Jam Studio VR

I played this on the Oculus Rift with Touch controllers and only had a slight problem which may be unrelated to the Rift. I initially started this game from Steam VR and it failed to load up. I then started straight from the app itself and it worked fine. The main problem is that the game menu starts behind you. I do recommend at least a small roomscale setup because some of the items you need to grab are more than arm's length away.
I bought this on the Fall sale and thought this might be a game I would refund because I was very precarious about buying it. It didn't look very fun because it looked way too simplistic and targeted for kids, one of the vidoes on the store page (the kid playing the game) is especially cringe worthy. But I love music games so I thought I'd take a chance. As soon as I started playing the game, the chances of a refund went down the drain as I instantly started having fun. I think I might look cringe worthy playing this game to outsiders, but being inside the VR world and touching these buttons that make all kinds of sounds is just an amazing experience.
You aren't playing a musical instrument. You aren't going to learn music from this game. But what this game does do, is make it easy for anybody to create music. And yes, you are creating music. It's not some static experience, you are the one in control of the musical experience. From just a few sounds, you will control where the music goes. And most of the time, whatever you are creating will sound pretty freaking good. And It may encourage you to learn music, because it definitely increases my music appreciation being in this VR world.
I'm still not sure if there's a way to make a sound loop without your touch. I would like that option. Obviously, otherwise you're limited by your two hands. There's many instruments and sounds to play. There's several VR environments to play them in. There's realistic looking instruments you can play. There's also just icons you pick up that will play that sound. One of my favorite sets to play was the dubstep. I'm not even a dubstep fan and I imagine not a lot of people are, but it is so much fun to get in there and make your dubstep track.
One of my few disappointments was the Les Paul electric guitar. It had a very weak, almost midi sound to it. It did not sound anything like a real Les Paul would. But for the most part, I was blown away by the quality of the sounds included in this package. I enjoyed this game so much, that I am going to purchase some of the DLC while it's on sale.
Rating 8/10

Awesome game! Tons of instruments and songs to choose from. It really feels like you are playing the instruments and creating great sounding music. I have no musical talent and this makes me feel like a rock star! You can really get into it!

Creativity without screwing up! This is a unique take on a music game that lets you create music but guarantees that it harmonizes. There's a huge variety of instruments and musical genres, making it a lot of fun to mix and match, trying out different combinations. It's fun to play and I really enjoyed the environments and VR elements, like the instrument selections and floating notes.

Lots of fun so far - love the environments and how easy it is to create great sounding music using all the loops and beats.

A great music experience for VR. It lets anyone jump in easily and feel like they're making music. Also has a wide range of genres to choose from.

Jam Studio VR is so much fun! It was one of the first games I played on my new Vive and still one of my favorites (up there with Duck Season because I love the 80’s throwback style of that game). Even as a musician I find Jam Studio to be very entertaining and I imagine it would be even more of a thrill for someone who doesn’t know the first thing about music, since the entire premise is “anyone can play.” The studio environments are really cool and so immersive you really do forget that you’re in VR. Jam Studio VR is a winner for all ages imo. The only features I’d love to see in future updates are some type of gameplay utilizing the music and an iTunes style store with playable current Top 40 songs; which I imagine will happen at some point once record labels realize that VR isn’t the future, it’s the present.

I wasn't sure about this because i'm more into real music production. This game is kind of like Wii Music.
It has a certain polish to it that makes it fun in a banging on the drums kind of way.
The sample triggers are responsive and satisfying to hit.
It's more about live playing than production but you can get in a groove and feel like you're jamming. There are some nice quality samples too.