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hello fellows
I do like and use ireal pro ….
Its great for what it does
clarity , instant transposition
sharing chord charts etc etc
but ….
is there anything out there that
has more realistic sounds/playing
and is as easy to use as ireal ?
(on a phone too ?)
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10-05-2024 04:47 PM
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No, there isn't. Band in a Box sounds better and is more realistic, but is a lot more complicated.
Originally Posted by pingu
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Ok thanks John
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Jjazzlab does a good job. Originally Posted by John A.
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If I'm reading the jjazzlab site correctly, it's only available for computers, not phones. OP asked about phone apps that are an improvement over iReal. Originally Posted by charleyrich99
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My mistake. Jjazzlab only runs on a computer Originally Posted by John A.
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Mapping tonal harmony sound better in my opinion and works on a phone, but it is more complicated to use. It has a lot of other functions as well though.
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Genius JT sounds better but has less features
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bump
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Does Genius JamTracks have a subscription? It looks like it has overcome the early bugs, crashes etc. Here 's a video showcasing the various styles. It's a very high bet to simulate real playing. I think five years from now backing tracks will be killing it..!
Last edited by Alter; 12-19-2024 at 10:32 AM.
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Quartet 1 and Quartet 2.
I use iReal quite a bit but have to wince at many of the sounds. Keyboards in particular. Quartet doesn't do all the stuff the iReal does and it doesn't have the breadth of available tunes. Still, it does have 300 jazz standards, transposition, tempo, repeats. And the tracks are top quality. Works fine on a phone. Makes playing tunes more fun because the end result sounds good.
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downloaded Originally Posted by Spook410
I like em ! thanks Spook
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Is Quartet 1 &2 available for Android? I can't find it in Playstore.
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I downloaded it a few days ago and have been putting it through its paces. So far I’m not impressed. The instrument sounds are no better than iReal, and the polyrhythm and comping features feel weird and overly busy. It does not feel more realistic than iReal. Originally Posted by Alter
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I agree with you , Originally Posted by John A.
I can't make it play nice
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I like iReal a lot, mostly for the editable transposable charts, but I do find the backing track feature handy for practice. The comping track is usually horrible, so I’ll typically turn it off. Often I’ll mute everything but the bass track, as it’s fairly convincing, and that’s all I need for practice. I’ll often practice to the Latin tracks, as the challenge of playing with all that syncopation behind me is invigorating. I wish the swing tracks had more swing, but they are tolerable with the comping track muted.
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The original IReal app was written by Massimo Biolcati, who does the bass parts. Originally Posted by pingu
The drum parts were created by Ferenc Nemeth.
Good luck finding "better" !
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I'm mostly a BiaB user and have my PC connected to pair of monitors that pair nicely with my amp. I've been looking for alternatives to BiaB but most of the quality ones are iOS only apps. Quartet 1/2 seem to be the best I've found so far, but iRealPro is not bad.
I'm curious as to how people practice with these iOS apps that you can't connect to a nice pair of monitors? The thought of playing along to the meek fidelity of my iPad speaker isn't very motivating.
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Bluetooth speakers Originally Posted by Maroonblazer
JBL’s are good and excellent value for the money
Bose are also good but a bit more dough ….
(note there’s latency with bluetooth
about half a second , so the visual
display on your ipad will lead the
audio by a bit ….in practice its not much of a problem)
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https://uk.jbl.com/bluetooth-speaker...a&gclsrc=3p.ds
for a portable I like the flip 6 a lot
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Disclaimer up front - I built JammLab (jammlab.com), so take this with a grain of salt. But the realistic-sound + "easy like iReal" question is exactly the gap I was trying to fill.
I started building it because I really missed that kind of thing when I was learning to become a professional guitar player. Other chord progression editors sounded a bit like 90's ringtones. JammLab uses real recorded instrument samples and you build progressions bar-by-bar same as iReal — pick key, tempo (51-190 BPM), mute/unmute tracks. There's also a chart-reading view for gigs if you ever want to bring your charts to stage.It's a web app, so it runs in any browser - no install, works on phone or desktop. Just launched so it might be rough in places, but it's currently free and honest feedback would actually be really helpful.
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i had it for android and it was pretty mediocre and didn't handle altered chords well Originally Posted by VesaW
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Hopefully you've found it since this thread was created, but Quartet really is all it's cracked up to be. It feels so different playing along that my decisions about which tunes to learn are heavily shaped these days by whether or not a tune is available on Quartet.
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how? you simply enter the chords, chose the number of bars, a tempo and a style for each instrument. once you have one song it can serve as a template for other songs in the same style. i use hammond with drums almost exclusively and i can enter a new song in seconds. Originally Posted by John A.
but the best playalongs are phil wilkinsons. i bought a package with over 250 songs and it's great fun to set up a random playlist. load them into transcribe or audacity and you got them in any key and tempo.
but the very best playalongs of course are real recordings. you can even AI-edit out the soloist and play through your favourite grant green or pat martino records.
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realplay is also very good with great NYC jazz musicians playing the backing tracks. Originally Posted by djg
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