Jammit Software for iPad, iPhone, Mac & Windows

[Andy Brown]

Would a tool like this truly be helpful? It sort of captures a lot of what we go through to learn new tunes.

http://www.jammit.com

 

[Andy Brown]

Has anyone checked this out yet?

 

[lookiel]

Looks interesting, doesn't seem to be available yet...
I'm guessing it'll cost a fair amount since they have to pay copyright fees.

 

[ghiadub]

I stopped by their booth at NAMM and checked it out. It actually worked pretty well.

It seemed to be a lot better than the other tools that do this, not sure how it works either eq or whatever, but it did work very well.

The mixer part is very cool.

 

[Hellbastard]

Would this really help? We all have listen to a recording, where there are several instruments playing simultaneously, trying to learn basslines. Do you think that having the bass parts isolated will help new musicians improve the ear training capabilities?

 

[chadhargis]

I'd like it not to isolate the bass, but to cut the bass and play my own bass line. Very cool!

 

[BassMike]

I saw a television program, Daily Planet on the Discovery Channel that featured an interview with the dude who invented/started the company. It will allow you to essentially re-mix songs from the original artists and original master recordings. You can isolate one instrument and even speed and slow down any passage of music. It's not yet released but you can sign up for email notifications and request songs to be included on their website. The software app is free to download and install, but you pay a subscription fee to get the actual songs. The app is only for Mac products (iPad, Mac OSx etc) but it looks like they plan to do a Windows version as well.

 

[CoreGrinder]

I've got the iphone version and like it. I don't bother running my bass through it (not too impressed with the whole iRig type setup... find it very noisy), so I just use it to slow down, loop, and play along with songs.

The price of the songs is pretty bad... 3.99 a pop or something, so I only use it for songs that I really need it for. An alternative is using something like amplitube free and slowing down / looping the song from your music library. Can't cut the original track out though, so you're just playing over it.

 

[charvelguy]

I find you can hear phrasing and technique that you would not be able to hear without the isolated track. Even the players tone and how it is incorporated into the mix, you can clearly hear this as well as any possible effect that the player may have used.

Once you learn the track, through tab or sheet, (it toggles) which is provided in the cost. You can then interface with your device, strip the isolated track with a mute, and now you can record your part in its place. Then you can export your recording (mp3) to use however you want or erase it and start over again.

They offer frequent discounts and some tracks start at .99 going up to 5.99. Considering you get tab and sheet, this is not an exorbitant charge... especially if you use a discount code for some of the more expensive offerings.

* I don't work for Jammit, but I've met the people who have dev'd the app at Namm. Check out their videos.