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Carvin_Abuser · Jam Meister Joined: 17 Oct 2012 Posts: 61

Hello friends at the rayzoon forum,

I'm thinking about buying Jamstix, but I'm not sure if it's for me. I'm mainly interested in speed/ease of use and realism. I'm under the impression that the user can tap out a simple beat of any length, import it into Jamstix, and the software will create an entire "improvised" drum part of any length. If anyone can shed some light on how this works, I'd appreciate it. Links to audio samples or demos would be very helpful also.

Thanks,
Craig

non_drummer · Jam Meister Joined: 30 Nov 2012 Posts: 82

There are videos on Youtube...

http://www.youtube.com/user/RayzoonTech/videos?flow=grid&view=0

Carvin_Abuser · Jam Meister Joined: 17 Oct 2012 Posts: 61

Hey non_drummer, I watched the videos but they don't go into much detail demonstrating what the software is capable of.

MPDmike · Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2012 8:28 pm Post subject:

Why don't you download the demo version and try it for yourself?
http://www.rayzoon.com/jamstix3_demo.html

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

There are thousands of people using Jamstix so check out the songs section and the Reverbnation link in my sig as ALL my songs are done with Jamstix.

HTH Smile

Ralph [RZ] · Site Admin Joined: 02 Jan 2008 Posts: 13332

Carvin_Abuser · Jam Meister Joined: 17 Oct 2012 Posts: 61

Thanks everyone for the responses.

Ralph [RZ] · Site Admin Joined: 02 Jan 2008 Posts: 13332

Each drummer has some notes shown in the load screen but it is best to spend some time with them to get a feel for what they do. Also, each drummer has various brain elements that you can change to adjust the performance.

Technically, there are no repeated fills in Jamstix because fills are generated based on rules rather than static, pre-made fills. However, if the fill settings are made highly restrictive, fills will be more similar.
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Carvin_Abuser · Jam Meister Joined: 17 Oct 2012 Posts: 61

How many drummer styles are included with the software?

Ralph [RZ] · Site Admin Joined: 02 Jan 2008 Posts: 13332

Carvin_Abuser · Jam Meister Joined: 17 Oct 2012 Posts: 61

I'm having trouble creating a drum groove from scratch. I clicked the trash can icon and then the preview icon as shown in the video, but I can still hear notes being played even though the bar editor appears to be empty. If anyone knows what I'm doing wrong, let me know. Thanks

Ralph [RZ] · Site Admin Joined: 02 Jan 2008 Posts: 13332

There may be notes in the accent or fill section, click ACCENT or FILL and the bar editor will show them. Also, it's best to start with a clean sheet for manual grooves. Just select 'Silent' style and drummer and then click 'Reset Song' in the song menu. This gives you an empty part and JS won't try to compose the groove with you.

Finally, also try the 'Classic' style where you can tell JS easily where to place kick and snare notes instead of having to edit manually in the bar editor.
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Carvin_Abuser · Jam Meister Joined: 17 Oct 2012 Posts: 61

Ok, I'm getting further but still having trouble. I created a style in 6/4 time and saved it. Then I used the wizard to create a song and something happened to the style I created. It changed to 4/4 time and it removed the kick drum hits. Any help would be appreciated.

Ralph [RZ] · Site Admin Joined: 02 Jan 2008 Posts: 13332

Make sure the host is set to 6/4 and click 'Reset Song' in the song menu. Then try the wizard with your style again.
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Carvin_Abuser · Jam Meister Joined: 17 Oct 2012 Posts: 61

Still having trouble. I went back to 4/4 in Jamstix and host. Every time I use the wizard, it removes my kick/snare groove.