Jamstix 3 Information

spitfire31 · Post by **spitfire31** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 10:44 am

Ralph [RZ] wrote:Our main priority is to complete the C++ conversion of our code base and the OSX version that this makes possible (JS4).

Yay!

Good luck!

/Joachim

tombuur · Post by **tombuur** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 4:21 pm

Is it really true that there are no alternative skins for JS3?

If so I am saddened. The current look is not what I will feel comfortable with working for several days on a drum track. Please, provide an alternative in modest, boring grey/silver or something that does not attract much attention. You are not selling coffee with chocolate, but a working environment.

fruit 15 · Post by **fruit 15** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 4:38 pm

Hi Ralph
I see that you have mentioned a jam bassist.
I assume that all bass lines are programmed in C and you change chords and it follows.

Is it possible to make a similar program that works on that principle, but add melody up to 16 bars just like on auto rythms on keyboards.
I know that there is band in a box out there but you would have to put up with all of there backgrounds and it's awful layout.
This would get your own band up and running in a short time.
The only trouble is that I cannot program an x,y or a z!!!!!!!.I have often wondered why nobody has made one yet.
Seeing that we have Jamstix and possibly bassist a [b:590b674045]three part melody maker would be a great trio[/b:590b674045].
Just think Jamstix on one track ,Bassist on another and a Melody Maker on the third track.

Post by **Ralph @ Rayzoon** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 5:59 pm

The JamBassist design incorporates what is essentially a 'melody generator', which is then geared toward bass lines. We do have plans lying around to use that melody generator concept for a plugin that would drive other VSTs (piano, guitar, flute, whatever)via MIDI out or subhosting. However, there is no telling when we will have the time to implement this.

chardin · Post by **chardin** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 6:48 pm

Ralph [RZ] wrote:Our main priority is to complete the C++ conversion of our code base

What is Jamstix currently written in?

Post by **Ralph @ Rayzoon** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 7:39 pm

Delphi, which is a Pascal dialect. It compiles into executables that are just as fast as C/C++ but unfortunately there is no OSX support.

me_pt · Post by **me_pt** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 5:49 pm

really looking forward to js3, and the songbuilder utility looks like a great addition, but is it possible (even at this 11th hour) to suggest (if it doesn't already allow for such things) the ability to not just use those given song structure names? the reason why i say this is the type of music that i would use this tool for doesn't follow the standard conventions, meaning that there may be a chorus 1 and 2, but each could be completely different (thus not chorus' as you would think of them). and it's really just a bunch of "riffs" that are linked together in layered ways. thus what would be ideal is to have the tool like it is, but also have the option of using a "numbering/ versioning" of each part (i.e. chorus1=C1, chorus2=C2) and the ability to just use something called "riff1," "riff2", "riff3" etc.

when writing songs each "riff" is usually given some type of name (or just riff1, etc) and written up on the board in the order so everyone else can follow along after they learn what the riff is.

just a thought.

and here's a question/ feature request that may already be available and i just don't know it...but if not...i'd LOVE to have it incorporated sometime:

a "fills ONLY" feature.

alot of times i'll use jamstix to get an idea, then create a modified loop that is very specific to my riff needs and build the song like that. but i really like jamstix's fill feature and would love to have my specified "loops" play along and fed into jamstix--then when the tool wants to play a fill...it "mutes" the track and plays the fill. this would be AWESOME. it would be useful to give life to anyones programmed song as well.

anyway...figured i'd just throw those out there...but who knows...maybe they are actually already features that i just don't know about!

(i've just always just "plugged and played" with jamstix ;p never really experimented too much! never had too = a really good thing).

tombuur · Post by **tombuur** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 2:41 am

To add to the above, I usually set up a kick-snare pattern and then let Jamstix do the rest. Maybe I do some minor editing, maybe in my main sequencer. However, what I spend a lot of time doing is letting Jamstix loop while generating fills. I recompose until I get a fill I like.

Maybe this fill generation could be improved? For instance I would like a place to temporarily store generated fills. Then with 3-5 good stored fills, I could audtion and pick the best. As it is I have to decide whether to keep or lose the one I have.

... Yes, there are workarounds. Currently I store fills I like in the main sequencer. It would just be more natural if I didn't have to leave Jamstix.

Jazzimprov · Post by **Jazzimprov** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 5:56 pm

looking forward to JS3 and getting an inside look at Jam bassist.

Jim

xx_JPRacer_xx · Post by **xx_JPRacer_xx** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 7:05 pm

%*#$@! stupid MAC...

Also Ralph, how do you find C/C++ in difficulty level compare to Delphi? Do you still prefer Delphi? (suppose there's no MAC)

edit: How's JS3 progression? Any new ETA? Thanks!