๐ Reference (cheat sheet)
Every control and mode on one page ๐ Look it up here when you go "wait, what was that again?".
โจ๏ธ Keyboard shortcuts (PC)
| Key |
Action |
Space |
Open / close Cockpit |
โ |
Next preset (MilkDrop) |
โ |
Kill (clear all) |
โ |
Change blend |
โ |
Change filter |
Enter |
Layer one more p5 preset |
A |
Auto on/off (Shift+A = change scope) |
Q |
Cycle Auto speed (off โ slow โ mid โ fast) |
Delete |
Reset blend and filter |
Z |
Undo back to the previous screen (โ โ โ โ Enter etc. Stops Auto) |
B |
Save the current screen as a FAV |
, / . |
Previous / next FAV |
D |
Swap Deck AโB |
F |
Fullscreen (Shift+F = FAV tab) |
T |
Text (same as [TEXT]) |
R |
Start / stop recording |
S |
Scratch (jog a video back and forth) |
H |
Help |
M |
MIDI settings |
1โ9 |
Load scene |
Shift+1โ9 |
Save scene |
๐ Gestures (mobile)
โป On PC, a click works as a tap too (for stacking presets, etc.)
| Gesture |
Action |
| tap |
Stack a preset |
| swipe right |
Next preset |
| swipe left |
Kill (clear all) |
| swipe up |
Change blend |
| swipe down |
Change filter |
| pinch |
Open / close Cockpit |
| long-press |
Cycle FAVs (right = next / left = previous) |
๐จ Blend modes (8)
| Mode |
Effect |
| lighten |
Bright parts stay (default, the staple) |
| difference |
Inverted, psychedelic |
| exclusion |
A softer difference |
| color-dodge |
Glows hard and white |
| normal |
Just stacks on top |
| thru |
Background transparent, what's below shows through |
| trail |
Leaves a trail / afterimage |
| auto |
Auto-cycles the flashy ones |
โจ Filters (7, stackable)
| Filter |
Effect |
| invert |
Invert colors |
| hue-rotate |
Shift the hue |
| saturate |
More saturation |
| brightness |
Brighter |
| contrast |
More contrast |
| sepia |
Sepia |
| grayscale |
Black & white |
๐๏ธ Cockpit parts
| Part |
Role |
| Deck A / B |
Two independent visual channels |
| Crossfader |
Mix / switch AโB |
| Browser (All / P5 / MD / โ
) |
Find presets and add or replace them on the current deck |
| Layer list |
Your stacked presets (ร to remove / ๐ to protect) |
| BLEND / FILTER |
How they stack, color grading |
| Deck โ
|
Save the deck's full state |
| IMPORT |
Import images, video, or audio files |
| TEXT |
Text overlay |
| NOW PLAYING |
Track info overlay |
| COLLAGE |
Multi-image collage |
| [FULL] / [PROJ] |
Fullscreen / projector output |
| BPM / FPS |
Tempo / framerate (red = under 45) |
๐บ Corner buttons (bottom-right)
The buttons that always sit in the bottom-right corner. Just three, so there's nothing to get lost in ๐
| Button |
Role |
| [Auto] |
Turn beat-synced auto switching on / off (ON runs at mid speed; pick slow / mid / fast in the Cockpit's AUTO row) |
| [?] |
Help (a quick animated look at the basic moves) |
| [โบ] |
Fold the buttons away. Only โน stays โ tap it to bring them back |
- The folded state is remembered: next time you open VJam it stays as just
โน ๐ซฅ
- Auto-hides with the Cockpit: opening the Cockpit (
Space or a pinch) hides them. They come back when you close it
- Recording, audio files, fullscreen and settings live in the Cockpit: use REC / AUDIO / OUTPUT (FULL, PROJ) / โ at the top
๐ Related
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