First Steps
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Getting Started
User Documentation
- Songs
- Controls and Shortcuts
- Tools
- Supported Media File Formats
- Audio Configuration
- Song Editor
- Command Line Parameters
- Ultrastar txt File Format
- Themes
Development
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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
- Enter the archvie URL (default:
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 ;)