ChordPic VS JJazzLab

JJazzLab

Fed up with boring backing tracks ? Try JJazzLab!

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2023-09-09

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2023-12-29
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2023-12-29

JJazzLab is a free and open-source application which automatically generates backing tracks for any song.

You type in chord symbols, select a rhythm (style), then JJazzLab generates a complete backing track with drums, bass, guitar, keyboard, strings, etc. JJazzLab can read Yamaha style files, which gives you access to thousands of free styles.

JJazzLab creates realistic and non-boring backing tracks, which can be easily customized even for complex songs.

ChordPic

Website: chordpic.com
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JJazzLab

Website: jjazzlab.org
Pricing URL: Official JJazzLab Pricing
$ Details: free
Platforms: Windows Mac OSX Linux
Release Date: 2019 September

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Category Popularity

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Music

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Music

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Audio & Music

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Audio & Music

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Design Tools

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Questions and Answers

As answered by people managing ChordPic and JJazzLab.

What makes your product unique?

JJazzLab's answer:

You can start a solo slowly and gradually build up the atmosphere!
Realistic, non-boring, and easily customizable backing tracks even for complex songs
Free and open-source application with an extensible plugin-based architecture

Why should a person choose your product over its competitors?

JJazzLab's answer:

It's free, it's simple yet powerful and constantly evolving.

How would you describe your primary audience?

JJazzLab's answer:

Musicians who want to have fun practicing their instrument
Music teachers
Developers and researchers who need a platform to easily experiment new music algorithms

What's the story behind your product?

JJazzLab's answer:

As a jazz/funk pianist I have tried most of the auto-accompaniment or backing tracks apps (Band In a Box, etc). They are good indeed and I had some fun at first, but I quickly got frustrated: I missed the intensity dynamics which help develop interesting solos. I was aware that a program will never match a real band, but I had a few ideas how to do better. That’s why I decided to start developing JJazzLab.

Which are the primary technologies used for building your product?

JJazzLab's answer:

Java, Apache Netbeans platform.

Who are some of the biggest customers of your product?

JJazzLab's answer:

JJazzLab has more than 25000 individual users across the world

User comments

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Social recommendations and mentions

Based on our record, ChordPic seems to be more popular. It has been mentiond 2 times since March 2021. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.

ChordPic mentions (2)

What could be causing this issue?
I am having issues with this webapp I am trying to make, here is a link to my code. This tool is meant to be for making chord diagrams for a guitar, see this is my inspiration The issue I am having right now is when I click on the vertical line between the horizontal lines it is supposed to add a solid circle representing that a finger is going on that spot of the fretboard. What I want is that when you click that... Source: about 1 year ago
useful websites and app suggestions
Https://chordpic.com/ : very useful site for creating your own chordboxes. Source: over 1 year ago