Tracktion Software

timmyo · Post by **timmyo** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 3:49 pm

I donloaded the demo of Jamstix and was taking a look at their Forum to see what support is like - very impressed : http://rayzoon.com/v-web/bulletin/bb/viewtopic.php?t=38

Tim

hello1234 · Post by **hello1234** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 8:08 am

it's weird, I'm usually "ask 500,000 questions" then talk myself out of it with things......but this was an OH MY GAWD and here is the preorder money now!
It's like groove agent in some ways.......but it seems to have much more flexibility. And it's brand new.....and the company seems to be on the ball trying to "get it together"
IT's a pain to just have access to the demo right now......but I gotta say I am really looking forwared to the 24th (ahhhhhhhmmmmmmmmm, an actual release date...)to get to the nuts and bolts of it.

Let's review.......89usd (I think euros it's even less).....it's like better than groove agent but easy too.......and the customer support SEEMS terrific...........you make the call.

Ixox · Post by **Ixox** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 8:32 am

Yes...
This product is just what everybody (like me) who cannot write good drum track was dreaming of !!!
The price is amazing... 69 Euros !!!

I always find VST are overpriced ! This one is cheap for what it does !

sean808080 · Post by **sean808080** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 11:25 am

well i spent a few hours yesterday with it and could not for the life of me get it to work with audio in from my pod xt. i saw the jpg that zauni posted of tracktion settings but still nothing. it must be me! i got the midi interaction to work just fine. i just couldn't get it to respond to my playing an instrument via audio.

the jpg is here: http://www.rayzoon.com/img/tracktion.jpg

when its working it is impressive...scary actually!

Zauni · Post by **Zauni** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 2:06 pm

sean808080 wrote:i just couldn't get it to respond to my playing an instrument via audio.
when its working it is impressive...scary actually!

Hi Sean, did you align the audio-in with the track BEFORE dropping Jamstix on the track? The other way around seemed to cause problems IIRC.

Also, you could just use the audioM8 plugin instead!

Let me know if I can help more

sean808080 · Post by **sean808080** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 2:54 pm

i sure did...also using m8 didn't work as i expected it to. now that i think about it, i think my laptop hadn't been rebooted in a while and a few other things were awry. i'll reboot it tonite and give it another try. i'm not giving up so easily!

timmyo · Post by **timmyo** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 4:08 pm

I struggled with audio jam too - will try again and report back.

Zauni · Post by **Zauni** » Thu Mar 10, 2005 4:26 pm

I've said it in another thread but I'll repeat it here, too.

We fixed an issue with audio jamming in Tracktion. Just overwrite your jamstix.dll with the one in this archive:

http://66.235.201.50/demos/jamstix099N.zip

and make sure to use audioM8.

Let me now if you have problems!

timmyo · Post by **timmyo** » Thu Mar 10, 2005 6:05 pm

Zauni wrote:I've said it in another thread but I'll repeat it here, too.

We fixed an issue with audio jamming in Tracktion. Just overwrite your jamstix.dll with the one in this archive:

http://66.235.201.50/demos/jamstix099N.zip

and make sure to use audioM8.

Let me now if you have problems!

New .dll did the trick, didn't need to use audioM8
Audio Jam is very very cool !

Zauni · Post by **Zauni** » Thu Mar 10, 2005 6:11 pm

timmyo wrote: New .dll did the trick, didn't need to use audioM8
Audio Jam is very very cool !

Thanks, that's good to hear!

sean808080 · Post by **sean808080** » Fri Mar 11, 2005 2:59 am

yes...after more fiddling around it is working. i have to admit it sure seems fussy. i, of course had tracktion crash just as everything was humming. then no more jamstix...no sound even though the red light was blinking. the only way around it was to delete the jamstix filter and add it again. it sure is addictive.....excellent job. just wish it was a little more user-friendly. in time.

Zauni · Post by **Zauni** » Fri Mar 11, 2005 3:50 am

sean808080 wrote:yes...after more fiddling around it is working. i have to admit it sure seems fussy. time.

Just to keep you supplied with the latest:

http://66.235.201.50/demos/jamstix099P.zip

velocity tracking in MIDI and AUDIO mode is now seamless (old version updated only on beats)
increased audio smoothing range by factor 4
fixed sometimes 'frozen' velocity tracker when audio input goes to zero

edelweiss · Post by **edelweiss** » Fri Mar 11, 2005 5:24 am

Tried it, loved it, will buy it.....that is all....

hello1234 · Post by **hello1234** » Fri Mar 11, 2005 6:32 am

I am sorry to see a couple of people having problems in tracktion. The sync is a bit odd.....but is being worked on and corrects itself pretty fast anyway.

The more I use this, the more unbelievable things I find.....it's just wild!

timmyo · Post by **timmyo** » Fri Mar 11, 2005 9:39 am

Played a bit more with it last night. I have to say I am amazed at how powerful it is and the cost - wow - much cheapness !

I see there is a Poll on the support Forum looking at how many people use the Audio Jam - I hope this doesn't mean it might be dropped in a future release (I know I know, getting a little ahead there . . .

I can see this being something that really makes waves. The only thing I think tht might enhance it in a future release would be the ability to quickly audition a style and fill/intro/ending but hey - what a package already at version 1

Tracktion Software

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Jamstix / Rayzoon Support looks good