There’s now an app that lets you jam with friends remotely
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There’s now an app that lets you jam with friends remotely

Getting your band in the same room to play can be like herding cats on a good day. Add in the current isolation measures, are bands are left wondering how exactly they’re going to navigate these times.

Thankfully, all hope is not lost.

Launching on the App Store today is a revolutionary new social music-making platform; Endlesss.

Free to download, it’s easy to start for the newbie but deep enough to change how self-isolating musicians jam remotely.

Each Endlesss “Jamm” is a virtual musical hangout with a live chat room. Players exchange ‘Rifffs’ and create an evolving piece of collaborative music together. The jam could go on for hours or you could record a 30-second riff and share it. It’s completely up to you.

So how exactly does it work?

Via the app, budding or established musos build songs loop by loop and it works in lightning-fast real-time. Built into the app are software versions of the gear in a music producer’s studio; drum machines, samplers, synths and FX. It puts these instruments at your fingers tips. You record your work with an intuitive “tap to loop” flow. It’s a multiplayer music creation workflow which works equally well on a smartphone screen as it does on a large bank of professional MIDI controllers.

Every riff you make is remixable by you or people in the jam using the “Kaoss pad” style FX. You can plug in your external instruments like a guitar and sync it up with Link-enabled apps like Ableton. If you are already a musician and have experience, you could pull together a jam band from the four corners of the Earth in minutes. If you’re stuck at home looking to entertain your friends, make a beat and send it to them to play with.

Later in April, Endlesss will launch a Kickstarter campaign to develop the next generation of the platform including an expanded social network and professional features by offering early-bird discounts, exclusive avatars and a chance to help create the future of its features. The core platform is free and offers an additional collection of soundpacks and FX for a £4.49 monthly subscription. The trial period has been extended from 7 days to 2 months in response to the COVID-19 crisis. A professional subscription tier offering lossless audio, pro features and deep integration with pro equipment will be developed as part of the Kickstarter campaign.

You can download Endlesss here.