Play it live with a controller
Pair an Xbox controller over Bluetooth and a VJ can play effects live on top of any visual mode. Effects stack, so a kaleidoscope, a glitch and a colour shift can run together. Every button, trigger and stick can be remapped on the touch screen (MAPPING tab), and five presets cover common styles.
Buttons: tap, hold or toggle
A tap button fires once, usually on the next beat (HIT, ZOOM PUNCH, GLITCH). A hold button is on only while you hold it (CUT blackout, FREEZE, STUTTER). A toggle button latches on and off with one press (KALEIDO, THERMAL, STROBE (SAFE)). Some buttons run a show command instead, such as the next mode or the next DJ name.
Triggers: pressure
LT and RT report how far they are pulled, so you set the strength. ZOOM reaches up to 1.8 times, KALEIDO N picks 3 to 12 segments, PIXELATE changes pixel size, and ROLL loops the last beat, then 1/2, 1/4 and 1/8 beat as you press deeper.
Sticks: analog x and y
How far you push sets the amount and the direction sets where. STEER moves the camera, ZOOM + ROTATE zooms with y and rotates up to 45 degrees with x, KALEIDO CENTRE or RIPPLE ORIGIN place the effect where you point, and TWITCH aims montage-style jolts in the stick's direction, harder the further you push. The stick springs back to centre on release.
Effects stacked, live
All 84 effects, and how each one plays
Not every effect works the same way. 42 of them read how far a trigger is pulled or a stick is pushed, so the VJ plays them like an instrument instead of a switch. 18 controls can be remapped on the touch screen.
Buttons: tap, hold or toggle
A tap button fires once, usually on the next beat (HIT, ZOOM PUNCH, GLITCH). A hold button is on only while you hold it (CUT blackout, FREEZE, STUTTER). A toggle button latches on and off with one press (KALEIDO, THERMAL, STROBE (SAFE)). Some buttons run a show command instead, such as the next mode or the next DJ name.
Triggers: pressure
LT and RT report how far they are pulled, so you set the strength. ZOOM reaches up to 1.8 times, KALEIDO N picks 3 to 12 segments, PIXELATE changes pixel size, and ROLL loops the last beat, then 1/2, 1/4 and 1/8 beat as you press deeper.
Sticks: analog x and y
How far you push sets the amount and the direction sets where. STEER moves the camera, ZOOM + ROTATE zooms with y and rotates up to 45 degrees with x, KALEIDO CENTRE or RIPPLE ORIGIN place the effect where you point, and TWITCH aims montage-style jolts in the stick's direction, harder the further you push. The stick springs back to centre on release.
Crossfader
The two triggers can be paired. As an FX crossfader, LT's effect and RT's effect blend like a DJ fader, with a smooth or sharp curve. As a mode crossfader, LT pulls toward one chosen mode and RT toward another; hold a full pull and it lands there.
Kept safe
Every fast brightness change follows a flash limit (at most 0.30 of the frame average and 3 times a second), and the director's flash guard has the last word.
Always available
The Xbox button turns every effect off (PANIC) and can't be remapped. The VIEW button toggles the debug panels, or opens settings when held for 2 seconds.
Presets
- DEFAULT The stock layout: hits, mode and name control on buttons, echo and push on the triggers, steer and colour on the sticks.A: HIT, B: CUT, X: KALEIDO, Y: HYPE, LB/RB: mode back/forward, D-pad: name and name style, MENU: AUTO, SHARE: RECORD, LT: ECHO, RT: PUSH, left stick: STEER, right stick: COLOUR + SIGNATURE
- VJ Show controls stay put; face buttons and D-pad become hits and looks.Changes from DEFAULT: A: ZOOM PUNCH, D-pad up: THERMAL, D-pad down: POSTERIZE, D-pad left: RGB HIT, D-pad right: GLITCH, MENU: STROBE (SAFE), L3 (stick click): FREEZE, LT: KALEIDO N
- CHAOS Everything is an effect; nothing changes the mode or the name.Changes from DEFAULT: A: GLITCH, B: STUTTER, X: MIRROR QUAD, Y: SPIN 180, LB: RGB HIT, RB: ZOOM PUNCH, D-pad up: HUE INVERT, D-pad down: PIXEL BURST, D-pad left: RIPPLE, D-pad right: DUOTONE, MENU: STROBE (SAFE), L3 (stick click): FREEZE, R3 (stick click): HUE JUMP, LT: TUNNEL, RT: RGB SPLIT, LEFT STICK: WARP, RIGHT STICK: TWITCH
- MINIMAL A few strong, slow moves; unused buttons do nothing, so a stray press is harmless.Changes from DEFAULT: D-pad up: nothing, D-pad down: nothing, D-pad left: nothing, D-pad right: nothing, LT: DIMMER
- VJ FX VJ with warp speed for the build, neon edges for the drop, and a latched CRT look.Changes from DEFAULT: D-pad up: CRT (LATCH), D-pad down: POSTERIZE, D-pad left: RGB HIT, D-pad right: GLITCH, MENU: STROBE (SAFE), L3 (stick click): FREEZE, LT: WARP SPEED, RT: NEON EDGES
Every effect
Hits and drops10 · One-shot punches that land on the beat.
- HITA shockwave ring and a safe flash, landing on the next beat.button: tapdefault: A
- ZOOM PUNCHA hard zoom-in that springs back, on the next beat.button: tap
- ZOOM DROPA quick pull-back that springs in, on the next beat.button: tap
- RGB HITA burst of red and blue colour split that fades away.button: tap
- GLITCHHalf a second of sliced, torn, colour-split picture.button: tap
- PIXEL BURSTBig pixels that dissolve back over half a second.button: tap
- RIPPLEA water-drop ripple, from the ripple stick's point if mapped.button: tap
- SPIN 180The picture turns half a turn on the next beat; again turns it back.button: tap
- HUE INVERTA flash of inverted colours with brightness kept, at most 3 a second.button: tap
- HUE JUMPThe colours jump a sixth of the way round the colour wheel.button: tap
Light and blackouts11 · Dark, bright and flashing moves. All of them obey the flash limits.
- CUTBlackout while held; held 2 seconds, the DJ name goes dark too.button: holddefault: B
- FADE TO BLACKThe visuals fade out over 1.5 seconds; the name stays.button: toggle
- WHITEOUTThe visuals wash to white over 1.5 seconds, with a brightness cap.button: toggle
- DIMMERA fader down to black; the name stays.trigger: pressurePRESSURE
- VIGNETTEDark edges that put a spotlight on the centre.trigger: pressurePRESSURE
- STROBE (SAFE)Beat strobe with dark dips under 34 percent, never over 3 a second.button: toggle
- STROBE RATEHighlights flash at 1/4, 1/8 or 1/16 beat, never over 3 flashes a second.trigger: pressurePRESSURE
- PUMPA sidechain-style pump on every beat; more pressure, deeper pump.trigger: pressurePRESSURE
- PUSHBloom, a brightness lift and extra energy, kept under a set brightness.trigger: pressurePRESSUREdefault: RT
- LIGHT LEAKWarm film light leaks drift in from the edges.trigger: pressurePRESSURE
- LIGHT LEAK (LATCH)Warm film flares switched on or off with a one second fade.button: toggle
Colour12 · Change the colours of whatever mode is playing.
- MONOBlack and white.button: toggle
- POSTERIZEFlat poster colour bands.button: toggle
- POSTERIZEFewer and fewer colour bands as you pull.trigger: pressurePRESSURE
- THERMALA thermal-camera colour palette, brightness kept.button: toggle
- DUOTONETwo-tone purple and cyan, brightness kept.button: toggle
- HUE ROTATEColours turn round the wheel and return on release.trigger: pressurePRESSURE
- DESATURATEDrains the colour toward black and white.trigger: pressurePRESSURE
- SATURATEOver-saturated colour, up to 1.8 times.trigger: pressurePRESSURE
- FILM GRAINFilm grain noise without changing frame brightness.trigger: pressurePRESSURE
- COLOUR SWEEPStick x sweeps the hue and holds it; stick y sets saturation.stick: analog x/yPRESSURE
- COLOUR + SIGNATUREStick x sweeps colour and holds; stick y turns the mode's signature knob.stick: analog x/yPRESSUREdefault: RIGHT STICK
- SIGNATUREStick y turns the mode's own character knob.stick: analog x/yPRESSURE
Mirrors and kaleidoscopes8 · Fold and repeat the picture.
- KALEIDOA six-fold kaleidoscope over any mode.button: toggledefault: X
- KALEIDO NA kaleidoscope with 3 to 12 segments, set by pressure.trigger: pressurePRESSURE
- KALEIDO CENTREA kaleidoscope centred where you point the stick.stick: analog x/yPRESSURE
- MIRROR L|RThe left half is mirrored onto the right.button: toggle
- MIRROR TOPThe top half is mirrored onto the bottom.button: toggle
- MIRROR QUADA four-way mirror about the centre.button: toggle
- TUNNELThe picture wraps into an endless tunnel.trigger: pressurePRESSURE
- SWIRLA twist about the centre.trigger: pressurePRESSURE
Distortion and glitch12 · Bend, split and break up the picture.
- RGB SPLITRed and blue channels slide apart.trigger: pressurePRESSURE
- RGB DIRECTIONRed and blue split along the direction of the stick.stick: analog x/yPRESSURE
- GLITCH AMOUNTDatamosh tears, colour bands and broken blocks, at most 3 bursts a second.trigger: pressurePRESSURE
- PIXELATEPixel size follows the pressure.trigger: pressurePRESSURE
- BLURSoft focus.trigger: pressurePRESSURE
- TILT-SHIFTA sharp band set by stick y, with the rest blurred.stick: analog x/yPRESSURE
- WARPPulls the picture toward the stick like rubber.stick: analog x/yPRESSURE
- FISHEYEA bulging lens from the centre, or from the steer stick's point.trigger: pressurePRESSURE
- RIPPLEWater ripples from the centre, or from the ripple origin stick.trigger: pressurePRESSURE
- RIPPLE ORIGINRipples start from where you point the stick.stick: analog x/yPRESSURE
- HEAT HAZERising heat shimmer, stronger and taller with pressure.trigger: pressurePRESSURE
- HEAT HAZE (LATCH)Heat shimmer switched on or off with a one second fade.button: toggle
Looks4 · Whole-picture styles.
- NEON EDGESThe picture turns into its own glowing neon outline.trigger: pressurePRESSURE
- CRTAn old TV: curved glass, scanlines, colour grille and soft glow.trigger: pressurePRESSURE
- CRT (LATCH)The CRT look switched on or off with a one second fade.button: toggle
- WARP SPEEDZoom streaks rush toward the vanishing point, longer with pressure.trigger: pressurePRESSURE
Camera and motion9 · Move, zoom and shake the picture.
- ZOOMZooms in, up to 1.8 times.trigger: pressurePRESSURE
- STEERMoves the mode's own camera, or the whole picture if it has none.stick: analog x/yPRESSUREdefault: LEFT STICK
- PANShifts the whole picture; never touches the mode's camera.stick: analog x/yPRESSURE
- ZOOM + ROTATEStick y zooms in and out; stick x rotates up to 45 degrees.stick: analog x/yPRESSURE
- TWITCHMontage-style jolts: slide, kick and blur aimed by the stick, sized by push.stick: analog x/yPRESSURE
- SHAKECamera shake locked to the kicks; pressure sets the size.trigger: pressurePRESSURE
- RECENTREThe camera returns home with a quick ease.button: tapdefault: L3 (stick click)
- TIME STRETCHThe mode's free-running motion slows to 20 percent.trigger: pressurePRESSURE
- SLOW-MOThe mode's free-running motion at half speed; the beat stays.button: toggle
Time: echo, freeze, stutter, roll5 · Effects that reuse the last moments of the picture.
- ECHOMotion trails and feedback.trigger: pressurePRESSUREdefault: LT
- TRAILS LATCHMotion trails at 60 percent, switched on or off.button: toggle
- FREEZEFreezes the frame while held.button: hold
- STUTTERBeat repeat: the picture jumps every quarter beat while held.button: hold
- ROLLLoops the last beat; pressing deeper loops 1/2, 1/4, then 1/8 beat.trigger: pressurePRESSURE
Modes and show control9 · Change the mode, palette or automation.
- MODE -Goes to the previous mode on the next bar; with the HIT button, now.button: tapdefault: LB
- MODE +Goes to the next mode on the next bar; with the HIT button, now.button: tapdefault: RB
- MODE BLENDFades into the next mode as you pull; a full 0.5 second hold switches.trigger: pressurePRESSURE
- HYPEForces a DROP on the next beat, with an 8 second cooldown.button: tapdefault: Y
- NEXT PALETTEThe mode's next palette, or a 60 degree hue jump if it has none.button: tapdefault: R3 (stick click)
- AUTOTurns automatic mode switching on or off.button: tapdefault: MENU
- DEBUGShows or hides the debug panels.button: tap
- PANICTurns every pad effect off; the Xbox button does the same.button: tap
- RECORDStarts or stops a screen recording with the music; the REC light stays off-video.button: tapdefault: SHARE
DJ name4 · Change which name shows and how it is laid out.
- NAME +The next saved DJ name.button: tapdefault: D-pad up
- NAME -The previous saved DJ name.button: tapdefault: D-pad down
- NAME STYLE +Name layout: lower third, corner, centre, then off.button: tapdefault: D-pad right
- NAME STYLE -Name layout, the other way: off, centre, corner, lower third.button: tapdefault: D-pad left