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rgast

I've heard a lot of good things about Jamstix so I've downloaded and installed the demo. I'm attempting to test it with recording using Cubase SX3. I have been unsuccesful so far, in fact I can only start the "Free Jam" once, if I stop it, it won't start again unless I close the project and re-load it.

Can you point me in the right direction? I must be doing something wrong.

Thanks!

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

That's very odd. Let's do a simple step-by-step:

- new SX project
- load Jamstix into instrument rack
- make sure the checkbox in the 'Jam Start/Stop' section of the jam tab is NOT checked (for now)
- click 'Free Jam' button
- start Cubase

After a few beats, Jamstix will start playing a groove and you can change sliders and boxes in the jam tab to change the groove.

Tell me if you have trouble with this.
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rgast · Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 7:31 pm Post subject:

No workie.... I followed your instructions and I get no sound from it at all when I activate the Cubase play button.

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

Very strange.

Do the bar/beat counters in Jamstix advance as Cubase plays? Also, is there a blinking LED in the bottom of the Jamstix interface?
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Rayzoon Technologies LLC
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rgast · Posted: Sat Dec 30, 2006 8:49 am Post subject:

No, the bar/beath counters do not advance. No blinking LED unless I check Jam Start/Stop check box.

I have found that I'm able to get sound if add a MIDI track, then add the Jamstix VST instrument. But only if the Jam Start/Stop is checked. Once again if I stop the play in the Cubase transport and start it again, there is no sound(bars/beats advance however) unless I close the project and re-open it. Quite odd. I've had Cubase for some time so I'm a little experienced with it. I've had no other issues with other VST's I have in my toolbox.

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

Let's check the DEP settings:
http://www.rayzoon.com/depfix.html

Tell me if DEP was on for all programs and, if so, if changing it fixed the problem.
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Rayzoon Technologies LLC
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rgast · Posted: Sat Dec 30, 2006 12:03 pm Post subject:

"Turn on DEP for essential Windows programs and services only" was already selected on my system. Has anyone reported issues after updating to IE7? I just did that a few days ago, before I attempted to use the Jamstix demo. Everything else on my system seems OK.

Thanks again!

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

We've never heard of this problem so it is very strange indeed. I'm going to send you a newer Jamstix demo DLL to your e-mail to see if that helps.
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Ralph Zeuner
Rayzoon Technologies LLC
http://www.rayzoon.com

rgast · Posted: Sat Dec 30, 2006 1:28 pm Post subject:

The new .dll you sent me seems to have fixed it! Thanks!

I still have a question regarding the "recording" of the drums to a MIDI track. I hit the record button and it appears to start recording but when I click stop, the track resets back to empty. Is this due to the demo version?

Thanks for the quick support...

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

The MIDI output of the demo version is limited to bars 1 through 4 so if you take a MIDI track with input=Jamstix, you should see data on bars 1 through 4 but not beyond that.
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Ralph Zeuner
Rayzoon Technologies LLC
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rgast · Posted: Sat Dec 30, 2006 2:10 pm Post subject:

OK - I can record the first four bars now as you indicated. My main problem was that I didn't set the input=jamstix, duh!

I'm going to play with it for a few days and then decide if I want to buy it.

Thanks again for your outstanding support!

Stringer · Jam Meister Joined: 26 Nov 2006 Posts: 52

Don't wait too long though because the deal is only until 12/31/06 which is in two days.

John