VJ-XY — live visual instrument
play video and vfx with midi
$24.99 · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
VJ-XY is a live visual instrument for your midi controller.
prepare. connect. perform.
no footage required to start. build your sets on iPad, iPhone or Mac*. connect your midi controller over bluetooth or USB-C midi. play notes to launch clips and sweep vfx live as your track moves. send clean visuals to an external display while the iPad stays in your hands.
— prepare —
create scenes and order them into a set. import your own videos, photos, and animated gifs. layer stills and gifs into canvas clips, a single 16:9 visual built from arranged, scaled, rotated layers. no footage required to start.
use the built-in matrix clips, or draw and animate your own frame by frame on a 64×36 light grid. share the clips you draw.
— connect —
pair your midi controller over bluetooth or USB-C midi. set each scene to a midi channel. notes from F3 upward trigger clips. cc1 to cc4 control four vfx slots, live.
— perform —
launch clips by playing notes. trigger canvas layers live. sweep vfx by moving cc. let your controller's patterns and scenes drive clip changes as the song progresses. mix between clips with transitions. blend layers and clips against a chosen background color. VJ-XY is your control surface; the external display is the room.
what's inside
· import videos, photos, and animated gifs
· layered canvas clips
· built-in matrix clips
· draw and animate your own matrix clips
· share matrix clips as files
· vfx with custom presets
· blend modes and background color
· loop modes and transitions
· launch and sequence clips with midi
· bluetooth and USB-C midi
· external display output
VJ-XY produces visuals only. it stays muted, so your audio setup is untouched.
sets are not shared across devices.
one-time price, no subscription. you buy it, you own it.
made by thx.
support@thinkthx.com
new experiments: play in key. tap the notes you know to find a scale, save it to a scene, and play your controller key through VJ-XY, in key, with notes snapping to the scale.
also: new full-screen canvas editor, pick what notes clips get assigned to match your controller's starting note, clip swapping, and a performance timer to help you stay on track.
The developer, Juan Sampera, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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Information
- Seller
- Juan Sampera
- Size
- 43 MB
- Category
- Music
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 26.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 26.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 26.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 26.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 26.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2026
