Visual Effects add a small animation where each falling note strikes the playbar, which makes playback livelier to watch and easier to follow from a distance. They are purely visual and never change the sound or your files.
IMAGE · visual-effects.gif · 1000 × 600 px · Notes striking the keyboard during playback, each strike spawning a Glow Bloom effect, then switching to Particle Burst.
Turn effects on or off
The seven patterns
Pattern | What you see |
Glow Bloom (default) | A soft radial glow that blooms outward and fades. |
Ripple Ring | Expanding rings, like a ripple in water. |
Particle Burst | Small particles spray upward and fall back down. |
Smoke Plume | Soft smoke wisps drift upward, shifting colour as they fade. |
Color Aura | A glowing blob that pulses outward while cycling through colours. |
Starburst Nova | Sharp radiating rays with a bright flash. |
Comet Trail | A bright streak shoots upward with a fading trail. |
Hover a pattern in the list to read its description before you pick it.
Scope and colour
Glow: intensity, spread and threshold
Three sliders shape the bloom around every effect. Drag them while a file plays to see the result live.
Slider | Effect | Default |
Intensity | How bright the glow is | 1.5 |
Spread | How far the glow reaches | 4 |
Threshold | Lower makes more of the effect glow; higher blooms only the brightest parts | 0.4 |
Tip
On an older computer, or if playback stutters, try turning effects off or setting the scope back to Piano only. See Troubleshooting.