A complete and open application for backing tracks generation.
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In JJazzLab "rhythm" usually means a music style, like pop or bossa-nova.
🎵 JJazzLab lets you create backing tracks for any song, even complex ones, in just a few minutes. It’s a jam buddy to have fun practicing at home or learn new stuff. It’s also a great tool for teaching or early-stage composing.
🎷 Add variety, rhythmic accents and natural dynamics that keep your practice sessions inspiring. You can start a solo slowly and gradually build up the atmosphere!
💻 JJazzLab is free and open-source, with an open architecture: anyone can easily add new features and new music generation capabilities.
Install and run JJazzLab, then :
Load an example song file : menu File/Open Songs... and select ExampleFiles/BluesMinor.sng
Press the Play button : you should hear the backing track -if not, check the Midi Out device in menu Tools/Options (Preferences on Mac)
Start editing the song using the and hear how it impacts the generated backing track.
If you prefer to quickly create a new backing track from scratch, check out this video:
New (rhythm), practice jazz standards with the best walking bass and drums
Hundreds of ready-to-use music styles () available
Introduce dynamics and variety in just a few clicks, for example:
: understand chord symbol notes and scales (piano, guitar diagrams, score)
: efficiently practice exercices or difficult passages
: control backing track chords via a midi keyboard
: get improvisation guides for your lead sheet
add a break at the end of the 2nd verse and congas in the 3rd verse
boost intensity and slightly increase tempo at the end
add anticipated (pushed) chords
simplify the piano on the first verse
Add to customize your backing track
Attach to bars
Control
and song or individual instrument tracks
: for transposing instruments (e.g. sax players)
: focus on the current and next chord
: text reminders about your song which can include links to files or web pages