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[filo_01]

Hi a_zimuth,
thank you for your response and explanation.

#2) I know it is clear but obviously not for everyone and every day
I´m using JM4 just time to time and yesterday I didn't realize that "TF" in Song area is connected with "FILL" button in Groove tab at all.
If it is possible I would like to suggest you to improve status bar hints for FILL button and TF checkbox with additional information that these two things are connected to each other. Something like
"Show transition fill aspect to the brain (Song area, TF)"
"Click to enable transition fill (Groove area, FILL)"

#1)

[Azimuth]

[filo_01]

Thank you but it doesn't work for me. I have tried your steps with 1 repetition and with 30 repetitions too.
Result is the same - 4th bar still shows two snare "icons" and that icons belongs to first snare grid (CW).
Btw it doesn't matter whether I have Frequency set to Last or Every bar for CCW grid, the snares are still on the same place.

[Azimuth]

You are correct I made a mistake while seeing how you could do what you wanted. What made it work was something I did without thinking because it is how I normally do something. Try this:

1) Add 2 Snare Grids.
2) Right click one of the Grid's names and set Frequency to "Last Bar".
3) In the "Last Bar" Grid, MOUSEWHEEL the active Snare hits' velocity to zero. Just clicking to deactivate them does not work. I'm going to report this because I think it is a bug when using more than one Grid. Clicking to deactivate works with a single Grid.

Forget about the Priority Knob and other associated steps. Sorry for the error., try this and let me know how it works for you.

[filo_01]

At first, thank you for your effort, I appreciate that!
Unfortunately there is not possible to decrease snare velocity to zero, the lowest value is 10 and it is still audible.

[Azimuth]

Strange it works here. Did you try going into the Kit window and lowering the minimum volume for the Snare to zero in the Velocity Behavior pane?

[filo_01]

That's a good point! I have lowered snare volume at the Kit window to zero (it was 25%) and although snare velocity on bar item (Groove window) is still stated at V10 and still can't be lowered, the sound is now OK - snare silence. Hooray, that's what I want to achieve.

So, to summarize how to set 4th bar without snares:
1) Add Snare Grid via Brain>Add.
2) Right click on added Grid's name, set Frequency to "Last Bar" and remove all green dots in its matrix.
3) In the "Last Bar" (4th bar) Grid on Groove window, select snare hits and with mouse wheel set velocity to zero.
4) Go to Kit windows and lower the minimum volume "MIN VOL" for the Snare to zero in the Velocity Behavior panel

Thank you again for your advice!

Let me add one personal note here:
I'm just think that this is a great example how much knowledge and skills are required for a simple task like this. I would probably never find a solution without you in reasonable time and will give up. That's annoying/pity for me because I have bought JM4 for fun (not work) and didn't realize that almost every "simple" customization task will consume so much energy and not only mine, of course. Anyway I'm really grateful for this forum and especially for your and Ralph's advice. So keep going, thank you!

[Azimuth]

Hi filo_01,

I discovered while digging a little deeper on this that you do not even have to remove the existing Snare generator. Just add the Snare Grid and assign it to the last bar and then do your other steps.

I'm glad that I could help you with this, and no thanks are needed. I learn a lot of the things I know about Jamstix by doing exactly this type of thing. This was a perfect example of something I'd never thought of but when you asked about it I was motivated to figure out how it could be done. So now we both know how it can be done. Keep the faith, the more you use Jamstix, the easier it gets. I know that's not an answer to the learning curve but the more you use it the more things make sense and thus ease of use follows suit significantly.

I did report the issues I found with the grids to Ralph but have not heard back from him yet.

[filo_01]

[Azimuth]

Just to clarify you do not need to add 2 Snare Grids, only one.

[filo_01]

For the last bar?

[Azimuth]