Live visual software · CentroSCS
Aether — live visual compositor
A native app for VJs, DJs with projections, clubs and events. Run the show like a deck: layers, cues, crossfader, GPU generators and effects — on a projector, with no browser and no required cloud.
Free DEMO for Mac Apple Silicon and Intel. Without a license a watermark stays on. Windows is coming.
Conduct the show — don’t edit it for hours
On a set you don’t build the look from scratch: you conduct it. Change cues, stack layers, follow the music and keep output on the projector.
Aether is a native, offline app: no browser, no required connection during the show. The DEMO is the same file as the paid version.
App preview
Made with Aether
Live visuals, not mockups
Since June 2026, videos on the videolabmko channel are made with Aether. Clips published since then are below: the same software you download as DEMO.
Features
What Aether does today
Deck, cues and crossfader
Stacked layers, a cue grid you can fire live, A/B crossfader, macros to move several parameters at once.
Live sources
Video files from disk, webcam, NDI on the network and GPU sharing: Syphon on Mac, Spout on Windows. Resolume and OBS come in as layers.
19 GPU generators
Plasma, terrain, particles, starfield, wireform, procedural flight and other native looks: no clips to prep if you want to start from nothing.
74 chained effects
Effects on cell, layer or master. Import custom looks and toggle them live without rebuilding the show.
Audio-reactive
Visuals follow kick, lows and highs. No hand-drawn automation on every track: the music drives the generators.
MIDI Map
Map faders, cells and parameters to a controller. Useful on stage when you don’t want the trackpad.
Multi-output
Several monitors or projectors, each with the full composition or a slice (halves, quarters). Mapping for club or festival setups.
Recording
Capture the show output for archive, social or replay. Hardware decode up to 4K in preview and output.
Why it’s different
Why this is not a video editor
Native, not web
Rust engine, desktop UI. The show runs on the Mac even without a network. It is not a page in the browser.
DEMO = product
Same installer. Without a key a watermark stays in a corner. After purchase you paste the license: no second download.
Built to conduct
Cues, crossfader and MIDI at the centre. Not an editing timeline: a performance deck.
Real visuals
Since June 2026, videolabmko videos come out of Aether: not mockups, real sets.
Specs
Technical sheet
- Platforms
- macOS 13 or later, Apple Silicon (M1–M4) and Intel. Windows 10/11 64-bit coming.
- Engine
- Native app (Rust). Hardware decode up to 4K (VideoToolbox on Mac).
- Sources
- Video, webcam, NDI, Syphon (Mac) / Spout (Windows).
- Looks
- 19 audio-reactive GPU generators · 74 effects in cell / layer / master chain.
- Control
- MIDI Map, macros, A/B crossfader, cue grid.
- Output
- Multi-monitor, composition slices, output recording.
- Offline
- Yes. The network is only needed to activate the license, not for the show.
- License
- Perpetual, up to 3 computers. DEMO with watermark. €49.00
Who it’s for
- VJs and visual performers
- DJs and artists with projections at their sets
- Event and club teams
- Creatives who want a native tool, without depending on a browser
Coming next
Windows installer, a node editor for more complex looks and 3D mapping: in progress, not yet in the public DEMO.
Current version: 0.1.0 · CentroSCS
FAQ
Questions about Aether
What is Aether by CentroSCS?
Aether is live visual software from CentroSCS. VJs, DJs with projections and events can run a real-time show with layers, cues, crossfader, 19 GPU generators, 74 effects, NDI/Syphon, MIDI and projector output.
Does Aether work offline?
Yes. Aether is a native macOS app designed to run offline, with no browser and no required connection during use.
Who is Aether for?
Aether is for VJs, visual performers, DJs with projections, event teams, clubs and creatives who want a native Mac tool for live visuals synced to music.
How do I download the Aether demo?
The DEMO is on the download page. Available for Mac Apple Silicon (M1–M4) and Mac Intel. Without a license the app shows a watermark. Windows is coming.
Is Aether available to the public?
Yes. You can download the DEMO and use Aether now. To remove the watermark you buy a license (up to 3 computers).
Try it now
Download the DEMO or buy a license
The DEMO is the same software: without a key a watermark stays on. The license unlocks up to 3 computers.