What software do I need?

• DAW of your choice, we have successfully used the following DAWs:
  • Ableton Live - https://www.ableton.com/
  • Bitwig - https://www.bitwig.com/
  • REAPER - https://www.reaper.fm/
• A NINJAM client plugin
  • JamTaba 2 VST/AU - https://github.com/elieserdejesus/JamTaba
    • Note: AU on mac might have some extra steps to walk through due to the plugin not being signed.
  • RealNINJAM VST - (Included in Reaper)

How do I connect?

• Place the Jamtaba/RealNINJAM plugin on a submix or master.
• Connect to the private server:
  • Get the NINJAM server login information and password by using the /info command on the NINJAM-bot from within the community discord server.
• Synchronize your DAW to your NINJAM plugin (in Jamtaba, click 'Sync to DAW' and then hit play on your DAW transport.

Create a saved private server in Jamtaba (optional)

On windows, open C:\[user folder]\AppData\Roaming\Jamtaba 2\VstPlugin\private_server.json

Modify the following JSON contents with your username, and the current server address and password from /info and save.

{
   "servers": [
	  {
		 "server_name":"SERVER_ADDRESS:SERVER_PORT",
		 "server_max_users": "10",
		 "user_name": "YOUR_USERNAME",
		 "user_pass": "SERVER PASSWORD"
	  }
   ]
}
		

Home Automation

If you'd like to turn a light on and off when the server is occupied, please see the Home Automation Howto