Coming Soon: Mixed Reality, Steam Workshop, Vive Trackers and More!
Hi everyone!
It’s been a little while since the last update for Paradiddle went online, so I just wanted to give you a sneak peek on what’s coming soon for the app.
Mixed Reality Recording Support
MR recording support will be functional very soon, thanks to LIV. If you’re wondering what this will get you, it’ll allow you to record videos similar to the R U Mine cover I recorded a while ago. LIV allows for a lot more tuning with your recording settings, and offers live streaming of MR content as well. I can’t wait to add this in the next update because I think MR videos are a truly fantastic way to showcase VR content, and especially Paradiddle.
Steam Workshop Integration
Users will soon be able to share their recordings and drum sets over Steam Workshop! Up until now, someone would have to send another user their saved recording or drum set, and the other person would have to make sure to place it in the right directory for it to show up in the app. The Workshop integration will get rid of all of this hassle, and more importantly, serve as a central location where users will be able to browse across recordings and drum sets the community has made. I’m incredibly excited to have this go online and see what sorts of recordings people end up sharing. There might also be other types of content that get Workshop support for Paradiddle in the future, but I’ll keep you updated as that becomes more clear. Special thanks to Mankiller_2 on Steam for suggesting this feature!
Vive Tracker Support
Preliminary support for Vive Trackers will be added soon, to be used as hi-hat or kick pedal replacements. Users will be able to place them either on a real pedal, or simply on their feet. Again, I think this is another very exciting feature that allows people with Vive Trackers to get a lot more out of their hardware. It’s still very early but I’ve also started experimenting with using these to track drum sticks or similarly shaped objects. There’s still a lot of prototyping to be done, but I’m excited to see how that works out as well.
Local Audio File Loading & Playback
Users will soon be able to load audio files they have on their computer, and control it within the app through an interface similar to the recording playback interface. This will be useful for cases such as loading a song and playing along to it within the app, without having to switch over to Spotify/YouTube/etc. This feature will eventually be expanded to allow for the usage of audio samples as drum samples, so that users can create their custom drums in Paradiddle that make use of audio files on their system.
On top of these new features, various bug fixes and usability improvements will also be included in the next update.
The Paradiddle VR Drum Cover Contest
Start practicing with your favorite songs, because I’ll soon be announcing the details for the first Paradiddle VR Drum Cover Contest! Everyone will have 2-3 weeks to record a VR drum cover video and share it on YouTube, to compete for a whole bunch of prizes. These will include various drum pedal peripherals, drum sound packs, software licenses and more. The top drum covers will also be showcased and shared on pretty much every channel that Paradiddle has online.
XRLibraries
I’m delighted to let everyone know that Paradiddle will be made available in over 100 public libraries across California through the XRLibraries initiative. XRLibraries is attempting to make VR and AR technologies more accessible throughout the U.S., and I’m really excited to include Paradiddle in their curated software catalog. I’ll share more updates on this as it happens.
That’s all for now, thank you so much for your ongoing support, and stay tuned for all these updates! As always, feel free to let me know, post on the Steam Discussion Forums, or on Discord if you have any other comments or questions.
Emre
[email protected]
Official Paradiddle website: http://paradiddleapp.com
Paradiddle drum covers Youtube playlist (your cover could be on here too!)
FAQ: http://paradiddleapp.com/faq
Join us on Discord!: https://discordapp.com/invite/wjHnTVr
Reddit: http://reddit.com/r/paradiddle
It’s been a little while since the last update for Paradiddle went online, so I just wanted to give you a sneak peek on what’s coming soon for the app.
Upcoming Features
Mixed Reality Recording Support
MR recording support will be functional very soon, thanks to LIV. If you’re wondering what this will get you, it’ll allow you to record videos similar to the R U Mine cover I recorded a while ago. LIV allows for a lot more tuning with your recording settings, and offers live streaming of MR content as well. I can’t wait to add this in the next update because I think MR videos are a truly fantastic way to showcase VR content, and especially Paradiddle.
Steam Workshop Integration
Users will soon be able to share their recordings and drum sets over Steam Workshop! Up until now, someone would have to send another user their saved recording or drum set, and the other person would have to make sure to place it in the right directory for it to show up in the app. The Workshop integration will get rid of all of this hassle, and more importantly, serve as a central location where users will be able to browse across recordings and drum sets the community has made. I’m incredibly excited to have this go online and see what sorts of recordings people end up sharing. There might also be other types of content that get Workshop support for Paradiddle in the future, but I’ll keep you updated as that becomes more clear. Special thanks to Mankiller_2 on Steam for suggesting this feature!
Vive Tracker Support
Preliminary support for Vive Trackers will be added soon, to be used as hi-hat or kick pedal replacements. Users will be able to place them either on a real pedal, or simply on their feet. Again, I think this is another very exciting feature that allows people with Vive Trackers to get a lot more out of their hardware. It’s still very early but I’ve also started experimenting with using these to track drum sticks or similarly shaped objects. There’s still a lot of prototyping to be done, but I’m excited to see how that works out as well.
Local Audio File Loading & Playback
Users will soon be able to load audio files they have on their computer, and control it within the app through an interface similar to the recording playback interface. This will be useful for cases such as loading a song and playing along to it within the app, without having to switch over to Spotify/YouTube/etc. This feature will eventually be expanded to allow for the usage of audio samples as drum samples, so that users can create their custom drums in Paradiddle that make use of audio files on their system.
On top of these new features, various bug fixes and usability improvements will also be included in the next update.
Other Upcoming Updates
The Paradiddle VR Drum Cover Contest
Start practicing with your favorite songs, because I’ll soon be announcing the details for the first Paradiddle VR Drum Cover Contest! Everyone will have 2-3 weeks to record a VR drum cover video and share it on YouTube, to compete for a whole bunch of prizes. These will include various drum pedal peripherals, drum sound packs, software licenses and more. The top drum covers will also be showcased and shared on pretty much every channel that Paradiddle has online.
XRLibraries
I’m delighted to let everyone know that Paradiddle will be made available in over 100 public libraries across California through the XRLibraries initiative. XRLibraries is attempting to make VR and AR technologies more accessible throughout the U.S., and I’m really excited to include Paradiddle in their curated software catalog. I’ll share more updates on this as it happens.
That’s all for now, thank you so much for your ongoing support, and stay tuned for all these updates! As always, feel free to let me know, post on the Steam Discussion Forums, or on Discord if you have any other comments or questions.
Emre
[email protected]
Official Paradiddle website: http://paradiddleapp.com
Paradiddle drum covers Youtube playlist (your cover could be on here too!)
FAQ: http://paradiddleapp.com/faq
Join us on Discord!: https://discordapp.com/invite/wjHnTVr
Reddit: http://reddit.com/r/paradiddle