FX layers

Hexa stacks shader layers on top of looping video inside a single canvas. Layers are added from the FX picker, reordered in the chain, and saved with scenes and playset presets. Browse them all below — filter by category or search by name.

How FX layers work

Layers run top to bottom in the active chain — each one sees the output of the one before it, so reordering changes the look dramatically. Four core layers (Video Speed, Auto-Mix, Transition, Color Adjust) are always on and can't be removed; everything else is added from the picker.

Most layers share the same control model. Automix is the only one without audio trigger mapping.

Base: Resting value when no audio is driving the effect
Audio depth: How much the synced band pushes the value above base
Sync band: Audio source: kick, low, mid, high, beat, master, LFO, envelope…
Trigger: Binary on/off per hit when the band crosses a threshold
Trigger count: For gated effects, how many hits before firing (e.g. every 4 kicks)

All FX layers

Auto-Mix

core

Automatically advances to another clip from the active playset pool.

Playback

Code	Parameter	Notes
`INTVL`	Time before change	3 – 180 sec timer interval between clips
`ORDER`	Order	Random / Sequential pool order
`TRIG`	Trigger mode	Optional: ignore the timer and advance on audio band hits with a required hit count

Boomerang

Captures a short slice of frames and plays it forward then backward in a loop — a micro-boomerang stutter.

Playback

Code	Parameter	Notes
`AMT`	Amount	Effect strength
`SLICE`	Slice (sec)	Length of captured segment
`CACHE`	Cache frames	Frame buffer size (advanced)
`CAPFPS`	Capture FPS	Sampling rate for the buffer (advanced)

Jump Cut

Skips frames in bursts on a timer or trigger — hard VJ-style jumps, not a UV warp.

Playback

Code	Parameter	Notes
`AMT`	Amount	Overall intensity
`SKIP`	Skip frames	Frames to skip per burst
`BRST`	Bursts	Number of jumps per event
`INTVL`	Interval (sec)	Time between burst groups (advanced)
`FPS`	Timing FPS	Reference frame rate for skip math (advanced)

Slowmo

Pulls playback toward a floor speed when active — dramatic slowdown on hits or sustained modulation.

Playback

Code	Parameter	Notes
`AMT`	Amount	How deep the slow goes
`DEPTH`	Audio depth	Band-driven depth
`FLOOR`	Floor speed	Minimum playback rate (advanced)

Stutter Back

Rewinds a few frames on each trigger — quick backward glitch in time.

Playback

Code	Parameter	Notes
`AMT`	Amount	Effect strength
`REWND`	Rewind frames	How many frames to step back
`FPS`	Timing FPS	Reference frame rate (advanced)

Video Speed

core

Controls how fast the active clip plays. Base speed is ≥ 0; reverse motion comes from audio offset or playback effects like Boomerang and Stutter Back.

Playback

Code	Parameter	Notes
`AMT`	Base	0 – 5, default ~1×
`DEPTH`	Audio depth	0 – 10, adds speed variation from the synced band

Mirror

Reflects the image on X, Y, or both axes.

Transform & space

Code	Parameter	Notes
`AMT`	Amount	Blend toward mirrored result
`AXIS`	Axis	X, Y, or XY

Rotate

Fixed-angle rotation of the video plane.

Transform & space

Code	Parameter	Notes
`ANGL`	Angle	−π – π radians

Scroll

Pans the texture in X and Y.

Transform & space

Code	Parameter	Notes
`SCRX`	Scroll X	Horizontal offset
`SCRY`	Scroll Y	Vertical offset

Tile

Repeats the frame in a grid.

Transform & space

Code	Parameter	Notes
`AMT`	Amount	Blend strength
`GRID`	Columns / Rows	Grid size (1 – 12 each)

Vibration

High-frequency positional shake; great on snare or mid-band triggers.

Transform & space

Code	Parameter	Notes
`AMT`	Amount	Shake amplitude
`DEPTH`	Audio depth	Band-driven shake
`RATE`	Rate (Hz)	Oscillation speed
`SUST`	Sustain	How long shake lingers after a hit (advanced)

Zoom

Uniform scale of the video layer.

Transform & space

Code	Parameter	Notes
`SCALE`	Scale	0.5 – 2

Color Adjust

core

Always-on grade applied after the shader chain. Keeps luminosity and contrast in a safe black–white range to avoid color artifacts.

Color & grade

Code	Parameter	Notes
`LUM`	Luminosity	−1 – 1 brightness offset
`CNTR`	Contrast	0 – 2, 1 = neutral
`SAT`	Saturation	0 – 3, 1 = neutral
`HUE`	Hue	−π – π rotation

Dither

Ordered dithering — posterized, print-like grain.

Color & grade

Code	Parameter	Notes
`SCALE`	Scale	Pattern size / strength
`LVLS`	Levels	Gradient vs 2-color binary
`BAL`	Balance	Threshold between dark and light regions

Edge

Sobel-style edge outline over the image.

Color & grade

Code	Parameter	Notes
`AMT`	Amount	Mix strength
`DEPTH`	Audio depth	Band-driven intensity
`SENS`	Sensitivity	Edge detection threshold
`WIDTH`	Width	Line thickness
`SOFT`	Softness / Line strength	Advanced tuning

Fade Off

Fades toward black when audio is quiet — useful for breakdowns and silence.

Color & grade

Code	Parameter	Notes
`FADE`	Silence fade	Base fade amount
`DEPTH`	Audio depth	How strongly band level opposes the fade

Flash

Full-frame white flash — classic drop accent.

Color & grade

Code	Parameter	Notes
`AMT`	Amount	Flash intensity

Glow

Bloom on bright areas.

Color & grade

Code	Parameter	Notes
`AMT`	Amount	Bloom mix
`SENS`	Sensitivity	Luma threshold for bloom
`SPRD`	Spread	Blur radius of the glow

Negative

Inverts colors toward a photographic negative.

Color & grade

Code	Parameter	Notes
`AMT`	Amount	Blend toward inverted

Ramp Gradient

Three-way luma remap: shadows, midtones, and highlights each get a color stop.

Color & grade

Code	Parameter	Notes
`AMT`	Amount	Grade strength
`STOPS`	Shadows / Midtones / Highlights	Color pickers
`SOFT`	Softness	Ramp smoothness (advanced)

Stoch. Dither

Animated random dither — living film grain.

Color & grade

Code	Parameter	Notes
`AMT`	Amount	Strength
`LVLS`	Levels / Balance	Same as Dither
`SPD`	Speed	Animation rate (advanced)
`SCALE`	Scale (px)	Grain cell size (advanced)

Vignette

Darkens the edges of frame.

Color & grade

Code	Parameter	Notes
`AMT`	Amount	Vignette strength
`DEPTH`	Audio depth	Band-pulsing vignette
`RAD`	Radius	How far the bright center extends
`SOFT`	Softness	Edge falloff

Center Diffuse

Horizontal strip at a configurable Y position blurs and smears — a “center wipe” diffusion.

Warp & pattern

Code	Parameter	Notes
`SPRD`	Spread	Main strength
`DEPTH`	Audio depth	Band-driven spread
`BLUR`	Blur	Smear amount
`CY`	Strip height / Center Y	Advanced geometry

Chroma Ab.

Chromatic aberration — RGB channels separate along a direction.

Warp & pattern

Code	Parameter	Notes
`AMT`	Amount	Separation distance
`ANGL`	Angle	Direction (0 – 1 turn)

Custom Shader

User GLSL injected into the chain. Coord mode warps UVs; Color mode processes RGB.

Warp & pattern

Code	Parameter	Notes
`AMT`	Amount	Effect mix
`TYPE`	Type	Coord vs Color
`GLSL`	GLSL body	Shader code (advanced)

Cymatic

Standing-wave style coordinate warp — organic ripple interference patterns.

Warp & pattern

Code	Parameter	Notes
`AMT`	Amount	Warp strength
`DEPTH`	Audio depth	Band-driven warp
`DENS`	Density	Wave frequency

Distortion

Lens and sine-sweep warps.

Warp & pattern

Code	Parameter	Notes
`AMT`	Amount	Distortion strength
`STYLE`	Style	Pinch, horizontal sweep, vertical sweep, radial sweep
`CURV`	Curvature	Pinch lens strength (pinch mode)
`SWEEP`	Cycles / Speed	Sweep frequency and motion
`CNTRW`	Center weight	Radial focus (advanced)

Kaleid.

Kaleidoscope mirror segments.

Warp & pattern

Code	Parameter	Notes
`SLICE`	Slices	Number of segments (0 – 24)
`ANGL`	Angle	Rotation of the kaleidoscope
`FRAME`	Zoom / Pos X / Pos Y	Source framing inside the kaleidoscope

Liquix

Horizontal liquid bands that shear and smear — wet VHS-style motion.

Warp & pattern

Code	Parameter	Notes
`AMT`	Amount	Strength
`DEPTH`	Audio depth	Band-driven shear
`DENS`	Density	Number of bands
`SPD`	Speed	Animation rate
`PIVOT`	Wet edge (X)	Pivot position (advanced)

Luma Grid Dots

Grid of squares sized by local brightness — LED-matrix look.

Warp & pattern

Code	Parameter	Notes
`AMT`	Amount	Mix strength
`COLS`	Columns	Grid width
`SIZE`	Min / Max size	Dot size range by luma (advanced)

Luma Lines

Vertical (or rotated) bars with width driven by local brightness.

Warp & pattern

Code	Parameter	Notes
`AMT`	Amount	Mix strength
`DENS`	Density	Number of lines
`WIDTH`	Min / Max width	Width range (advanced)
`ROT`	Rotation	Bar angle (advanced)

Neon Grid

Audio-reactive neon lines spawned on hits; horizontal, vertical, and cross flares with separate colors. Can feed the Metal Sphere environment map.

Warp & pattern

Code	Parameter	Notes
`AMT`	Amount	Overlay opacity
`DEPTH`	Audio depth	Hit sensitivity
`LINES`	Lines per hit	Spawn count
`MIX`	Horizontal / Vertical mix	Axis balance
`LINE`	Thickness / Fade speed	Line look
`COLOR`	Flare colors	Horizontal / vertical / cross color pickers
`STR`	Flare strength	Intersection glow (advanced)

Oscilloscope

Real-time phosphor waveform trace from audio — CRT oscilloscope aesthetic.

Warp & pattern

Code	Parameter	Notes
`AMT`	Amount	Trace visibility
`DEPTH`	Audio depth	Wave amplitude from band
`TRACE`	Trace	Line, fill, or dual channel
`PHOS`	Phosphor	Persistence / trail length
`AMP`	Amplitude	Vertical scale
`CY`	Center Y	Trace vertical position
`GLOW`	Glow	Phosphor bloom (advanced)

Point Cloud

Scatters the frame into a depth-sorted point cloud with parallax, defocus, and haze.

Warp & pattern

Code	Parameter	Notes
`AMT`	Amount	Mix strength
`DENS`	Density	Column count
`SCAT`	Scatter	Depth displacement
`PARX`	Parallax	Depth-driven shift
`DEFOC`	Defocus	Point blur
`HAZE`	Haze	Distance fog
`SIZE`	Min / Max size	Point size range (advanced)

Pulse March

Morphing spherical / organic surface with rim glow — pulsing 3D-ish color form.

Warp & pattern

Code	Parameter	Notes
`AMT`	Amount	Mix strength
`DEPTH`	Audio depth	Band-driven pulse
`MORPH`	Morph	Shape blend
`SPD`	Speed	Surface motion
`RIPL`	Surface ripples	Detail frequency
`RIM`	Rim glow	Edge brightness (advanced)

Ripple

Radial ripples from a center point.

Warp & pattern

Code	Parameter	Notes
`AMT`	Amount	Distortion strength
`DEPTH`	Audio depth	Band-driven ripples
`DENS`	Density	Ring count
`SPD`	Speed	Propagation rate
`FALL`	Falloff	Distance attenuation (advanced)
`CX`	Center X / Y	Ripple origin (advanced)

Wrap

Radial pull/push warp around a center — magnify or pinch a region.

Warp & pattern

Code	Parameter	Notes
`PULL`	Pull / push	Negative = pull, positive = push
`DEPTH`	Audio depth	Band-driven warp
`RAD`	Radius	Effect size
`FALL`	Falloff / Center X / Y	Advanced shape

Data Drip

Columns of pixels drip downward with chaotic timing — melting datatable.

Glitch

Code	Parameter	Notes
`AMT`	Amount	Drip strength
`DEPTH`	Audio depth	Band-driven chaos
`CHAOS`	Chaos	Randomness
`DENS`	Density	Column count

Encode Glitch

Macroblock compression artifacts and horizontal tears — broken codec look.

Glitch

Code	Parameter	Notes
`AMT`	Amount	Glitch mix
`BLOCK`	Block size	Macroblock scale
`TEAR`	Tear	Horizontal displacement

Glitch

Multi-layer shape diff glitch — scrolling rectangular interference.

Glitch

Code	Parameter	Notes
`AMT`	Amount	Overall glitch strength

Midline Stretch

Splits the frame at a horizontal line and stretches top/bottom independently.

Glitch

Code	Parameter	Notes
`AMT`	Amount	Stretch strength
`DEPTH`	Audio depth	Band-driven stretch
`SPLIT`	Split Y	Horizontal split position

Pulse Rings

Concentric ring modulation.

Glitch

Code	Parameter	Notes
`AMT`	Amount	Ring strength (capped range)
`DEPTH`	Audio depth	Band-driven scale
`DENS`	Density	Ring frequency
`SPRD`	Spread	Modulation radius

RGB Delay

Separates R/G/B with temporal offset — classic RGB split.

Glitch

Code	Parameter	Notes
`AMT`	Amount	Channel separation

Time Glitch

Striped columns with independent vertical time offsets — columnar time slip.

Glitch

Code	Parameter	Notes
`AMT`	Amount	Effect strength
`COLS`	Columns	Number of vertical stripes
`INV`	Invert columns	Subset of columns with inverted timing (advanced)

Video Window

Picture-in-picture style floating window showing another shuffled moment from the same clip.

Glitch

Code	Parameter	Notes
`SIZE`	Size	Window scale
`SHUF`	Shuffle rate	How often the inner view jumps

Blur

Gaussian, motion, or radial blur.

Composite & texture

Code	Parameter	Notes
`AMT`	Amount	Blur radius
`STYLE`	Style	Gaussian, Motion, Radial
`ANGL`	Angle	Motion blur direction (advanced)

Feedback

Short video feedback loop — trails and recursive smear.

Composite & texture

Code	Parameter	Notes
`AMT`	Amount	Feedback mix (max 0.99)

Fill Layer

Solid or gradient color layer composited over the video with blend modes.

Composite & texture

Code	Parameter	Notes
`AMT`	Amount	Blend opacity
`STYLE`	Style	Solid, Horizontal, Vertical, Radial
`COLOR`	Start / End	Gradient color pickers
`BLEND`	Blend	Blend, Diff, Add, Mult, Layer
`SOFT`	Softness	Gradient falloff (advanced)

Layer Blend

Composites a second clip from the same playset by index, with its own playback speed.

Composite & texture

Code	Parameter	Notes
`AMT`	Amount	Blend opacity
`BLEND`	Blend mode	Blend, Difference, Add, Multiply, Layer
`CLIP`	Clip index	Which library clip to use (1-based)
`SPD`	Speed	Secondary clip playback rate (advanced)

Mask

Procedural mask shapes blended or differenced with the image.

Composite & texture

Code	Parameter	Notes
`AMT`	Amount	Mask strength
`SHAPE`	Shape	Lines, Circle, Square, Noise, Perspective
`BLEND`	Blend	Mask, Diff, Add, Mult
`SHAPE`	Density / Speed / Rotation / Width / Perspective / Focus X	Advanced shape tuning

Metal Sphere

Reflective displaced sphere composited over the video; optional live environment map from the playhead or Neon Grid output.

Composite & texture

Code	Parameter	Notes
`AMT`	Amount	Sphere visibility
`DEPTH`	Audio depth	Band-driven displacement
`ENV`	Env	Static vs playhead environment
`GEOM`	Size / Displacement / Noise scale	Geometry
`MATL`	Speed / Roughness / Reflection / Orbit	Material and motion

Noise

Animated monochrome noise blended over the image.

Composite & texture

Code	Parameter	Notes
`AMT`	Amount	Noise opacity
`BLEND`	Blend mode	Same set as Layer Blend
`SPD`	Speed	Noise animation
`CELLS`	Grid cells	Fine vs coarse grain (advanced)

Pixelate

Mosaic blocks — cells across maps to Hydra grid divisions (higher = finer blocks).

Composite & texture

Code	Parameter	Notes
`CELLS`	Cells across	4 – 512 divisions

Sharpen

Unsharp-style crispness.

Composite & texture

Code	Parameter	Notes
`AMT`	Amount	Sharpen strength
`DTL`	Detail	Kernel radius

Transition

core

Plays when clips change (manual prev/next, Auto-Mix, or beat-driven advance).

Composite & texture

Code	Parameter	Notes
`AMT`	Amount	0 – 1 blend strength
`STYLE`	Style	Fade, Zoom, Swipe, Pixelate
`DUR`	Duration	0 – 5 sec

Trigger Debug

Developer overlay: beat highway, band triggers, and event log for tuning detection. Not a show effect.

Composite & texture

Code	Parameter	Notes
`OPAC`	Opacity	Overlay visibility
`BEATS`	Beat window	Bars shown on highway (advanced)