Converting Jams to MIDI

Any shared Pixelboop jam can be downloaded as a standard MIDI file (.mid) and opened in any DAW: GarageBand, Logic, Ableton, FL Studio, and the rest. This turns a Pixelboop loop into a starting point you can arrange, re-voice, or layer anywhere.

Depends on saving and sharing your jam

Converting your own jam to MIDI builds on two other features. Your jam is first saved in the app, then shared to the Community gallery (a TestFlight feature). Once it is in the gallery, you (or anyone) can download it as MIDI. The steps below work for any jam already in the gallery.

How to download a jam as MIDI

1. Open a shared jam's page. Browse the gallery at pixelboop.com/jams and tap any jam, or use a pixelboop.com/j/<id> link someone sent you.
2. On the jam page, tap 🎹 Download MIDI.
3. Open the downloaded .mid file in your DAW or any MIDI player.

What you get

The MIDI file mirrors the jam faithfully:

• Four tracks: melody, chords, bass, and drums.
• Melody, chords, and bass each play on their own MIDI channel; drums are on channel 10 (General MIDI), so they map to a standard drum kit.
• The jam's tempo, key, and timing are preserved.
• Each track loads with a sensible synth voice, so it sounds reasonable the moment you open it.

Sharing your own jam for export

To convert a jam you made, first save it, then publish it with Community Jams (currently in TestFlight). Once published, your jam gets its own page with the Download MIDI button, just like any other. See those two guides for the full steps.