Camera
The camera is how you view the performance. You can move, zoom, and rotate the camera to get different perspectives of the virtual band.
Camera modes
There are three camera modes:
- Free camera – You can move the camera freely in 3D space.
- Auto-cam – The camera automatically highlights the current instruments playing.
- Slide camera – The camera slowly rotates around the stage.
Free camera
Movement keys
The free camera lets you move the camera freely in 3D space. Use the following keys to control the freecam:
| Key | Direction |
|---|---|
| W | Forward |
| S | Backward |
| A | Left |
| D | Right |
| Q | Up |
| Z | Down |
Left-click drag to rotate the camera. Scroll the mouse wheel to zoom in and out.
Pressing a camera key or clicking the left mouse button activates the free camera.
Camera keys
You can move the free camera to predefined positions using the following keys:
| Key | Position |
|---|---|
| 1 | Overview |
| 2 | Keyboards |
| 3 | Drums |
| 4 | Bass |
| 5 | Overhead |
| 6 | Guitar |
Some predefined camera positions have alternate views: Pressing the same key again switches to the alternate view.
Press ` (the key above Tab) to reset the camera to the default position.
Hold Shift or Ctrl to move faster or slower. You can also control the free camera with a gamepad. See Controls for more information.
You can control the free camera using touch gestures:
- Drag with one finger to rotate the camera.
- Pinch with two fingers to zoom in and out.
- Drag with two fingers to move the camera.
Tip
If you can't zoom in any further, zoom out first, then rotate the camera perpendicular to the direction you want to zoom in. Pan the camera with two fingers, then rotate and zoom in again.
Why? The camera always orbits around a point in space. When you zoom in, it moves closer to that point. If you are already at that point, you can't zoom in any further. By zooming out and panning, you change the orbit point.
Camera keys
Tap the screen to activate the side menu. Then, tap the button to open the camera mode menu. Tap any of the following buttons to move the camera to predefined positions:
| Button | Position |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Keyboards | |
| Drums | |
| Bass | |
| Overhead | |
| Guitar |
Auto-cam
The auto-cam automatically highlights the current instruments playing.
Press 0 to activate the auto-cam. Pressing the key again will move the auto-cam to a different shot.
Tap the screen to activate the side menu. Then, tap the button to open the camera mode menu. Tap the button to activate the auto-cam. Tapping the button again will move the auto-cam to a different shot.
Auto-cam modes
There are three auto-cam modes. Choose one with the Auto-cam mode setting.
- Cinematic – The default. The auto-cam studies the song to find its sections and most interesting moments, then cuts between shots of whoever is most worth watching, like a filmed concert. Pressing the auto-cam key again plans a different set of shots.
- Classic – The auto-cam moves like it does in MIDIJam.
- Legacy – The auto-cam moves between preset angles of whichever instruments are on stage, as it did in earlier versions of midis2jam2.
Slide camera
The slide camera slowly rotates around the stage.
Press 9 to activate the slide camera.
Tap the screen to activate the side menu. Then, tap the button to open the camera mode menu. Tap the button to activate the slide camera.
Camera settings
You can customize the camera behavior in the settings tab, under Camera.
Auto-cam
- Start auto-cam with song – When enabled, the auto-cam is activated automatically when a song starts playing.
- Auto-cam mode – Which auto-cam mode to use: Cinematic, Classic, or Legacy.
- Cinematic auto-cam pacing – How quickly the cinematic auto-cam cuts between shots: Relaxed, Normal, or Energetic. This setting only appears when the auto-cam mode is Cinematic.
Free camera
- Smooth freecam Desktop only – When enabled, the free camera movements are smoothed.
- Field of view – How zoomed in the camera is. See Field of view.
Android
On Android, free camera movements are always smoothed.