This documentation is for version 2.0.0. Other versions.

Slice Strobe Resolume — A Short Chronicle

They called it the slice strobe, as if naming could make sense of the way light tore through the darkened room. In the back of the club, tucked among cable tangles and battered flight cases, the VJ’s fingers hovered over the Resolume deck like a conductor’s poised baton. The software didn’t simply play visuals; it became a language, a blunt instrument and a scalpel both, shaping rhythms of light into something that felt dangerously like thought.

Slice Routing: Map your layers or clips directly to specific slices in the Advanced Output menu.

Edge Strobing: Some plugins allow you to strobe only the edges of your slices, with adjustable thickness for a "wireframe" look.

Watch the crowd lose their minds. That is the power of the Slice Strobe.

Mapping and parameter linking

  1. Assign parameters: Right-click a Strobe parameter → Assign to MIDI/OSC or Keyboard.
  2. Use X-OSC/TouchOSC: Map multiple slice parameters to a grid controller for tactile performance.
  3. Matrix mappings: Use Resolume's Clip Matrix or Layer Matrix to map parameters systematically across slices.
  4. LFOs and Modulators: Use LFO and Beat effects to modulate strobe Rate, Phase, or Mix for evolving patterns.