Frequently asked questions
In votings, what do the four categories stand for?
- Overall
The subjective overall impression, without thinking of anything specific
- Musicality
Melodiousness and harmoniousness
- Originality
Is it breath of fresh air or the same old story?
- Technique
Mastery of the instrument and tone
What is a battle?
A battle is a competetive jam for two jammers over a specific backing track and agreed-upon rules.
- It is based on a backing track which both jammers must use as a basis
- Both jammers have to record an audio track playing over the backing track within the preparation phase
- After the preparation phase, the voting phase starts, where any user can vote for their preferred jam-contribution
- When the voting phase is over, the winner for each category is determined
What is a contest?
A contest is a jam where any jammer can play over an agreed-upon backing track.
- Any jammer can contribute a jam track
- Each contribution can be rated by any user individually.
- A contest is over when there has not been a new contribution for some days
What is karma?
You get karma as a reward for "good" things you do on this site, but may also lose some for "bad" things.
- Audio uploaded for jam (and jam started voting phase): +5
- Audio used in a Jam as backing-track: +5
- Audio not uploaded for jam (during preparation time): -10
- Backed out of Jam: -5
- Backed out of (as creator): -10
How do I report content?
Please use this link: Report Content