Settings Glossary
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Semitones / Semitone Transpose / Virtual Capo
This control will pitch shift the MIDI output up or down semitones based on the
positive or negative value. Changing this value will make it so that the notes you are
playing on your guitar will NOT match the notes being played in MIDI.
If you want to use a physical capo on your Jamstik, there is no need to change any
device settings and this value should stay at 0.
String Sensitivity
String Sensitivity can be changed per-string on a scale from 1-10. It is worth noting
that the lowest note/thickest string is labeled as String 6 while the highest note/thin-
nest string is String 1.
String Sensitivity does not change string velocities (changing this value will not make
notes you play louder or quieter though midi). Instead, string sensitivity changes how
likely it is that a note will be registered as a midi note. If you are experiencing extra
notes being played that are unwanted, change the value to be lower. If the Jamstik is
missing notes, change the value to be higher.
If changing these values do not improve the note detection of the Jamstik, you may
want to Adjust String Height and MIDI Pickup On The Jamstik. (A guide for this can be
found at jamstik.com/start)
String Open Note Tuning
String Open Note Tuning changes what tuning the Jamstik's note detection is
expecting your guitar to be tuned to. It is important that this value matches your
Jamstik's tuning. If it does not, the Jamstik may ignore notes below the Open Note
Tuning Range.
You can use one of the common tuning presets (the most common guitar tuning
being E Standard), or you can set any tuning you like. However, at very low tunings
there may be some performance degradation.
Sleep Timer Wired/Battery
This controls how many minutes of inactivity can occur before the MIDI Guitar
switches into sleep mode.
Wired applies to when the Jamstik is connected over USB to a powered USB port
while battery applies to all other types of connection when not connected to power
(Bluetooth or TRS-MIDI). Setting this value to 0 or infinity will disable the sleep timer.
