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Mr.Scarbee · Post by **Mr.Scarbee** » Sat Mar 27, 2004 4:40 pm

SCARBEE D6-C is a faithfull reproduction of the classic Hohner® Clavinet D6, recreating not only the funkyl sound but also the feel of the "real" instrument and thereby continuing the new Vintage Keyboard product line that was started with the release of the R.S.P. '73 (Rhodes® Stage Piano MK1 ‘73) and W.E.P. (Wurlitzer® 200A)
Originally we were set to sample the later “road model” E7 because of it’s better shielding and better condition, but after thorough testing against three different D6’s (to be sure!) we realized that the sound of the D6 was much better! The sound of the E7 lacked the aggressive and funky sound of the D6 – both due to a slightly different preamp – but also because of the aluminium case and general design.
The woody case of D6 simple gave us the “right” sound and by consultion some of the worlds best clavinet players we learned that this model was the way to go.
Each of the 60 keys of the Clavinet D6® have been sampled in 16 different sustained velocities - both the sustained and the release sound for a total of 1920 samples. Furthernore we have invented a totally new sampling and programming technique that allows us to get even closer to the magic of the original instruments sound and action.
All four basic sounds: Upper pickup, Lower pickup, Both pickups and Both pickups phase revert has been sampled – plus a special muted version of “Both Pickups” for a total of 9600 samples!
SCARBEE D6-C will ship in a 24 bit Giga 3.0 version and in a MULTI format version containing a 24 bit native Halion, EXS24 mk II, Kontakt and Kompakt versions and will be available in May/June 2004 for MSRP $199.00

For more information, visit our web site at www.scarbee.com

electro · Post by **electro** » Sat Mar 27, 2004 6:20 pm

Fantastic! .mp3 demos ASAP.

PaintedBlue · Post by **PaintedBlue** » Sat Mar 27, 2004 7:32 pm

Well, count me in for the entire Vintage Keyboard Collection... the only question is, should I be getting the Kontakt 24-bit version or the Giga3 24-bit version?

electro · Post by **electro** » Sun Mar 28, 2004 2:00 am

Don't you know which sampler you use?

PaintedBlue · Post by **PaintedBlue** » Sun Mar 28, 2004 2:11 am

Well, GigaStudio 3 is not released yet, so I know that I am not using it as a sampler.

However, Mr. Scarbee is probably using it in some form or another. Hence, I was looking for some feedback from him as to which format is preferred for his products.

Mr.Scarbee · Post by **Mr.Scarbee** » Mon Mar 29, 2004 5:09 pm

electro wrote:Fantastic! .mp3 demos ASAP.

Sure - we are preparring some cool ones for you that will show what it can do..

The D6 actally belongs to our demo wizard Christian Vinten who was so kind to lent me his clav - after we dumped the E7. Fortunately he had already done the restoring so only minor details was left to fix.

We have used some special sampling technique to capture the feel for real - and i think you will enjoy it. Clav reminds me of slap bass - that I dig myself...

electro · Post by **electro** » Sat Apr 03, 2004 9:13 pm

Post something.

ultimore · Post by **ultimore** » Sat Aug 14, 2004 7:09 pm

Ehm, it's August now and I still don't see a demo or anyway to buy it on scarbee's website.

When is the clavinet D6-C available?

Mr.Scarbee · Post by **Mr.Scarbee** » Sun Aug 15, 2004 3:36 pm

ultimore wrote:Ehm, it's August now and I still don't see a demo or anyway to buy it on scarbee's website.
When is the clavinet D6-C available?

ups - yes I admit we are delayed but it will be worth the wait!!! We are working on demos.

During the process I found a way to make it even more realistic - but it also more than doubled the production time since it is really time consuming to do it this way.

But I just can't make myself go the easy way...

Scarbee D6-C sample library announced!