TourBus Silent Rehearsal Studio

Great tool for bands who can't practice loudly. Perfect sound, individual adjustable volumes, has made our band tighter. We can hear everything.

I've had my JamHub TourBus for about two weeks, and so far I'm glad I bought it. The device is well-built and works great, I only wish I had purchased one sooner. It is the perfect solution to the band noise problem, but it is also a lot more, like a mixer, monitor, and recorder.I have a room in my basement where my e-drums are setup. I insulated the walls and ceiling, but it is far from soundproof. I wanted to be able to play with other musicians without making a huge amount of noise, so I bought a JamHub. With the JamHub, I can play my e-drums, and I don't even need a drum monitor (amp) setup, I can just go straight from the drum controller output. If you were to use this without e-drums, you'd need a couple of condenser mics for the drumset, but the JamuHub does support condenser mics, as it has 48v phantom power.For electric guitars or bass, I read that an amp-modeling pedal with headphone or XLR-out was the way to go, so I bought a couple of Zoom pedals with that functionality. The pedals themselves allow me to play my guitar quietly through my headphones, or I can connect it to the JamHub and use it to select many different effects or amps. The particular pedal I have also has a foot pedal, and it could be used to control volume for the guitar during a guitar solo, to up the volume in the mix a bit (or at least someone that can play guitar better than me could).Optionally you can just mic a regular guitar amp, but you probably can't use the Line Out from the amp - check the JamHub manual for details.I'll give you a tip, if you don't need two remotes, and you don't want to record directly onto the JamHub SD card, you can save a couple hundred bucks and get the GreenRoom model. You can still record from the GreenRoom model, via USB or stereo output, and it only comes with one remote, those are the big differences. I find that you need at least one remote for the drummer, as you'll want to place the JamHub near the middle of the room and make it easily accessible.Here is what I have used it for so far, with good results:Connecting a Roland electronic drum set, from the headphone-out jackConnecting a Yamaha keyboard, also from the headphone-out jackConnecting an electric guitar, using a Zoom G3X - Guitar Effects and Amplifier Simulator with Expression PedalConnecting an electric bass using a Zoom B3 pedalConnecting a dynamic microphone, directly connectedConnecting a Yamaha acoustic guitar with pickup, using a Direct Inject pedalI've listed some of the equipment I have on this JamHub wishlist:http://smile.amazon.com/registry/wishlist/1DD36PPROPVHFI would say that the thing I like the least about using a JamHub, is the need to accessorize to get the most out of it. I have bought extra monitor headphones, pedals, XLR and TRS balanced cables, power strips, etc, all the stuff in the wishlist. But once you make that initial investment, everything comes together and it enables you to do a lot more than just jam.

I just used it with two different bands. Both loved it. the ability to dial in ones own personal mix is incredible. This feels like it should cost many times what it does because it works so well. For rehearsal purposes it's replacing thousands and thousands of dollars of gear and delivering an experience that is in another dimension. I have tried it with both my v-drums (needed a LR mono out to a stereo adapter), and putting a mic over my drums. Both worked great. Getting noise isolating headphones or earbuds with some good bass response is a good idea. If you are in a band, then you should own this.