Observed arrival · 2026-11-05
Jamstep: a looping-tape groovebox for Mac
A Mac music instrument combining step sequencers, a continuously looping multitrack tape, a chip synth, samplers, drum machines, and beat-synced effects.
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- Mac-based beatmakers and live electronic musicians
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- Fourteen performance pads apply effects only while held; release them and the groove returns.
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The sequencer uses a shared grid for drums, chip sounds, and loaded samples, with sixteen steps per bar and an option for two bars. Its tape records continuously across separate machine lanes; users can overdub, loop sections, and undo the most recent pass. The page also describes two sampler modes—one for playing a sound as notes and another for arranging one-shots into a kit—and a master effect rack whose cards can be reordered.
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