It took me a while to set this little device up, not knowing what I should have known about midi. Several emails back and forth with Chip W finally got me up and running! It's a nice little unit to record your sessions, and it will help you to compose and edit (if you have the software) your music. I connected it to a multi-port midi hub - which allowed me to use a laptop as well. If you like to experiment, you will use this as a tool.
I like the product but need more experience with all the aspects of midi that I didn't know existed till Chip gave me the pointers.
Hi James, this is because by default Jamcorder uses 'General MIDI', which uses channel 10 for percussion.
You just need to change the soundfont from 'Piano + General MIDI' to 'Piano'.
Timeline View -> Settings Button (left of share button) -> In App -> Soundfont -> Piano
Edit: In the next app update we decided to make 'piano only' the default option, so that users are not surprised by these sounds.
My new Jamcorder is one of the best investments I've made (since Pianoteq) for my KORG piano. Pressing the record button used to be a good way to tense up during playing a song that I already knew pretty well. Now, I just play... Now I select the in-out of the Jamcorder MIDI recording and export it to my DAW. Aldo: Chip was really helpful in suggested ways to get the device integrated into my wireless MIDI / iPad setup. Highly recommended.
Excellent little unit to record midi events.
A brilliant little device.
My JamCorder has been a huge teaching aid; being able to visually see where I went wrong, or where I did something cool is awesome and extremely helpful. I love that I can leave a bookmark with an keypress and come back to that point easily later.
It's also feature packed, with multiple connectivity options, including wifi and Bluetooth. I have absolutely zero regrets with my purchase.
I like the concept and all it would just be nice if there was some instruction on how to navigate the menus and a way to actually delete the recordings that you don't want to keep. I haven't found any way to do that yet. It is easy to hookup but the lack of instruction is not good.
Appreciate the feedback!
Jamcorder does come with an instruction sheet in the box that shows how to set it up, which is all that's required to record. But the reason you're having trouble finding the 'delete' function is because it is intentionally discouraged. Jamcorder has enough storage to record your whole life, so deletion is against its intended user experience and not necessary. But it is of course possible if you choose. See more here: https://www.jamcorder.com/deletion
Hope this helps.
- Chip