Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays 2025!

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to everyone. It has certainly been an eventful year. We entered 2025 with a very empty shop after Native Instruments unexpectedly discontinued all products except the Scarbee Rickenbacker Bass. Although we successfully retained the rights to our recordings and programming, we found ourselves in a challenging position as we could no longer use the original product graphics, meaning entirely new interfaces are required for every product we intend to re-release.

At the same time, we were already well underway with the development of our Scarbee Evolution and Scarbee Impact bass libraries, built on the new Komplete UI scripting framework. This allows us to deliver larger, sharper 2x GUIs and enables a range of exciting new features. Transitioning from standard Kontakt scripting to Komplete UI has, however, proven more complex than anticipated, and this has naturally caused delays. We also made the strategic decision to develop a dedicated Phrase Player, which is a major undertaking in itself.

Throughout this journey we have been fortunate to have outstanding support. Jimmy Østbygaard has been invaluable with recording and groove creation, and Nils Liberg has shown real brilliance in scripting. Their contributions have been essential, and I am truly grateful.

As the year progressed, we chose to work in parallel on both bass libraries while continuing development on Scarbee Jam Slam, our refreshed funky guitar instrument. The new scripting environment presents fresh challenges here as well, but we are progressing steadily and confidently.

So where are we now, as we reach the end of the year? We are in the final development phase of the bass Phrase Player system, which is shaping up to be something genuinely special. There is still work to do on additional grooves and fills, but the results so far are extremely promising.

With the rapid emergence of AI across the music industry, we made a clear design choice: our Phrase Player will empower you to stay creative. Rather than simply playing back fixed bass lines, it will allow you to craft and shape your own performances, much like Scarbee Funk Guitarist did. We deliver intelligently programmed rhythmic foundations, and you can adapt them to any notes you choose, ensuring the results remain truly your bass lines. On top of that, you’ll have access to a wide range of expressive fills that can be blended in and out, with full control over groove complexity and character.

From a business perspective, our clear objective is to release in Q1 2026. We’re ready to bring something new, meaningful, and inspiring back into the shop.

Thank you sincerely for your patience and continued support. We are deeply committed to delivering products we are proud of, and we’re genuinely excited to share what’s coming next. The next chapter is looking bright.

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