RaShMee Posted July 12 Share Posted July 12 Since the latest update, Smule has made a few changes to Live Jams. I have heard many people whingeing about this latest update- 1. iOS users have had the font colour changed to black - which makes it very difficult to read the song titles / chose from the listĀ 2. Android users donāt get the option to choose super-studio filter during live jams anymore!! This has obviously affected the quality of live jams. Whilst iOS users sound like they usually do, those using Android - without the filter since the new updateĀ sound like they are singing from a small box š¬ Have other users experienced similar problems since the latest update?! I wonder if this is just a glitch / bug and Smule will introduce a new update to fix these issues soon?! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RubenKannan Posted July 18 Share Posted July 18 For iOS users, they have released the same update. We cannot change the sound filters in live jams. It sounds raw. Fix the Song book title color issue and sound filters issue.Ā Also, sometimes there is a lag of not syncing the voice over track/beat it's annoying for audience.Ā Please fix RubenKannan 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sty22 Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 (edited) This isn't just an android issue. I have issues with the filters as well even though I am using an iPad. None of the filters in the live jam works! Ā Studio, polish and super studio all sound the same as the "None" option. I also have the same issue as everyone where the songbook text is dark and not legible Ā in live jams. This was not an "update" what we got was a "downdate"Ā Filters are still effective for me when recording OCs but not in the live jam. I am so sick of all these constant frequent glitches with the app that I pay a VIP membership for. Edited July 19 by sty22 To add more context 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaShMee Posted July 19 Author Share Posted July 19 21 hours ago, RubenKannan said: For iOS users, they have released the same update. We cannot change the sound filters in live jams. It sounds raw. Fix the Song book title color issue and sound filters issue.Ā Also, sometimes there is a lag of not syncing the voice over track/beat it's annoying for audience.Ā Please fix RubenKannan I mean it was all running fineā¦ not sure why they felt the need to change things š„ø itās exasperating š¬ 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaShMee Posted July 20 Author Share Posted July 20 14 hours ago, sty22 said: This isn't just an android issue. I have issues with the filters as well even though I am using an iPad. None of the filters in the live jam works! Ā Studio, polish and super studio all sound the same as the "None" option. I also have the same issue as everyone where the songbook text is dark and not legible Ā in live jams. This was not an "update" what we got was a "downdate"Ā Filters are still effective for me when recording OCs but not in the live jam. I am so sick of all these constant frequent glitches with the app that I pay a VIP membership for. Yesā¦ now I have the same issues on my iOS. Well, time to quit jamming I suppose šš»āāļøš¤¦š»āāļøš¤·š»āāļø 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaShMee Posted July 20 Author Share Posted July 20 On 7/18/2024 at 10:18 PM, RubenKannan said: For iOS users, they have released the same update. We cannot change the sound filters in live jams. It sounds raw. Fix the Song book title color issue and sound filters issue.Ā Also, sometimes there is a lag of not syncing the voice over track/beat it's annoying for audience.Ā Please fix RubenKannan I faced this lag issue too yesterday š¤¦š»āāļø 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RubenKannan Posted July 20 Share Posted July 20 6 hours ago, RaShMee said: Yesā¦ now I have the same issues on my iOS. Well, time to quit jamming I suppose šš»āāļøš¤¦š»āāļøš¤·š»āāļø Yeah, it's a blessing in disguiseĀ šĀ Took a break from jamming and sang few invites 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wishchip Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 I've only used Live Jams a few times, but really couldn't stand the lag. Sure I could anticipate the lag and sing to accommodate it, but that's not how I like to spend my time. I know some users love it, but it's just something I refuse to suffer. Allegedly Smule had tried to get rid of Live Jams a number of years ago, but received so much blowback from users that they decided to keep it. Maybe Smule is slowly breaking Live Jams intentionally, in an effort to diminish its effectiveness and in turn, users' regular use of the feature. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaShMee Posted July 23 Author Share Posted July 23 6 minutes ago, Wishchip said: I've only used Live Jams a few times, but really couldn't stand the lag. Sure I could anticipate the lag and sing to accommodate it, but that's not how I like to spend my time. I know some users love it, but it's just something I refuse to suffer. Allegedly Smule had tried to get rid of Live Jams a number of years ago, but received so much blowback from users that they decided to keep it. Maybe Smule is slowly breaking Live Jams intentionally, in an effort to diminish its effectiveness and in turn, users' regular use of the feature. Itās just annoying that one pays a hefty sum and becomes a VIP to make optimum use of the benefits you get with a subscription AND THEN, SMULE simply go ahead and make whatever changes THEY think fit, without even considering the customerās comfort!! what dictatorship and unethical practice it this?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaShMee Posted July 23 Author Share Posted July 23 On 7/20/2024 at 4:41 PM, RubenKannan said: Yeah, it's a blessing in disguiseĀ šĀ Took a break from jamming and sang few invites I do see your point; HOWEVER as a subscriber by payment, it would only be fair for Smule to give the subscriber a CHOICE, rather than manipulating the benefits as they see fit!! when one pays Ā£50 subscription, itās a travesty that they take away an existing facility unannounced and without giving the user a choice!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItsMeRKSinger Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 On 7/12/2024 at 12:25 PM, RaShMee said: Since the latest update, Smule has made a few changes to Live Jams. I have heard many people whingeing about this latest update- 1. iOS users have had the font colour changed to black - which makes it very difficult to read the song titles / chose from the listĀ 2. Android users donāt get the option to choose super-studio filter during live jams anymore!! This has obviously affected the quality of live jams. Whilst iOS users sound like they usually do, those using Android - without the filter since the new updateĀ sound like they are singing from a small box š¬ Have other users experienced similar problems since the latest update?! I wonder if this is just a glitch / bug and Smule will introduce a new update to fix these issues soon?! I have been facing this issue with Live Jam I have reported to Smule long time ago and they haven't fixed it. If a host on mic joins from iOS/iPad/iPhone and the partner you pick from waitlist is on Android or vice versa, the partner gets dropped immediately on getting picked. You will get an error message on live jam screen. Then the partner gets dropped by Smule and have to rejoin back to the live jam. The third time they join, they both can sing. This is the pattern that has been working for me and everyone I have sung with so far in live jam and the only solution is to let it drop 3 times for it to automatically work the third time. This is weird. There is no connection, network or phone issues at either side. I think when Smule establishes the connection between host and partner, it has this bug that's very annoying during a live jam. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wishchip Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 VIP isn't required for Live Jams, is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaShMee Posted July 23 Author Share Posted July 23 1 hour ago, Wishchip said: VIP isn't required for Live Jams, is it? Ā 1 hour ago, Wishchip said: VIP isn't required for Live Jams, is it? You MUST haveĀ VIPĀ subscription to be able toĀ - initiate a LiveJam as an owner, -Ā appoint co-jammers as admins of the jam, -Ā pull / pick song tracks to sing during jams, - AND VIPs were able to choose āSuper-Studioā filter mode to sing during Live Jams (this was prior to the recent update) Now, since the latest update, VIPs too have to sing without Super-Studio filter, just as Non-VIPs do šš»āāļøš¤·š»āāļø 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sty22 Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 2 hours ago, Wishchip said: VIP isn't required for Live Jams, is it? You can open a live jam as nonvip but you won't have access to the paid songs in songbook unless the person you invite to sing with you is a vip member. That person can choose any song for you both to sing. You also won't be able to see an accurate "for Duets" list of songs. I'm sure there are other disadvantages \ but those are the two I know of off the top of my head. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solution RaShMee Posted July 24 Author Solution Share Posted July 24 Ok people, I uninstalled the App and reinstalled it. Lo and beholdā¦ Super-Studio is again available during Jams on iOS. Not sure if itās back on Android š¤·š»āāļø Ā 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMajesticM Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 (edited) On 7/23/2024 at 10:58 AM, Wishchip said: I've only used Live Jams a few times, but really couldn't stand the lag. Sure I could anticipate the lag and sing to accommodate it, but that's not how I like to spend my time. I know some users love it, but it's just something I refuse to suffer. When Smule first rolled out the Live Jam feature I was probably among the first users to try it, and I enjoyed it. It was short lived because I started getting headaches. I realized it was when I was the guest, the lag side. So I rarely go into a Live Jam anymore. The lag may not cause headaches for anyone else but I feel it certainly did for me.Ā Edited July 26 by TheMajesticM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMajesticM Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 Relax! The Live Jam is fine now but the lag will always be ā¦ Happy Jamming!Ā 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaShMee Posted July 31 Author Share Posted July 31 18 hours ago, TheMajesticM said: Relax! The Live Jam is fine now but the lag will always be ā¦ Happy Jamming!Ā Hahah! Yeah itās resolved now š Yeah, the lag is annoying & the singing can be Ā awful, but that doesnāt happen to me all the time. Besides, Live Jamming to me is like socialising with my regular jam buddies So yeah, we are all relieved that jamming has come back to its usual - lags, sudden drops, friends, running jokes etc etc etc ššš» Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Minty Clinch Posted September 4 Share Posted September 4 Is this a bug that anyone else is experiencing? When trying to play some old songs I get the spinning wheel of doom as it tries and fails to optimise recording, then gives up with āNSURL error domain error -1001ā cited. Itās definitely random as other joins on that song will play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SingingFool Posted Thursday at 04:11 AM Share Posted Thursday at 04:11 AM 14 hours ago, The Minty Clinch said: Is this a bug that anyone else is experiencing? When trying to play some old songs I get the spinning wheel of doom as it tries and fails to optimise recording, then gives up with āNSURL error domain error -1001ā cited. Itās definitely random as other joins on that song will play. Are these songs that you posted an OC for? Or are they songs in which you joined someone elseās OC? I ask because I see that same error āNSURL error domain error -1001ā on Ā a lot of duets I lost in the category of I joined someone who let their VIP lapse and they were victims of the Great Smule Purge of 2023 (in which Smule deleted many OCs of inactive Non-VIPs along with all the joins). Iām not sure if that error message comes up on the songs deleted for licensing issues. (I think Iām going to start screenshotting the different error messages and one day ask some smart techie person what they mean š¤. Or maybe there are people on here who already know.) In any case, sorry that happened to you.Ā Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Minty Clinch Posted Thursday at 05:16 AM Share Posted Thursday at 05:16 AM 1 hour ago, SingingFool said: Are these songs that you posted an OC for? Or are they songs in which you joined someone elseās OC? I ask because I see that same error āNSURL error domain error -1001ā on Ā a lot of duets I lost in the category of I joined someone who let their VIP lapse and they were victims of the Great Smule Purge of 2023 (in which Smule deleted many OCs of inactive Non-VIPs along with all the joins). Iām not sure if that error message comes up on the songs deleted for licensing issues. (I think Iām going to start screenshotting the different error messages and one day ask some smart techie person what they mean š¤. Or maybe there are people on here who already know.) In any case, sorry that happened to you.Ā No, itās my upload and itās not deleted; I can still use it.Ā Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SingingFool Posted Friday at 03:50 AM Share Posted Friday at 03:50 AM 22 hours ago, The Minty Clinch said: No, itās my upload and itās not deleted; I can still use it.Ā After I commented last night, I encountered a similar sich where I got the NSURL error message for some of my joins on a 3 year old OC. I could only access about half of the joins and half would have the duets were spinning & showing the NSURL error message. I thought theyād been deleted. But this morning I tried again and was able to access all of the joins just fine. So I guess you were rightā¦probably just a glitch. Hopefully you are now able to access the duets that you couldnāt? Iāve just come to accept that these are the mysterious ways of Smule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaShMee Posted yesterday at 06:57 PM Author Share Posted yesterday at 06:57 PM Happens to me all the time when I try to play very old joins - the spinning wheel of doom, but isnāt followed by the NSURL error. Mine just pretends as though nothing happened š then I click again and the spinning wheel of doom appears again for a few seconds then goes back to pretend nothing happened š¤£ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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