GONZO ANIMATRIX

Creative Software Development

Our first software release under the GonzoLabz brand.

At Gonzo Visuals, we’ve spent years creating projection mapping shows, live visuals, and interactive experiences. Along the way, we’ve often found ourselves wishing for tools that simply didn’t exist.

So we decided to build them.

Introducing Gonzo Animatrix, our first publicly released software application, developed under our new experimental software brand, GonzoLabz.

Giving MIDI Controllers a Second Life

Gonzo Animatrix transforms the AKAI APC Mini MK2 into a miniature animated LED display, bringing its 8×8 RGB pad matrix to life with colorful effects, custom pixel animations, and interactive games.

Originally developed as a personal utility for our own live performance workflow, the project gradually evolved into a standalone application designed for VJs, musicians, and creative professionals.

Features & Capabilities

  • 32 built-in LED effects with customizable settings
  • Custom animation editor for creating original pixel art
  • Tetris and Pong, playable directly on the controller
  • Scrolling text messages displayed across the LED matrix
  • Automatic screensaver mode with adjustable inactivity detection
  • Resolume Arena & Avenue integration through virtual MIDI routing
  • Manual controls and configurable shortcuts

The application runs on Windows and is designed specifically for the AKAI APC Mini MK2.

From Visual Experiences to Creative Tools

Gonzo Animatrix represents a new direction for Gonzo Visuals.

Beyond creating visual content and installations, we’re now developing our own software tools, combining practical experience from live productions with creative experimentation.

This is the beginning of GonzoLabz, our space for developing useful, unusual, and occasionally completely unnecessary — but incredibly fun — creative software.

We build tools we wish existed.

Project: Gonzo Animatrix 1.0
Development: GonzoLabz / Gonzo Visuals
Category: Creative Software / MIDI Tools / VJ Utilities
Platform: Windows
Release: 2026

Get Gonzo Animatrix:
https://bagolyszkij.gumroad.com/l/gonzoanimatrix