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GangJam guide

How to install and set up GangJam, use the mixer, play in rooms, connect your smartphone and fix the most common problems. The same guide is inside the app: the ? button in the top bar, or the F1 key.

01

Getting started

Installing GangJam, creating your account and getting to your first jam.

02

Setting up audio

Audio interface, driver, sample rate, buffer and outputs.

03

The mixer

Strips, master, displays and console layers.

04

Effects, amps and tuner

VST3 plugins, NAM amps, Tone3000 presets and tuner.

05

Application audio

Browser, backing tracks and players as mixer strips.

06

Rooms and jams

Public and private rooms, invites, scheduled jams, chat and recording.

07

Multichannel or stereo

What you send to the others and how they receive it.

08

Video and screen sharing

Cameras, screen sharing, recorded video and picture settings.

09

Live streaming (YouTube, Twitch, Facebook, Instagram)

Stream the jam live from your PC, with the consent of whoever plays.

10

Your smartphone as a camera (GangJam Cam)

Your phone as a second camera, a microphone and a jam monitor.

11

Friends, groups and messages

Finding musicians, managing friends, your band's group chat and one-on-one jams.

12

Notifications and the bell

Alert sounds and getting the other musicians' attention.

13

Analyzers

RTA, waveform, spectrogram, goniometer and loudness.

14

Settings

The System, Audio, Video, Network and Notifications tabs.

15

Troubleshooting

Fixes for the most common problems and how to send a report.

16

Direct P2P connection

Playing as a duo even when the server can't be reached.