First Steps

Getting Started

Download the latest release from here.

See the wiki for detailed installation instructions.

See our FAQ page for additional questions and answers.

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.

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.

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.

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 ;)