Rayzoon Technologies LLC

[Ralph [RZ]]

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

Demo Users-> http://66.235.201.50/demos/jamstixX6-6demo.zip
Customers-> http://66.235.201.50/updates/jamstix_updateX6-10.exe
X6-10 IS ONLY AVAILABLE TO CUSTOMERS AT THIS TIME

X6-10

• added 'DSP Offset' checkbox to mapping tab. This box should be checked only if you are using DSP-based plugins with latency and experience a synch offset. You also have to have audioM8 in the project in that case.
  
• added a warning in the status bar when the host is running but Jamstix is stopped
  
  X6-9
  
• fixed limb assignment error introduced in last beta
  
• last beta was only stereo flipping the panned close mic signal. This beta also flips the stereo ambience mics.
  
  X6-8
  
• added ability to manually select snare and tom accents in the rhythm tab
  
• added some 32nd double stroke snare accents
  
• added idle trigger for DFHS cache logic
  
• added 'Flip Stereo' switch to internal engine setup
  
• added eight basic fills
  
• added 'Closed' event to hihat + column
  
• added automatic close-mono sample extraction from close-stereo source for DrumPak #2 and other CS-supporting expansions
  
  X6-7
  
• implemented ability to play 32nd notes from RAF files
  
• modified various fills and accents to use 32nd notes instead of triplets for better compatibility
  
• accents and fills that require shuffle mode are filtered again, which was disabled in a previous beta
  
• added jamstix.ini option DefaultCompression (value range 0..99)
  
• added separate sound slot for snare rimshots
  
• created sample set for default kit snare rimshots
  
• key re-mapping now also affects MIDI input triggering internal sounds
  
• added several mappings that use a lot of dampening
  
• fixed metronome broken in earlier beta
  
  X6-6
  
• added numerical output in status bar for gain and compression sliders
  
• added lock icon to rhythm tab to control whether the rhythm will change based on the arrangement while the host is running and the rhythm tab is shown.
  
• moved mute icon to bottom-right corner of rhythm tab.
  
• if an accent or fill specifies a kick at the same time as a tom, the kick will no longer be suppressed.
  
• fixed problem with data reset when adding second instance of Jamstix to a project.
  
  X6-5
  
• when playing MIDI data in 'dumb' mode, the internal engine no longer applies velocity variance
  
• loading an arrangement now refreshes the rhythm name display
  
• fixed dropdown box highlighting under certain circumstances causing locking up of n-Track
  
• importing a MIDI file now causes the rhythm name to change to the file name
  
  X6-4
  
• fills and accents are now auto-shuffled in shuffle mode with much improved results
  
• MIDI volume controller (#7) no longer moves console sliders but acts as a volume trim after the sliders
  
• cymbal panel eighths now play in shuffle mode
  
• added probability slider for hihat/ride eighths
  
• increased snare limb handling flexibility
  
• ride bell logic has been changed so that all ride events with full velocity are played on the bell
  
• ride bell logic now occurs after calculating velocity variance so that very varied ride/bell combos are possible by setting ride velocity slightly less than full
  
• added support for snare brushing with future BrushPak
  
• added support for close stereo/no ambience sounds with certain future DrumPaks
  
• LOAD display now shows true polyphony as monophonic voices playing versus sounds playing
  
• if an internal mapping sound has no ride bell sound, the engine will now automatically use the normal ride sound
  
• if an internal mapping sound has crash/splash or china sounds missing, the engine will now automatically use existing cymbals instead of just silence
  
• fixed issue with closed hihats not playing on quarters for some users (FPU rounding issue)
  
  X6-3
  
• fixed access violations of last beta when routing sounds to high outputs
  
• outputs are now named 'JS Out x' with x being sequential in mono and stereo modes
  
  X6-2
  
• Internal sounds can now be routed to any output, not just 1-4. Sounds that are played on outputs 5-17 are not routed through the console so they have no gain control or compression within Jamstix. If a sound has an output specified that is above the current maximum output number, it will be played through output 1.
  
• added jamstix.ini option 'NoHostDataLoad=1', which will keep Jamstix from loading its data from song project files. This is useful when loading a song fails due to a technical problem in Jamstix.
  
• for those brave ones that create their own RAF files: double-clicking on the drumset picture at the top of the Jamstix GUI will now reload the data caches without having to restart Jamstix.
  
• more fixes for 'Back to arrangement' light in Live during a rhythm change in Jamstix when using MIDI automation
  
  X6-1
  
• fixed 'Back to arrangement' light in Live during a rhythm change in Jamstix when using MIDI automation
  
• added 'Tempo Filter' automation parameter. If this value is over 50%, the tempo filtering of accents,fills, intros and endings is suspended until the parameter drops back under 50%. This is useful during gradual tempo changes where the filtering would corrupt playing fills.
  

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

[darcyb62]

Tempo filter works great...

Thanks Ralph
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darcyb62

[bvesco]

Thanks a ton for the ability to reload without restarting!


One other thing I noticed. No matter what mapping I had loaded while working in jamstix, when I come back into the program, my mapping is still loaded, but it reads "default" on the mapping tab right under the load/save buttons. Is there any way to make it display the currently loaded mapping on initial load of the program? This is not a biggie at all for me, just something I noticed.

Thanks again for making my next tune have the easiest drum track I've ever created!

P.S. custom fills rule

[Ralph [RZ]]

[timmyo]

[drummix]

Hi,

Have tried this new version and having fun

One thing I have noticed, though :

if I choose an output greater than 10 , for , say, kick or snare in "All snares are late" rythm ( Manual Jam / Midi ) , jamstix stops outputing any sound and the bar number stops incrementing, even after setting back a smaller output number for this sound

I have configured Jamstix with 16 outputs max
sequencers : Cubase SX 1.0.6, N-Track Studio 4.1

In Cubase , it works again after reloading Jamstix plugin

in Cubase also, I have also got randomly " invalid pointer" and "invalid window handle" errors when changing output number.

[Ralph [RZ]]

We'll check that out.
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[drummix]

Ok,

Thanks

[Ralph [RZ]]

There is a bug in the new output code. We'll have a fix soon. We will also rename the outputs to 'JS Out...' and fix the numbering in stereo mode.
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Rayzoon Technologies LLC
http://www.rayzoon.com

[Ralph [RZ]]

New beta X6-3 with above fixes is now out.
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Ralph Zeuner
Rayzoon Technologies LLC
http://www.rayzoon.com

[drummix]

it's working fine here now

Thanks Zauni

[drummix]

Hi Zauni,

it's me again

In Cubase, using only JS Out 1 for all the sounds , I have tried to send JS Out 1 to my primary soundcard rear outputs (I use them as my second soundcard inputs, wishing to create video clips with sound in Camstudio )

I can't get any sound from Jamstix after recording

Am I doing something wrong ?

Thanks

[Ralph [RZ]]

That would be a Cubase audio routing/soundcard setup question. I'm afraid I can't help with that
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Rayzoon Technologies LLC
http://www.rayzoon.com

[drummix]

ok,

it works fine with an audio track, but maybe my Cubase version is too old for vstis

I will try with N-Track

Thanks

[drummix]

it works, now (an audio track and Jamstix both sending to rear outputs)

Can' t figure what was wrong , maybe my bus routing had changed