Download/HomepageSometimes you come across an outstanding program that you just can't keep
yourself from coming back to over an over again. Jammer professional is of that rare
category. There is just no equivalent to it on the market today short of programming
something like it yourself (good luck!). It is like having, available all the time, a
bunch of musicians ready to improvise for you. It can compose a progression, improvise on
one, create an arrangement from even just a melody (yes, Jammer does that too!). It is
also a 250 tracks Midi sequencer capable of recording in real time anything you throw at
it. Within Jammer, you can also write your own lyrics on a leadsheet-like staff, input
chords directly from your midi guitar or keyboard and export the complete piece or
selected measures/tracks as a midi file.
Initially conceived as a MIDI inspirational tool for composers arrangers and musicians,
Jammer has grown to be a complete tool for creating impressive music pieces from nothing.
It will also render any known music pieces in an unlimited number of styles. With the
professional version of Jammer you have complete virtual control on the way each member of
the band will perform and at the same time you keep getting creative variations within the
limits that you set. Everything is programmable in the professional version of Jammer but
you don't need to program anything if you just use the style libraries available with the
program in which case you should maybe buy instead the easier and very affordable JAMMER
SongMaker (69$) and JAMMER Hit Session (39$) versions of Jammer.
Outstanding features: Versatility: I have created pieces ranging from classical, folk, new
age, dance and hard rock with equal ease, pleasure and success. The drum and percussions
parts generated are outstanding. Very musical. The fact that the people behind the
programmation are real musicians really makes this piece of software shine.
Wish list: 1) I would love SoundTrek to add a way to direct and record in real time the
tempo variations of a piece. That feature, in my opinion, would make any piece created
with Jammer undistinguishable from the real thing. 2) It would also be nice for Jammer to
integrate audio recordings. Right now Jammer is limited to MIDI operations only.
3)Individual note editing within Jammer would also be a big plus. Right now, you have to
use an external Midi editor/sequencer via the clipboard or import/export functions in Midi
file format. 4)Overall appreciation: Get this program! Ideal for original Web site music,
composing, arranging or just plain creative fun!
Demo:
Available online at: http://www.soundtrek.com/ The
demos of JAMMER software are full working copies of each version with the Save Song, Save
Template, Export MIDI File, Print Lead Sheet, and Looping features disabled.
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