Rayzoon Technologies LLC

[Ralph [RZ]]

Here's the current Jamstix beta. Use at your own risk. Any feedback is greatly appreciated as it helps us shake out the bugs!

Demo Users->http://66.235.201.50/download.php?jamstixX4-29demo.zip
Customers->http://66.235.201.50/updates/jamstixX4-29.zip

X4-29

• fixed problems with 'Back To Arrangement' in Ableton Live popping up when playing back Velocity automation
  
  X4-28
  
• fixed freezing when recording with Ableton Live and velocity dropping below 70%
  
• fixed issue with some internal timers when running a very long Windows session
  
  X4-27
  
• fixed new percussion automation not showing up due to old parameter count reporting
  
• removed extra folder level in the update ZIP
  
  X4-26
  
• fixed issue with auditing sounds when using DFHS inside of Jamstix
  
• fixed issue with MIDI input key releases triggering another note event with controllers that send MIDI Note off messages as 0x80h versus 0x90h/zero velocity
  
• added 'Latinize' character, which reduces kick velocity, switches to snare sidestick and sets some default percussion
  
• added 'Random' button to free jam style panel to randomize those settings
  
• reduced chimes volume in Jamstix mappings
  
• added 'Jamstix YS Alt Kick' mapping with a shorter/closer kick than the default kit
  
  X4-25
  
• added another 5 MIDI automation parameters for percussion control
  
• added 'Character' control to jam control panel. This will be used in future updates to implement overarching play characteristics. For now, the mode 'Aggressive' has been added, which will play semi-open hats instead of closed hihats. Unlike the hihat setting in the free jam style panel, this change affects all playing, including manual and key word jams.
  
  X4-24
  
• Jamstix now auto-selects the first used rhythm slot during key word jam if the current default slot is empty
  
• added 13 MIDI automation parameters for percussion control
  
• added 'Mute Percussion' button
  
• manually changing the start bar in the arranger now disables the automatic start bar detection for the session
  
• fixed fill frequency 16 setting
  
  X4-23
  
• added 41 intros and fills
  
• added special snare and tom accents for shuffle mode
  
• added some stock input velocity maps (right-click on map to load/save)
  
• updated HTML and PDF manuals
  
  X4-22
  
• added arrow buttons to arranger rhythm name display to scroll names if needed for long rhythm names
  
• fixed snare and kick checks piling up on default rhythm during MIDI free jam since X4-17
  
  X4-21
  
• fixed problem with audio free jam not changing patterns introduced in X4-17
  
  X4-20
  
• right-clicking on input velocity map now shows load/save options
  
• rocker switches can now also be changed by clicking on the labels
  
• added red status bar message when trying to scroll the arrangement while playing
  
• controller and program changes are now passed through to subhosted VSTi
  
• fixed first bar in arranger not highlighting when played
  
  X4-19
  
• added Copy/Paste to arranger
  
• CC40 is now sent during liveloop jump not liveloop repeat
  
• 'Toggle Locks' can now fix fully locked arrangements when loading an old arrangement with a newer Jamstix
  
• snare ghosts can now shuffle
  
• fixed status hint messages for new cymbal boxes
  
• fixed improper limb transition time logic, which decides how long it takes the drummer to get a specific limb from one drum to another. This fixes things like unrealistic ride during fills where most drummers would not be able to switch so fast
  
  X4-18
  
• added 'Auto-Foot' setting to hihat panel to control behavior of hihat foot during ride and fills. Can be switched to off, quarters, eighths, or quarters+eighths
  
• expanded cymbal panel with boxes to add cymbals to quarters and eights with velocity and sound control
  
• added 'Mute' and 'Lock' controls to the FIE screen for convenience
  
• replaced random X-sample selection with round-robin selection logic
  
• added toggle switch for snare rimshots to internal engine controls
  
• snare rimshots are now quieter
  
• fixed infrequent invalid pointer operation error
  
  X4-17
  
• sends MIDI controller 40 when a liveloop changes (data value is # of new liveloop with a range of 1-20)
  
• sends MIDI controller 41 when the play mode changes (data values are 0-Normal 1-Fill 2-Intro 3-Ending)
  
• percussion now shuffles
  
• fills are no longer protected in liveloop mode (use locking if a fill needs to be constant)
  
• program changes now change the default rhythm that Jamstix will fall back on when input goes silent during free jam
  
• triggering a fill on the last bar of a liveloop now issues the fill in the first bar of the loop
  
• fixed problem with DFHS bounce function inside of Jamstix
  
• fixed big time window displaying 6/8 rhythms in quarters
  
• fixed FIE marker disappearing when locking the bar
  
  X4-16
  
• when changing the name of an existing rhythm and trying to save, Jamstix now allows replacing the existing rhythm
  
• added control of the fill origin bar to the arranger to control the placement of fills
  
• when using a bar offset the fill origin is automatically adjusted
  
  X4-15
  
• fill,intro and ending markers are no longer displayed on previously locked bars
  
• choices (accents,fills etc.) are not memorized in liveloop mode so that loops can vary realistically
  
• when exporting to MIDI file, Jamstix now warns if the host was never started and tempo and time signature information is not present
  
• fixed issue with incorrect pitch when auditing in MIDI-Out mode under certain circumstances
  
  X4-14
  
• added parameter 'StereoOutputs' to jamstix.ini to switch all Jamstix outputs to mono if needed. Just add StereoOutputs=0 to [General] section.
  
  X4-13
  
• fixed sample rates other than 44.1kHz not being reported properly to sub-hosted VSTi
  
  X4-12
  
• arranger color now alternates with rhythms to aid positional awareness
  
• rhythms names in the arranger are now black for better readability
  
• right-clicking on a rhythm in the arranger now opens the 'load rhythm' dialog box
  
• load rhythm key word selections are now remembered even in hosts that fully destroy the GUI when closed (Cubase)
  
  X4-11
  
• added 'Double Bass' checkbox to free jam style panel
  
• changing 'No snare ghosting','Always Sidestick' and 'Always Ride' no longer resets the current patterns
  
  X4-10
  
• 'Toggle Locks' now only locks bars that have play data
  
• fixed demo version playing only with GUI open in certain hosts
  
  X4-9
  
• velocity and velocity lock status are now saved with the project data
  
• fixed problems with rhythm suppression in FIE preview under certain circumstances
  
  X4-8
  
• added 'loop' option to FIE screen to control looping of previews
  
• added jamstix.ini option 'NoFIERandomization' to suppress randomization of fills,intros and endings
  
• double-clicking on a bar in the arranger now also moves the position to that bar
  
• when previewing, Jamstix now immediately jumps to the beat 1 to make it easier to distinguish between underlying rhythm and fill
  
• fixed missing BFD GUI when loading BFD mapping when BFD is already subhosted
  
  X4-7
  
• added 'Mute Brain' to the 'Manual Jam' options panel to mute the entire brain for use in 'dumb mode' as a drum module driven by MIDI input.
  
  X4-6
  
• inserting/deleting measures now handles locked bars properly
  
• Internal engine controls now longer show in MIDI-Out Only mode
  
• fixed problem loading Jamstix into Project 5
  
• fixed problem loading Jamstix into fx bin of an audio track in Sonar
  
  X4-5
  
• fixed sample list not loading in Live and MiniHost (bug from last beta)
  
• fixed FIE lists not being filled (bug from last beta)
  
  X4-4
  
• fixed sample list not always showing up in n-Track
  
• fixed freezing in n-Track when using comboboxes/listboxes in Jamstix
  
  X4-3
  
• fixed FIE lists not being filled with last beta
  
  X4-2
  
• fixed Jamstix not loading in Ableton Live for some users
  
• implemented fix for 'no play without GUI' bug that some users experience in FL5 and energyXT
  
• Jamstix now alerts the user when trying to lock an unplayed bar
  
• sliders in the mapping panel now output their position to the status bar when changed
  
• Fill/Intro/Ending editor in the arranger is no longer available on locked bars
  
  X4-1
  
• shuffler logic is now aligning 16th before quarters with 16th triplet grid instead of 8th
  
• added ini parameter to ignore shuffle filter and shuffle all accents/fills (ShuffleAccents=1)
  
• fixed DFHS/BFD extra sounds logic
  

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

[gmon72]

>>>fixed DFHS/BFD extra sounds logic

just curious what does this change?

[paul.walton]

So is this a later release than version 1.2? Many thanks

[Ralph [RZ]]

[Ralph [RZ]]

[JohnR]

When a bar is locked in the arranger the audition of fills/intros/endings doesn't work correctly.

Lock a bar in the arranger, right click on it and select one of the fill/intro/endings buttons. Try to audition one of them.

I am finding that the intros are silent, and the fills and endings just play a straight four beat.

John

[Ralph [RZ]]

[max]

hi Zauni... still wondering about something added to JS that would tell it to begin counting for fills from 'this' bar number. In my Imagination this could go right near the fills slider or it could be a setting in the arranger maybe?

The reasoning is so that the fill counting will not begin at a minus bar when using a bar offset... right? Is this possible to add?

[Ralph [RZ]]

[Mr_Gib]

Hi Ralph -

just a quick question about Jamstix and the special modes for BFD and DKFHS - I don't use the subhosting feature of Jamstix prefering to route the MIDI internally (CubaseSX) to a my VST instrument (Jamstix using MIDI Out only)
Am I missing out on any extra features/sounds by not subhosting? I usually load up the 900mb DKFHS template and it seems to be OK, but I am a little unclear how Jamstix decides how/when to operate in these "special" modes - If I create my own mapping is there anything I can do to ensure Jamstix is using the advanced features?

Thanks!
Chris

[Ralph [RZ]]

[ProfRhino]

Hi Ralph,

thanks for the continuing Updates - JS is getting better and better.

One quick question :

You wrote :

[Ralph [RZ]]

[ProfRhino]

wow, nice !

Thank you, Ralph !

Downloading ...

Rhino

[Musikman4Christ]

Hey Ralph, did you install in the newest release that Telepathy patch?

IT seems Jamstix can read my mind
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