Ever since I got my Google Chrome OS CR-48 I have looked for web replacements of desktop programs. There up till now have no real comparison to music creation program Sony Acid. There are many other programs out there FL Studio comes to mind first. But none is as easy and to the point as Sony Acid. I was over joyed to find a web replacement as I have limited myself only using my iPad and the CR-48 for at least two months.
Ujam is a sophisticated Web-based music creation site which lets even tone-deaf people to compose songs. During their demo at Disrupt, angel investor Chris Sacca, who was one of the judges, took it upon himself to test the application onstage. Now you can try it too. Ujam came out of private alpha last week and is allowing a set number of new users in every day.
All you do is hum, whistle, or sing, and Ujam can turn your voice into nearly any instrument and fix it so that it is in tune. You can also upload your own pre-recorded tracks or pick pre-existing tracks on Ujam from different styles of music. The Ujam music editor lets you change the instruments, tempo, pitch, and mix between vocals and music to create your own composition. Once you are done, you can save your songs and download them as MP3s for sharing.
Ujam is putting up a bunch of tutorial videos to help new users navigate the site. Right now all you can do is pretty much create and edit music. Ujam has many improvements planned, such as giving would-be musicians the ability to lay down multiple tracks. Out of the gate, it is a pretty impressive standalone Web-based music editor. Give it a shot, tell us what you think in comments.