MC5 and JamStix2 -

Re:MC5 and JamStix2 - (JD1813)

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:22:35 GMT

Many thanks, guys. I haven't taken time to go to the site yet (gotta find my registration info), but I do know that there's several updates that have come out since I bought the ver 2.0, I think there's 2.5.2 so I'll go through all that first. I'll check back and post results, thanks again!

Re:MC5 and JamStix2 - (DaveElson)

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:49:26 GMT

I agree that contacting Ralph may be the best idea. He may ask for the RDZlog.txt file, possibly in your My Documents folder.
IIRC Jamstix doesn't check for updates on startup, although I may be wrong. Jamstix is working fine fofr me in MC5.

Re:MC5 and JamStix2 - (Guitarhacker)

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:36:19 GMT

Be sure you go to your Jamstix page and see if there are updates you need. I do not remember the latest release number but it you're getting a notice.... I'd at least check it out.

The system should be running stable... the pop up window is just a notice.... and you could ignore it forever if you wanted.

Crashes and memory dumps.... I have accepted them as "par for the course" with windows based recording. Back up and save often. Reboot when necessary.

Re:MC5 and JamStix2 - (Robomusic)

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:33:22 GMT

That is a tuffy John, I would go to rayzoon and ask Ralph if he can help you flush that one out. he is pretty solid on that stuff.

MC5 and JamStix2 - (JD1813)

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:20:26 GMT

This weekend I installed JamStix2 (full version) and tried it in MC5. The installation went fine, and the soft synth loads correctly into a project. I fooled around a bit with a previous song project, muting the drums kit I had and allowing JamStix2 to jam along, and also picked through various options or presets. I was surprised that I couldn't find anything that was even close to the groove I was after, and it looks like to use it I'd have to do a lot of manual editing. However that's not the reason for the post -

after I had left it alone for a few minutes while reading some of the docs on it, my system crashed. Or more accurately, it crashed my MC5 - it closed out gracefully at least, and my Windows OS was fine - I took the precaution of shutting the PC down, then bringing it all back up again clean. This time (and every time now subsequent), as my MC5 loads I get a popup that says that I need to run the JamStix2 updater. What's that and where is it run from, anybody know?

After I clear the message, MC5 runs OK, but I don't know if it's really running stable. I do not have the demo version installed under it, this is the full product. Aside from the initial install and the download of the default kit, I think that's all I've done. Appreciate any tips from those of you who use it. This is the 2nd attempt I've made to install it since I bought it many months ago when I ran MC4, because I had a lot of problems with it initially too, so decided to stay away from it. I've since reloaded/reinstalled the OS (Win XP Pro Sp3) with MC5 so it's a clean installation. Thanks for any tips. " />