Rayzoon has announced the release of Jamstix 4 Free, a feature-limited freeware version of their flagship Jamstix 4 virtual drummer software for PC and Mac.
A free drum sampler is always good news, and Jamstix 4’s free version is a fine example of one. A paired-down variant of the full product by developer Rayzoon, the new Jamstix 4 Free comes without time limitations, sign-ups, sound crippling, advertisements, or other distractions. It offers a scaled-back version of the original kit with fewer velocity layers, fewer styles and virtual drummers, no MIDI export or drag & drop; and some save functions are disabled. If you can get around the latter, Jamstix 4 Free is a useful tool for any production that needs virtual drumming.
Of note about Jamstix 4 and its free version are the newly included humanizing features. Jamstix 4 features in-depth drummer limb simulation with triangulation of hand movements, the goal being no artificial-sounding performances. The performance’s feel is being modeled, too, including pocket delays, power, and timing variations typical of a live, human drummer in the groove. There’s an integrated arranger, mixer, and a cool live 3D drum kit for editing and visualizing performances.
Overall, Jamstix 4 Free is certainly a generous amount of drum kit for the price of free. You can extract a fair bit of grooves out of this free version before its limitations get in the way of your production quality!
The instrument is available for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows computers in VST and AAX plugin formats. A MacOS version is headed to Apple computers in the first quarter of 2018.
Jamstix 4 Free is available for free download via Rayzoon (3.8 MB download size, ZIP archive containing EXE installer, 32-bit & 64-bit VST/AAX plugin format for Windows).
6 Comments
Wing Yee
onCool 3D views, great sounds, thanks!
Michael Jackson
onIt crashed due to the .rtxc file (access violation). Tried 3 times to install it. didn’t feel like posting on their forum. I gave up on it.
Singh
onWhat about multi out support? Is it available in this version?
malcowicz
onIt isn’t working
CR Holdin
onThis VST is the single best virtual drummer and drum sound VST all in one. If you are a songwriter who is not well versed in midi, does not know how to program Virtual drum instruments, and needs help making good rhythm sections that flow together nicely for you song with proper fills and timing, then this is the ONLY VST that does this.
Many drum VSTs claim to be “virtual drummers,” but they are simply “virtual drums.” The difference is this VST not only is a virtual drum with great sounds built in, and it has add on packs that rival the best toontrack has to offer, but there is actually a diverse selection of Virtual A.I. drummers.
No other VST in the world can do this, not even a little bit, not at all….so if you are a musician who needs great drum tracks that aren’t monotonous and boring drag and drop midi loops, Jamstix 4 is the VST that you NEED – it is the ONLY one you will ever need.
I got the Metal Pak as a metal guitarist, and that add-on has finally replaced the Metal Foundry as the best metal drum VST of all time….and that is quite an accomplishment.
Dean Roberts
onMT Power Drummer Kit. Its free and makes this seem like amateur hour…