Helio Workstation VS JJazzLab

Helio Workstation

Cross-platform lightweight speed-painting tool for creating music.

JJazzLab

Fed up with boring backing tracks ? Try JJazzLab!

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2023-06-18

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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.

Helio Workstation

Website: helioworkstation.com
Pricing URL: -
$ Details: -
Platforms: -
Release Date: -
Categories: #Music Tools #Audio & Music #Email Marketing #Music

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JJazzLab

Website: jjazzlab.org
Pricing URL: Official JJazzLab Pricing
$ Details: free
Platforms: Windows Mac OSX Linux
Release Date: 2019 September
Categories: #Audio & Music #Music Generation #Music Tools #Music

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Questions and Answers

As answered by people managing Helio Workstation 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.