Steinberg Scarbee R.S.P. 73 Operation Manual

Musicians of all persuasions became captivated by Rhodes® 
Piano’s expression and dynamics, which range from warm and 
mellow, to bright and ‘barking’. The spectrum of expression 
possible from this instrument has enabled musicians of quite 
different backgrounds to make the Rhodes® ‘their own sound’ - 
from Beck to Brand New Heavies, Ray Charles to Chick Corea and 
Herbie Hancock, or Pink Floyd to Portishead. 
 
The Rhodes® sound is almost uniquely versatile, which is why 
many musicians have been...

6. Preparing The Piano 
 
In order to guarantee that the Rhodes® was as close to, or 
better than, it’s original 1976 condition as possible, an 
exhaustive process of refurbishment was undertaken prior to the 
recording process. 
 
All rubber hammer tips and damper felts were replaced. 
Hammers, keys and harp were modified for optimal 
response/action. Rubber grommets on the tone bars were 
replaced to improve sustain. New tines were carefully selected 
for ideal timbre and sustain. Tonebars, tines and...

  
 
Keys and hammers were modified 
for optimal response and action. 
 
 
 
 
Bad sounding tines were replaced. 
 
 
 
Dampers, tines and pick-ups were 
adjusted. Lots of tweaking and 
tuning lasted for almost nine months! 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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7. The R.S.P. ‘73 “feel” 
 
Why is the “feel” important? 
 
 
If you are a composer or piano player, you will no doubt be able 
to answer this question for yourself. The Stage Piano MK 1 - 73 
is one of a select few instruments which can honestly claim to be 
a writerxs primary compositional workhorse. Not just a tool for 
committing already firm ideas to a recording medium, but an 
inspirational tool - an instrument which works in a synergistic 
way with the composer to generate fresh new musical...

and back in seconds, they’re still just “pretty close” when it 
comes to delivering a credible alternative to a real actor. The 
Scarbee R.S.P. ‘73 is more like film of a human actor in 
comparison. Perhaps not able to morph into a grapefruit, but 
totally believable in its main role as a “real actor”. 
 
Unlike a modelled instrument, the Scarbee R.S.P. ‘73 is not a 
software engineer’s approximation of the elements which 
combine to create a Rhodes®-like sound. The Scarbee R.S.P. ‘73 
is a high...

8. The Beta Test Team 
 
The Scarbee R.S.P. 73 would never have been the same without 
my 12 beta testers! They were all great! 
 
The Super Beta Team: 
The Super Beta Team 
Jules Bromley
Ian Stewart Cairns 
Rick Chadwick 
David Govett
Didier Icart 
Nick Manson
Lennie Moore
Alfonso de Prisco 
Thomas Serafini 
Justin Schwinghamer 
Lars Daniel Terkelsen
Larry Thompson 
 
Apart from playing and testing the R.S.P. ‘73 some of the guys 
made cool demoes for internal use (testing sound) or for official...

9. Sampler Formats 
 
09.1. 24 bit Kontakt, EXS24 MK II and Halion 
 
The 24 bit native Kontakt, EXS24 mk II and HALion editions are 
not conversions. They have been programmed ‘from scratch’ 
using the “Direct from harp” sound. 
 
Programming this way allows us to utilise every facility available 
on the native sampler, rather than create something which might 
have taken mere minutes to port, but which was only ‘pretty 
close’ to the original version because of inaccuracy in the porting 
software. In...

Samples: 
 
Sustained Samples Release Samples 
Sustained Hard 1 Release Hard 1 
Sustained Hard 2 Release Hard 2 
Sustained Hard 3 Release Hard 3 
  
Sustained Medium 1 Release Medium 1 
Sustained Medium 2 Release Medium 2 
Sustained Medium 3 Release Medium 3 
    
Sustained Medium Soft 1 Release Medium Soft 1 
Sustained Medium Soft 2 Release Medium Soft 2 
Sustained Medium Soft 3 Release Medium Soft 3 
    
Sustained Soft 1 Release Soft 1 
Sustained Soft 2 Release Soft 2 
Sustained Soft 3 Release Soft 3...

04V - 4 unique velocity level samples for sustained notes, 4 
unique velocity level samples for release triggers. 
 
Lite - Samples of white keys only, some stretched up or down a 
maximum of 1 semitone to cover black keys. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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09.2. 16 bit Giga 
 
The Giga edition includes two versions of the R.S.P. ‘73: 
The “Direct” version, was recorded directly from the harp, 
bypassing the passive tone controls and the “Classic” version, 
which simulates the output from the front panel socket, with the 
“bass boost” knob set at 5 (the middle position). 
Each Giga version utilises 1752 samples and weighs in at 1.5 
gigabytes. 
 
Registered Scarbee R.S.P. 73 (Giga) owners freely download 16 
bit Kontakt, EXS24 MK II and Halion versions!...