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Rayzoon Jamstix 3
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Groove Weights
A groove weight marks each individual beat of each bar (at 16th note resolution). Possible
options are Heavy, Neutral and Syncopated. These weights affect the composition process
of the brain and changing them can be a way to force the brain’s thinking into a desired
direction for a particular song, especially if it uses uncommon time signatures.
The groove weight submenu of the song menu lets you load a weight format and apply it to all
bars of the song or reset all bars to the default weights.
Clear All Forced Hits And Silence
The bar editor allows you to mark beats as hits or force silence on them. This menu item
clears all of those markers on all bars.
Export MIDI File
This option exports a MIDI file for the song for those who cannot drag-&-drop to the explorer.
Host Synchronization
This sub menu allows you to double or halve the tempo sent by the host. Sometimes you may
have to work with a song that was recorded at the wrong BPM (i.e. 60 instead of 120) and the
only feasible work-around is to compensate by halving or doubling the tempo for Jamstix.
Please note that this will inevitably cause the Jamstix bar/beat counter to be out of synch with
the host so this should only be used as a last resort.
14.3 Part Editing
There are three edit aspects for parts in the song sheet. If TIME and SHUFFLE buttons are
both up, you will see length, fill and trigger data. If you depress TIME then you can edit the
overall timing and SHUFFLE shows shuffle(swing) functions.
You can also switch the part name for the style name or player name by clicking on the PART
column header in the song sheet.
14.4 Part Length/Fills/Triggers
The song sheet represents the arrangement of your song. It features a vertical list of parts
that constitute your song. The BARS column specifies the musical length of each part and the
REPS column states how many times a part gets repeated.
Click on a Part Name to go to that part and double-click a part name to edit its name. If you
hold down the CTRL key, you can drag & drop parts to change their order. You can also CTRLdrag a part to the host (or Explorer/Finder) for a MIDI export.
The RF stands for ‘Repetition Fill’, which means that Jamstix will play a fill whenever the
part is about to be repeated. The TF stands for ‘Transition Fill’, which is a fill that is played
on the last bar of the part right before Jamstix switches to the next part. Check the boxes as
desired to have fills played where and when you need them.
The TRG column deals with keys that trigger a part to be played in Liveloop mode. Please
refer to the Liveloop section of this manual for more information.
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