Genius JamTracks - The App That THINKS Like A Band

[@GeniusJamtracks]

Version 2.3.3 available! We made crucial improvements especially to the bass algorithms. Really happy with how the basslines blend in with the piano voicings! New songs added, including "Jingle Bells" arranged by the one and only Jacob Collier. Merry Christmas everyone! 🎅

[@AimeeNolte]

If you thought anything sounded “messy” before, I think this fixes it. Good update, GJ!

[@mpowers10000]

The android version doesn't have most of the features on the iOS. They need to give the Android verion a different name since it is a different app. It is not obvious in documentation, tutorials, or download pages as is obvious from many other who are having the same issue.

[@BrianKlobyGuitar]

This looks like a very cool app... Very cool..

[@rogeralleyne9257]

There's 2 things that stand out about this video: 1 internalization is the difference between the greats and the rest of us!!🙏🙏🙏& 2 how much music you've actually absorbed which makes me work @ upping my game!!! 🙏🙏🙏👍👍👍🤘🤘🤘

[@tiablasangoriti8347]

Thank for this useful info Aimee. Have a Swinging Weekend.

[@alchemysticgoldmind4164]

Thanks Aimee

[@TomMillerJr]

Love your playing! I had to watch the video twice to focus on listening to the app instead of listening to your ideas as you demonstrated the app. Thank you for pointing out this app!

[@lakegirlroxy9852]

Ohhhh Girl I am loving this video, you are jamming it was hard for me to stay down as I was listening to you and eating my lunch I said, self "forget lunch get to the Piano" I can see lessons with you in my future "JAZZ" With this app, How Much FUN!!!! FUNTASTIC VIDEO!!!

[@JulioHerrlein]

Beautiful piano playing, Aimee !

[@LearnBassWithAri]

As always A+ content, Aime! Looks like a great teaching tool!

[@jarnostalhane]

Thanks so much! new subscriber here for sure! really liked this video and your style of presentation and calm speech and voice.. easy for a non-english speaking person. App seems amazing too.

[@cbolt4492]

Thanks Aimee ❤

[@chrisherald2338]

Your detailed review is really helpful.

[@DojoOfCool]

Excellent app thanks for pointing it out.

[@BobSchoepenjr]

I like your singing jazz voice

[@MEOWNIST]

God daaaammmnn i need this

[@lkgreenwell]

I’m already addicted to anything you can do with Lee Wiley’s “Steamboat Tennessee”!

[@leleckeberg]

Thank you Aimee. Cant find Edit sektion . The tune . For All We Know is in Swing , but yours is in Bossa. Regards lennart🤗

[@AimeeNolte]

They’ve gone through an update since I did this video so it looks a little different, but if you hit the pencil and then click the song form button instead of the chords form button, it will give you options for different feels under the style tab

[@leleckeberg]

@@AimeeNolte Thank you. I Hit the Pencil , and then the first Chord ,then it comes up Style and Form. I play Chromatic Harmonica ,I have listen to you a lot thru the years . Regards lennart Eckeberg Sweden.🤗

[@MrSeeker42]

I need something like this for my singing and songwriting. Vocals primarily

[@LydianMelody]

Is the app jazz only? I would love an app like this for blues, rock, pop, ccm, etc. Heck I think rappers would appreciate learning to freestyle to beats that stylistically sound like modern beats but could change and grow.

[@AimeeNolte]

I mean - I think it could only help rappers. They could turn the bass and piano off and just tap to the drums. Might be cool

[@TonyThomas10000]

Great improv, Aimee!

[@ronalbertoroccosan4418]

I'm sticking to Jamey Abersold!!!

[@jameslabs1]

Very cool

[@pedromoreiramagalhaes825]

Does it have good Bossa Nova and Brazilian Styles?I already have IReal Pro and tried Jammates,but i think that the real game changer would be different styles

[@AimeeNolte]

I think those styles are great in the app

[@GeniusJamtracks]

Pedro in this video you can listen to some of the styles of the app. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nqbQl4ZjmLudgZY Looking forward to hearing your thoughts 🙂

[@seattlevegas66]

Hey Aimee, new subscriber here... This looks like a very good app. I would like to recommend that you consider a video that demonstrates strategies in playing with a combo - say at a jam - and using this tool as the band. If you took one standard and ran it through a bunch of the variable settings, it would provide a great incremental approach to help me (and others) attain higher solo acumen and results!

[@AimeeNolte]

I’ll add your idea to my queue. Expand on it if you’d like. It’s a good one.

[@seattlevegas66]

@@AimeeNolte Sure... Here is my step by step plan to use the app. Your insight would be very helpful. - Using Autumn Leaves, and starting with the first A section, - Place the app settings at the lowest level, - Run through the chords, melody, arpeggios to lock the tune in my head, - Start soloing with the key of the song and other basic techniques - Add interest to the solo as best as I can - Repeat with "no looking" at the written music - increase app settings a bit, and repeat the above 3 steps - continue to up the app settings, while maintaining quality - add the entire tune to the process - add other tunes to the process (I always select fundamentals practice tunes from 3-5 broad types like swing, blues, latin, etc.) For me, as a guitarist, the main area of focus is syncing with the combo as they move. I often resort to simply going back to the key of the song and muddle through 🤔

[@dathyr1]

"Band in the Box" (BNB) by PG music can do allot of this similar thing. Their new versions of the program or app if you want to call it that, has so many features, it is amazing. You can also bring in live tracks into "band in the box" along with the created tracks that BNB can do. I use it quite a bit on my PC for coming up with new creative ideas for songs or just to jam along with a track with my guitar. BNB gives me starting points and then I can be creative from there and add my own flavors to the music. Thanks for your video.

[@johng9393]

Miss Aimee I studied with Mike Longo Maybe not quite Bach , who was ignored for a century Mike absorbed the rhythmic revolutionary Dizzy Gillespie The Rhythmic Nature of Jazz is the title of his 4 part system

[@limitsunlimited8110]

Aimee, how did you get it? It says "not available in US Apple store" as of April 16th 2023. P.S. Love your videos!

[@AimeeNolte]

I’ll have somebody reply to you here. Hold on for a little bit.

[@saepiumv3813]

Enjoyed this review, thank you! 😊

[@carson0119]

10:34 BEAUTIFUL! Is this a known lick?

[@brainbrain542]

I wonder if it has tunes like Litha or other tunes that change the feel bec it's built in. And are there places to download tunes that aren't on the app?

[@lillieniaounaki4262]

Definitely beats iReal for me. Far better sound, feel and not boring at all. Even if you can’t add your own chords it is still worth more to me. I mean there is a tone of songs in there, how often do you edit anyway?

[@MUZHARKHAN-vn2hu]

Hello Are there a whole lists of popular jazz songs backing tracks that I can jam with my tenor sax?

[@AimeeNolte]

Soooo many

[@giannibiancocircus]

I want a friend like you. I Wish you well and merry Christmas. Ciao cara.

[@reinhardklamm9628]

Also have a Look to mdecks MTH Pro - Great playalongs with harmony theory.

[@mpowers10000]

The android version doesn't have most of the features on the iOS. They need to give the Android verion a different name since it is a different app. It is not obvious in documentation, tutorials, or download pages as is obvious from many other who are having the same issue.

[@JoePariseauMusic]

It's not on Android is it?

[@JoePariseauMusic]

Oh wait, it is on Android!!!

[@AstromarineCorpse]

Are there any plans to bring these updates to the Android version, or is it basically an iOS only app now?

[@GeniusJamtracks]

It is in our plans to get the Android version up to date as soon as we can. The existing Android version is quite different from the new iOS version. Also, that is why there is also a price difference between the two. In the meantime, and even if it doesn't have all those new iOS features, you can still enjoy the app, as it is still a valuable tool to master polyrhythms in a song context. Check out Aimee's previous video on Genius Jamtracks. Aimee shows some great ideas on how you can use the Android version of the app. kzbin.info/www/bejne/f4jRqoZ4iaeNqa8 Also, you will definitely find extremely interesting Sami's tutorials. Sami is using the existing Android version and he is a genius on polyrhythms and an amazing musician! kzbin.info/aero/PL5Q9DYOI8WgGKn0-sdhWz4k5ISvuXPBui

[@liferelation]

Can this be inserted into a DAW to record with the app?

[@4gcole]

Amy thank you for reminding me of this app. I think I learned about it from you the last time you spoke about it. SO I am going to play with it more. Is there a way to write in a tune not on the list?

[@AimeeNolte]

Not yet, but there will be in the update that’s coming soon. :-)

[@ronfrey5327]

You are brilliant Aimee Nolte of course this is above my head but its neat to see how its done.. my Son called this JAZZBOT after I said its kinda like AI for jazz.. Great when we find the right place im getting a piano to work at this..

[@ISuperTed]

Downloaded a couple of days ago as wanted something a bit more than iReal tracks to blow over (Trumpet player). It’s really good! I like to pick a standard in daily practice and this allows me to vary time signatures and harmonic/rhythmic complexity in a way iReal can’t. This morning did A Foggy day in a Bossa Nova style and turned the sliders up to 4 - it gives great variation in Jam mode and really keeps you on your toes! Then switched it to 5/4 and tried a chorus over that - great fun. This s a really good tool to keep things fresh - thanks to the developers and to you Aimee for reviewing this.

[@Osnosis]

Aimee, are you blissed out, or what on Genius JT?

[@user-sj2vn1jq4c]

How does this compare to ireal pro?

[@AimeeNolte]

It does a lot more. I like it better.

[@phillipholt6005]

Cool idea but I don't need it I have the Spark 40.

[@mikejamieson419]

Her Dad is an awesome actor!

[@tesshogue]

I got it but can’t figure out how to import songs on the app

[@GeniusJamtracks]

Tess, you mean to import MIDI or audio files? What type of songs would you like to import in the app?

[@tesshogue]

@@GeniusJamtracks I just want to be able to import new songs and increase the library just like I can do on ireal

[@GeniusJamtracks]

@@tesshogue There's no import option at the moment. As this app is jazz oriented, we have included almost all songs from the Real Books (and we plan to add some that's missing soon). Also, you'll be able to create your own songs soon, plus a special feature... which is a secret for now.

[@tesshogue]

@@GeniusJamtracks good to hear. I'm looking for more of the Brazilian and Latin as well

[@GeniusJamtracks]

@@tesshogue here's a playlist of tutorial videos you might find helpful: kzbin.info/aero/PL5Q9DYOI8WgGzq60NoBrpw1cO9gRkQ-7A

[@martinmills135]

Aimee, this is aimed at advanced level players, right? Or do you think rank beginners (a lot of us here, I’m sure) could benefit from working with this app? Thanks!

[@AimeeNolte]

It’s a good play along app even without all the bells and whistles. Everyone needs a good play along app, regardless of their level. If you don’t already have another one, I’d say to get this one! It has hundreds of jazz standards and you can set the RC and HC low. Both sliders at 1 or 2. I hope you love it! They’re always improving it as well. Leave any suggestions you have here in the comments. The developers will be checking.

[@martinmills135]

@@AimeeNolte Brilliant, thanks for your prompt reply!

[@johnlambert8375]

Is this only for jazz?

[@AimeeNolte]

I’d only recommend it for jazz players. Unless you really really want to be the most sophisticated pop artist around or something! :)

[@johnlambert8375]

@@AimeeNolte thank you

[@myfunnyval1]

Wow! Brilliant but scarey. This was well thought out, and well explained. I'm off to mess with the app...

[@BobBattyMusik]

Only for ios? That's a shame. Android user feeling left out!

[@charlesparker6167]

There is also an Android version.

[@BobBattyMusik]

@@charlesparker6167 Thanks, was going on the comment on screen.

[@AimeeNolte]

It hasn’t been updated since 2018. It’s still pretty great though.

[@idnemgk]

@@GeniusJamtracks Any plans for a desktop version? : )

[@marg0049]

@@GeniusJamtracks If I buy the andriod version and the new update comes in, will it be a free update at that point, or will I have to buy the program again? I don't buy many apps so this is probably a basic question.

[@raybrown6992]

Genius Jamtracks iOS Version: 2.3.2. I downloaded the app today. Now I wanted to change a chord in a song which was not possible. If I click on the top right hand corner pencil to edit I cannot see a box (Edit-mode) where I can edit a chord, or save my own version with a chord variation. Do I have to wait for an update?

[@raybrown6992]

Every song in Genius Jamtracks is created individually so that each one is as close to the feel of the original song as possible. For this reason, the ability to edit is not available. However, soon, in an upcoming update, you will be able to create and save your own songs with Genius jamtracks. Stay tuned!

[@GeniusJamtracks]

The editable chart is in the works and it won't take long before that happens. You'll get it in the next update, we will leave a reply here as well.

[@musicarroll]

Too soft. You must raise the volume on your mic track to match the ambient level of the recording snippets.

[@easter_sunday]

The energy is not the same. Get in a band. Raise some spirits!

[@steinhalvorsen_]

I tried the app. It seems like a great concept, and the AI is probably good. However, the user interface was so confusing I got a refund after just 10 minutes. It is so unintuitive and odd, even to an experienced musician and designer. I hope they can clean up the interaction so they can get more satisfied customers.

[@GeniusJamtracks]

We are sorry to hear that Stein. Here is 18 short tutorial videos on how to use the app: kzbin.info/www/bejne/b4bImpqwfL2ckK8

[@MarkFromHawaii]

Wonderful! 13.58 usd - maybe after the holidays and the bills are paid. ;-)

[@mer1red]

For rhythm training and bass-drum only accompaniment this seems attractive. Harmony is rarely the way I want it on this kind of software. Unfortunately it is not available for someone who does more elaborate audio work and therefore has a real computer. I don't understand why they don't make it also available for Linux. If the software is professionally written, multi-platform deployment should be no problem. So I'll continue doing it the artisanal way: writing it down in music notation with a program that can play music sheets.

[@codetech5598]

Yeah, I don't understand the fascination with phones. It's like, "You have a grand piano but you don't have room for a laptop or desktop computer."

[@GeniusJamtracks]

We agree with both of you guys. It's in our plans to release a desktop version in the future and will probably be released when the Android version is available.

[@mer1red]

@@GeniusJamtracks Thank you. Looking forward to the release.

[@malzola347]

Any plans for making it auv3?

[@JeffreyRSlaterCLE]

The Android version is not great.

[@ig2413]

Topnotch app

[@jazzis4u1]

I must be doing something wrong. The app sounds horrible to me. Even a simple blues in F sounds like it was launched from another planet and exploded on impact. Tunes are unrecognizable.

[@AimeeNolte]

Check your settings. Make sure the harmonic slider is 3 or below and put the rhythmic one at a 1 or 2

[@GeniusJamtracks]

Well, now we know how music from another planet sounds like! 😃 Here is 18 short videos that might be helpful: kzbin.info/www/bejne/b4bImpqwfL2ckK8

[@atlantaguitar9689]

Great app though I'm still getting my tail kicked by Pitch Bop.

[@TheDesertRat31]

(sigh)..... Amazing backing app Me: android phone.. 😩

[@leepshin]

Apple devices only?! Are you fkn kidding me?! That's technology discrimination.

[@InventorZahran]

An Android version does exist, and it will soon be updated to match the current iOS app.

[@kungfubill4436]

Your really good ...but you do need a band..lol

[@gjoseph1628]

an APP? No! Not the way to do things. Work with people and other musicians. Music is for real people. You can interact with real people. The app does not interact with you.

[@olympiashorts]

And this was the exact time I realized I will never be a musician

[@billville111]

Joey Ramone was a musician . . .

[@ronalbertoroccosan4418]

The songs you picked were boring.

[@TomMillerJr]

They're not meant to entertain. They're meant to illustrate.

[@MusicLiberates]

As a great music educator once stated, “You can only say that something is boring, if you have already 100% completely mastered it.”