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[stensrbr]

having been 'downsized' from my job recently, I've found the time to do some serious fiddling with jamstix and have the following questions :
These are all using JS 1.7 and Cubase LE with a looped wave file :

1. The only configuration I could find that allows me to record the JS out to a midi file is to have the JS track set to -- input: JamStix output JamStix -- although this works, it just doesn't seem correct ... plus I get the 'Midi Loop' warning -- which does't appear to be a problem (can't hear any thing different, but obviously can't be a good thing)

2. After loading 2 or 3 Keyword rhythms, i notice that the arranger shows multiple rhythms (i'm assumming each keyword comes with more than 1 rhythm ??) -- anywho, how can i get JS to use more of the rhythms showing in the arranger?? --- it seems to want to stay on the one in the first row --

3. this just came up now as i was testing to make sure I worded these q's correctly --- I've been looping the same bass line (bars 0-23 of a 55 bar loop) for all my tests. I just turned off the loop and :
3a. Jamstix stops output -- keeps changing bars, etc. in arranger but no sounds.
3b. The arrangement was physically altered
If i turn the loop back on, Jamstix is OK and the arrangment jumps back to what it was before turning off the loop
Also, JS plays nothing past the end of the loop (although the wave file is not finished at that point)

4. What associations are there (if any) between the different modes - ie. If I setup a Keyword Jam, and then switch to Manual or Free, what can I generally expect to happen ( or any combination of those modes). In other words, what impact does switching from one mode to another have on any settings made to the initial mode.

5. Same arrangement -- 'use arrangement is not checked', mode is FreeJam. Arranger shows msg ''... arrangement now controlled by Jamstix, please switch to manual to edit' -- yet it allows me to move the rhythms around ?? is that normal ??

6. as per 5, but mode is Keyword, same situation where I'm able to move the rhythms, but now JS puts some of them back where they were and leaves some where I put them ??

7. (last for now -- sorry for so many but ...)
same as 5 and 6 -- but when moving parts in the arranger, there are times when the arranger will show 2 rhythms for the same bar -- I'm pretty sure that can't be good - here's a screen shot showing this in case you can't believe it ...



None of the above are complaints -- love the program -- just trying to resolve what appear to be discrepancies in how i 'think' it's supposed to work.
I'm thinking that JamStix is actually one of the first apps in a loooonnng while, that has actually done something new and useful instead of just variations on stuff that's already out there. Pretty close to the 'Killer App'

thanks in advance
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[Ralph [RZ]]

[stensrbr]

thanks a bunch Ralph ... super response time ....

1. Perfect ...
2. Good info
3. a -- nope -- I meant that I turn off looping - still playing and JS is seeing audio - but not outputting anything
3.b -- actually no -- but that's why I asked -- my expectations don't normally line up with a products reality
4. Excellent -- i'll re-read the manual as well
5 & 6 - Good info again
7. I'm sure you're right -- just thought I'd pass it along

[Ralph [RZ]]