Given the beautiful response and support from the community for the triad graphics, and how tricky it would be to create one for the other chord qualities, I created a triad web tool (free): https://vjxy.app/triads/

You can see the same info in this graphic but you can also pick other qualities such as major, minor, diminished, augmented, etc. You can also pick a scale, or tap out what you are playing to find one, and see just the triads in it.

Let me know what you think, and if you have ideas to expand (or for other mini tools like this) please share!

I added a mini tool within the tool to know what scale I'm in by tapping two or more notes. That's been super useful to me, and I never found nice looking ones online. Might spin it into its own, and its coming to the VJ-XY app in future updates.

Following up from an earlier post, here's an OP-1 field themed version of the major triads and their inversions. The one I shared earlier was OP-XY themed, this is the exact same info but with the OP-1 field keyboard and colour scheme. A few of you wanted a printer friendly version too hehe, so this will work better in that case. Download in full res or PDF at https://vjxy.app/resources/

Mindful that many of these can flood the threads, so from now on I'll likely update the post itself if there's updates or a minor triads version. (FYI, for minor triads move the 3 note to the left by one key/semitone).

u/-melo- posted recently an amazing video on triads and their inversions on OP-XY and OP1-Field, and with this blessing went ahead and prepared a graphic to have them all visible at once. In case reddit is compressing the image, it is also available in full res and PDF at https://vjxy.app/resources/

Open to feedback, and if there's enough requests for an OP-1 Field one, I might get around to do that as well (although the notes are the same hehe).

Edit: the F that should be D has been fixed in the downloadables.

VJ‑XY 1.3 update: enter the matrix.

until now matrix clips were presets you chose from. now you can draw and animate your own, frame by frame, on the same matrix grid!

paint with touch or Apple Pencil, onion-skin the neighbouring frames so movement carries across them, and use transform, fill, shape, and clone to build your loops with ease.

these new type of matrix clips that you draw can be shared as .vjxy files. we have a new gallery in the website for you to browse and share your work: vjxy.app/gallery

underneath all of it the matrix engine has been rebuilt on a faster rendering foundation, so playback, transitions, and previews are smoother across every matrix clip, drawn or preset.

this update is free if you already own VJ-XY.

highlights

• draw and animate your own matrix clips, frame by frame
• paint with touch or Apple Pencil
• onion-skin tracing of the previous and next frames
• transform, select, fill, shape, and clone tools
• build the loop to any length, then reverse or ping pong it
• eight new (regular) matrix presets: fold, shards, pillars, moire, assembly, oscilloscope, contours, and blobs
• rebuilt matrix engine for smoother playback, transitions, and previews
• share drawn clips as .vjxy files
• download clips from the community at vjxy.app/gallery

what is VJ-XY?
a live visual instrument for OP-XY. sequence visuals to spice up your jams. footage is optional. learn more: vjxy.app

teenage engineering are having an amazing summer sale with 30% off on their store, so it only felt right to match their energy with 40% off VJ-XY for the next 48hs! It's winter for us in the southern hemisphere, but why should that stop us?

I won't promote this offer outside of this community, but feel free to share the news :)
No code required. Buy once own forever. No subscriptions.

get VJ-XY: https://vjxy.app
Available on iPad, iPhone and Mac.

What is VJ-XY?
VJ-XY is live visual instrument/app for OP-XY. Sequence visuals with midi. Mix dot matrix clips, your own footage and animated gifs to match your music. Unlock hands-on control of OP-XY's mixer, mutes, fx sends, filter cutoff, eq, tape track, and punch-in fx.

VJ-XY on reddit: r/VJXY

Hey! I’m the maker of VJXY, a live visual instrument for OP-XY. This sub has been super supportive along the app’s journey and I’m so grateful.

I’m keen to share more as the app progresses, designs, ideas, work in progress, small updates etc. But I am mindful it might not be everyone’s cup of tea, so I’m starting a new dedicated subreddit for VJXY.

If you’re interested in a behind-the-scenes look at how the app is progressing, feature requests, feedback, etc please come along. I might still post big updates in this sub if that’s ok.

See you around!

v1.2 of VJ-XY (a live visual instrument for OP-XY) is coming in hot with a new experiment to unlock a more hands-on experience🎚️🎛️

Here’s a sneak peak. Any guesses at what we’re looking at 😉?

Btw I’m always open to feedback and feature requests, so please don’t shy away from sharing!

it’s been two weeks since VJ-XY, a live visual instrument for OP-XY (and other midi controllers), went live and the response has been amazing! But even better, I got some really good ideas from you on how to make it better and more fun. Today v1.1 update is out bringing a splash of color and movement.

what’s new:

introducing canvas clips: you can now layer stills and animated gifs into a single 16:9 visual. arrange, scale, rotate. trigger each layer live.

matrix clips now take any color you choose for background and dots. pick the color behind your video clips. blend your layers and footage against it.

also new:
· support for animated gifs
· new mirror vfx for a kaleidoscope effect.
· change photo timing
· blank matrix clip for the quiet moments
· cleaner perform mode.

plus performance and bug fixes.

and like every update, it's free. no subscription. you bought it, you own it.

once again thanks so much for the support, and keep the feedback flowing so we can take it even further!

what am I talking about you ask? vjxy.app

Nice to see great design surrounded by great design haha. It was cool to spot so many as well! OP-1, OP-XY and Choir. Amongst other musical gear too.

I’ve been listening to Japanese IDM quite a bit recently. Can’t say this is close, but landed here trying to go in that direction. Exploring drums on the OP-XY by resampling hats and percs with fx and then sequencing the chops in new ways. Same for melodies. Some weird sounds come out. Thoughts? Any tips and tricks to get that glitchy vibe?

Visuals are sequenced by the XY too.

Hello sub, in preparation for a show where I wanted to add visuals to my live set with the OP-XY I got kinda frustrated that there was nothing close to the OPZ app (Photomatic) for the XY. So I’m building one. It’s likely only for iPad. It’s coming along nicely. Thus far you can sequence clips and live fx from the aux midi track via Bluetooth.

Keen to hear if people would be interested in an app like this, if there’s enough interest I’d consider polishing and publishing to App Store.

Here’s a sneak peak of the scene controls. The UI is OPXY inspired.