Latest Gizmo - the JamHub

[mayfly]

Hey Folks,

My work just moved offices.  We went from class 'C' warehouse type space to class 'A' office space.  This is a big change for us and we're proud of our new digs.

But - there's a problem.  Every Thursday we used to have an electric Jam.  We had bass, keys, electronic drums, and a zillion guitar players.  All pumping through a little PA.

Upper management said we can't do that at the new space.  So I just picked up one of these babies:

http://www.jamhub.com/what/index.html

We used it last week.  The verdict?

1 - does what it says - silent rehearsal.  We can jam in the second floor mezzanine and no one hears us.
2 - everyone can hear everyone REALLY WELL.  This is actually a bit of a problem.  It's really gonna up our game for the good people, and might scare off the folks just learning.
3 - you have to jump on the modeling bandwagon for it to work.  Not much of a stretch for me

If you are in a situation where you have to rehearse quietly and you have electronic drums, you need this thing.  It's the cat's ass.

 

[Patrick]

that seems really cool and practical for people who live in homes with thin walls like me

 
It's the cat's ass.

never heard that one before  :laughing7:

 

[mmarino92]

We actually used one of these for our Jazz combo at school - while one group was on the amps, the other rehearsed on the Jamhub. the reactions were mixed, we were all going direct in. When the full group plugged in, it was 5 guitars, bass, drums and keyboards. There were pluses and minuses; on the one hand, we could all rehearse; on the other, we spent a lot of time adjusting individual mixes and tweaking things. It felt more like a compromise than a perfect solution, but it got the job done.

-Michael

 

[kboman]

I thought this thing was really stupid when I first heard about it, but I've mainly heard positives about it. Interesting to hear real world examples of how it's used.

 

[GoDrex]

something like this is definitely in my future :icon_thumright:

 

[Volitions Advocate]

Price?

EDIT: Oh, looks like there are 2 models. a 4 "section" and a 7 "section".  which apparently doesn't mean 4 or 7 inputs, because the 7 section one has 21 inputs.  very interesting.

Are there advantages of using this over.... say just using a mixing board you already have and hooking headphones up to it?

 

[Cagey]

Depending on the mixer, you could probably cobble something up that would be close. But, multiple headphone outs would have to be derived from a headphone mixer, and you wouldn't really be able to easily adjust other individual player's levels in your own monitor mix (headphone). The JamHub is sort of a mixer made of mixers.

 

[mayfly]

The biggest thing is that it has separate headphone mixes for each player.

Other than that, you could use a board and a heaphone amp and a bunch of wires.  I like it since we're playing at lunch and it's easy setup - just plug and go.