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Bruddahb · Junior Jammer Joined: 05 Aug 2005 Posts: 6

Just downloaded latest Jamstix demo using Reaper 3.13 and I'm just trying to jam via a track and have jamstix drum for me.. I have gone through the forum and have tried all types of cfg's and it seems very simple, but Im having no luck, here's what I have so far:

Load track 1 with guitar via using POD farm, then added the audiom8 after it

Load Track 2 with jamstix demo, select "jam w/audio" /

I then arm both tracks and hit record and I see the meter in audiom8 working, I can hear my guitar with no problem but no drums ever kick in to go along with my jam...also the audio light also lights up in jamstix so I know there's a signal there

Once I stop the jam I can hear my playback with effects in track 1 with no problem but in track 2 (jamstix) I hear my clean guitar coming out, so I'm thinkn I must have something routed wrong

I am a newbie at this stuff so It's prob something really simple, so would anyone have an idea of what I may be doing wrong

(Just to add, if I select a song via Jamstix, that works fine, I hear the drums and can do whatever I need to jam along with that, it's just when I try to free jam is where the issue is)

Any help would be greatly appreciated - Thank you

Buddy

Susan G · Grand Master Jam Joined: 10 May 2007 Posts: 309

Hi Buddy-

What's the sound source for your drums (Jamstix kit, subhosted dll, separate drum module), and if you click on a drum in the JS Kit window, do you hear any sound?

-Susan

Sheppol_A · PhD in Jamology Joined: 04 Dec 2008 Posts: 425

Try this.

Don't bother with Audio M8 for now.Start again.

Make sure your JS dll is in the Reaper Plugins folder.

Open the FX on say track 1 and then add JS from the VSTi list.

When it pops up it will default to the,"Quick Start".Choose the Rock one for now.
Now in JS when you see the drum kit click at the top on the Kit Tab and it will show the Song sheet page.Right click on the small half arrow for the intro and choose,"Remove Part".This way the beat will start straight away.
Also whilst on that page choose,"Jam No Input".

Come out of those pages and choose your Guitar track to record if you wish and then just start Reaper playing.

The,"Song Sheet" page is where you will do most of the work.You don;t need to trigger JS with Audio or midi for it to create realistic drum patterns and they can all be changed and messed with loads of ways,"On-The-Fly" once you get into it.

HTH Smile

Susan G · Grand Master Jam Joined: 10 May 2007 Posts: 309

Or try my suggestions!

Works fine for me.

-Susan

Bruddahb · Junior Jammer Joined: 05 Aug 2005 Posts: 6

First, Thanks for all your input..!, so ok here's what I tried

Susan: I checked and had nothing setup for a dll, so I choose the audiom8.dll and the jamstix2_demo.dll as well...I could hear sounds when I hit the drum pads/cymbals on both, but still when I try to have the drums free jam along with my strumming,etc. I still get nothing..unless of course I have a song loaded and those drums kick in at their own tempo,etc

also wasn't sure what you meant by "separate drum module"?

but bottom line was that I had nothing setup for a dll and the only ones I could choose were the 2 mentioned above and I could hear the pads

Sheppol_A: I tried what you had mentioned and I basically get the same thing as before but without the intro, so the drums kick in and play normal

I might be missing the point of this app as what I'm trying to do is have the drums come in and play along with my diff strumming patterns on the fly, with my tempo...and then I know I can go in and adjust later,etc

Not sure what else I should do..

Thank you both and I'll keep messing around to see if I can figure it out

Buddy

Sheppol_A · PhD in Jamology Joined: 04 Dec 2008 Posts: 425

Susan's post/reply is closer to the mark of what you want.Have you read the manual?

http://www.rayzoon.com/jamstix2_lib.html

There should be a set up for it in there.I don't use that method so can't really help I just wanted you to get some sounds going.

Bruddahb · Junior Jammer Joined: 05 Aug 2005 Posts: 6

Hey Sheppol_A,

Thank you again, yes I been thru that manual quite abit Smile

, it's just not sinking in on how to do i guess, I know it's user error Smile

, but I'll get it eventually - Thanks man

Sheppol_A · PhD in Jamology Joined: 04 Dec 2008 Posts: 425

Try this thread,

http://rayzoon2.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4530&highlight=jam+audio

I don't think it's meant to jam to the audio as such but jam once you have chosen a style and groove.Then it will jam/accent.

Susan G · Grand Master Jam Joined: 10 May 2007 Posts: 309

Hi Buddy-

Bruddahb · Junior Jammer Joined: 05 Aug 2005 Posts: 6

Hey Susan,

Ok I went thru all the cfg's that you mentioned and still have the same results.. I also sent you a PM - Thanks Susan

Susan G · Grand Master Jam Joined: 10 May 2007 Posts: 309

Hi Bruddahb-

Dali_S · Jamologist Joined: 06 Dec 2008 Posts: 134

Wait a minute...

Did you load any drumset using the "Load" button top left:
http://www.rayzoon.com/img2/screen_2_0.jpg

If you click on the snare, is there any sound ?

Or maybe I mis-read your problem...

Dali

Susan G · Grand Master Jam Joined: 10 May 2007 Posts: 309

Hi Dali-

I already asked the OP that in step #2 a couple posts up, and he said he went through all the steps and still got the same results. Maybe he sorted it out though, since he hasn't been back.

-Susan

Bruddahb · Junior Jammer Joined: 05 Aug 2005 Posts: 6

Hey,

No, still have issue Sad

, sorry just got sidetracked with work stuff..I have gone thru everything again and started over, but I still get the same results..I will try and post on Repear site too and will get the .rpp file out Susan (thank you) too - I really appreciate it.. The crazy thing is like 3 years ago I tried this out and it worked but I was using sonar at the time, and now I know the app is revamped,etc. now so I tried it again, but not having any luck this go-round - thanks again for everyones help,