scarbee jay-bass, mm-bass and pre-bass keyswitches/articulations list?

dexl
dexl Member Posts: 66 Helper
in Komplete General

I looked at the manual for each, but it talks about one or two keyswitches which do not correspond to the keyboard notes. Where can I find a list of what each of the red keyswitches does, both below and above the playing key range? Thanks.

Tagged:

Best Answer

  • frozenjazz
    frozenjazz Member Posts: 8 Member
    edited January 23 Answer ✓

    Hi, this is quite a coincidence… I have been using Jay Bass for years without knowing what these would do…
    Today, I wanted to load both slap and normal Jay Bass, and I saw there is a multi… and these keyswitches are indeed to switch from slap to normal !
    As I was sure there was more, I downloaded the user manual… everything is detailled:
    (I could not copy the text as it seems to be uncopiable), but :

    https://www.central-manuals.com/download/software/native_instruments/Scarbee_Jay-Bass_EN.pdf

    image.png

    They also explain that you can "reset" the instrument with B-1 keyswitch, to ensure every time, the noises (release sounds, for instance) will be the same. I had issues where I was happy but then rendering was different, this solves the problem.

Answers

  • dexl
    dexl Member Posts: 66 Helper
    edited January 6

    Specifically articulations from C5 to D#5, I know there's a Help » Overview of the articulations, but these keys are not mentioned, yet they are in red on the Kontakt keyboard, which would suggest these are some type of articulation. No change in sound seems to happen when they are pressed, pressed in conjunction with other play range keys.

    Screenshot 2025-01-06 122626.png
  • Chepe
    Chepe Member Posts: 1 Newcomer

    I've had the same questions for years. I bought The Scarbee line 15 years ago and been using them constantly over the years. However, the lack of articulations forced me to look for alternatives. But the sound of the Scarbee basses are unique! I'd love them to be my only source for midi bass.

  • frozenjazz
    frozenjazz Member Posts: 8 Member
    edited January 23 Answer ✓

    Hi, this is quite a coincidence… I have been using Jay Bass for years without knowing what these would do…
    Today, I wanted to load both slap and normal Jay Bass, and I saw there is a multi… and these keyswitches are indeed to switch from slap to normal !
    As I was sure there was more, I downloaded the user manual… everything is detailled:
    (I could not copy the text as it seems to be uncopiable), but :

    https://www.central-manuals.com/download/software/native_instruments/Scarbee_Jay-Bass_EN.pdf

    image.png

    They also explain that you can "reset" the instrument with B-1 keyswitch, to ensure every time, the noises (release sounds, for instance) will be the same. I had issues where I was happy but then rendering was different, this solves the problem.

  • dexl
    dexl Member Posts: 66 Helper

    This is a great tip!

Back To Top

Categories