Native Instruments Introduces SCARBEE FUNK GUITARIST

By Guest | February 25, 2011

Native Instruments just introduced SCARBEE FUNK GUITARIST,

a new KONTAKT-based software instrument that puts a highly

expressive and versatile virtual funk guitar at the hands of producers.

For use in the KONTAKT 4 sampler and in the free KONTAKT

PLAYER, it provides an unlimited range of authentic, sophisticated

rhythm guitar lines for funk, soul, hip hop, house, pop and other

contemporary styles.

At the heart of SCARBEE FUNK GUITARIST is an extremely flexible and

intuitive phrase concept that allows users to seamlessly combine

different guitar grooves and chord types via the MIDI keyboard, allowing

for natural harmonic progressions and completely authentic funk

phrasings. The integrated groove sequencer maintains a constant and

natural rhythmic flow, while articulations like up and down strokes,

mutes, hammer-ons and slides are triggered automatically by the

intelligent script-based engine of the instrument.

SCARBEE FUNK GUITARIST was produced by renowned sampling expert Thomas

Scarbee together with accomplished studio guitarist Soren Reiff and

leading KONTAKT scripting specialist Nils Liberg. The instrument is

based on over 3,000 chords that were painstakingly recorded in various

voicings, multiple velocities and with all relevant articulations,

resulting in over 130,000 individual chord samples. For the sampling

process, a specially modified guitar with hand-selected highest-quality

components was used, equipped with a special pickup configuration that

allowed multiple pickup positions to be captured simultaneously.

A multitude of advanced customization features in SCARBEE FUNK GUITARIST

allows producers to create intricate individual guitar grooves for any

musical context. Making full use of the powerful GUI functions in

KONTAKT 4, the instrument includes a full-featured graphical groove

editor, an integrated play-along bass, a versatile chord finder,

automatic chord recognition via MIDI and more. SCARBEE FUNK GUITARIST

also includes a comprehensive multi-effects section with a chain of

eight effects specifically suited for rhythm guitar, complete with a

wide selection of presets that recreate a multitude of funk guitar tones

from different musical eras.

SCARBEE FUNK GUITARIST is available for purchase in the NI Online Shop

on DVD and as a download for $119 / 99 EUR.

A demonstration video is available on YouTube at

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