π Reference (cheat sheet)
Every control and mode on one page π Look it up here when you go "wait, what was that again?".
β¨οΈ Keyboard shortcuts (PC)
| Key |
Action |
Space |
Open / close Cockpit |
β |
Next preset (MilkDrop) |
β |
Kill (clear all) |
β |
Change blend |
β |
Change filter |
A |
Auto on/off (Shift+A = change scope) |
D |
Swap Deck AβB |
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 |
1β9 |
Load scene |
Shift+1β9 |
Save scene |
π Gestures (mobile)
β» 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) |
π¨ 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 |
β¨ 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 |
ποΈ Cockpit parts
| Part |
Role |
| Deck A / B |
Two independent visual channels |
| Crossfader |
Mix / switch AβB |
| Browser (All / P5 / MD / β
) |
Find presets and add or replace them on the current deck |
| Layer list |
Your stacked presets (Γ to remove / π to protect) |
| BLEND / FILTER |
How they stack, color grading |
| Deck β
|
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) |
πΊ Minibar (bottom of screen)
The action bar that sits at the bottom of the screen. Your seven most-used controls π
| Button |
Role |
| [Auto] |
Beat-synced auto switching (tap to cycle mode: slow / mid / fast) |
| [VJ] |
Open / close the Cockpit (VJ console) |
| [Full] |
Fullscreen |
| [Rec] |
Start / stop recording |
| [Audio] |
Load / toggle an audio file |
| [β] |
Settings panel (β Settings: Sensitivity, BPM, Audio Reactivityβ¦) |
| [?] |
Help (this guide) |
- Collapse with βΎ: tap the little
βΎ above the bar to tuck the buttons away, leaving just βΈ (for a cleaner screen). Tap again to bring them back β the state is remembered π«₯
- Auto-hides with the Cockpit: opening the Cockpit ([VJ] or
Space) hides the minibar automatically (the same controls live in the Cockpit). It comes back when you close it.
π Related
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