Is anyone using JamKazam?

[backtobass]

I wasn't sure where to post this so, Moderators please let me know if there is a more appropriate area.

Is anyone using the JamKazam service? One of the bands I'm in is really having a tough time coordinating rehearsal time. We're only about 30 min away from each other, but between wives, work and kids its tough. I've seen this service and was thinking it would be better than nothing. Even for short arrangement practices/ conferencing it would help.

While I have the gear to do it (I think), the other guys would have to invest. I've only seen one review that was a year old and the rest all seem to be from the service itself.

Has anyone tried it recently AND found it useful consistently?

We probably wouldn't be investing in their "Jamblaster" and would just be using regular interfaces.

We are all in a large city/ metropolitan area with strong internet infrastructure so I'm not worried about that part.

Thanks for the input.

 

[cornfarmer]

I'm curious too, but I'll be damned if I can't find any info on their pricing.

EDIT: found money info:

How much does this service cost?
You can play music with as many friends as you want too, as often as you want to, and for as long as you want to – and that is FREE. We’re also planning to provide a limited amount of cloud recording and live session broadcast services FREE. We do have plans for <b>optional</b> premium services that can generate revenue for the company, and we hope that you’ll love our products, love our company, see value in our optional products, and choose to buy some of those to help us stay in business and keep it all going and growing.

 

[backtobass]

I didn't even think about the pricing. I think what I'll end up doing is downloading the app and giving it a try. Both my guitar player and I have interfaces so may as well. I'll be sure to file a review.

 

[mike4bass]

Hi Backtobass,
Did you try Jamkazam in the meantime?

 

[ddnidd1]

Generally the biggest drawback to this approach is latency. There are a number of factors that will contribute to latency that are out of the users' control.

If it worked well, it would be a huge hit, which its not.

Anyway here are some previous posts.

Search Results for Query: Jamkazam | TalkBass.com

 

[JoeJeffries.com]

JamKazam user experiences vary (I find it due to how each users interface is configured... for the best results, time needs to be spent configuring each interface that will be used in a JamKazam session) but, recently the platform has received an upgrade that greatly enhances the quality. Here's an example of a 100% improvised (rock) live jam with the bassist in Denver, CO, the guitarist in San Francisco, CA and the Drummer in Vancouver, Canada (note, three multi-track wav files were exported at the end of the JamKazam session and dropped into a DAW for mastering): SupermassiveMomentum LIVE 12.8.2017