JamVox Guitar Karaoke

When I play Guitar Hero, I don’t like how unrealistic it is.  Yeah, that’s being picky.  But it is a lot of fun.  In fact, when I play Rock Band, I usually gravitate towards the drums.  I don’t play drums and it’s just fun to bang around.  JamVox has a really cool guitar karaoke product, however, that will delight genuine guitarists.

JamVox includes hardware and software to make guitar karaoke possible.  The result is a really slick amp/guitar emulation program that allows you to practice and play any guitar piece.  What’s sick is that you can just input any song from your song library to use.  That’s great functionality.  And the Vox setup comes with a great USB monitor that has various inputs.  The result is an incredible package that will keep any guitarist busy for a very long time.

• Revolutionary new GXT (Guitar XTracktion) function lets you cancel or extract the guitar part of an existing song.
• 19 famous guitar amps and 54 effect units ranging from vintage to modern are provided as software.
• Easy-to-use “drag and drop” interface enables guitarists to create their “dream guitar rig” without any advanced knowledge of amps or effects. Sound famous fast!
• A music player feature with convenient functions for jam sessions or practice.
• Import music files to jam along with from your favorite CDs, music library or MP3 player.
• A dedicated USB monitor speaker is included, and there’s no need for complex wiring or specialized knowledge of computer music.
• Two guitar play-along CDs containing 28 famous rock classics.

But the best way to understand this setup is to see it in action.  I was drooling:

Specs:

• 19 amp models ranging from vintage to modern: Virtual Valve Reactor even reproduces the operation of vacuum tube power amps VOX AC15, VOX AC15TB, VOX AC30, VOX AC30TB, UK BLUES, UK 68P, UK ’80S, UK ’90S, UK MODERN, BLACK 2×12, TWEED 1×12, TWEED 4×10, BOUTIQUE CL, BOUTIQUE OD, US MODERN, US HIGAIN, UK MODERN2, BOUTIQUE METAL, MODDED OD
• 12 cabinet models that meticulously simulate the speaker response and cabinet design VOX AC15, VOX AC30, VOX AD412, VOX AD120VTX, UK H30 4×12, UK T75 4×12, BLACK 2×10, BLACK 2×12, TWEED 1×8, TWEED 1×12, TWEED 4×10, US V30 4×12
• 54 high-quality effect models: 18 pedal-type, 12 modulation-type, 11 delay-type, 12 reverb, noise reduction
  PEDAL: TUBE OD, SUPER OD, ORANGE DIST, METAL DIST, FAT DIST, FUZZ, OCTAFUZZ, TREBLE BOOST, BOUTIQUE, VOLUME, VOX WAH, AUTO WAH, COMP, ACOUSTIC, OCTAVE, BLK/ORG PHASE, U-VIBE, RING MODULATOR MODULATION: CLASSIC CHORUS, MULTI TAP CHORUS, STEREO CHORUS, BI CHORUS, CLASSIC FLANGER, DUO PHASE, FILTRON, PITCH SHIFTER, TEXTREM, ROTARY, MOD DELAY, TALK MOD
  DELAY: STEREO DELAY, CROSS DELAY, 2 TAP DELAY, RHYTHM DELAY, HOLD DELAY, REVERSE DELAY, MOD DELAY, SWEEP DELAY, ANALOG DELAY, MULTI HEAD, ECHO PLUS
  REVERB: SLAP, GATE, SPRING, BOUNCE, PLATE, GARAGE, CHAMBER, CANYON, ROOM, STUDIO, HALL, ARENA
  NOISE REDUCTION
• Drag and drop six effect units to freely specify their routing
• More than 100 Guitar programs that include the guitar sounds of famous songs and guitarists
• Pickup modeling function lets you produce the sounds of different pickups than those actually on the connected guitar
• Audition function lets you hear the sound of each program without having to play your guitar
• Use the convenient Compare function and Snapshot function when editing your guitar sounds
• Auto Chromatic Tuner by KORG, with excellent visibility
• Use an optional expression pedal and foot switch to control the effects with your foot

Software Player Functionality:

• MP3 / AAC / WMA (Windows only) / WAV / AIFF format audio playback … Songs protected by DRM (Digital Rights Managements) cannot be played back.
• AAC (Mac only) / WMA (Windows only) / WAV / AIFF format audio recording
• Import your iTunes library
• Revolutionary GXT (Guitar XTracktion) function cancels or extracts the guitar part of an existing song
• Tempo Change function lets you change the playback speed without affecting the pitch of the song
• Pitch Change function lets you change the playback pitch without affecting the tempo of the song
• Auto Change function allows you to automatically switch guitar sounds or GXT settings at the desired point during the song playback
• Loop Play function repeatedly plays the specified region of one song
• Loudness function adds a “live” feel to the song playback
• Use the dedicated website JamVOX-Online to find, audition, and download the Guitar programs or GXT programs that are best for a song: you can also upload your own settings for others to use
• 100 drum patterns are convenient for practicing or creating riffs
• Metronome function is indispensible for serious practice

Monitor Functionality:

The cost will be around $350 USD. Due out in September.