Sadly, after usingJamKazam weekly with complete success for a very long time, suddenly it doesn't work on my desktop computer at all.
I have a 2018 iMac running Mojave with a 1 TB SSD and 40 GB of RAM. I connect a Focusrite Scarlett 4i4 to it via USB C. Initially what seemed to be happening was that when I started JamKazam, it would crash within 40 seconds. This happened every single time. The troubleshooting that I tried was 1) Restarting JamKazam, 2) Rebooting the computer (and only running the Focusrite Control Pannel & JamKazam), 3) Disconnecting the Focusrite Scarlett 4i4 and using my USB based Blue Yeti, 4) I uninstalled the JamKazam software and reinstalled it.

At this point, the best that the situation improved is that it seemed like I could load the program and it wouldn't crash, but as soon as I joined a session, the program would crash within 20-30 seconds. I have been trying different things for two weeks now with no success on this iMac.
I have been able to play in one session using my underpowered MacBook Air 2018 with a 500 GB SSD and 16GB RAM running Catalina. It only crashed once, but for some reason the volume that is heard by the others on the session is very loud and I can do nothing to decrease it using the JamKazam program, the controls on my Focusrite 4i4 Control Pannel software, or mic. I tried the Blue Yeti with the MacBook Air and even with the Gain turned all of the way down, I still go into the red zone in the JamKazam software and it is too loud of the others still. In addition, I never intended to use this laptop for JamKazam, and although it sort of works, I really don't like it. JamKazam did crash once, but once I reloaded, I was able to continue.

If anyone had any suggestions for dealing with my iMac, I would really appreciate it. I wondered if there was something 'more' than just deleting JamKazam that could flush out anything left on my computer that could fully clear out anything related to JamKazam.

As a group of 4, we regularly use jam tracks in various mixes but do not have individual control over volume in personal mix. Only the originator of the track has control. Is this normal or another glitch in the system.

One of the guys in our group has a MOTU 828MK3 interface that seems to be providing a weird output. I have a MOTU UltraliteMk3, so I have some familiarity with CueMix, but I haven't been able to sort out his problem. When he mutes any of his 4 inputs in "Personal Mix" it mutes his signal to us, too. And he doesn't seem to have any independent control of his bass or an audio file volume to his headphone mix.

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Hello all,

After seeing the question on FB a couple of times.

Yes, JamKazam seems to run quite smooth on the new macOS Monterey. It does on two of my Intel based machines.
E.g. running Monterey on an MBP 2015 (i7/512/16Gb) is swift and smooth. No programs/apps needed intervention, all hardware is supported. The upgrade, coming from Big Sur, took more restarts than I can remember from earlier upgrades but all went well and without user input.

!! Disclaimer !!
I am definitely NOT saying everyone should upgrade! 'Every' machine, use case and configuration is different. So is external eqpt that is used. You decide what's best for you.
Just saying it works for me and my MBP and use case is nothing special.

I definitely DO recommend cleaning up your OS/files and running a backup (Time Machine) before any major surgery.

D./

I am quite competent with audio, interfaces, jamkazam.  For some reason I am experiencing major distortion with the one single free jamtrack - wish you were here.  JK sessions otherwise sound fine, everything else sounds fine, just he jamtrack comes in crackling (not audio-level clipping, but rather a crackling).  I have solo'd each instrument on the track, they are all crackling.

Any advise?

Thanks!

Do I recall seeing a way to find a list of people you've played with? Where was that???

CIndy Harris
Pittsburgh, PA

Hi,

My group has been using JamKazam for sessions now for well over a year. Recently the drummer drops out so the bass player can no longer hear him. The others in the session can hear both the bass and drums but the bass player cannot hear the drummer. What is causing someone to lose one of the players in a session and how can we prevent this from happening in the future? We all have ample internet speeds that have been working up until now. Comments?

Thanks,
Jim Wasco

Hello,

I have an annoying situation going on, maybe there is someone who can help me to solve this issue.

Problem:
I am in a session and have very good sound and can see other musicians if they turn on their webcam.
So far everything works just fine.

As soon as I turn on my own webcam (Logitech C270 HD) I hear some sort of sound distortion in my headphones, it sounds almost like hissing.
When I turn off my camera the sound is clear again.
I did disable the camera's microphone without solving the problem.

Does anybody know what I have to do to fix this?


Thank you in advance!

I’m scratching head on how to connect an Alesis command E-drums to jamkazam. 
I’ve managed to get the basic drum kit sound working but what do I need to do to get all the other drumkit sounds working. I’m new to all this electrical tech stuff so please help if you can. I’ve been told I need software like GarageBand but how do I link that with JK?!!

Low priority - this is a UI readability request

The readability of the apps color contrasts needs improvement.  

White/gray letters against a red/orange background or white/gray letters against a green/gray background don't contrast well.  Also a primary red background is visually bold if not overwhelming.  It's difficult to read much less to look at for anything but short durations.

There are plenty of color contrast analyzers.  I approximated the app's color scheme using http://snook.ca/technical/colour_contras...,bg=333333, against the WCAG 2 standards and it didn't score very well.  In normal language, it scored as having poor readability.

That's it.  I still use the app, it's truly great, and I love that I can take lessons and play with my instructor w/o latency issues!

Thanks all and Happy Music

BTW - Win 10, Focusrite Scarlett 2Pre USB, and I use Reaper for the ASIO driver improvements.

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