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

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

YOU MUST HAVE JAMSTIX 1.6+ INSTALLED FOR THIS BETA TO WORK.

Jamstix owners may choose to try the Jamstix 1.7 Beta instead, which comes with a full installer, including the new rhythms and mappings. See the Jamstix 1.7 thread for details.

Demo Users -> http://66.235.201.50/demos/jamstix1841demo.zip

Jamstix Owners -> http://66.235.201.50/updates/jamstix1841.zip
(Use ID and password that came with your Jamstix delivery)

Beta #1841

implemented new jam mode "Keyboard Jam". See Beta Manual for details.
increased limb transition time for snare ghost notes to account for stick drag time
mapping tab output lock state is now recalled via ini profile
selecting 'Normal' character no longer switches off shuffling
clicking 'Free Jam' no longer clears the current arrangement
added notice above arranger in free and keyword jam indicating that Jamstix is controlling the arrangement in those modes
added 'Drive/Laid-Back Timing' automation parameter which allows setting a constant earliness (drive) or lateness (laid-back) of the drums
BFD mappings now have anti-machine gun mode enabled (not included in beta)

Beta #1836
fixed delayed playing of accents suppressed by a silent rhythm or post-fill pause
fixed out-of-bounds 'Shaping' values from pre-1819 projects leading to audio artifacts and high CPU usage under certain circumstances

Beta #1833
modified loading status info display to fix various issues in some hosts under certain circumstances leading to freeze during or after sample load

Beta #1831
fixed problem with Jamstix GUI freezing in REAPER introduced in Beta 1829.

Beta #1830
fixed close mic panning bug introduced with audio optimizations in Beta 1824

Beta #1829
fixed GUI freeze in n-Track when closing several listboxes without selection
fixed MIDI export tempo offset by 1BPM when the host sends tempo information in .9999 format
fixed problem with Jamstix 'freezing' after loading first internal sample in some hosts under certain circumstances

Beta #1826
fixed GUI freeze in n-Track when closing several listboxes without selection

Beta #1825
fixed problem when GUI is loaded in Acid Pro 6.0a by clicking on a MIDI track with output=Jamstix.

Beta #1824
optimized audio processing for lower CPU usage
bars that have snare or tom accents are now shown with a black center line in the arranger
fixed a problem that could lead to an infinite loop when using empty default mappings or missing stock sounds under certain circumstances

Beta #1820
several hot fixes for sound sustain and ambience shaping in the last beta

Beta #1819
improved 'Shaping' function in various ways, including suppression of clicking at high levels
added 'Dampening' slider to the 'Ambience' control panel to simulate smaller rooms
added voice limiter to restrict maximum voice load to around 60 (90 on min reduction level)
overhauled voice reduction logic again to reduce audio thread CPU usage further
fixed increasing CPU usage over time in Podium

Note: we have changed our beta naming convention to simplify things on our end. From now on, betas are named after their Build number.
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paspallum · Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 4:16 pm Post subject: A little Paitience...

Patience...
Patience...

I am practising the art of patience...

Good things come to those who wait....

I am patiently awaiting the function of snare accents to be applied and seen (as lugs) in the arrangement page...

It was promised to be in the first 'post 1.6' beta.....

Just patiently waiting...

Paspallum

gezzer · Posted: Sat May 27, 2006 7:10 am Post subject:

Ralph,
The latest beta cause snap crackle pops in Cubase. The CPU meter doesn't show any problems although it is a little more eratic.

Peter

darcyb62 · Jamologist Joined: 24 Mar 2005 Posts: 188

I've noticed that little bit too with Podium.
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darcyb62 · Jamologist Joined: 24 Mar 2005 Posts: 188

If I bump up the latency it goes away.
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Ralph [RZ] · Site Admin Joined: 02 Jan 2008 Posts: 13332

Gezzer and Darcy, could you give me your specs (CPU,RAM,sound card, ASIO driver, latency) and tell me at what latency the crackling stops?

Also, the new beta should work great with higher voice reduction settings. Please set it to level 11 (middle position) or higher and tell me if it stops the crackling.
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darcyb62 · Jamologist Joined: 24 Mar 2005 Posts: 188

AMD 2800+
768 me ram
presonus inspire fw
presonus drivers
crackling/popping at 15, 2.0 and 2.5 ms.
Voice reduction didn't help at all. I wenr right to max and still had crackling/popping with 2ms latency.

To be quite honest 4ms latency is still a pretty darn aggressive latency setting.
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gezzer · Posted: Sat May 27, 2006 7:49 pm Post subject:

Asus MB P4 2 gig of Ram RME 9652 SX 2.2
Ralph have not had a chance to play around with it. I reloaded 1.61
I have 10 outputs setup 16 tracks of audio with 8 tracks recorded.
CPU reading in Cubase was a nomal 35% peaking at 50%

Gezzer

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

Darcy and Gezzer, please try the just-posted Beta 1824 as it has optimized audio processing. Let me know if this fixes the crackle/pop. Also, please restart your computers after copying the 1824 DLL.
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gezzer · Posted: Mon Jun 05, 2006 6:15 pm Post subject:

Ralph,
Just downloaded the new .dll. Get back as soon as I can try it out.

Gezzer

gezzer · Posted: Mon Jun 05, 2006 6:30 pm Post subject:

Ralph, I am sorry to report that the problem still exist's. First playback I thought it was gone, but on second playback it started. CPU useage shot right up. I am going to go back to 1.61.
I did reboot after installing the new .dll.

Gezzer

darcyb62 · Jamologist Joined: 24 Mar 2005 Posts: 188

I can get down to 1.5ms latency with absolutely no problems. CPU stays down from previous versions as well. No popping or clicking.
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Schoenewald · Junior Jammer Joined: 06 Jun 2006 Posts: 7

There appears to be a problem with Jamstix in Tracktion version 2.1.0.11. With Beta #1820 things are fine, but with either #1825 or #1826 I am not able to pan any sounds right of center, except the sounds with CS in the name.

Chris

paspallum · Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2006 12:08 am Post subject: Thank you Ralph

Ralph
Thank you for the 'lines' on the lugs to show that they have an accent on them.

The lines are thin and small... but they do help a lot... they give a very quick idea of what bar has or doesn't have an 'accent'

This makes the way I view the Arranger MUCH better.

Thank You, Thank You, Thank You !!

Paspallum

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