Jamoma Requirements

What software is required to use Jamoma?

Max, version 4.6.2 or higher, by Cycling '74.  Other software applications built with Max 4.6.2 or higher may also work with Jamoma.  One example is Jade 3, which is currently still in development by Electrotap.

I get the following error whenever opening a module:

• error: jit.pwindow: No such object

This happens if you do not have Jitter installed. You do not however need Jitter to work on audio modules.

(The internal structure of Jamoma makes the module attempt to create a jit.pwindow object that is then deleted if the module is not using video. Thus the error message is harmless for audio or control modules.)

Someone told me that I need Tap.Tools to use Jamoma - is that true?

Not anymore. Earlier development versions of Jamoma were heavily reliant on Tap.Tools. Fortunately, Electrotap donated the source code for all of the objects that were needed for Jamoma.  Those objects are now available for free, as open source, in the Jamoma package.

Jamoma externals won't load in a standalone application on Mac OSX

On the Mac platform Jamoma externals are compiled as .mxo files. These can not be included or collected into the application. Instead you have to copy the externals manually into the package under
your.app/Contents/Mac OS/support.

Licensing

Can I use Jamoma in a commercial application? What about distributing it with my Max patches to performers?

The answer is typically yes, provided that you follow the terms of the GNU LGPL license agreement that Jamoma is distributed under.