This octave-up component of these samples makes them detract from the normal tone, because it changes the basic harmonic content in a strange way.
While interesting, it sounds nothing like Rhodes tines, and includes a fundamental pitch up an octave from the main note, creating a kalimba-like mallet sound. There are four layers available, beyond the basic sample (called “main”) including “tines” “key up” and “mech.” The “tines” layer is not what you expect, but rather what sounds like some kind of alternate sample, perhaps with a microphone or other pickup. In general, there is not a lot tonal change from quiet to loud, and the classic distorted “bark” on loud notes is not really possible to achieve. It is not possible to determine how many velocity samples there are, nor can I detect any rotation of alternate samples on the same key. Overall, the tone is nice, but the decay seems pretty short, less singing and more mallet-like overall. In my opinion, these “warts” are too exaggerated and would be frustrating on a real instrument, let alone a sampled version. If this were my Rhodes, I would have adjusted the tine and pickup to fix this (It most certainly can be done I have voiced many of these instruments.) There are many other examples of inconsistent tone across the keyboard. My assumption is that in trying to be “real” they left it this way. This makes playing evenly very difficult. As an example, D5 (C4=middle C) sounds appropriately punchy but a half-step up, Eb5 is anemic and muddy, at the same velocity, and has no punch no matter how you play. What I really think they did was sample an ill-maintained, inconsistent instrument. In some ways, they did, and this is the beginning of my issues. In their promo material, Waves explains that they wanted to capture the raw essence of a real Rhodes. (Scarbee products have been subsumed into the Native Instruments product line, and I assume those samples are still part of the “Komplete” collection.) When Waves came out with their version at an introductory price of $39, I decided to take a risk and order it. The one I use most of the time I bought many years ago from a developer called Scarbee, and I have been pretty happy with it.
Scarbee ep 88 pro#
Scarbee is the only reason I use Korg Module Pro and it's the only expansion that won't reinstall, even though its on my reinstall list inviting me to reinstall it.As a keyboardist with a lifelong love-affair with the Rhodes electric piano, I’m always intrigued by new virtual instruments simulating that classic sound. Any ideas what to try? Ask for my money back and buy it again? Right now the way things are I can’t even buy Scarbee EP88 for Korg Module Pro again. There were posts on the Korg forum about the problem and those suggestions didn’t work for my case, then the Admin closed down that thread.
I suspect it’s a Korg Module pro bug, I don’t really know. I powered my iPhone on an off to no avail. I tried many times I deleted and reinstalled the whole Korg Module again, and again, and the same problem.
Scarbee ep 88 install#
When I click on the Scarbee EP-88 reinstall tab it does an install and then says it has installed Ivory Mobile again. I reinstalled Korg Module Pro and both the Ivory Mobile and Scarbee EP-88 appear in my Korg Module Pro's user Store under “Your Items” to restore list, as they should since since I bought both of them for Module over two years ago.
Scarbee ep 88 free#
Yesterday I deleted my Korg Module Pro app ($19.99) with in app purchase Ivory Mobile ($9.99) sound expansion and in app Scarbee EP-88 ($9.99) sound expansion from my iPhone 6 (ios 12.5.4 with 24 MB free space), because I wanted to get rid of the Ivory Mobile sound expansion bank to make the package leaner.