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Version 2.2.1 04/09/2008

• fixed 'faulty host data' error for some users
• fixed CPU spikes with GUI open for some users
• fixed multi-core issues with certain hosts
• fixed 'No Disk Exception Processing Message C0000013' message for some users
• fixed 'Turn Groove Into Style' not working correctly for most users
• fixed some issues with Cubase 4
• fixed controller mapping error on classic kick/snare controls probability slider
• the 'Groove Importer' no longer uses non-groove notes (accents/fills) when using JS2 format
• 'Jamstix Classic' style now uses simplified hihat controls
• improved bar line auto-scroll behavior
• hihat pedal notes are now suppressed if there is a hihat cymbal event on the same tick due to groove/accent/fill blending
• fill generator double kick and snare ghosting sliders now show percentage on mouse-over
• added 'Paste New Part' to part menu to allow pasting into a new part rather than an existing one

Version 2.2.0 - 03/17/2008

• added 'LEARN" button to bar editor, which allows live translation of drum data received at the MIDI input into bar editor events
• the maximum number of parts has been raised from 18 to 72 and new arrow buttons have been added to the song sheet to scroll through them
• added new bar menu item 'Turn Groove Into A Style', which automates the steps normally needed to do this (saving bar, loading Import style, loading saved bar)
• added BFD2 kit
• added 'Options' menu to drum module mode with auto-bell (ride notes at full velocity are switched to ride bell) and auto-cymbal options (alternates Crash 1 notes among all available cymbals). These options are great for e-drum kits that have single-zone rides and a small number of cymbals pads.
• improved voice reduction logic
• added new quickstart songs for working with groove import, Jamstix Classic and full manual mode
• 'CORE BAR' display now shows bar number of corresponding core bar for non-core bars. The label can be clicked to jump to the core bar
• when moving the mouse over bars in the timeline, the status line now shows the name of the corresponding part and the bar position within it
• 'Redirection' now allows filtering by limb
• added "Add Classic Kick/Snare Controls" to the brain menu "Add" submenu, which allows the adding of the 'Jamstix Classic' kick and snare edit matrices to any style
• added compression attack and release control options to the mixer
• added 'Downmix' option to Mixer. If checked, all outputs are merged on output #1, effectively turning the outputs into busses.
• added 'Show Key Map' to kit menu, which outputs a tabbed text file with sound names, MIDI key and loaded sound
• Jamstix now reports pitch names to the host (for drum editors/MIDI editors etc.)
• added 'Overall' slider on top of accent brain page to attenuate or boost accent generation across the board.
• hihat pedal pressure via controller #4 is now included in MIDI drag-&-drop
• hihat pedal pressure via controller #4 is now always sent to MIDI output
• kit menu now offers options for small closed hihat openness fluctuations for better realism especially with high-end libraries
• bars can now be pasted multiple times at once
• you can now save multiple bars at once (marked by _B1,_B2 etc.). The Jamstix 2 mode of the groove importer auto-detects these and therefore allows multi-bar grooves
• MIDI import preview now stays synched to host if the host is running
• added 'Add Tambourine Over Snare' option to the 'Add' submenu of the brain menu. This adds tambourine hits on all groove snare hits
• improved behavior of certain complex fill constructs in shuffle mode
• added options to bar menu to load/save accents
• limb control system now properly considers sound substitutions
• improved limb routing logic of the MIDI import function
• 'Add Groove Importer' now includes 'Priority' slider to control the merging of the imported groove with the style
• MIDI remote control on the song power knob now uses a 127 range versus 117 (but minimum 10 is still enforced)
• modified feel settings, fill power profile, triplets abd other aspects of 'John' model
• added 'Velocity Scaling' to kit menu, which affects the way velocity layers are chosen and scaled.
• fixed MIDI import problems with certain files produced by Ableton Live
• fixed audio engine data multi-threading issue when loading a new sound while that sound is in use
• fixed hihat double strokes knob of the fill generator defaulting to tom double strokes value
• fixed 8th Shuffle button not properly restoring visually when used on a per-part basis
• fixed bug leading to crashes in Sonar when processing more than 250 MIDI events per audio buffer
• fixed bad data when sending MIDI controller data to host under certain circumstances that caused freezing in Sonar
• fixed several dialogs still dragging under WINE emulation
• moving the DMP knob on a sound to max no longer causes div by zero issues
• fixed a benign multi-threading issue with the status line updater under certain circumstances
• cymbal wash and other elements added via the tick menu now consider the auto locking event flag
• data folder locator now allows exiting the search
• updated audioM8 with improved multi-threading
• modified memory management to combat certain crashes in MTS
• MIDI "drag-&-drop to host" operations now initiate only if the cursor leaves the Jamstix 2 interface area

Version 2.1.4 - 11/22/2007

• added 'Add Tom Groove' to the brain menu, which allows adding an accentuated 16th tom rhythm with a variety of options
• bar editor limb menu 'Clear Entire Limb' is now available per bar, part or the whole song
• added ability to store up to ten revisions for easy undo, manually or via auto-save feature
• added 'Control Only Current Part' option to brain menu. If unchecked, MIDI controllers affect all parts that have appropriate mappings, not just the current part
• removed JS1 sound references from several kits and fixed incorrect kick drum reference in one kit
• added new options to 'Copy' submenu of the part menu that allow propagating the style or drummer of a part to all other parts of the song
• fixed some subhosted drum modules playing with wrong pitch if project sample frequency is not 44.1 kHz
• routing sounds to 'All' now randomly selects new sounds
• jamstix2.ini file now supports HiHatController=x setting in subhost sections so that sound modules that use a MIDI controller other than 4 for hihat openness can be supported.
• when saving a part, the default filename is automatically set to the name of the part
• improved scaling of brain bitmap backgrounds
• JS2 will now automatically use CC4 continuous hihat control with DFHS and EZDrummer without ini entry
• the cell editor and the bar editor drag&drop functions are now consistently blocked if the bar is locked
• various modifications to support MetalPak
• improved e-drum CC4 behavior for certain drum kits

Version 2.1.0 - 10/24/2007

• greatly improved stability
• the interface is now skinnable and comes with a new skin of higher contrast
• added 'Jamstix Classic' style, which is reminiscent of the Jamstix 1 Rhythm Tab for those who loved programming beats with it
• added 'Add' option to brain menu, which allows adding snare ghosts, several percussion elements and a groove importer to any style
• added 'Animal' drummer model
• MIDI output now works properly with Ableton Live
• MIDI Import can now handle 'Addictive Drums' MIDI files
• MIDI Import can now handle GrooveMonkee MIDI files
• MIDI Import can now handle time signatures other than 4/4
• adds missing drumstick samples
• adds additional groovemaps by Brad Bush
• added seperate power variation controls for snare and hihat/ride to the feel section of the player models
• adds BFD kits for Groups, All and Ultra DLLs
• added 'MIDI Play In Jam' option to be able to trigger drum sounds even in jam mode
• added 'MIDI Output' option to toggle MIDI output to host
• added VST automation parameters 'Reduction' and 'Timing'
• added loaded quickstart song name to song sheet (new skins only)
• added 'Extract Part' to bar menu to make a new part from elements of an existing part
• improved tracking ensures Noteoff of last MIDI output note when stopping and also during subhost/external VSTi auditing
• fixed sound sometimes skipping with FL Studio and 'Fixed Buffer Size' unchecked
• fixed limited tom and cymbal usage with external VSTi
• the timing of notes is now split into the feel timing (-47 to 47ms) and the time offset (1/48, 1/32 or 1/24 note)
• Timing, Shuffle, Min Dyn and timeline sliders now operate smoothly
• when saving a kit, Jamstix 2 now warns if MIDI keys are not assigned, or are assigned more than once
• improved GUI behavior when user is moving a knob while the part is changing
• when manually adding a note to the fill aspect of a non-fill bar, the bar is now automatically flagged as a fill
• added 'Mute Accents' and 'Mute Fills' to song menu
• 'Power Hand' now offers 4 degress of hihat opening instead of 2
• added 'Remove' option to brain element context menu
• 'Reduction' logic now suppresses snares if song power falls below 20%
• duplicate part names via manual editing are now automatically corrected
• clicking 'Preview' now immediately previews the currently selected item
• changing fills settings in preview mode now automatically updates bar editor display
• hihat CC4 now works in drum module mode with 'Map GM' enabled
• 'Map GM' status is now stored in the song and not the kit
• when manually changing end crash and groove suppression on a fill, the settings will no longer reset to the defaults upon recomposition
• notes in the bar editor created via drag-&-drop are now locked based on default locking choice
• drummer models no longer remove locked events
• controller selection via moving hardware now also works for non-brain controls
• clicking BAR, GROOVE and FILL rapidly is now crash-proof
• improved rhythm reduction logic
• selecting a MIDI controller via moving hardware and then hitting ENTER works now
• part edit window and MIDI mapper can now be closed with ENTER key
• Quickstart window can now be closed with ESC key
• Windows color schemes with white text are now properly handled
• fixed bug causing all MIDI output to be set to channel 1 regardless of kit settings
• fixed bar preview jumping to other bar in some hosts
• fixed fill composing even on locked bars
• fixed problem with some downbeat notes playing a bit early on systems with higher latency
• fixed error when clicking in the bar editor in specific ways while host is running
• fixed missing or dual MIDI key assignments in all kits
• fixed brain menu not displaying when going from drum module mode to a jam mode
• fixed 'odd drum icons' when importing JS1 fills that use the old tom bounce samples
• choosing 'No Sound' on an already empty sound slot does no longer cause an error
• having no style or drummer model will now still set the composition flag to avoid repeat comp cycles costing CPU resources
• fixed reduced tom and cymbal usage in MIDI Out Only mode
• fixed problem where accents were not cleared during accent recomposition
• fixed channel 4 not automatically enabling when a kit piece is set to it
• fixed various Liveloops issues
• fixed baroffset logic for use with Logic 5.5
• added visual bar offset option (for Cubase count-in offsets)
• importing a JS1 groove with shuffle now only sets the part (not the song) to its required settings
• MIDI import now truncates beginning silence greater than 80% of a bar length
• changing import clip type on an existing import style part now properly initializes clip file dialog
• manually placed fills are no longer removed when resizing parts
• fixed issues when having sounds mapped to subhost without a DLL actually being loaded
• fixed duplicate notes being copied by JS2 from core to non-core bars if they were locked
• when JS copies locked notes from core bars during composing, the copies are no longer locked themselves
• fill length knobs now operate as percentage of bar length
• fixed behavior of 'MIDI Quantize' button in Options screen
• fixed default part being set to 1/4 time sig when using Cubase and 'Time Sig Changes' enabled
• drummer habits can no longer remove locked notes
• fixed 'note ghosts' left in bar editor when reducing composition in preview loop
• limb check system now properly considers locked notes when determining necessary deletions
• when resizing parts or adding/removing part, existing fills are no longer recomposed
• max core bars per parts has been raised from 16 to 64
• when loading a plugin DLL manually, you are now prompted whether you want all existing sounds to be mapped to the plugin. That way you do not need to manually change every sound
• fixed error 105 when trying to open import style loader after done so previously and having previewed some files
• fixed some Jamstix 1 rhythm inaccuracies
• improved event time and velocity offset maintenance
• the bar editor menu option 'Lock Manually Created Events' is now recalled and also set by default
• fixed pattern preview changing host lock status
• fixed doubling of notes on beat 1 during part change when 'Time Sig Changes' are enabled
• fixed problems with playback in 'Freeze' mode
• improved MIDI drag-&-drop data quality
• displays proper message if user tries to edit a bar past the end of the last part
• fixed improper saving of 'Import' style data to project, which also resulted in long load/save times
• 'Quickstart' is no longer a separate window to avoid window Z order conflicts in some hosts when loading a fresh JS2
• fixed 'phasing' on freeze playback
• manual load operations that affect the brain (i.e. loading a part from disk) now properly refresh the brain display
• bar editor edit width now properly adjust when using multiple time signatures in the same song
• fixed no fills being generated with brush player at 100% drummer ratio setting
• JS2 no longer jumps to the foreground upon mouse move
• 'End Crash' setting for a fill is no longer overridden by default value
• fixed samples loading to RAM when changing sounds with 'MIDI-Out Only' enabled
• fixed freezing when doing a lot of fast previewing in sound load screen
• fixed problems when having multiple projects using JS2 open in Sonar
• fixed error when trying to freeze a song that uses a kit with dry (CS) sounds
• fixed error when loading controller mappings on non-brain control
• fixed error when trying to import a MIDI file with more than 8 bars via the IMPORT style
• fixed incorrect limb name shown for snares and toms in bar editor tooltip under certain circumstances
• fixed errors importing MIDI clips with improper pitch names
• fixed immediate crashing in Nuendo on some machines
• fixed error when clicking OK in MIDI Import screen without selecting a MID file
• fixed problem when trying to use more than 10 parts
• non-admin XP mode is now supported by adding NonAdmin=1 to [General] section of the jamstix2.ini file
• added ini parameter to suppress panel mouse moving on Linux/Wine (BlockMouseMove=1)
• fixed external VSTi edit window being moved back when mouse moved over JS2 interface
• fixed missing sound in FL Studio due to improper end-of-loop data sent by FLS

Version 2.0.0 - 8/20/2007

• first public release