a sample work flow for a Song Builder feature:
The Song Builder is a fast way to create a complex song arrangement in Jamstix. Never before
has it been so easy to get a complete drum track with verse, chorus, bridge etc. (even drum
solos!) in just a few seconds.
Here is how it works: Jamstix wants you to specify the sequence of the parts of your song by
chaining letters together:
I=Intro
V=Verse
P=Pre-Chorus
C=Chorus
B=Bridge
E=Ending
D=Drum Solo
S=Solo (other instrument)
M=Middle 8
Q=Silence
X=Breakdown
L=Link
For example, you may enter IVVCVVCBCCE as you song. Now select the desired style,
drummer and kit and specify the length of your verse and chorus (non-repeat length). That’s
it. Click ‘Create Song’ and Jamstix will build the parts based on your input. It will choose
lengths and repetitions for parts other than verse and chorus that are most likely appropriate.
It will also adjust drummer settings to match the character of the part (i.e. Power hand for
chorus).
f you would like to use a single MIDI pattern that you have saved on your hard-drive from
another product, you can use these simple steps to create a custom song from that one single
pattern in seconds, complete with fills, proper part characters and so forth:
• load ‘Import’ style
• load your MIDI pattern (or JS1/2/3 groove file) of choice
• use’ Save Style Preset’ in the brain menu and give it a brief descriptive
name
• click ‘Wizard’, select ‘Import’ as the style and you will see your saved
preset in the list
• select all other options as desired and click ‘Create Song’.
gives you this kind of power to develop
complex song structures in seconds from any compatible MIDI pattern file.