PRESS RELEASE
Rayzoon Updates Jamstix To Version 1.6
May 01, 2006
Rayzoon is pleased to announce the release of update 1.6 for its virtual drummer, VSTi Jamstix. This update implements many enhancements and fixes.
ENHANCEMENTS:
- 'Load Mapping' dialog now offers filtering, previewing and mapping
contents listing
- added 'Random' button to mapping tab to randomize kick, snare and hihat
selections
- added 'eMode' for use with ePak
- added 12 fills and 24 rhythms
- 8th shuffle play now suppresses 16ths before quarters leading to better
fitting fill and accent performances
- when repeating an audio free jam, Jamstix now maintains decisions and
repeats the jam identical unless 'Clear Arrangement' is used
- MIDI key D5 (#86) now chokes the last hit crash, splash or china cymbals
- right-click on a rhythm name in the arranger now opens a menu with the
options to load, name, remove or move the rhythm
- added new jam habit: if all quarter hihats are semi or open, notes
generated by the 'Eighths' and 'Sixteenth' boxes will use semi instead of
closed sounds
- added fill filters/limits to allow simplification of fill playback via an
icon next to the 'Fill Frequency' slider
- improved voice reduction quality
- added arrows to sample list for easy 'step-through'
- improved semi hat, open hat and tom voice concurrency (apparent choking)
with higher voice reduction levels
- increased limb transition time to the hihat when playing fills, intros or
endings
- improved limb assignment logic to avoid high priority note dropping under
certain circumstances
- suppresses rhythm change crash when switching muted rhythms
- added 'Mute Brain' automation parameter to allow manual silencing without
choked notes
- single-bar liveloops are now possible
- rhythm changes to a rhythm with no kick on beat 1 will no longer allow the
change crash/kick combo to be played
- the preset menu for sub-hosted VSTi is now updated whenever the 'Preset'
button is clicked
- the following default values can now be set in the jamstix.ini file: FillFrequency, CymbalFrequency, Accentuation, Complexity, Funkiness
- when locking a rhythm that is not active in the arranger with Jamstix
paused, Jamstix no longer switches to the active rhythm
- Jamstix now remembers last directory a sound DLL was loaded from
- Jamstix no longer loads support data when scanned by Cakewalk VST adapter
- latency is now continuously updated to avoid synch problems when latency
is changed in the host while JS is open
- when used in Logic, a BarOffset of 10 is now automatically used
- mapping sample list now remembers last selection
- optional 'Accentuation' and 'CymbalFrequency' ini parameters now also
influence default rhythm settings of accent and cymbal sliders
- mouse-over on hihat slots now shows velocity information
- implements some JamBassist integration
- funkiness can now be controlled via controller 50 and complexity via 51
Note that using these controllers makes the jam session un-repeatable so you
need to record the Jamstix MIDI output if you want to capture the performance.
BUG FIXES:
- fixed internal sounds loading when LateWSLoad active but 'MIDI Out Only'
specified
- fixed voice release issues at very high latencies
- fixed closed hats playing at full velocity when choking semi or open hats
- fixed MIDI export BPM rounding issue
- fixed 'Always Ride' automation
- fixed only toms 1 and 5 being used with external sounds
- fixed volume displays including other outputs when using multi-out mapping
- fixed percussion checkboxes not showing active status when clicked with
right mouse button
- fixed some missing note-off events in MIDI export and output when
'MIDI-Out Only' is active and some under circumstances are given
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