Rayzoon Technologies LLC

[Ralph [RZ]]

We are pleased to announce that Jamstix 2.2.1 is now available. This update is essentially a hotfix for certain issues that some users are experiencing with 2.2.0. All customers are encouraged to update to this new version via their personal download pages.

Here is a summary of all changes since 2.2.0:

• fixed 'faulty host data' error for some users
  
• fixed CPU spikes with GUI open for some users
  
• fixed multi-core issues with certain hosts
  
• fixed 'No Disk Exception Processing Message C0000013' message for some users
  
• fixed 'Turn Groove Into Style' not working correctly for most users
  
• fixed some issues with Cubase 4
  
• fixed controller mapping error on classic kick/snare controls probability slider
  
• the 'Groove Importer' no longer uses non-groove notes (accents/fills) when using JS2 format
  
• 'Jamstix Classic' style now uses simplified hihat controls
  
• improved bar line auto-scroll behavior
  
• hihat pedal notes are now suppressed if there is a hihat cymbal event on the same tick due to groove/accent/fill blending
  
• fill generator double kick and snare ghosting sliders now show percentage on mouse-over
  
• added 'Paste New Part' to part menu to allow pasting into a new part rather than an existing one
  

Here is a summary of all changes since 2.1.4:

• added 'LEARN" button to bar editor, which allows live translation of drum data received at the MIDI input into bar editor events
  
• the maximum number of parts has been raised from 18 to 72 and new arrow buttons have been added to the song sheet to scroll through them
  
• added new bar menu item 'Turn Groove Into A Style', which automates the steps normally needed to do this (saving bar, loading Import style, loading saved bar)
  
• added BFD2 kit
  
• added 'Options' menu to drum module mode with auto-bell (ride notes at full velocity are switched to ride bell) and auto-cymbal options (alternates Crash 1 notes among all available cymbals). These options are great for e-drum kits that have single-zone rides and a small number of cymbals pads.
  
• improved voice reduction logic
  
• added new quickstart songs for working with groove import, Jamstix Classic and full manual mode
  
• 'CORE BAR' display now shows bar number of corresponding core bar for non-core bars. The label can be clicked to jump to the core bar
  
• when moving the mouse over bars in the timeline, the status line now shows the name of the corresponding part and the bar position within it
  
• 'Redirection' now allows filtering by limb
  
• added "Add Classic Kick/Snare Controls" to the brain menu "Add" submenu, which allows the adding of the 'Jamstix Classic' kick and snare edit matrices to any style
  
• added compression attack and release control options to the mixer
  
• added 'Downmix' option to Mixer. If checked, all outputs are merged on output #1, effectively turning the outputs into busses.
  
• added 'Show Key Map' to kit menu, which outputs a tabbed text file with sound names, MIDI key and loaded sound
  
• Jamstix now reports pitch names to the host (for drum editors/MIDI editors etc.)
  
• added 'Overall' slider on top of accent brain page to attenuate or boost accent generation across the board.
  
• hihat pedal pressure via controller #4 is now included in MIDI drag-&-drop
  
• hihat pedal pressure via controller #4 is now always sent to MIDI output
  
• kit menu now offers options for small closed hihat openness fluctuations for better realism especially with high-end libraries
  
• bars can now be pasted multiple times at once
  
• you can now save multiple bars at once (marked by _B1,_B2 etc.). The Jamstix 2 mode of the groove importer auto-detects these and therefore allows multi-bar grooves
  
• MIDI import preview now stays synched to host if the host is running
  
• added 'Add Tambourine Over Snare' option to the 'Add' submenu of the brain menu. This adds tambourine hits on all groove snare hits
  
• improved behavior of certain complex fill constructs in shuffle mode
  
• added options to bar menu to load/save accents
  
• limb control system now properly considers sound substitutions
  
• improved limb routing logic of the MIDI import function
  
• 'Add Groove Importer' now includes 'Priority' slider to control the merging of the imported groove with the style
  
• MIDI remote control on the song power knob now uses a 127 range versus 117 (but minimum 10 is still enforced)
  
• modified feel settings, fill power profile, triplets abd other aspects of 'John' model
  
• added 'Velocity Scaling' to kit menu, which affects the way velocity layers are chosen and scaled.
  
• fixed MIDI import problems with certain files produced by Ableton Live
  
• fixed audio engine data multi-threading issue when loading a new sound while that sound is in use
  
• fixed hihat double strokes knob of the fill generator defaulting to tom double strokes value
  
• fixed 8th Shuffle button not properly restoring visually when used on a per-part basis
  
• fixed bug leading to crashes in Sonar when processing more than 250 MIDI events per audio buffer
  
• fixed bad data when sending MIDI controller data to host under certain circumstances that caused freezing in Sonar
  
• fixed several dialogs still dragging under WINE emulation
  
• moving the DMP knob on a sound to max no longer causes div by zero issues
  
• fixed a benign multi-threading issue with the status line updater under certain circumstances
  
• cymbal wash and other elements added via the tick menu now consider the auto locking event flag
  
• data folder locator now allows exiting the search
  
• updated audioM8 with improved multi-threading
  
• modified memory management to combat certain crashes in MTS
  
• MIDI "drag-&-drop to host" operations now initiate only if the cursor leaves the Jamstix 2 interface area
  
  

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

[Willy4360]

Something weird that has never happened before with updates (at least in my system). I run the installer and the second screen I get is the location where I'm going to install the files. It always defaults to "C:\Program Files\Steinberg\VSTPlugins\Jamstix2" I've never had the need to select the destination folder. This installer sets the default location at "C:\Program Files\Jamstix2". It is not a problem for me but it can be confusing for others not paying attention to that.

Willy.
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Windows 7 32bits • Intel Core 2 Quad 2.4 Ghz • Ram: 4GB
M-Audio Delta 2496 • M-Audio Axiom 61 Controller
Cubase 5 • Jamstix 3 + All Packs

[Willy4360]

Now I am confused.

If I select the folder to install: "C:\Program Files\Steinberg\VSTPlugins\Jamstix2" the installer displays a second folder named Jamstix2: "C:\Program Files\Steinberg\VstPlugins\jamstix2\jamstix2".

Will this create a second folder inside the Jamstix2 folder?

My guess then is that I need to select the VSTPlugins folder, not the Jamstix2 folder inside the VSTPlugins folder?.

I'm holding the update installation until I can get this clarified (don't want to create a mess).

Willy.
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Windows 7 32bits • Intel Core 2 Quad 2.4 Ghz • Ram: 4GB
M-Audio Delta 2496 • M-Audio Axiom 61 Controller
Cubase 5 • Jamstix 3 + All Packs

[Ralph [RZ]]

[Willy4360]

Great! worked just fine.
Thank you!
Willy.
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Windows 7 32bits • Intel Core 2 Quad 2.4 Ghz • Ram: 4GB
M-Audio Delta 2496 • M-Audio Axiom 61 Controller
Cubase 5 • Jamstix 3 + All Packs

[A/V4U]

Thanks. Awesome work.