The Jamstik MIDI Guitar controller has been around for quite some time now, so it was interesting to me to see how little information there was to find about its actual MIDI/MPE capabilities. Neither scouring the Internet nor reaching out to Jamstik’s own support provided any real answers. But instead of hard answers, the good guys over at Jamstik provided me with something even better, the opportunity to find out for myself. So they kindly sent me this Jamstik to test, to set up with a breath controller, and to find the answers to all the questions I had. And there were a lot of questions. I have just barely scraped the surface here by using the breath controller and checking the MPE dimensions covered by their use of a ”String envelope” Aftertouch concept. There is so much more, but we need to start somewhere.

0.00 Introduction
0:44 Unboxing
1:44 Ample Sound Upright Bass
2:48 Sample Modeling Trumpet 3 with a Breath Controller
4:08 Breath Controller Bite Function for Bass Clarinet "Overblow" effect
5:25 Sample Modeling Solo/Ensemble strings "faux" MPE setup
5:45 Add a BlueArp Arpeggiator
6:15 Tapping the Jamstik with a Piano and real-time retuning software
7:30 Layering and triggering sounds in GigPerformer using Jamstik
8:33 Retuning your fretboard with Wilsonic
9:00 Using MIDI with retuning over pedal together with the Jamstik standard audio jack.
10:20 Setting up with a breath controller
11:15 Setting up with a breath controller in the Jamstik Creator
17:00 MPE - MIDI Polyphonic Expression
19:00 Jamstik's three way of sending MIDI
19.32 The three transmissions compared
20:00 Jamstik's unorthodox use of CC7 and CC11?
21:05 Setting up the Jamstik String Envelope with the Jamstik MIDI preset in SWAM Alto sax - Expression CC11
24:37 Using the Jamstik String Envelope with the SWAM Alto sax - Volume CC7
25:20 What happens with "expression" when using Bluetooth or TRS-MIDI
27.!3 Switching between SLIDE and PPRESS: using the Roli Equator 2
27:36 The Roli Seaboard MPE Gestures/dimensions
29:25 The Jamstik and Equator 2
30:30 Adjusting the shape of the curves for a different String Envelope interpretation
32:45 Final thoughts and wishes for Jamstik's future development: a second String Envelope, perhaps, and a revamped Bluetooth and TRS MIDI Transmission to also include the String Envelope.
34:40 Outro, See ya and Bye.

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Other Gear used:

BBC2 Breath controller from TEControl
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CME WIDI Uhost/WIDI Master
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Roli Seaboard/Equator 2
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Software from:

Ample Sound
Upright bass
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Audio Modeling
Soprano/Alto Saxophones
Bass Clarinet
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Sample Modeling
Solo/Ensable Strings
The Trumpet3
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VI Labs
Ravenscroft 275
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Infinitone 2
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Softube
Model 77
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Synapse
HZ Legend
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Dawesome
Myth
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BlueArp
www.omg-instruments.com

JB Audio
MPEfy
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