Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays!
We had hoped to be able to release our Scarbee Sunshine Bass in December - but we did not have enough time..
However it will be out in early 2023 - probably February - as we only have few adjustents left. Demos will start coming in January. Be good to someone and help where needed!
Fix for hanging notes after stop in Logic Pro
While working on our new Sunshine Bass (release in December) - we found a way to fix an anoying issue with Logic Pro.
Logic Pro seems to sometimes incorrectly play notes after the user stops playback, which can result in hanged notes. This script provides a workaround by ignoring new notes that are close in time to the last playback stop.
We have sent the fixed files/script to Native Instruments - but do not know when they will add it to Native Access.
If you can't wait - its very easy to install:
Download the script here
1) Open The library by clicking on the "wrench"
2) Click on "Script Editor" and select an (empty) script slot. The script should be placed in slot 1 or 2 - before the main script.
3) Click on "Edit"
4) Open the script text file and copy text
5) Paste the text
6) click on Apply
7) Close (click on Edit again)
8) Close the script editor (click Script Editor tab)
9) Close - click wrench)
10) Save the instrument file (.nki)
The .nki's that needs fix are all the Scarbee Bass libraries:
INSTRUMENTS
Scarbee Jay-Bass - Both.nki
Scarbee Jay-Bass - Bridge.nki
Scarbee Jay-Bass - Neck.nki
Scarbee Jay-Bass - Slap - Both.nki
Scarbee Jay-Bass - Slap - Bridge.nki
Scarbee Jay-Bass - Slap - Neck.nki
Scarbee MM-Bass.nki
Scarbee MM-Bass - Amped - Crunchy.nki
Scarbee MM-Bass - Amped - Fat.nki
Scarbee MM-Bass - Amped - Heavy.nki
Scarbee MM-Bass - Amped - Pop.nki
Scarbee Pre-Bass.nki
Scarbee Pre-Bass - Amped - Deep.nki
Scarbee Pre-Bass - Amped - Fat.nki
Scarbee Pre-Bass - Amped - Punchy.nki
Scarbee Pre-Bass - Amped - Rocky.nki
Scarbee Rickenbacker Bass.nki
Scarbee Rickenbacker Bass - Palm Muted.nki
*MULTI
Scarbee Jay-Bass - Full - Both.nkm
Scarbee Jay-Bass - Full - Bridge.nkm
Scarbee Jay-Bass - Full - Neck.nkm
*remember to save the Multi - not just the .nki's
Getting creative with Midjourney AI app
I recently have been enjoying playing around with Midjourney AI art app. It's very interesting trying to communicate with an AI. Scarbee was originally an offspring of my interest for visual FX. From the very first computer and console games this has caught my interest - and not surprisingly one of my sons - Victor Hansen Skarbye have taken an education as a 3D FX artist and now works for the Mill in London.
This is my cute little alien in love with flowers....
You can see more of my recent work on Instagram.
When money walks in - God leaves the room...
Ever since I created my first Scarbee virtual instrument in 1999 they have been artistic experiments - much like an artist who create life-like grass, human bodies or hyper-realistic drawings. I wanted to see how close I could mimic reality and wanted users to experience the magic - and use the magic in their music.
The money and the business has always - and will always just be a mean to make it possible for me to continue creating new stuff - as this is a part of my DNA.
Its not without challenges to have your company based on the mind of an artist - it gets problematic when you partner op with someone who wants to dictate what you can create - or keep on denying you to do things you want to do. I once read a book about the artist Tony Matelli - and some of his emails to the art gallery that made his money was very close to the emails that I have sent to my partners over time. It's the same issues that have bothered Prince, George Michael and many other artists through history.
"When money walks in - God leaves the room..." - people focused on earning money have little understanding of an artistic mind. They do not realise that you need to follow your instinct - even if these different creations function as a "resting" of "purification" period in order to return to previous styles and lift them a level up.
This is how we work. To tell people to "look at the market" and give people what they want - is not how it works. Sometimes you get lucky and get successful with stuff you love - but that's not the same. The point is that its poison to be caged, shelved and instructed to do something just to make money.
I will continue to create stuff that I love - and hope it will be useful for you.
The "Diamond Sculpture and Volcano inside a Diamond" is my creation - using Midjourney AI app.
Art or business?
It wasn't always like that. When SCARBEE started the developers created instrument types - stuff they were expert in. But now traffic are driven to big sale machines and it's getting harder "to be hard".
We hope you will support our company and buy directly from our shop. We will finally release new products in the end of the year - things we have been working on for more than 5 years.
We see ourselves as artists - not business men. So as Miles Davis said: "If you have nothing to say - don't play"...
This is why we have cancelled releases that were not of our standard - hence waiting for something good to be delivered. We will soon play.
Scarbee Funk Guitarist is now available exclusively on our website
The Exclusive SCARBEE products...
Soon many new bass sounds will appear - month after month. We have spend the last 5 years working on prototypes, experimenting with recording, programming and GUI's and finally created fantastic frame works for 4th generation of SCARBEE basses - fingered, picked and slapped bass styles.
Shaping up!
Feeling the blues today?
WAH OF THE WORLDS
Put on the red light...
