GarageJam 4.0.0 Released

GarageJam 4.0.0 is now officially released — an open-source music recording and jamming platform built for GNU/Linux. Whether you’re rehearsing in a garage, collaborating remotely, or experimenting with live loops, GarageJam offers musicians a powerful and minimalist toolset to create and share sound.


🎓 Academic Foundation

GarageJam is developed in conjunction with academic research into location-based and decentralized audio recording tools.
đź“„ NTNU BPROG Thesis:
Multiple-Location Audio Recording
by Ole Kristian Aamot
đź—Ž Read the full PDF


đź”— Project Links

📦 Installation

Clone the repository and build:

git clone https://github.com/oleaamot/garagejam.git
cd garagejam
./configure --prefix=$HOME/.local
make install
$HOME/.local/bin/garagejam


đź§  About GarageJam

GarageJam is part of an initiative to build free and accessible audio software for creators, educators, and sound archivists. With real-time collaboration, metadata support, and GNOME integration, it’s perfect for everyone from solo artists to university media labs.

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