Jamstix is a virtual drum software which emulates a drummer within your sequencer/host. Other drum machines give static MIDI patterns, Jamstix on the other hand features a real time human simulation, like having a drummer, it even has the calculation of the time a drummers arm moves from drum A to drum B. This limits the sequence you can create to only grooves that can be achieved by 2 handed humans. It also allows for unique grooves and variations since the drum grooves are created based on rules and not on static patterns.

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New in 3.6.0
New in 3.6.0

• added 64-bit AAX format, RTAS no longer supported
• enhanced audio jam behavior and response control
• enhanced save times for projects with large number of parts
• enhanced import dialog for groove importer and MIDI import menu items
• implemented MIDI drag-&-drop to host
• MIDI files can be dragged from Explorer onto free brain space to create a groove importer for the file
• added 400 grooves from Jamstix 1 as 'Jamstix 1' styles
• added 201 fills from Jamstix 1 to 'fills' folder for use with 'Load Fill' (bar menu)
• added link to PDF manuals to song menu
• added BFD3 kits and key maps
• added GM MIDI ONLY kits
• added 'MIDI OUTPUT ONLY' option to 'Add To Kit' context menu
• Jamcussion kit load dialog now excludes 'Empty' kits and shows contents of 'Jamcussion' folder directly
• 'Add Cymbal Wash' now uses Crash #2 instead of Crash #4
• AUTO SAVE now defaults to new mode EXIT, which automatically stores a "LAST" revision point on exit
• revisions filter is no longer affected by song name changes
• added Expand/Collapse buttons to kit load dialog
• audio jam settings are now saved globally
• various bugfixes

New in 3.50

• Added native 64-bit VST support.
• Added native 32-bit RTAS support.
• Improved Pak installer that supports installing multiple files at once.
• Improved AVLM sample selection logic.
• Cosmetic user interface changes.
• Improved mouse wheel support.
• Brain randomizer no longer affects feel settings.
• Optional song builder structure entry dialog box (for hosts that always intercept keystrokes).
• Sub-hosting removed, use MIDI routing with new key map support instead.

New in 3.5 Beta

• Native 64-bit VST host support.
• 32-bit RTAS support for Pro Tools.
• Updated graphical interface.
• AudioM8 replaced with direct audio input analysis.
• Sub-hosting removed due to complexities with future OS X and RTAS support, use MIDI Out instead.

New in 3.3.0

• Better interface load time
• Bugfix for 64-bit OS instability
• New licensing system

• Drumset mode changes
• Added 'Open Hihat' to brain element menu
• 'Save Groove As Style' added
• 'New Part - Create Intro'
• Added jamstix3.ini option 'AlwaysSync'
• 'Power' brain knob changes

New in 3.2.0

• The current bar can now be changed by clicking on the bar timeline, while in preview loop.
• Velocity offset for Jamcussion was added. While in JC mode, hold ALT and the song power knob will show this offset. Turn the knob for adjustments..
• Can now do a 'Send Whole Kit To MIDI Channel' function to kit menu.
• 'Position-Based Dampening' was added to the kit menu.
• The 'Global Actions' within the song menu can now enable/disable start crash and end crash fills
• The menus of Sound Selection now show related kit piece name
• BAR and Auto settings now save globally
• List brain elements were added to the menu
• Other bug fixes and new features are listed at Jamstix 3 website.

New in 3.1.0

• Various fixes for 64-bit hosts.
• Improved kit loading speed.
• Fixed freeze pauses while loading kit pieces and playing.
• Fixed ASIO overloads with GUI open for some users.
• Fixed intermittent CPU overloads for Cantabile users.
• The bar editor now allows full editing in preview mode.
• Kit piece hit animation is now also active in 'MIDI Out Only' mode.
• Multi-select in the bar editor now shows selection while dragging.
• Fixed JS staying as top window when mousewheel support is on.
• Pasting fill settings and style/drummer now works with multiple selected parts.

New in 3.0.2

• Added 'Compact Interface' support (930x600)
• GUI performance improvements
• Added Toontrack mappings provided by The_B
• Song builder now automatically assigns liveloop trigger notes
• Song builder now avoids parts with the exact same name
• Song builder now stores part and chorus length selections
• Mousewheel now alters velocity of selected bar editor events (hihat opening if CTRL is held)
• Added option to control pitch naming convention
• Locked notes now take priority over non-locked notes on the same tick
• Left-click on part in liveloop mode now triggers a part change
• Right-click on an event in the bar editor, when no other events are selected, opens content menu for that sound
• Fixed velocity map saving
• Fixed event pasting in Compact GUI mode
• Fixed events accumulating with repeated copying
• Fixed song looping option
• Fixed lock up when using brain accent randomizer or accent list arrows with certains styles or players
• Fixed downbeat events sometimes missing in MIDI export/drag&drop when using medium or high latency
• Fixed access violation when using 'Install Pak' or 'Load Plugin DLL' with 64-bit OS on certain system configurations