First Steps

Download UltraStar Play

Download the latest release from here.

See the wiki for detailed installation instructions.

See our FAQ page for additional questions and answers.

Add player profiles

• Go to Settings > Player Profiles
• Change the name of the players to your liking.
• Tick the Enabled checkbox of the players who are singing today.
  • These players will be available during song select.

Add mic profiles

• Go to Settings > Recording
• Choose the Recording Device of your liking and configure it
  • If the recording device is not listed, please make sure that (a) the device is working in other apps and (b) UltraStar Play has the needed access rights.
  • Use Amplification until the device accepts input from you in normal voice volume
  • Use Noise Suppression if the device is mistaken ambient noise for singing
  • Use Delay until the timing of the note recording matches your singing.
    • Delay in UltraStar Play is typically between 100ms and 300 ms.
    • Hint: a too big delay typically feels better than a too small delay.
    • Hint: Hold Shift key to increase the stepping amount
• Tick the Use for singing checkbox of the recording device that you want to use.
  • These devices will be available during song select.

For details see here

For information how to use your smartphone as recording device see here.

Add songs

Download default song archive:

• Go to Settings > Game > Download Songs
  • Enter the archvie URL (default: https://42.usplay.net/ultrastar-songs-cc.tar)
  • Click Start Download and wait for the download to finish.
  • Restart UltraStar Play

Or add an existing song folder:

• Go to Settings > Game
  • Add entries to your existing song folders.
  • Restart UltraStar Play

For more information, visit the wiki page on how to find, add, and create songs.

Sing a song

• Go to Start to enter the song select
• Choose a song of your liking
• Tick the player profile who will sing the song
  • An available and unassigned recording device will be assigned to this player automatically
• Click the song cover / video, or hit enter to enter the sing scene
• Have fun ;)