Musicians who own their own private island seem to have all the luck in the world. With no neighbors to bug, they can jam out with their bands as loud as they want without ever suffering from fear of being lynched by a mob of annoyed and angry members. Most of us starving musicians don't have that luxury. Not only do we take risks in getting assaulted by neighbors and being taken in by cops for disturbing the peace, we also fight amongst ourselves to be heard. Somebody out there understands the frustration the bands experience trying to maximize rehearsal time and decided to introduce at Summer NAMM 2009 the BreezSong JamHub.

The BreezSong JamHub is touted as the silent rehearsal studio. Why so? As a basic function, The JamHub allows musicians to rehearse using headphones. Each member of the band just has to pick a color section, plug in their respective instruments, mics, and whatnot, and jam out. Controls are very simple and intuitive so musicians can just plug in, turn knobs and start playing right away.

Is it really that simple? Well, BreezSong says it is. With JamHub, each member of the band gets his own monitoring system where he/she can create his/her own mix. For example, if you find the guitarist or drummer just too loud for you to rehearse comfortably, you can just turn them down in your own mix and turn up yours. The others in the band can do the same thing, and this puts an end to those volume wars that bands always suffer from. No one's gonna say, "Man, turn it down. You're too loud."

Similar to professional mixing consoles, each color section (SoleMix) gives an independent mix to every user meaning that it's only what the user hears that's being manipulated. When it comes to recording those rehearsals, a recording mix section comes into play. Being at the heart of JamHub, the recording mix section controls the overall mix to record a rehearsal where bands can connect a recording unit or MP3 player. This master section has the exact same layout as those in the color sections so bands won't have to fuss over technical details that tend to make professional consoles confusing to use. JamHub did not forget about drummers; the SoleMix remote allows those far away from the JamHub (drummers as expected) to remotely control their own mix from their kits.

JamHub TourBus

JamHub comes in three models. BedRoom is the basic model which has 15 audio channels to accommodate 5 musicians, 5 XLR and TRS input jacks, SoleMix controls for each section so that every band member can create his/her own mix, one SoleMix remote jack for connecting a SoleMix remote (sold separately), 1-R switch for quick listening into the recording mix, R section for connecting an MP3 or recording unit, built-in 24-bit stereo effects (such as reverb, delay, and modulation), and Stage control to give each player virtual stage location in the rehearsal studio. More advanced models such as the GreenRoom and TourBus offer additional functionalities such as GreenRoom offering phantom power and USB connectivity. TourBus, being at the higher end of the spectrum, even has a built-in recording to SD RAM card.

BreezSong will be making the JamHub available to stores by August. JamHub BedRoom has a street price of 300 USD, GreenRoom is at 500 USD, TourBus at 700 USD, and the SoleMix Remote carries a price tag of 75 USD. At these prices, shelling out money to rock out in a noise intolerant neighborhood is a small price to pay.