
I love Jamcorder. It just works, running seamlessly in the background doing what it is supposed to do. This is the type of device that you should never have to think about. Ultimately, its purpose is to be there to catch your best ideas, so that you don’t have to grabbing about grabbing your phone. Thanks Chip!!!
Up until this point, I would always have to hit record on my piano then hit record on my phone to save my piano recordings and jamcorder just cut all that time and hassle in half. Not only is it so easy to use and I enjoy the fact that I can playback, reorder and save my recordings effortlessly. This is a great device, 10/10!
I'm a songwriter and play just enough keyboard to write. If I ever get something good in an idea capture session, I may never get it again, and certainly may never be able to repeat it. This is Chip's magic niche that nothing else provides! I also more fully appreciate the "legacy" brilliance - a daily memories of moods, ideas, progress. After a writing day I just pop the micro card into my PC and listen for ideas. Really SMART tool done extremely well. Get one (or 2 or...).
I leave the jamcorder permanently connected to my Roland electric piano which I leave more or less permanently on in my studio (=garage!): it connects to the MIDI output, and I connect the MIDI output of the jamcorder to my Mac for use with Reaper (DAW). What this means is that I can play something every time I have an idea, and I have a MIDI recording of it: I can listen to that recording on my iPad, or on my laptop elsewhere in this house, and I can save MIDI files for later use. I really like it, and find the software quite easy to use. And I don't have to make any changes to my setup when I want to record with Reaper, or use Jamulus for jamming with non-local people with my electric piano.
Thank you’ve I’ve been playing piano since the age of four, and I’ve been composing for about 10 years. This is what I’ve always wanted… thank you. You have saved me *so* much time, and *so* many lost ideas and magical moments!