American Idol Jam Trax

by Sony

Product Features

• Users can record their vocals, remix their own favorite songs, burn them to CD to share with others
• Publish recordings to the Web, for easier sharing
• Software includes hundreds of royalty-free music loops and samples in multiple genres
• Also includes Randy Jackson's Producer's Pack bonus disc, providing over 250 additional pop music loops and samples

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000IAKIPO
• Item Weight: 7 ounces
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: October 5, 2006
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #37,124 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

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Do you have what it takes to be the next American Idol? Take center stage with American Idol Jam Trax software! It's the easy and fun way to create and share your own songs. Even if you don’t know anything about music, American Idol Jam Trax software can help you sound like a star.

Instruments Drums Electronic, Rock, Pop, Dance, Hip-Hop Percussion Cymbals, Shakers, Hi-hat, Cowbell Guitar Acoustic, Electric, Rock, Funk Keyboard Synthesizer, Electric Piano, Organ Sound Effects Vinyl Scratch, Space and Synth FX Bass Electric, Upright, Synth, Techno Horns Trumpet, Saxophone, Flute Orchestral Strings, Bass, Woodwinds, Horns And many more!

Easy Song Creation
Jam Trax software is a fun and easy way for older kids and teens to create their own rock, pop, and hip-hop songs. Loop-based music creation is how much of today's music is created. Loops are simply short snippets of music that can be combined in various ways to product original, royalty-free songs. Jam Trax includes over 600 instruments and rhythm loops for infinite creative possibilities.

Take Center Stage
Deliver your best performance with this fun and easy software. American Idol Jam Trax software turns your PC into your very own music studio. American Idol Jam Trax software is the easy-to-use music creation and recording software that can help you sound like star. First, lay down a quick background track. Next, plug in your microphone and record as you sing along. Then, click Play to listen to your performance. It's easy!

Fun and Creative:

• Kids can create their own unique songs in minutes.
• Includes over 600 loops that can be combined in endless ways.
• Built-in recording features let kids add vocals or instruments to their songs.

Easy to Learn, Easy to Use:

• Basic paintbrush and eraser tools add and remove music from tracks.
• Automatic pitch and tempo-matching technology helps mistake-proof songs so they sound great.
• Uses standard Windows commands such as cut, copy, paste, and delete.

Amazing Sounds and Effects:

• Provides studio-quality, professional recorded loops in popular genres including rock, pop, and hip-hop.
• Lets kids work with real instrument sounds such as drums, guitar, piano, bass, saxophone and horns.
• Includes cool effects and other sounds such as record scratches and cartoon noises to enhance songs.

The software uses music building blocks called loops -- recorded samples of real instruments and sound effects. Mix and match loops to build original songs.

Easy Music Sharing:

• Click "E-mail Your Song" to share songs with friends and family.
• Exports as a Jam Trax file, WAV, or WMA.

Great Educational Tool:

• Helps kids explore the fundamentals of music creation.
• Builds valuable computer skills.
• Encourages creative expression.

Supported File Formats
Saves: Microsoft Wave WAV (uncompressed), Microsoft Windows Media WMA (audio)

Features

• "Pick, paint, and play" style interface
• Includes 12 complete sample songs
• Unlimited tracks
• Over 600 loops
• Volume, key, and tempo controls
• Audio recording (microphone needed)
• Easy song sharing via email
• Online help
• Quick Start manual

Product Description

Do you have what it takes to be the next American Idol®? Deliver your best performance with this fun and easy software. American Idol Jam Trax¿ software turns your PC into your very own music studio. First, lay down a quick background track. Next, plug in your microphone and record as you sing along. Then, click Play to listen to your performance. It¿s easy! The software uses music building blocks called loops¿recorded samples of real instruments and sound effects. Mix and match loops to build original songs. Even if you don¿t know anything about music, American Idol Jam Trax software can help you sound like a star.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Toy with Benefits, March 4, 2007

By 

Andrea Thompson - See all my reviews
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This review is from: American Idol Jam Trax (CD-ROM)

I have been having so much fun with this product that it is hard to leave the computer. You can really make your own songs if you are creative. It is extremely easy to deal with. I just wish it had a few more commands, such as a pause button.

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Misleading Advertising, February 14, 2007

By 

A. Turner "Mom of 3 Princesses" (Georgia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: American Idol Jam Trax (CD-ROM)

The program, for what it actually is designed to do is easy to use and fun as a toy. I may look into getting a microphone for my kids to play around with, as I am now stuck with the software.

The advertisement, however, stated users could edit their "own unique songs". I took this to mean I could use music I already owned on CD's, which is what I needed. This program will not allow the user to import anything. The "songs" created with this program are mostly percussion.