Jam Sessions

Schedule a Jam Session

You play with other musicians on Lutefish through jam sessions. Setting one up is quick and easy.

We recommend all participants be within a 500-mile radius of one another for the best experience.

Note: The Stream must be in a Lutefish session to process audio, so you need to set up a test session to set levels and test equipment with the Stream.

How to schedule a jam session:

Step 1: Log in to your Lutefish account.

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Step 2: Select Jam Session from the home screen.

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Step 3: Select a date, then click Schedule Session.

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Step 4: Use the popup window to fill in the details of your session.

To invite someone to a jam session, search their Lutefish profile name in the Attendees field and select the attendee from the auto-populated results.Sessions require a title, at least one invited participant other than the scheduler/session owner, and a date and time. You can also add helpful details in the session description, such as prep instructions, a set list, or just a fun message for your bandmates.

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Leave the "Do not show on My Profile" box unchecked if you want to the session to appear publicly on your profile; useful for advertising open jams or live streams. When ready, click Schedule to finish.

 
Attend a jam session

You can view your upcoming sessions from the home tab.

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You can also find upcoming sessions in your Jam Session schedule:

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Step 1: Select Jam Session from the navbar.

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Step 2: From the calendar, select the date of the jam session.

Step 3: With a date selected, all jam sessions for that date are listed next to the calendar. Find your jam session and click Join.

FAQ

I can't find the person I want to jam with.

  • Check that you've entered their Lutefish profile name correctly.

  • They must have an active Lutefish subscription.

  • Make sure they have registered their Stream to their Lutefish account. You can view registered devices under Device Setup in your account settings.

Can't Schedule Jam Session (Schedule button greyed out).

  • Make sure you've entered all the required information:

    • Session Title

    • Date and time

    • Invited at least one other participant

Run a jam session

Sessions open on the camera view, where you can see the camera feed or avatar of all session participants. Access session functions using the session toolbar found at the top of the session view.


Session toolbar functions

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The Mixer Panel

The Mixer Panel allows you to adjust session audio. Each session member will have a labeled fader. Use these faders to adjust the relative loudness of your own audio and the audio of other session members.                                        Click the edit arrow to adjust the levels of individual Stream inputs.

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Camera On/Off

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Turns your webcam feed on or off.


Mic Mute

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Mutes the Stream's onboard mic (does not mute the Stream's audio inputs).


Options menu

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  • Activate session live streaming and generate a streaming link.

  • Adjust the participant camera view layout.

  • Hide toolbar

  • Display session information

Full-screen mode

Expands the session window to full-screen mode.


View Participants

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View a list of present and invited participants.


Session Chat

Opens the session chat.


Reactions/Emoji

React with emojis displayed beneath your webcam feed.

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Screenshare

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Share your screen with session members.

 

Collaboration tools

We want your Lutefish sessions to feel like you're jamming with everyone in same room, so we've set up collaboration and communication tools for more personable sessions. You can use your webcams to broadcast adjustable live video feeds to your bandmates, communicate with the Stream's built-in mic and the session text chat, and even react with emojis. To share your sessions, you can set up a live stream for your friends and fans to view your session over the web and record your session to share later.

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Use the View Participants button to see everyone present in the session.

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Talk to session members using the Stream's built-in mic. A quick mute switch lets you quickly switch the mic on and off to prevent sound bleed when playing.

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Use the camera switch to turn on your webcam and broadcast live video of you playing to your bandmates.

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You can adjust the layout of your session view under the options drop-down menu.

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Open the session chat to communicate with the group via instant messaging.

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Hit the record button to record the session for all members.

You can find your session recordings under My Music Filers in the Lutefish account menu.

If you want to share your session with others, you can enable live streaming and generate a stream URL from the options drop-down menu.

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Jam Session FAQ

I can't hear my audio.

First, make sure you're in a session. You must be in a session for the Stream to process audio.

If you see an audio signal coming through in the session mixer, the issue is likely with your monitoring:

  • Check you have your monitoring volume set correctly (large volume knob on the Stream), but don't turn it up all the way as this can be dangerous.

  • Make sure your headphone cable is fully inserted into one of the headphone inputs on the Stream.

    • Test your headphones on another audio source to confirm they are working.

  • Check that the levels are set correctly (not all the way down) in the session mixer. Use the edit arrow at the bottom of your mixer channel to check the individual input levels.

If you don't see audio coming through in the session mixer, check your signal path and connectivity:

  • Check your instrument or microphone cabling is connected correctly.

  • Ensure your microphone does not require phantom power or that you've supplied an alternative phantom power supply; the Stream does not have phantom power.

  • Check that your input gain levels are set correctly and that you have the input switch set to the correct input setting.

My audio sounds distorted.

This is likely due to clipping, which results from setting your channel input gain too high. Make sure the input switch is set to the appropriate setting for your audio source. Then, turn down the input gain on the Stream and/or session mixer until the signal distortion ceases. Use the volume knob if you need louder monitoring. If you can't get your signal to an audible level without unwanted distortion, there's likely another issue in your signal path prior to the audio reaching the Stream.

 

Mute is not working

The mute function does not mute the Stream's audio inputs. Both the mute button on the jam session toolbar and the mute button on the Stream only mute the Stream's built-in mic. To mute your inputs, turn down your audio source, such as turning down the volume knob on a guitar, or turn down your faders in the session mixer. You can also turn down the Stream's input gain knobs for each channel you want to mute.