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The JAMMER DEMO Version 1.40 Release Notes
To install the JAMMER DEMO place the JAMMER diskette in drive A:
and enter the following three DOS commands:
MD \JAMMER
CD \JAMMER
A:JAMDEMO
The installation program will then expand the files and place them
in the current directory on your hard disk. Please read and follow
along in the JAMMER DEMO with the the following tutorial before trying
to use the DEMO on your own.
- DEMO Limitations -
The JAMMER DEMO is a full blown copy of the JAMMER with the following
limitations:
1. Compositions can NOT be saved.
2. Compositions are limited to 16 measures.
3. Looping has been disabled.
- DEMO Songs -
There are several demo songs included with the JAMMER. These songs
are basicly some chord progressions which demonstrate some of the
available styles. To hear a demo song load the song and then press
F7 or click the mouse on the compose key. This will create some
new tracks parts for the progression and them play them back.
Once you have one of these demo songs loaded you may also load
different styles and recompose to hear the progression under
various styles.
- JAMMER DEMO Tutorial -
Get ready for the ultimate experience in MIDI software. The JAMMER
provides you with a complete studio interface plus an array of studio
musicians ready to write parts, record tracks, and jam with you. The
JAMMER runs on PCs using a 401 type MIDI interface and requires 640K
of memory.
Configuring the JAMMER for your Hardware
----------------------------------------
By default the JAMMER uses IRQ 2 and IO address 330. If your system
requires you to use another configuration you may change these
settings by adding one or two command line parameters when starting
the JAMMER.
Example: JAMMER IRQ=7 IO=340
A Quick Look at the Studio
--------------------------
OK, lets fire it up. Enter the command 'JAMMER' at your DOS prompt
and press 'Enter'. The JAMMER will initialize itself and then
display the tracks window for you:
Files Edit Styles Devices Window Punch Tempo Keep NewMsrs Metro
_________________________________________________________________________
# Track Name Play Lvl Vel Tran Ch Comp Composer Style Clocks Bytes
- PROGRESSION ---- --- --- 0 -- COMP PROG STYLE ------ -----
1 KICK DRUM PLAY 090 0 0 10 COMP KICK STYLE 000000 00000
2 SNARE DRUM PLAY 090 0 0 10 COMP SNARE STYLE 000000 00000
3 HIHAT PLAY 090 0 0 10 COMP HIHAT1 STYLE 000000 00000
4 LOW TOM PLAY 090 0 0 10 ERAS PERC STYLE 000000 00000
5 MID TOM PLAY 090 0 0 10 ERAS PERC STYLE 000000 00000
6 HIGH TOM PLAY 090 0 0 10 ERAS PERC STYLE 000000 00000
7 RIDE CYMBAL PLAY 090 0 0 10 ERAS PERC STYLE 000000 00000
8 CRASH CYMBAL PLAY 090 0 0 10 ERAS PERC STYLE 000000 00000
9 MARACAS PLAY 090 0 0 10 ERAS PERC STYLE 000000 00000
10 COWBELL PLAY 090 0 0 10 ERAS PERC STYLE 000000 00000
11 TAMBOURINE PLAY 090 0 0 10 ERAS PERC STYLE 000000 00000
12 CLAVES PLAY 090 0 0 10 ERAS PERC STYLE 000000 00000
13 HANDCLAPS PLAY 090 0 0 10 ERAS PERC STYLE 000000 00000
_________________________________________________________________________
The studio is setup with the drums on the first page (tracks 1-13) and
the other instruments on the second page (tracks 14-28). It is best to
use this format since the STYLE files that come with the JAMMER use this
format. Press the page down key and you will see the second page of
instruments in the tracks window:
Files Edit Styles Devices Window Punch Tempo Keep NewMsrs Metro
_________________________________________________________________________
# Track Name Play Lvl Vel Tran Ch Comp Composer Style Clocks Bytes
14 FINGERED BASS PLAY 090 0 0 1 COMP BASS STYLE 000000 00000
15 ACOUSTIC GRAND PLAY 090 0 0 2 COMP RHYTHM STYLE 000000 00000
16 ACOUSTIC GRAND PLAY 090 0 0 2 ERAS RHYTHM STYLE 000000 00000
17 STEEL STRING PLAY 090 0 0 3 COMP RHYTHM STYLE 000000 00000
18 STEEL STRING PLAY 090 0 0 3 COMP RHYTHM STYLE 000000 00000
19 CLEAN ELECTRIC PLAY 090 0 0 4 ERAS RHYTHM STYLE 000000 00000
20 CLEAN ELECTRIC PLAY 090 0 0 4 ERAS RHYTHM STYLE 000000 00000
21 VIOLIN PLAY 090 0 0 5 ERAS RHYTHM STYLE 000000 00000
22 VIOLIN PLAY 090 0 0 5 ERAS RHYTHM STYLE 000000 00000
23 RESERVED PLAY 090 0 0 6 ERAS RHYTHM STYLE 000000 00000
24 RESERVED PLAY 090 0 0 7 ERAS RHYTHM STYLE 000000 00000
25 YOUR TRACK PLAY 090 0 0 8 KEEP RHYTHM STYLE 000000 00000
26 YOUR TRACK PLAY 090 0 0 9 KEEP RHYTHM STYLE 000000 00000
27 YOUR TRACK PLAY 090 0 0 11 KEEP RHYTHM STYLE 000000 00000
_________________________________________________________________________
Setting Up Your Drum Kit
------------------------
Before we start jammin we need to give the JAMMER some information about
your particular MIDI devices. Lets start with the drums. Press 'ALT D'
to open the 'Devices Menu' on the menu bar at the top of your screen.
Next select the menu item called 'Drum Kit Table'. You should now see a
full screen of drum key assignments like this:
<< DRUM KIT 1 >> Drum Drum Num Drum Velocity
---- ------- -------------
1 KICK1 35 85
2 KICK2 36 85
3 SNARE1 38 85
4 SNARE2 40 85
5 RIMSHOT 37 85
6 HIHAT1 42 85
7 HIHAT2 44 85
8 HIHAT3 46 85
9 LOW TOM 1 41 85
10 LOW TOM 2 43 85
11 MID TOM 1 45 85
12 MID TOM 2 47 85
13 HIGH TOM 1 48 85
14 HIGH TOM 2 50 85
15 CRASH 1 49 85
16 CRASH 2 57 85
There are actually 28 pieces in the JAMMER drum kits. To see the other
drum key assignments use the page down key or your mouse to go down a
page. Set each of the drum key numbers to match the key numbers of the
drums for your MIDI devices. Press 'ESC' when you are done and the
JAMMER will save this information to a file and return you to the
tracks window.
Setting Up Your Instrument Patches
----------------------------------
Now lets give the JAMMER some information about your instrument patch
numbers. Press 'ALT D' to open the 'Devices Menu' on the menu bar at
the top of your screen. Next select the menu item called 'Auto Patching
Table'. You should now see the Auto Patching Table:
Patch Name Patch Num
1 [FINGERED BASS ] [ 34 ]
2 [ACOUSTIC GRAND] [ 1 ]
3 [STEEL STRING ] [ 26 ]
4 [CLEAN ELECTRIC] [ 28 ]
5 [VIOLIN ] [ 41 ]
6 [ ] [ 0 ]
7 [ ] [ 0 ]
8 [ ] [ 0 ]
9 [ ] [ 0 ]
10 [ ] [ 0 ]
11 [ ] [ 0 ]
12 [ ] [ 0 ]
13 [ ] [ 0 ]
14 [ ] [ 0 ]
15 [ ] [ 0 ]
16 [ ] [ 0 ]
There are actually 256 available slots in the Auto Patching Table.
Each table entry equates a patch name with a patch number. When a
track name in the tracks window matches one of the names in this table
the JAMMER will automatically set the instrument for that track when
playback starts. The bottom half of the table is already filled in
with the patch names and numbers from the MIDI General Standard (GS).
The five instruments names listed in the top of the table match the
instruments used in the JAMMER default studio setup. The easiest way
to get up and running is to leave these five patch names there and set
the patch numbers for each of them to work with your MIDI devices.
Later on you can enter a bunch of your own patch names and numbers and
create custom studio setups (mix files) which use them. When you have
entered the proper patch numbers for the five instruments in the top of
the table press 'ESC' and the JAMMER will save this information to a
file and return you to the tracks window.
Pick a Style, Any Style ...
---------------------------
Now you're ready to jam but before we let it rip lets load in a style
of your choice. Press 'ALT S' to open the 'Styles Menu' and then select
the 'Load Style' menu item. The JAMMER will then present you with an
alphabetical list of available style files. Move the cursor bar to the
style of your choice and press 'Enter' to load the style.
The first four letters of a style name represent the main style emphasis
while the last four letters of the name represent some variation of the
main style. For example the style 'BGRSCTRY' is a Blue Grass Style which
has Country Bass. The style 'CTRYKEYS' is a Country Style with an emphasis
on the keyboard player. The style 'CLASFAST' is a classical style where
right hand of the piano part plays a lot of sixteenth notes. The
abbreviations used in the style file names are as follows:
BGRS - Blue Grass SLOW - Slow
BLUE - Blues MEDI - Medium
BOSA - Bossa Nova FAST - Fast
CTRY - Country BRAK - Bass and Drum Break
CLAS - Classical MIXD - Mixed Bass Styles
EASY - Ballad JAMM - Jammin Bass Runs
FUNK - Funk
HROK - Hard Rock
JAZZ - Jazz
LATN - Latin
REGG - Reggae
ROCK - Rock
POPP - Pop
Window Swapping
---------------
The JAMMER actually has two main windows, the tracks window and the
measures window. The measures window displays your chord progression
in a song book like format. Press 'ALT W' and you should then see the
measures window (although we don't have a progression yet). Press
'ALT W' again and you will be back to the tracks window. You can press
'ALT W' at any time to swap back and forth between the tracks and
measures window.
Let the Jam Begin
-----------------
The studio is setup, you've loaded a style and your ready to roll.
Lets start off and let the JAMMER create a chord progression as well
as the music to go along with it. Get yourself into the measures
window so you can see the chord progression when it is created.
Ready ... Press F7 or click the mouse on the 'COMP' button at the
bottom of your screen and the JAMMER will now create a chord
progression, display the chords, write some track parts to fit the
chords, and then start playback of the tune.
Controlling Playback
--------------------
To stop playback you can press the space bar or F1. To start playback
again from the current measure press F2 or click the mouse on the play
button [ > ]. To automatically rewind and start playback press F6 or
click the mouse on the 'REPLAY' button. To start playback from a
selected measure move the playback cursor with your mouse or arrow
keys to the desired measure and then press F2 or click the mouse on
play [ > ]. When the JAMMER gets to the end of your tune it will
start playback over from whereever playback was started. You can
disable looping if you want to via the 'Punch Menu' (ALT P).
Take Two, Three, Four ...
-------------------------
Now you know how to playback a piece of music without recomposing any
of the parts so that you can review the parts. Now lets let the JAMMER
studio musicians cut loose. Press F7 or click your mouse on the 'COMP'
button again and the JAMMER will create a new 8 bar progression with
new track parts and play it back for you. You can keep recomposing
this way over and over again listening for parts you really like and
the JAMMER will continue to come up with new progressions and new
track parts. If you hear a take you really like and want to hear it
again remember to select PLAY or REPLAY since selecting COMP will
write new chords and parts over the existing parts.
Its a Take
----------
Lets say you've found a chord progression and some track parts you
really like and you want to keep them as your 'Verse'. And now you
want to create another part for your song. Press 'ALT P' to enter
the 'Punch Menu' and you should see a screen like this:
RECORDING CONTROL: Record On Track [ 25 ]
Punch In at Measure [ 1 ]
Punch Out After Measure [ 8 ]
COMPOSER CONTROL: Punch In at Measure [ 1 ]
Punch Out After Measure [ 8 ]
PLAYBACK CONTROL: Working Measure [ 1 ]
Loop Forever [ X ]
Arrow down to the COMPOSER CONTROL section and set the 'Punch In Measure'
to 9, the 'Punch Out Measure' to 16, and the 'Working Measure' to 9. Now
when you ask the JAMMER to compose (F7 or COMP) measures 1-8 will be left
alone and new chords and parts will be generated for measures 9-16. Move
the cursor to the [ OK ] button and press 'Enter' to exit saving your new
settings.
Whats a Working Measure ?
-------------------------
Setting the 'Working Measure' to 9 causes the JAMMER to start playback
from measure 9 whenever you select COMPOSE or REPLAY. This way you don't
have to hear the entire song each time when you are trying to work on a
specific part. If you do wish to hear the song from the beginning you
can rewind back to measure 1 and then select PLAY. You may have to
select rewind twice though. Rewinding from past the 'Working Measure'
will rewind to the 'Working Measure' (like a zero return on a tape deck).
Rewinding from before or right at the 'Working Measure' will rewind to
the beginning of the song.
Multiple Parts, Multiple Styles
-------------------------------
Just for fun lets load a different style to be used on measures 9-16.
Press 'ALT S' and then select 'Load Style'. Pick a new style from thel
list of styles and press 'Enter' to load it. Now press F7 or select
the 'COMP' button and the JAMMER will create a new chord progression
and track parts in measures 9-16 while leaving measures 1-8 as they are.
Measures 9-16 will be created using the newly selected style while the
parts in measures 1-8 remain in the old style.
Saving the Keepers
------------------
Lets say you've composed measures 9-16 over and over again and you've
found a part you really like. The chords are cool, the drums are solid
and the rhythm parts are fine, but lets say you'd like to change the bass
line around a bit. Press 'ALT W' to return to the tracks window. Now
take a look at the 8th column labeled 'Mode' at the top. This field
governs what will happen to a track when you ask the JAMMER to compose
(F7). Tracks with this field set to 'COMP' will be recomposed, tracks
set to 'ERAS' will be cleared, and tracks set to 'KEEP' will be left alone.
Of course the composing and erasing will only take place on the measures
specified in the 'Punch Menu' under COMPOSER CONTROL. Now that you know
what that field does lets set all of our tracks to KEEP since we want to
recompose the bass part in measures 9-16 and leave the other tracks as
they are. There is a real quick and easy way to do this. Press 'ALT K'
to activate the master 'Keep' function seen on the menu bar at the top
of the screen. When you do this you will see all of the tracks composer
modes get set to 'KEEP'.
Looking for the Perfect Bass Run
--------------------------------
Now go down and find the bass track (track 14) and set the 'Mode' for it
alone back to 'COMP'. Now you are setup to recompose just the bass part
on measures 9-16 while keeping your chord progression, drums and rhythm
tracks. If you want to see the measures while the music plays flip back
to the measures window with an 'ALT W'. Now press F7 or select the 'COMP'
button at the bottom of the screen to recompose the bass part and hear the
tune played back. You can keep recomposing over and over and the JAMMER
will continue to write new bass lines for you while keeping your other
tracks the same.
Styles Within Styles
--------------------
Lets say you're like any other power hungry MIDI junkie and you want even
more control over the bass player. No problem. Flip back to the tracks
window and find the bass track again (track 14). Now move your cursor
over to the right to the word 'STYLE' on the bass players track and press
'Enter'. You should now see a screen like this:
------ Bass Note Range ------ ------ Bass Transitions ------
[ 49 ] Highest Note [ X ] Transition Never
[ 28 ] Lowest Note [ ] Transition Some
[ ] Transition A Lot
[ ] Transition Always
------------------- Fundamental Bass Styles ---------------------
[ ] Smooth Pop [ ] Cool Funk [ ] Simple Man
[ X ] Groovin Pop [ ] Funk Master [ ] Country
[ ] Solid Rock [ ] Easy Blues [ ] Latin
[ ] Steady Rock [ ] Cruisin Blues
[ ] Straight Pump [ ] Walkin Jazz
[ ] Drivin Pump [ ] Jazz Cat
The best way to get a feeling for how the bass player writes parts is to
keep things simple at first and then start adding more variables. First
select a single fundamental bass style like 'Groovin Pop' and then select
'Transition Never' as in the example above. Now press F7 or select the
COMPOSE button at the bottom of your screen and listen to the part the
bass player writes for you. If you compose again you will hear a new
part in the same style but a little bit different. You should be able
to identify the main groove the bass player is following and also notice
that no extra scales and runs are being added. Now remove the check from
'Groovin Pop' and place a check by 'Funk Master'. Press F7 or select the
COMPOSE button and now you will hear a funk type bass. Once again you can
compose over and over again listening to the different parts the bass
player writes waiting for one which suits you.
Blending Bass Styles
--------------------
Now that you have a feeling for what 'Groovin Pop' and 'Funk Master'
sound like, lets try them both at the same time. Place a check by both
'Groovin Pop' and 'Funk Master' and then recompose. If you listen closely
you will be able to hear the bass player change back and forth from one
groove to the other.
The Jammin Factor
-----------------
In a lot of pop and country tunes the bass lines remain fairly simple
so as to not distract from the foreground of the production. However,
in some tunes you may want to showcase the bass player and increase the
complexity of the bass parts. Lets go from one extreme to the other to
emphasize this point. Remove the check by 'Transition Never' and place
a check by 'Transition Always'. Now recompose the bass part and listen
to the difference. You can even select multiple transition control boxes
like 'Transition Never' and 'Transition Always', and the JAMMER will
randomly alternate between the selections.
If I Could Only Change that Part in Measure Ten
-----------------------------------------------
Heres one last Punch In / Out example. Lets say you got a great bass
part captured in measures 9-16 but you feel measure 10 could be better.
Press 'Enter' to return to the tracks window. Press 'ALT P' to enter
the 'Punch Menu' and then arrow down to the COMPOSER CONTROL section.
Now set the JAMMER to Punch In at Measure 10 and to Punch Out after
Measure 10. Press 'Enter' to exit the menu saving your changes. Now
flip back to the Measures Window (ALT W) and press F7 or select the
COMP button. The JAMMER will recompose just the bass part on measure
10 and then play the tune back starting at measure 9 (the current working
measure). Of course you can keep recomposing and listening until you
find the right bass part.
Hey, What About My Chord Progression ?
--------------------------------------
Using the JAMMER to come up with chord progressions is both useful
and fun, but in many cases you may already have your own chord
progression in mind. Lets clear out the 16 bars we just created and
start from scratch with our own chord progression. Press 'ALT F' to
open the 'Files Menu'. Then select the 'Clear Song' menu item. This
will erase the current progression and music on all measures on all
tracks. The Measures Window will now be empty and the 'Total Measures'
count will be 0. Now we must create some empty measures in which to
place our chord progression. Press 'ALT N' to create some new measures.
This will pop open a window where you can select a time signature and
a number of measures to be created within this time signature. Lets
say you want to create an 8 bar verse in 4/4 time. Select the 4/4 time
signature, enter an '8' for the number of measure desired and then
press 'Enter'. The JAMMER will now create 8 empty measures in 4/4 time
and display them for you.
Editing Chord Progressions
--------------------------
To edit a chord progression you must be in the measures window. Move the
playback cursor to the measure you wish to work on and then press 'Enter'
or double click the mouse on the measure. This will put the JAMMER in
Chord Edit Mode and will display a horizontal bar on the first chord
position in the measure. You may now enter a chord root and any of the
available chord types from the list displayed at the bottom of the screen
(ie C, Gadd9, Dsus4, D, Em9, Am7). You may also designate a specific
root note for the chord by suffixing the chord with a forward slash and
the desired root note (ie Cm/G, Dm/C, Dm9/A). Once you have entered a
chord you may press 'Enter' to move to the next chord position, or press
the letter 'P' to move to the previous chord position. When you are
through editing chords you may press 'ESC' to exit Chord Edit Mode.
Entering Your Lyrics
--------------------
The JAMMER allows you to enter lyrics for each measure in the measures
window. To enter lyrics for a given measure, move the playback cursor
to the desired measure and then press the letter 'L'. The JAMMER will
open a dialog box allowing you to type in some lyrics for that measure.
Press 'Enter' when you have finished entering the lyrics for that measure.
Lets Go Stylin
--------------
Now lets load a style to create some music for your chord progression.
Press 'ALT S' to open the 'Styles Menu' and then select the 'Load Style'
menu item. Once again you will be presented a with list of available
styles which you can choose from. Select a style and then press 'Enter'.
The JAMMER will present you with a message about setting the Composer
Modes back to COMP or ERAS because we left most of the tracks on KEEP
when we worked on the bass part. Select the default answer of 'NO'
(do not keep tracks 1-24 on KEEP). Now you are almost ready to go
except for the fact that we left the Composer Punch In and Out on
measures 10 through 10 when we worked on the bass part. Its always
a good idea to make sure you know where these values are set before
you recompose. Press 'ALT P' to enter the 'Punch Menu'. Then go
down to the COMPOSER CONTROL section and set the Punch In to measure 1
and the Punch Out to measure 8. You also need to set the 'Working Measure'
back to measure 1 so playback will automatically start there after
composing. Now you're ready to jam again. Press 'Enter' to return
to the tracks window. Press F7 or select the COMP button to compose
measures 1-8. The JAMMER will compose a part for you and then play
the 8 measures back. You may want to keep loading different styles
and recomposing to see what style fits your chord progression the best.
Keep in mind the JAMMER will continue to come up with different parts
each time you recompose, even under the same style with the same chord
progression.
Sequencing Made Easy
--------------------
Lets say you found 8 measures of music you wish to keep and now you want
to repeat these eight measures. Press 'ALT E' to open the 'Edit Menu' and
then select the 'Copy Song Msrs' menu item. This selection allows you to
sequence entire chunks of the song with ease. Now you want to fill in the
blanks to do the following:
Copy from Measures 1 Thru 8 to Measure 1,
Repeating this procedure 1 time in INSERT mode.
When you have filled in the blanks as described, press 'Enter' and the
JAMMERwill perform the copy for you. You will then see that your total
measures have gone up to 16 and that your parts in measures 1-8 matches
those in measures 9-16. INSERT mode cause the JAMMER to shift things
down and make room for the new piece being copied. Selecting OVERWRITE
mode during a copy will cause the JAMMER to copy the designated chunk of
the song right on top of the destination measures replacing them instead
of shifting them down to make room for the new piece. Lets do one last
quick example to illustrate this. Lets say in the first verse (measures
1-8) you wanted to repeat the first two measures four times times instead
of playing the eight measures that are currently there. To overwrite the
first eight measures with measures 1-2 do the following: Press 'ALT E'
to open the 'Edit Menu' and then select 'Copy Song Msrs'. Now fill in
the Copy Song Measures screen as follows:
Copy from Measures 1 Thru 2 to Measure 1,
Repeating this procedure 4 times in OVERWRITE mode.
This will start at measure 1 and lay down four copies of the music
currently at measures 1-2. The existing music and chord progression in
measures 1-8 will be overwritten with the new repeated part.
Deleting Measures
-----------------
Lets say you decide you longer want measures 9-16 in the tune at all.
To delete these measures press 'ALT E' to open the 'Edit Menu' and then
select the 'Delete Song Msrs' menu item. This selection allows you to
delete entire chunks of the song with ease. Now you want to fill in the
blanks to do the following:
Delete Measures 9 Thru 16
When you have filled in the blanks as described, press 'Enter' and the
JAMMER will remove measures 9-16. You will now see that your total
measures have gone back down to 8.
Give Me a Good Count ...
------------------------
Lets say you've completed measures 1-8 of your tune all except for laying
down some fill parts and a lead break. If you are going to be recording
from the start of the tune you will need a couple of bars of metronome to
give you a lead in count. To create a few blank measures of metronome
press 'ALT M' and the JAMMER will automatically insert two measures of
metronome at the beginning of the song. Please notice that this shifts
your exisiting measures down by two, so your tune now resides in measures
3-10.
Recording Your Lead Break and Fills
-----------------------------------
Since the JAMMER uses tracks 1-24 to compose parts under the various
styles it is best to record your own parts in tracks 25-256. Press
'ALT P' to open the 'Punch Menu' and then look at the top of the screen
and you'll see the RECORDING CONTROL section. Lets say you choose to
record a lead on track 25 for the whole sixteen bars and you may even
want to play during the metronome lead in. To do this enter the
following values in the RECORDING CONTROL section:
RECORD on Track 25
Punch In at Measure 1
Punch Out After Measure 10
Now press 'Enter' to exit the menu saving your settings. You are ready
to roll now. All you need to do is rewind (F3) to the beginning of the
tune and press F5 or select the REC button at the bottom of your screen.
The JAMMER will then begin playback of the tune and record your part on
track 25 as it goes. The playback will stop automatically when you
reach the designated RECORDING Punch Out Measure. To hear your part
replayed press F6 or select the REPLAY button at the bottom of your
screen. You may want to check track 25 in the tracks window to make
sure it is being played on the proper MIDI channel.
If I Could Only Re-Record My Part on Measure Five
-------------------------------------------------
Lets say the recording went fine but you want to record measure 5 over
and leave the rest of your recording as it is. Press 'ALT P' to enter
the 'Punch Menu' and then set values in the RECORDING CONTROL section
as follows:
RECORD on Track 25
Punch In at Measure 5
Punch Out After Measure 5
Now press 'Enter' to exit the menu saving your settings. You are ready
to roll again. All you need to do is rewind (F3) or move the playback
cursor to whatever measure you wish to start from and then press F5 or
select the REC button to start recording. You can start from any measure
before measure five and the JAMMER will only record your playing during
measure five leaving the other measures untouched.
Remember to Eat and Get Some Sleep
----------------------------------
Now you're ready to create a masterpiece and have a ton of fun at the
same time. Just try to remember to stop and eat every now and then and
try to get some sleep at least once a day. Have fun jammin.
==================================================================
* * * C O M I N G S O O N * * *
==================================================================
We are currently working on the following new features and hope
to release them by May or June of 1992:
The Melody Composer
This new composer creates melody lines and lead breaks
for you according to your chord progression. This
composer has a full screen of style setting which give
you a tremendous amount of control over the parts written.
The Drum Fill Composer
This new composer allows you to specify which drums are
to be used and what types of fills and rolls are desired.
As always you have the ability to keep the fills you like
and recompose the others.
Transposition and Velocity Editing
These two new edit functions allow you to alter the
velocity and transposition of the recorded events on
on selected measures within a given track.
Pan and Effects
These two new track window controls allows you to
set a value for the pan and one effect for each
of the 256 tracks.
PLUS ... More Fundamental Rhythm Guitar Styles,
More Drum Styles and Percussion Styles.
If you have any questions about the JAMMER DEMO or wish to place
an order and become a registered user please feel free to call us
at 404/623-0879 or write to:
Soundtrek
3384 Hill Dr
Duluth, GA 30136
I can also be contacted via the MIDILINK Musician's BBS Network
by calling Sound Management BBS at 708-949-MIDI (6434) 24 hours a day.
After calling, (J)oin the JAMMER CONFERENCE (area 27) and leave a messag
for me with the my user name DAVE CASTLES.
Thanks,
David F. Castles
