JambaLaya MIDI Performance Software For Macintosh OS X

Check the release notes. The big change is dealing with change. Jambalaya is much more graceful in dealing with transient loss of a midi device. If a midi device is unplugged, the users of the device are unassigned, but remember their previous assignments. If the device comes back and they haven't been fiddled with, they will reconnect.

The big new feature here is Stereo o o o o o. Previous versions mixed left and right signals together so that both outputs were the same on the assumption that most live PA's are mono and sounds that incorporate panning effects would sound odd if you only heard one side. In particular, I liked dual mono outputs because I could send one to my amp as a monitor and the other to the main board.

I found some problems with 1.1.3 on Leopard systems - CoreAudio initialization errors prevented the default empty document from being created. A little fiddling around and I got it to work. There is otherwise nothing new in this release.

If you have a working 1.1.3, you don't need to update. If you have a gig tonight and your JambaLaya is working, don't upgrade. If you have no pressing engagements and you just like to be up to date, by all means download the latest version.

JambaLaya now supports MIDI control mappings for Next Song, Previous Song, Next Set, Previous Set, and Select Song Number X in Set. They can be set up in the MIDI Learn window.

Also, the Mute and Solo buttons have been fixed.

Download the new version or choose JambaLaya->Check for Updates.

Download the new version.

Users have been having problems selecting an Audio IO Device using the standard sound picker and admittedly the out of the box experience wasn't great (cryptic error dialog with just a Quit button).

Now, JambaLaya will ask what IO Device you want if you don't have one selected. Or you can switch at any time by choosing "Change Audio Device..." from the JambaLaya menu.

Also fixed a crash related to opening new files.