TrackJammer
TrackJammer is a generative MIDI sequencer. A Novation Launchpad Mini MK3 is its control surface: the pads show the sequencer, and you edit and play it from the grid. Eight tracks send Euclidean and generative patterns over MIDI to a Novation Circuit Tracks (the default device) or a Circuit Rhythm.
What you need
| Item | Notes |
|---|---|
| Launchpad Mini MK3 | The only Launchpad model this version supports. |
| Novation Circuit Tracks | The default sound source. A Circuit Rhythm preset is also included. |
| A computer | Runs TrackJammer. Its window mirrors the pads and holds the settings and the guide. |
Start here
- Installation: unpack the program and keep its data folder.
- MIDI setup: connect the Launchpad and the Circuit Tracks.
- First launch: what happens when the app starts.
- Basic operation: the gestures everything else uses.
Modes at a glance
| Mode | Reached with | Use it for |
|---|---|---|
| EDIT (pad 96) | Tap 96 | Editing steps and parameters in four sub-modes: Track, Beats, Keys and CC |
| PERF (pad 97) | Tap 97 | Live performance: FX, density, randomize and mutate, tempo and mute scenes |
| SESS (pad 98) | Tap 98 | Clip launcher: patterns, scenes and the song |
| Global | SHIFT (95) + SESS (98) | Settings, chords, key, clock, projects and LFO |
The automaton view (SHIFT + EDIT) is drawn over the grid. It is a view, not a mode.
The manual
- Getting started
- Interface: the pad map, modes and pages, held pads and undo
- Track, Beats, Keys and CC: the EDIT sub-modes
- Perform, Session, Global and Automaton
- Modulation and Harmony
- Companion window
- Recording and files
- Migration for users of the earlier version, and Troubleshooting