Creating a song structure

Veech_ · Post by **Veech_** » Thu Feb 10, 2011 9:09 pm

Hi all, I just joined. I'm a Reaper user and recently purchased EZDrummer. One thing about EZD is that I find it takes quite a bit of drag-and-drop to create a song from scratch. Someone over at Reaper recommended that I look into Jamstix as it has a function that easily creates song structures such as intro/verse/verse/chorus/bridge/verse or whatever I wanted.

Will the demo version allow me to try this feature? I'm hoping Jamstix works well with EZDrummer and Reaper.

thanks!

Post by **Ralph @ Rayzoon** » Thu Feb 10, 2011 9:13 pm

Yes, you can try the song builder in the demo. You can also use EZDrummer grooves as building blocks in Jamstix and load EZDrummer into Jamstix for sound generation.

Let me know if you need any help.

Veech_ · Post by **Veech_** » Fri Feb 11, 2011 12:31 am

Ralph [RZ] wrote:Yes, you can try the song builder in the demo. You can also use EZDrummer grooves as building blocks in Jamstix and load EZDrummer into Jamstix for sound generation.

Let me know if you need any help.

Thanks Ralph, I've been looking at other posts here trying to answer some of my other questions. Guess the next step is download Jamstix and give it a try. If all goes well I plan to purchase a copy.

Veech_ · Post by **Veech_** » Fri Feb 11, 2011 4:20 am

ok I am sorry to be such a noob, but I d/l'ed the demo and installed it, but I cannot see where to run it, I don't see a shortcut or anything to click on to run the demo.

Where can I find it?

The demo is located in the C drive. The data folder is there, some .dll files, a config settings document, the uninstall file, but I can't see how to start the program.

thanks..

Wolff_man · Post by **Wolff_man** » Fri Feb 11, 2011 6:11 am

Jamstix only runs as a vsti plugin within a host DAW

Edit: If you installed it into your vst plugins folder with all your other plugins reaper should find it on startup, if not you will have to point reaper to where you've installed jamstix.
Then jamstix will be listed along with EZ drummer etc in reaper.

Cheers

Sheppol_A · Post by **Sheppol_A** » Fri Feb 11, 2011 4:32 pm

You also sometimes have to use the clear Cache and rescan in Reaper's Options/Preferences/.once you have added the path to where you have put the Jamstix Folder with the Jamstix3.dll in it unless as above you place the Jamstix3.dll in your Reaper Plug-ins folder and rescan.

Also the song creator may make a two bar silence so you can just delete that otherwise you might think JS is not working

Veech_ · Post by **Veech_** » Sat Feb 12, 2011 4:23 am

ok I got it loaded and Reaper shows it along with Toontrack (EZ Drummer) as a VSTi. I have Jamstix demo open and so far so good. But now, when I select a song and hit play, nada. However, when I run my cursor over the bar editor on the lower right I can hear all of the drum sounds just fine.

I've watched the quickstart tutorial and I can't figure this one out.. what am I missing?

thanks...

Wolff_man · Post by **Wolff_man** » Sat Feb 12, 2011 5:31 am

Jamstix plays in sync with the host ( reaper ) its bpm and start position etc is all controlled by reaper.

So if you have loaded a quick start song in jamstix it should load a kit, style and drummer automatically

Now set the bpm you need in reaper and press play in reaper and you should be hearing the drum track play.

Cheers

Perun_ZG · Post by **Perun_ZG** » Sat Feb 12, 2011 5:55 am

Even I feel less newbie now!

Sheppol_A · Post by **Sheppol_A** » Sat Feb 12, 2011 9:19 am

I've made a simple Reaper project for anyone having trouble.No other VSTs used except those that come with Reaper,

http://www.box.net/shared/moulh6i4f1

Should load and loop

HTH