Jamstix for Mac?

funktional · Post by **funktional** » Mon Dec 08, 2008 3:27 am

Hi
live 7 has external sync.I have lite version that does not have but when you switch to demo mode it becomes available .It just doesn't have saving and exporting .But it works for me I don't save with live I save with jamstix.The demo never expires.I just record the output direct to cubase.With quick control function in cubase I control everything from cubase.(tempo changes and automation)
peace
burak

Dewdman42 · Post by **Dewdman42** » Mon Dec 08, 2008 4:03 am

hmm, that's interesting. Use the demo mode of live, I will have to give that a try

meeble · Post by **meeble** » Mon Dec 08, 2008 12:14 pm

I was considering using Parallel's Desktop to run Jamstix inside of Ableton, then route the midi to OSX using MidiOverLAN CP.

Has anyone tried such a setup?

Dewdman42 · Post by **Dewdman42** » Mon Dec 08, 2008 10:15 pm

parellels and VMware don't work very well, there is a lot of latency and excessive CPU use. Wine works better.

Dewdman42 · Post by **Dewdman42** » Mon Dec 08, 2008 11:51 pm

Just for kicks, I also tried to sync up the OSX version of Reaper with Digital performer and that worked flawlessly over a virtual midi port. Unfortunately i can't host Jamstix in the OSX version of Reaper. The Win32 version of reaper under wine does not sync up with digital performer though. It can see the virtual midi port and all that, but something is not registering with that...possibly a Wine problem.

I've noticed on EnergyXT that sometimes I had to engage midi tracks in the setup screen while something was playing or else it would not take. once I did that it would take. I am thinking somehow Wine is blocking the midi data from getting out of Reaper.win32.wine over to Digital perform in order to sync. Just a guess.

Dewdman42 · Post by **Dewdman42** » Mon Dec 08, 2008 11:56 pm

Houston, we may have ignition...

If you start Reaper.win32 playing and then while its playing and sending some midi data out of jamstix, go into the Reaper Options, go to midi devices and enable the virtual midi port you intend to use to send the sync data to your main DAW (ie, DP, Logic, etc).

That did it, I now have sync. I still have to figure out how to get the midi out from Jamstix to also route over there, but I will say something here when I have it working.

Dewdman42 · Post by **Dewdman42** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 12:18 am

Yep, somehow I got it all working. I have to run to the gym now, but tonight I am going to write up a guide for this and hopefully it will be good enough to get pinned here. I think the key to making virtual midi work with Crossover products is that you have to have some midi data playing when you enable the midi ports in Reaper.win32. I had to hunt and peck to get this working, and sometimes it didn't seem to work and then I would hear a midi trigger a drum sound and all of a sudden working and forever after that working. I still have to play around more so that I can figure out exactly what I did, but for now I will just made the guide and if anyone can figure out exactly how to methodically enable virtual midi ports to work under Crossover, then we can document that. but in the meantime, this works. 100%. Reaper+Digital Performer, in sync with jamstix2. I recorded the midi tracks out of jamstix into digital performer and played them back in DP, they sounded tight. I know audio can route over with JackOSX, so there it is....complete solution.

It does take a fair bit of CPU for all this, but its doable.

I'll make a guide either tonight or this week. Don't let me forget

spitfire31 · Post by **spitfire31** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 4:02 am

Dewdman42 wrote:Yep, somehow I got it all working.â€¦I'll make a guide either tonight or this week. Don't let me forget

Your tenecity and inventiveness are astounding. Respect!

However, please don't make this contraption work so well that Ralph can take it as an excuse to put Jamstix Mac on a backburnerâ€¦

Joey

Mekanik Zain · Post by **Mekanik Zain** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 4:55 pm

I went under Mac OSX past few months ... My main regret is not able to use Jamstix. I am Numerology2 user which works only on AU format software plugin ...
A version for Mac OSX Jamstix VST & AU would be great news for all those who use Apple computers to compose their music ...
I think many of us wish that Ralph can quickly propose a genuinely compatible version of JS with Mac OSX ... Other solutions are bold tinkering too uncertain to be adopted by those who want to work without taking complex paths for only one software ...

Dewdman42 · Post by **Dewdman42** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 6:18 pm

In the meantime, try this while we're waiting:

http://rayzoon2.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4086