Xtractor Practice Software
If you have a MIDI instrument then you can use Xtractor to record
and upload performances to your portfolio. If you don't have a MIDI instrument you can use our webcam recording facility to upload performances.
Windows 10 / 8 / 7 / Vista / XP
Gigajam Xtractor X5 requires Microsoft .NET Framework 4, which may already be
installed on your system. You must ensure that you install this before installing
Xtractor. Even if you think you may already have .NET installed it's still worth
running
Microsofts installer to check so, there may be recent updates.
Windows 8 already has .NET 4 installed.
Install GigajamXtractor X5 by downloading to your hard disc drive and then
double-clicking the msi file. X5 now contains all Xtractors in one application,
as well as Analyser.
Some assets on this site also require Adobe Reader.
After downloading checkout your first free lessons or
subscribe to the whole lot.
Xtractor Synth Beta
XtractorSynth combines a MIDI SoundFont engine, with a MIDI loop device. It is intended
to be a low latency replacement for the Microsoft GS Wavetable Synth that is included
in Windows.
This allows Xtractor to be used with controller keyboards and other MIDI devices
without a built in hardware synth, such as some drum machines and guitar controllers
without the latency that has previously been a big problem for these devices.
Download
XtractorSynth
Mobile and Tablets
You can play along with the backing track in the browser and link your YouTube to videos to your portfolio.
There is no Xtractor for mobile platforms.
Mac OS X (v. 10.7 and above)
The Windows version of Xtractor works brilliantly under Parallels. There isn't a native Xtractor for OS X 10.7 and above.
Alternatively users that don't have access to something like Parallels can use our webcam recording feature to upload exercises and get them marked.
There is nothing to download for this it's all built into the lessons in your browser.
Mac OS X (v. 10.3 Tiger to 10.6 Snow Leopard ONLY)
Gigajam Xtractor was designed for PowerPC Macs but will also run on Intel based
Macs upto 10.6. The Mono Framework is now a universal binary and will install on either and
run natively. Xtractor and Analyser have been tested and found to work perfectly
under Rosetta.
Windows Media Player for OS X is no longer required. Instead we recommend that you
use the Flip4Mac plugin for QuickTime, it works seamlessly and saves having an extra
media player installed.
Some assets on this site also require Adobe Reader.
After downloading, checkout your first free lessons or
subscribe to the whole lot.
Driver Downloads
Here are some links to drivers commonly used with Gigajam