ok guys i have ssd 3.5 snd superior drums and ez drummer, but i like the idea of jamstix being able to write its own drum tracks, i am tired of writing drum tracks note by note or manipulating static drum loops. so the question i have is can i really jam along with jamstix, plug guitar in and have jamstix write the drum track, i dont mind editing a little but for the most part write itself.

Yes, it will do that.

Whether or not the resulting drum track will be as good as what you could have created yourself is another matter.

bitflipper


Yes, it will do that.

Whether or not the resulting drum track will be as good as what you could have created yourself is another matter.

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You can run the drum software you have through Jamstix as well. The drum sounds are from your software and the 'brain' is from Jamstix. Make a template once for each one and you're done.

I haven't used it in the way you want but the more traditional usage is quite easy. There's loads of scope in the 'brain' but you can just let it do its thing if you want.

I've been a JS user for quite a few years and in that time I have never actually used the "jam along" mode. It is there and I would assume it works fine. How well it works could probably be debated......

I use it to create tracks based on existing midi tracks or jam to a style, with a drummer and kit selected and set the tempo.  In a case like that where JS is jamming to the midi beat.... it creates some fairly decent tracks..... but like everything a computer tends to create, no matter how smart the software is, you, in the end, will still need to edit it and massage it into something that really fits what you want. 

In the jam to a style mode.... it will create based on the settings and you can actually jam along with it playing at a constant tempo. I think the record function has to be on.....or a track needs to exist with something in it because my Sonar won't let JS do it's thing with only JS in a track and nothing else in the project. 

Hope that helps you.  Pop in on the Jamstix forum and see what they are saying over there. 

 To be honest, for the jam along feature,  I think Jamstix 2 is better than 3.

I'd say buy Jamstix - I've been a very happy user since V1, and while there was some resistance, on my part, to V3, I'm pretty happy with it now. I still think the V2 interface was a tad easier to navigate, but that's picking nits.

As has been mentioned, there are two ways to use Jamstix:

1) You can let it write the part. It is still a rules-based approach, but it certainly seems to 'listen' to the tracks you ask it to listen to. Even if you don't use the 'listen' feature there is a TON of flexibility in the rules.

2) You can use it to humanize an existing part. I would put it at the top of the list of humanizing tools. And again, you can control how much it changes with the rules.

Mostly I work with patterns that I've roughed out ahead of time. But I have just let it rip, and I've been very happy with the results. Not to say that there was no tweaking, but it was still quicker than starting from scratch!

I was thinking of getting Jamstix........I have so many midi files, drum programs, etc. and alot of the midis are just too over the top for me....how is JS when it comes to creating fills?