🎱 Deck A / B & crossfade
VJam has Deck A and Deck B — two visual channels. Mixing and switching between them like a DJ mixer is what the Cockpit is all about 🎱
🎛️ First, open the Cockpit
- PC = Space / Mobile = pinch 🤏 or the [VJ] button at the bottom
- It opens with Deck A (left), Deck B (right), and a crossfader in the middle
🅰️🅱️ The two decks are fully independent
- Deck A and B each have their own engine and run separately
- Touching one doesn't affect the other (preset, blend, filter, images — each deck holds its own)
- So you can move between A and B with the fader while each deck keeps its own state 🎚️
↔️ Mix & switch with the crossfader
The fader position is "which one you're seeing" 👇
| Fader position | Screen |
|---|---|
| Full left | A only |
| Middle | A and B half-and-half (overlaid) |
| Full right | B only |
- Drag ↔️ to move smoothly between them (opacity blend)
- Tap A / B or the D key (PC) to slide to the other side over your set fade time (adjust it with [fade Ns] in Cockpit)
📂 Load from the browser onto the current deck
The browser at the bottom of Cockpit controls the deck currently on the main screen. If the fader is on A, it targets A. If the fader is on B, it targets B.
- Browse presets in the All / P5 / MD / ★ (FAV) tabs + search 🔍
- Tap a p5 card = add a layer to the current deck. If that deck is visible, it appears immediately
- Tap a MilkDrop card = replace the current deck's base visual. It swaps out the previous MilkDrop preset
🎬 This is the basic live move
- Show A
- Use the browser to add or replace presets on A
- Move the fader to B to switch decks
- Now use the browser to add or replace presets on B
Get this back-and-forth down and you can keep switching visuals without a break 🎚️
📋 What's on each deck (just learn where things are)
The deck panel has these. Details in their own chapters:
- Layer list — your presets (× to remove / 🔒 to protect)
- BLEND / FILTER — how they stack, color grading → 🌈 Blend/Filter chapter
- ⭐ Deck ★ — saves the deck's full state → ⭐ Scenes & FAV chapter
🎯 Design idea: keep one star at a time
VJam is built around the "show one effect big" VJ style. So don't overdo it — pick one star and switch decks (stack too much and you lose what the focus is) 🎯
Next: Blend/Filter →