HELP: Keyboard and Mouse Controls

[projectM Team]

If this is your first time using projectM, here are some helpful hints.

Keyboard Controls

General

• F1: show help
  
• F3: show preset name
  
• F4: show stats
  
• F5: show FPS
  
• Ctrl+I: select next audio input device
  
• Up Arrow: increase beat sensitivity (max 5)
  
• Down Arrow: decrease beat sensitivity (min 0)
  
• Ctrl+Q: quit

Preset Navigation

• R: jump to random preset
  
• N: next preset
  
• P: previous preset
  
• SPACEBAR or L: lock current preset
  
• Y: toggle preset shuffling

Monitor Control

• Ctrl+S: stretch monitors
  
• Ctrl+M: change monitor
  
• Ctrl+F: toggle full screen

Mouse Controls

Using your mouse you can interact with presets by dropping "waveforms" onto the screen. Waveforms are objects with different styles that will react to music.

• If you Left Click on the screen you will drop a random waveform.
  
• If you Hold Left Click, you can drag the waveform around.
  
• If you want to remove the waveform then Right Rlick in the location where it currently is.
  
• If you want to remove all of the waveforms you placed on the screen, use Ctrl+Right Click.

[Alucardvx]

Thank you.

[ultrasquid]

How do I get the visualizer to display in a window. Ctrl+F seems to just toggle the taskbar visibility.

[JohnH]

I'm at a loss. Can't find the answer. Every single button works, EXCEPT (N)NEXT (P)PREVIOUS AND (R)RANDOM. This is Ubuntu 20.04LTS and I have this installed on 2 systems with identical software. I can't change presets and it's driving me NUTS!!

[p0d]

Originally posted by ultrasquid:

How do I get the visualizer to display in a window. Ctrl+F seems to just toggle the taskbar visibility.

ProjectM is also available from the Microsoft Apps store; that version runs in a window but, ironically, doesn't work properly in fullscreen - at least in my 3840 x2160 display.

[honey badger]

There was a function to make a COMPLETELY random preset in MD2, I wouid love that again. Also to control the speed of the visualizer and a faster way to set beat sensitivity (like hold CTRL for changing twice as fast). The first one may take time but the second should be easy shouldn't it?

[76561199162870915]

Originally posted by projectM Team:

If this is your first time using projectM, here are some helpful hints.

Keyboard Controls

General

• F1: show help
  
• F3: show preset name
  
• F4: show stats
  
• F5: show FPS
  
• Ctrl+I: select next audio input device
  
• Up Arrow: increase beat sensitivity (max 5)
  
• Down Arrow: decrease beat sensitivity (min 0)
  
• Ctrl+Q: quit

Preset Navigation

• R: jump to random preset
  
• N: next preset
  
• P: previous preset
  
• SPACEBAR or L: lock current preset
  
• Y: toggle preset shuffling

Monitor Control

• Ctrl+S: stretch monitors
  
• Ctrl+M: change monitor
  
• Ctrl+F: toggle full screen

Mouse Controls

Using your mouse you can interact with presets by dropping "waveforms" onto the screen. Waveforms are objects with different styles that will react to music.

• If you Left Click on the screen you will drop a random waveform.
  
• If you Hold Left Click, you can drag the waveform around.
  
• If you want to remove the waveform then Right Rlick in the location where it currently is.
  
• If you want to remove all of the waveforms you placed on the screen, use Ctrl+Right Click.

i cant upload my own wav?

[somebread]

clicking doesn't seem to be making waveforms for me, can someone explain what i'm doing wrong?

[mOnday]

Is there a search function? I swear I hit something that let me search through the presets

EDIT: Found it! Alt + Enter brings up Search function :)

[HatedM50]

So odd I never this anywhere: ALT+ENTER brings up the full list of presets and also has a search bar, great for if you have downloaded other preset packs and you preset folder is now enormous

Found it trying to use ALT+ ENTER to make the application go from full-screen to windowed.

[76561198853317064]

if you press m it shows a list of presets

[AngryPenguin]

Is it just me or does ctrl S not stretch the imaage across multiple monitors anymore? I woke up today and the option is gone. Just change monitor. :(

[Vipershark]

Screen stretch is not implemented in the current version of the program due to it not working properly (as of 2/27/23) but a pre-compiled version that still has it implemented can be found here: https://github.com/kblaschke/projectm/releases

Note that this is an older release of projectM (v3.1.13 from 11/12/21) and probably shouldn't be used unless you absolutely NEED screen stretch.
I spoke to the devs and they mentioned that screen stretch will be re-implemented when it is fixed, but there is no ETA on that currently.

[honey badger]

Originally posted by Vipershark:

Screen stretch is not implemented in the current version of the program due to it not working properly (as of 2/27/23) but a pre-compiled version that still has it implemented can be found here: https://github.com/kblaschke/projectm/releases

Note that this is an older release of projectM (v3.1.13 from 11/12/21) and probably shouldn't be used unless you absolutely NEED screen stretch.
I spoke to the devs and they mentioned that screen stretch will be re-implemented when it is fixed, but there is no ETA on that currently.

Thank you, screen stretch is a dealbreaker for me

[modi]

what about the left click to drop a waveform? also not working for me

also, let me say, that's not a complaint. i love this thing. but dropping waveforms (and I imagine that holding left is wild) would be awesome