Jamstix save

jas_lan · Post by **jas_lan** » Fri Aug 07, 2020 1:35 pm

Amped_up wrote:... does it get that from the song name in my DAW or is it not actually loading the different song?

Sorry I was just trying to explain saving the song in Jamstix versus saving in the DaW...
It may not help recovery if it was never saved. Sorry about that.

I usually do all the saving in the DaW project as I work on the song BUt, once I am basically done, or every so often if the song takes several days, I will save a copy of the song file from within Jamstix.
This does several things...
You can load the song in an instance of Jamstix in a different DaW, or if a project file from the DAW gets corrupted, you can recover the Jamstix portion easily. And, it was easy to update Unfinished projects to Jamstix 4 from Jamstix 3 when js4 came out.

C_Holdz · Post by **C_Holdz** » Fri Aug 07, 2020 3:15 pm

Amped do you mean when you save the song, all the settings in the groove selections and song parts are the same But your actual midi performance/note event data changes from the save???

If that is the case, maybe export the midi as general ? ThatÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s what had worked best for me with groove agent 5? Then just paste it into Jamstix midi editor ?

Amped_up · Post by **Amped_up** » Fri Aug 07, 2020 9:52 pm

I always hit save in jamstix and cakewalk but this was on the old computer. So now when I bring those jamstix files to the new computer the whole arrangement is gone, just the drummer and style remain, it's weird. The other songs work, I think they all work, will have to check, I recorded them all to audio track just in case something like this happened.

Azimuth (Archive) · Post by **Azimuth (Archive)** » Fri Aug 07, 2020 10:55 pm

Hi Amped,

Did you have Auto save configured in Jamstix on the old computer? I think it is set to 30 mins. by default when you install Jamstix. Take a look through the C:\ProgramData\Jamstix4\revisions folder on your old computer and you may find a backup of your song there.
If you saved AND named your song in Jamstix, the name will be reflected in the backup version. If you didn't name it, it will have a random number/letter combo assigned and you'll have to go through and load files in Jamstix to determine if it is the one you are looking for. The created date of your revision file might help narrow it down also.

Amped_up · Post by **Amped_up** » Sat Aug 08, 2020 8:59 pm

I think I'm giving up on this one. I already packed the old computer up on a shelf and don't want to get it set up again. I just wonder why this happened to the one of four songs I brought over in the first place.