table of contents 1 introduction......................................................................................................................5 2 restoration.........................................................................................................
Page 5: 1 Introduction
Scarbee a-200 - user manual – 5 1 introduction the scarbee a-200 is a faithful reproduction of a legendary electric piano, recreating not only its signature sound but also the unique dynamic response of the original instrument, hereby continuing the new vintage keyboard product line commenced with t...
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Scarbee a-200 - user manual – 6 during test recordings, we determined that the dynamic response of the a-200 was quite different to that of the mark i, as it exhibits a high degree of characterful, timbral variation in the forte area of its dynamics. Unlike the mark i, the a-200’s piano’s action is ...
Page 7: 2 Restoration
Scarbee a-200 - user manual – 7 2 restoration in order to guarantee that the sampled instrument was as close to, or better than, the original (a 1972 model), an exhaustive process of refurbishment was undertaken prior to the recording process. During the whole programming phase we used a proprietary...
Page 8: 3 The A-200 “Feel”
Scarbee a-200 - user manual – 8 3 the a-200 “feel” why is the feel so important? If you are a composer or piano player, you will be able to an- swer this question for yourself. The a-200 is one of a handful of classic instruments that can honestly claim to be a writer’s primary compositional workhor...
Page 9: 4 Controls
Scarbee a-200 - user manual – 9 4 controls 4.1 original noise adjustment for the a-200 we recorded the original noise before we removed the noise from the samples using sophisticated noise-reduction techniques. We made certain that samples were not de- graded in quality after removing the noise, not...
Page 10: 4.2 Effects
Scarbee a-200 - user manual – 10 4.2 effects in this new edition released by native instruments, we have included some cool effects to make the sound even greater! • fxtype: switches between send and insert effect pages • effectpreset: selects between 10 fx presets. It is possible to save five user ...
Page 11: 4.4 Reverb
Scarbee a-200 - user manual – 11 4.4 reverb • size: determines the room size by setting the length of the reverb. Higher values simulate larger rooms, lower values smaller rooms. • level: sets the level of the reverb 4.5 delay • time: determines the interval in milliseconds between hearing the strai...
Page 12: 4.6 Pan
Scarbee a-200 - user manual – 12 4.6 pan • level: move the knob to set the modulation intensity. Higher values will pan further to the sides. • speed: determines the speed of the panning. This parameter can be synchronized to an external midi clock. Click on arrow to select the time value from the m...
Page 13: 4.8 Compressor
Scarbee a-200 - user manual – 13 4.8 compressor • threshold: sets a level above which the compressor starts reducing peaks. Only signals above the threshold are affected by the compression ratio, signals below are unaffected. • output: sets the output level of the module 4.9 chorus • depth: sets the...
Page 14: 4.10 Distortion
Scarbee a-200 - user manual – 14 4.10 distortion • drive: determines the amount of distortion applied to the sound. Higher values increase the distortion effect. • output: sets the output of the module 4.11 phaser • depth: sets the amount of lfo modulation applied to a signal. Higher amounts result ...
Page 15: 4.12 Amp
Scarbee a-200 - user manual – 15 4.12 amp • bass: boosts or cuts the level of the lower frequencies • treble: boosts or cuts the level of the higher frequencies.
Page 16: 5 Credits
Scarbee a-200 - user manual – 16 5 credits production credits recording,editing,programmingandfxpresets by scarbee kontaktscriptdeveloper: nils liberg instrumentgraphics: stefan kengen beta-testers christian vinten, lars daniel terkelsen. Thanks to nils liberg for the fantastic scripting (wow we did...