Rayzoon Technologies LLC

[Ralph [RZ]]

We are pleased to announce that Jamstix 2.1 has been released. This is the culmination of hard work over the last 2 months that could not have been accomplished without so many of you diligently testing all the 2.0.x betas. Many, many thanks!!

The update is now available in your download page. Even if you currently have 2.0.19 RC11, please update to 2.1 since there are some differences.

The demo version has also been updated.

Here is a summary of all changes since 2.0:

• greatly improved stability
  
• the interface is now skinnable and comes with a new skin of higher contrast
  
• added 'Jamstix Classic' style, which is reminiscent of the Jamstix 1 Rhythm Tab for those who loved programming beats with it
  
• added 'Add' option to brain menu, which allows adding snare ghosts, several percussion elements and a groove importer to any style
  
• added 'Animal' drummer model
  
• MIDI output now works properly with Ableton Live
  
• MIDI Import can now handle 'Addictive Drums' MIDI files
  
• MIDI Import can now handle GrooveMonkee MIDI files
  
• MIDI Import can now handle time signatures other than 4/4
  
• adds missing drumstick samples
  
• adds additional groovemaps by Brad Bush
  
• added seperate power variation controls for snare and hihat/ride to the feel section of the player models
  
• adds BFD kits for Groups, All and Ultra DLLs
  
• added 'MIDI Play In Jam' option to be able to trigger drum sounds even in jam mode
  
• added 'MIDI Output' option to toggle MIDI output to host
  
• added VST automation parameters 'Reduction' and 'Timing'
  
• added loaded quickstart song name to song sheet (new skins only)
  
• added 'Extract Part' to bar menu to make a new part from elements of an existing part
  
• improved tracking ensures Noteoff of last MIDI output note when stopping and also during subhost/external VSTi auditing
  
• fixed sound sometimes skipping with FL Studio and 'Fixed Buffer Size' unchecked
  
• fixed limited tom and cymbal usage with external VSTi
  
• the timing of notes is now split into the feel timing (-47 to 47ms) and the time offset (1/48, 1/32 or 1/24 note)
  
• Timing, Shuffle, Min Dyn and timeline sliders now operate smoothly
  
• when saving a kit, Jamstix 2 now warns if MIDI keys are not assigned, or are assigned more than once
  
• improved GUI behavior when user is moving a knob while the part is changing
  
• when manually adding a note to the fill aspect of a non-fill bar, the bar is now automatically flagged as a fill
  
• added 'Mute Accents' and 'Mute Fills' to song menu
  
• 'Power Hand' now offers 4 degress of hihat opening instead of 2
  
• added 'Remove' option to brain element context menu
  
• 'Reduction' logic now suppresses snares if song power falls below 20%
  
• duplicate part names via manual editing are now automatically corrected
  
• clicking 'Preview' now immediately previews the currently selected item
  
• changing fills settings in preview mode now automatically updates bar editor display
  
• hihat CC4 now works in drum module mode with 'Map GM' enabled
  
• 'Map GM' status is now stored in the song and not the kit
  
• when manually changing end crash and groove suppression on a fill, the settings will no longer reset to the defaults upon recomposition
  
• notes in the bar editor created via drag-&-drop are now locked based on default locking choice
  
• drummer models no longer remove locked events
  
• controller selection via moving hardware now also works for non-brain controls
  
• clicking BAR, GROOVE and FILL rapidly is now crash-proof
  
• improved rhythm reduction logic
  
• selecting a MIDI controller via moving hardware and then hitting ENTER works now
  
• part edit window and MIDI mapper can now be closed with ENTER key
  
• Quickstart window can now be closed with ESC key
  
• Windows color schemes with white text are now properly handled
  
• fixed bug causing all MIDI output to be set to channel 1 regardless of kit settings
  
• fixed bar preview jumping to other bar in some hosts
  
• fixed fill composing even on locked bars
  
• fixed problem with some downbeat notes playing a bit early on systems with higher latency
  
• fixed error when clicking in the bar editor in specific ways while host is running
  
• fixed missing or dual MIDI key assignments in all kits
  
• fixed brain menu not displaying when going from drum module mode to a jam mode
  
• fixed 'odd drum icons' when importing JS1 fills that use the old tom bounce samples
  
• choosing 'No Sound' on an already empty sound slot does no longer cause an error
  
• having no style or drummer model will now still set the composition flag to avoid repeat comp cycles costing CPU resources
  
• fixed reduced tom and cymbal usage in MIDI Out Only mode
  
• fixed problem where accents were not cleared during accent recomposition
  
• fixed channel 4 not automatically enabling when a kit piece is set to it
  
• fixed various Liveloops issues
  
• fixed baroffset logic for use with Logic 5.5
  
• added visual bar offset option (for Cubase count-in offsets)
  
• importing a JS1 groove with shuffle now only sets the part (not the song) to its required settings
  
• MIDI import now truncates beginning silence greater than 80% of a bar length
  
• changing import clip type on an existing import style part now properly initializes clip file dialog
  
• manually placed fills are no longer removed when resizing parts
  
• fixed issues when having sounds mapped to subhost without a DLL actually being loaded
  
• fixed duplicate notes being copied by JS2 from core to non-core bars if they were locked
  
• when JS copies locked notes from core bars during composing, the copies are no longer locked themselves
  
• fill length knobs now operate as percentage of bar length
  
• fixed behavior of 'MIDI Quantize' button in Options screen
  
• fixed default part being set to 1/4 time sig when using Cubase and 'Time Sig Changes' enabled
  
• drummer habits can no longer remove locked notes
  
• fixed 'note ghosts' left in bar editor when reducing composition in preview loop
  
• limb check system now properly considers locked notes when determining necessary deletions
  
• when resizing parts or adding/removing part, existing fills are no longer recomposed
  
• max core bars per parts has been raised from 16 to 64
  
• when loading a plugin DLL manually, you are now prompted whether you want all existing sounds to be mapped to the plugin. That way you do not need to manually change every sound
  
• fixed error 105 when trying to open import style loader after done so previously and having previewed some files
  
• fixed some Jamstix 1 rhythm inaccuracies
  
• improved event time and velocity offset maintenance
  
• the bar editor menu option 'Lock Manually Created Events' is now recalled and also set by default
  
• fixed pattern preview changing host lock status
  
• fixed doubling of notes on beat 1 during part change when 'Time Sig Changes' are enabled
  
• fixed problems with playback in 'Freeze' mode
  
• improved MIDI drag-&-drop data quality
  
• displays proper message if user tries to edit a bar past the end of the last part
  
• fixed improper saving of 'Import' style data to project, which also resulted in long load/save times
  
• 'Quickstart' is no longer a separate window to avoid window Z order conflicts in some hosts when loading a fresh JS2
  
• fixed 'phasing' on freeze playback
  
• manual load operations that affect the brain (i.e. loading a part from disk) now properly refresh the brain display
  
• bar editor edit width now properly adjust when using multiple time signatures in the same song
  
• fixed no fills being generated with brush player at 100% drummer ratio setting
  
• JS2 no longer jumps to the foreground upon mouse move
  
• 'End Crash' setting for a fill is no longer overridden by default value
  
• fixed samples loading to RAM when changing sounds with 'MIDI-Out Only' enabled
  
• fixed freezing when doing a lot of fast previewing in sound load screen
  
• fixed problems when having multiple projects using JS2 open in Sonar
  
• fixed error when trying to freeze a song that uses a kit with dry (CS) sounds
  
• fixed error when loading controller mappings on non-brain control
  
• fixed error when trying to import a MIDI file with more than 8 bars via the IMPORT style
  
• fixed incorrect limb name shown for snares and toms in bar editor tooltip under certain circumstances
  
• fixed errors importing MIDI clips with improper pitch names
  
• fixed immediate crashing in Nuendo on some machines
  
• fixed error when clicking OK in MIDI Import screen without selecting a MID file
  
• fixed problem when trying to use more than 10 parts
  
• non-admin XP mode is now supported by adding NonAdmin=1 to [General] section of the jamstix2.ini file
  
• added ini parameter to suppress panel mouse moving on Linux/Wine (BlockMouseMove=1)
  
• fixed external VSTi edit window being moved back when mouse moved over JS2 interface
  
• fixed missing sound in FL Studio due to improper end-of-loop data sent by FLS
  

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Ralph Zeuner
Rayzoon Technologies LLC
http://www.rayzoon.com

[Doc]

Phew! That´s quite a lot of work. I had actually difficulty keeping up with the betas.
Congratulations again to creator of the greatest software app of all!

[scottieboy]

Hooray! Great Job Ralph!

[lucky]

Congrats with the great release! The midi control is working like a charm, really amazing part of the product like non other out there! Everything I ever wanted as a bass player, and more! (I run out of exclamation marks )

[philippe n]

once again, great work Ralph!

[sonicviz]

A1 dude!

[noach]

Well DONE, old bean.

I'm actively comparing JS2 and GrooveAgent, and I'll settle for JS any time! One good reason is that you treat music and musicians with respect, and they/we respond in kind. I'm afraid GrooveAgent 3 reduces us all to idiots, as it were, and the quality of music sounds like it - like the dead hand of Band-in-a-Box, no matter what you do to the groove. JS is fresh, very clever, and gives jamming with your computer a good name.

I remain, as ever, your loyal servant .. er I mean customer...

Neville

[Ralph [RZ]]

Thank you all for your very kind words!
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Ralph Zeuner
Rayzoon Technologies LLC
http://www.rayzoon.com

[CudBucket]

I have to say Thanks too, Ralph. Great work.

[Musikman4Christ]

Thank you for your continued support Ralph and team, you guys are #1 !
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[sinbad]

I'd like to add my thanks for your excellent responses on feedback. It's a pleasure to deal with you. Now what was that story about a bass....

[music125music]

hi ralph when will you put a learn section in js2 it will help my work flow a lot love js2 please please put that section in there like in js1 i want to stop working out of js1 and using js2 as a module but js1 has the learn section tha helps my work flow so much smoother. Thanks js2 still awesome software

[Ralph [RZ]]

Do you mean the MIDI 'Learn' in the JS1 rhythm tab? We are working on a similar function for JS2.
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Ralph Zeuner
Rayzoon Technologies LLC
http://www.rayzoon.com

[music125music]

yes the midi learn thank you for your quick responce and your wonderfully awesome software i love it

[andrew_k]

Thanks Ralph for the incredible amount of hard work you put into this project. Much appreciated.