Rayzoon Technologies LLC

[Ralph [RZ]]

This is the release candidate #8 for the upcoming 2.0.19 update, which will be an official release of all hotfixes to date. The updater also includes a new skin, the new Brad Bush groovemaps, updated kits and the missing drumstick samples.

Go to your Rayzoon download page to download this update.
Please let us know if you have any issues with it!

Changes since hotfix 2.0.19-RC5

• controller selection via moving hardware now also works for non-brain controls
  
• improved GUI behavior when user is moving a knob while the part is changing
  
• 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)
  
• fixed issues with mapped controllers in liveloop mode
  
• added seperate power variation controls for snare and hihat/ride to the feel section of the player models
  
• fixed error when loading controller mappings on non-brain control
  
• added 'Mute Accents' and 'Mute Fills' to song menu
  
• extended control abilities of skinning system
  
• having no style or drummer model will now still set the composition flag to avoid repeat comp cycles costing CPU resources
  
• fixed problem with some downbeat notes playing a bit early on systems with higher latency
  
• Quickstart window can now be closed with ESC key
  
• part edit window and MIDI mapper can now be closed with ENTER key
  
• saving a song now updates the song name shown in the song sheet
  
• selecting a MIDI controller via moving hardware and then hitting ENTER works now
  
• several minor fixes
  

Changes since hotfix 2.0.19-RC3

• skinning system now supports non-standard DPI display settings
  
• added 'Extract Part' to bar menu
  
• fixed sound sometimes skipping with FL Studio and 'Fixed Buffer Size' unchecked
  
• fixed kit and event auditing via MIDI-Out being disabled by last beta
  
• added loaded quickstart song name to song sheet (new skins only)
  
• 'Power Hand' now offers 4 degress of hihat opening instead of 2
  
• added ini parameter to suppress panel mouse moving on Linux/Wine (BlockMouseMove=1)
  
• max core bars per parts has been raised from 16 to 64
  

Changes since hotfix 2.0.18

• implemented basic skinning support and two new skins ("Simple" and "Cymbolize")
  
• added 'Animal' drummer
  
• fixed some fill issues
  
• fixed MIDI import problems with MIDI files that use pitch bends
  
• fixed (benign) error message, occuring sometimes when loading a song, style or player while moving the mouse over the brain area
  
• fixed remaining MIDI-to-host issues with Ableton Live 6 (not 5)
  
• manual load operations that affect the brain (i.e. loading a part from disk) now properly refresh the brain display
  
• added support for 'MaxTrim' ini parameter to extend input trim range. Default is 600.
  
• added VST automation parameters 'Reduction' and 'Timing'
  
• improved reduction logic
  
• added visual bar offset option
  
• several minor fixes
  
• importing a JS1 groove with shuffle now only sets the part (not the song) to its required settings
  

Changes since hotfix 2.0.17

• 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 problem with halftime mode note placement, introduced in earlier hotfix
  
• fixed brain elements not always displaying, introduced in earlier hotfix
  
• fixed 'odd drum icons' when importing JS1 fills that use the old tom bounce samples
  
• Timing, Shuffle, Min Dyn and timeline sliders now operate smoother
  
• when saving a kit, Jamstix 2 now warns if MIDI keys are not assigned, or more than once
  
• when manually adding a note to the fill aspect of a non-fill bar, the bar is now automatically flagged as a fill
  

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

[dinoman]

When there is an update, does the manual get updated too. Obviously there are a lot of changes and features added, and procedures changed along the way - it's hard to remember them all just from what is read in the forum.

There is one thing that I have come across several times, even thought the amount of time I have had to spend with JS2 has been more limited than I would like. We could use Mute/solo butons next to each limb in the bar edit section. I know we can go to the kit page and do the same, but it would be much simpler if we didn't have to. Often when editing a hat pattern, for example, it needs to be soloed to hear it clearly. Those buttons right there beside the limb would be very helpful!

Geoff

[Ralph [RZ]]

The manual will get updated with the official update release.
I'll see what we can do about the mute/solo...
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Ralph Zeuner
Rayzoon Technologies LLC
http://www.rayzoon.com

[Compyfox]

Are the drag&move feature of "grouped notes" built in now, or is this a slightly longer issue to cover. Just curious.

[Ralph [RZ]]

Event grouping in the bar editor is not implemented, yet.
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Ralph Zeuner
Rayzoon Technologies LLC
http://www.rayzoon.com

[dinoman]

One more thing - now that I am thinking about it. I have found myself wanting to copy one part of a bar - just the hats, for example, because I like exactly what the drummer did there, to paste in another bar. I can only see a way to copy the whole bar. Of course the kick /snare may be just what I want in the destination bar and pasting a whloe bar will replace everything. If we could hilight a limb and copy / paste it, it would be great. Or perhaps, if you are able to add the mute/solo buttons as discussed above, then we could mute the limb(s) we do not want to copy, and have the copy function exclude muted limbs. ?? (Or only include soloed limbs if solo is activated).

Geoff

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