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How To => Free Pluggins, Utilities and Cool Finds => Topic started by: BassPlayer on January 23, 2007, 11:05:38 PM

Title: Jamstix - Virtual drummer
Post by: BassPlayer on January 23, 2007, 11:05:38 PM

So I'm getting back into playing as things settle down after our move but I've been a bit rusty so I wanted to do some shedding but sometimes that gets a bit boring. A guy on NINJAM had this thing called jamstix which is

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Rayzoon's ground-breaking virtual drummer VSTi runs synchronized with your sequencer and jams with your MIDI play (or even audio-in signal) using its innovative free jam mode where rhythms are created on-the-fly. It also offers jamming based on an extensive rhythm library as well as creating professional drum tracks complete with intro, fills and ending with its easy-to-use built-in arranger.

Incredibly realistic drumming thanks to new technologies such as limb assignment, transition times and interactive play rules. Advanced audio engine with 380MB of multi-velocity samples and controllable ambience but can also host any of your existing VSTi drum modules, such as BFD and DFHS.

I just now got the thing installed and it very cool to start playing and have the drums gel to your groove. Still have some tuning to do but all in all if  I can iron a few things out it will be great for practicing or jamming with someone when you don't have access to a drummer or doing writing. Anyway I strongly urge you to checkout the videos. Very cool.

http://www.rayzoon.com/

Title: Re: Jamstix - Virtual drummer
Post by: BassPlayer on January 24, 2007, 06:45:59 AM

Wow, I guess I must really dig on this tool if I get up @ 5:30 to jam before work :D

Title: Re: Jamstix - Virtual drummer
Post by: NickT on January 24, 2007, 07:56:20 AM

I've never had the time to really get into jamstix. It looks cool though.

Title: Re: Jamstix - Virtual drummer
Post by: BassPlayer on January 24, 2007, 12:01:39 PM

I't got it doing grooves now. Lots o fun. My jaw was dropping when  Iwantched their demo vid

http://www.rayzoontech.com/demos/jamstix_tutorial_free_jam.avi

Title: Re: Jamstix - Virtual drummer
Post by: Studioplayer on January 24, 2007, 03:13:11 PM

Ha That looks like fun !! Pretty cool  8)

Title: Re: Jamstix - Virtual drummer
Post by: Sternen on January 26, 2007, 09:25:35 PM

TallPaul over at CC has been toying with Jamstix for a while, and even had one of the main guys at Rayzoon do the drums using Jamstix on one of his pieces that I played on.

I downloaded the demo a while back and was very impressed with it, but I never really spent the time to really understand how it worked. 

Title: Re: Jamstix - Virtual drummer
Post by: BassPlayer on February 07, 2007, 02:13:52 PM

Heres how to get it to work with Sonar and NINJAM

http://rayzoon.com/v-web/bulletin/bb/viewtopic.php?t=2053

Basically no internal routing you have to route externally from one sound device to the input of the other.

Title: Re: Jamstix - Virtual drummer
Post by: DoozerDan on February 07, 2007, 03:39:11 PM

Looks awesome!!   Shame it's only for Windows  >:(  I'll have to get windows for my Mac now....  Grrr...

Title: Re: Jamstix - Virtual drummer
Post by: BassPlayer on February 07, 2007, 04:33:28 PM

I couldn't find the requirements where is says Windoze.

Title: Re: Jamstix - Virtual drummer
Post by: DoozerDan on February 07, 2007, 06:45:07 PM

There here http://www.rayzoon.com/jamstix_specs.html