Using Jammit app with Axe FX II

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clshannon1

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Hello. Just got my Axe FX II for Christmas.

I bought Jammit because it looked like a great way to tone match some guitar sounds. I'm having a heck of a time getting it to work with my Axe FX though.

I've been able to tone match off just youtube and itunes and other normal audio apps, for testing purposes. Seems like simply having my Axe FX II plugged in , my Jammit app crashes on sstartup, with an error about unknown format detected. Even if I select my standard speakers for the default sound device, still crashes until I unplug the Axe FX from my computer.

Any known way to actually use Jammit through the Axe Soundcard? or at least a decent work around on how to extract the audio files out of Jammit, into a playback software of some kind on the computer, so I can just use it without the Jammit app?

Thanks
 
I looked at tunebite earlier. I think I was doing something terribly wrong. Was trying to use the "Streaming> save music" function, but I couldn't ever seem to get anything to record.
 
Jammit requires an input/output device to run at 44100hz

The Axe is locked at 48000hz so jammit will not play thru the Axe.

You have to make some other device your main audio output in order to play Jammit.

If you can't get tunebite to work, then just go headphone out of an iPad/iPhone running the Jammit app, into your Axe Fx front input(hit bypass) & record whatever isolated or backing track from Jammit straight into your DAW. Obviously you would use a 1/8" to 1/4" cable.
 
I am assuming he was using the Windows Jammit app. I have had the iPad version crash too. Looking for a solid Android version.
 
Severed said:
I tried that jammit on my windows PC.... what a joke.
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Agreed it is a joke... Though it is out of "beta" now and a official release (1.08? for PC). It does seem to work "somewhat" better, however, it still has some memory management issues and monopolize the sound card which causes it to crash.

I would imagine by 2.x it will be mature enough. Plus their library is slim pick'ns for my taste. Like anything else... in time we shall see? I do like the concept and hope they get it together.
 
Sharka said:
Agreed it is a joke... Though it is out of "beta" now and a official release (1.08? for PC). It does seem to work "somewhat" better, however, it still has some memory management issues and monopolize the sound card which causes it to crash.

I would imagine by 2.x it will be mature enough. Plus their library is slim pick'ns for my taste. Like anything else... in time we shall see? I do like the concept and hope they get it together.
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Ha, unless your a Dream Theater fan, not a single AC/DC or Van Halen tune please. I made some requests and never have seen them come up. The list of tunes reflects stuff they can get there hands on now because the deal was good.
 
I've only bought 3 or 4 different songs on Jammit and maybe my experience is particular to those songs but the isolated tracks sound considerably different than the originals. And I know...isolated guitar always sounds different than it does in a mix but there's something different going on here. Maybe it's Jammit's process for isolating the tracks.

Anyway, I've had very poor results trying to TM Jammit tracks. Nice tool for jamming along to songs or learning parts of songs. Not so great for tone matching.
 
Jammit doesn't have a "process" for isolating tracks. They get access to the original masters. Whatever tone you hear on the iso tracks is the original tone. The guitar tones you fall in love with in a full mix are pure fantasy & the result of great engineers.
 
Sixstring said:
Ha, unless your a Dream Theater fan, not a single AC/DC or Van Halen tune please. I made some requests and never have seen them come up. The list of tunes reflects stuff they can get there hands on now because the deal was good.
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Lol, yeah. I pretty much bought it specifically for some Petrucci and Steve Lukather tone matching stuff. I'll try the ipod/ipad method listed above. I was hoping their software wouldn't be such a bear to work with as far as this type deal. Pretty sad that you can easily tone match like an itunes or quicktime clip, but not Jammit.

Thanks for the suggestions.
 
It is possible... sorta.
I have a pair of KRK Rokit monitors. Set Jammit up to output directly to the soundcard, and not through the Axe. Use an RCA>headphone cable to go from the card to the monitors. Then use the regular cables from the Axe to the monitors. You can feed the monitors both signals at the same time. Adjusting the volume on the Axe will NOT affect the volume being fed by Jammit... which I find nice.

You can also grab the raw audio files and use them in a DAW that supports raw format. Just gotta find the folder, correct files, and rename them to a .raw extention.

I tried converting the RAW files to 48000, but it crashes the Jammit app.

you have a PM...
 
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willowdale said:
All you dudes having problems with Jammit crashing etc....need to get a Mac. I have zero issues using it on my iMac or iPad.
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Right... Just like the other bloke quote above...

I have had the iPad version crash too...
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Don't be so smug. I don't need to do anything. Bad programming "is" bad programming...on any platform.
 
Sharka said:
Don't be so smug. I don't need to do anything.Bad programming "is" bad programming...on any platform.
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Well from where I'm sitting, using a Mac & iPad, good programming "is" good programming because I have zero problems with Jammit.......I think you need to get a Mac or stay off of those porn sites that give your PC all those bugs/viruses! lol
 
willowdale said:
Jammit doesn't have a "process" for isolating tracks. They get access to the original masters. Whatever tone you hear on the iso tracks is the original tone. The guitar tones you fall in love with in a full mix are pure fantasy & the result of great engineers.
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I'm not convinced. I'm aware that Jammit had access to the original master track but even Jammit mentions on their FAQ, "Once licensed, Jammit must retrieve the original master recordings, re-engineer them, and mix them down to work with Jammit" and "Jammit songs go through an involved production process of licensing, finding master tapes, digital transfers, mix re-creations, stemming, transcribing and authoring before it hits your device".

In other words, I find it highly likely that what you're hearing in a Jammit track is not going to be exactly what you'd hear in the true original. Furthermore, the compressed format compromises tone matching quality.
 
Der JD said:
I'm not convinced. I'm aware that Jammit had access to the original master track but even Jammit mentions on their FAQ, "Once licensed, Jammit must retrieve the original master recordings, re-engineer them, and mix them down to work with Jammit" and "Jammit songs go through an involved production process of licensing, finding master tapes, digital transfers, mix re-creations, stemming, transcribing and authoring before it hits your device".

In other words, I find it highly likely that what you're hearing in a Jammit track is not going to be exactly what you'd hear in the true original. Furthermore, the compressed format compromises tone matching quality.
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Yeah I here ya dude.....nothing is ever totally pure, but the main purpose of Jammit is for folks to hear tracks in isolation so as to learn the parts easier & to be able to jam along to the original backing tracks. The idea of people ripping & tone matching perfect quality guitar tracks was never a part of their business plan.
 
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