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Let's VJ with monotone!

Loading Project File​

SynapseRack SynapseRack Launch SynapseRack and load monotone-2layer.synapse from Project/Load Project in the top left.

monotone-2layer.synapse can be downloaded from:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/15Xx_pN6rHwG2rZzfuvUvwTNhwRHNNCgd/view?usp=sharing

Loading VJ Materials​

Put VJ Materials in the Folder​

SynapseRack Click "Open Source Directory" from Source in the top left

Windows Explorer HAP codec videos go in Hap/any folder name/○○.mov

H.264 codec videos go in Video/any folder name/○○.mp4

.png/.jpg image files go in Image/any folder name/○○.png

Files will be loaded by placing them in these locations.
※Please make sure the path does not contain Japanese characters

Files placed directly in Hap/○○.mov, Video/○○.mp4, or Image/○○.png will not be loaded.

Windows Explorer Please download the following sample VJ materials, extract them, and place them under Video

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zhkN4pcKh_rmgS9vjm4IplZRzIbP_F1s/view?usp=sharing

Under Video/SainaPracticeLoops, it will look like this:
C:/SainaWorks/SynapseRack/Source/Video/SainaPracticeLoops/multiple video files

Making SynapseRack Recognize VJ Materials​

SynapseRack Click "Load Source Files" from Source in the top left

SynapseRack Video loading process will begin. This may take time depending on the number of videos.

Loading VJ Materials in ContentsBrowser​

SynapseRack Click the reload button in ContentsBrowser

SynapseRack "SainaPracticeLoops" will be displayed on the left side of ContentsBrowser.
Click on it to display thumbnails of the loaded videos.

You can update thumbnails by right-clicking on them.
If thumbnails appear black, try right-clicking several times.

Playing VJ Materials​

SynapseRack Click on a video thumbnail as shown in the image above to play the video.

Switching Videos​

SynapseRack Image from Gyazo Move the left and right faders of monotone.
This changes the opacity of the left and right videos and mixes them.

SynapseRack Image from Gyazo The monotone-2layer project includes a "StepSequencer" module.
This module automatically switches videos in sync with BPM.
Tap ① in rhythm, then press ② to automatically switch videos.

Applying Effects​

SynapseRack The monotone-2layer project has effects implemented in the node editor.

SynapseRack When zoomed in, you can see that the following are implemented:

  • PatternEffect
  • Mirror
  • RGBShift

SynapseRack You can apply effects by pressing the three buttons on the left side of monotone.
Image from Gyazo