Announcing the 1st Official Paradiddle VR Drum Cover Contest!
Hey everyone!
Since the Early Access launch at the end of 2017, it has been extremely encouraging to see how you all use Paradiddle, and the app has already improved leaps and bounds in terms of functionality and stability thanks to all of your feedback. So what better way to show off and celebrate your VR drumming skills than a VR drum cover contest?
I’m incredibly excited to finally kick off the 1st official Paradiddle VR Drum Cover Contest! The Paradiddle community has been nothing but amazing and supportive up until now, and I wanted to organize this as a way to thank you all and share your skills with the rest of the world. All skill levels are more than welcome - even if you’re just getting started with VR drumming, you’re still encouraged to share your creation with the rest of the community. You’ll get to be part of something that’s never been done before, by taking part in the first ever VR drum cover contest in the world! Each and every submission will also go a long way in conveying how powerful VR can be as a transformative technology, and how Paradiddle is the most powerful, flexible and user-friendly VR drumming application out there. In addition to that, you’ll only be able to vote on your favorite submissions if you’ve submitted a drum cover yourself!
Participation is super simple.
You’ll have until May 27th midnight (11:59 PM / 23:59) PST, to send in your submission. Also note that by sending in a submission, you’re agreeing that you’re okay with me putting up the videos on the Paradiddle website, or sharing them online to help promote the app. These cover videos help a lot in showing how powerful Paradiddle can be, and I just want to make sure I can show off the capabilities of the app with the rest of the VR community. If you’re a streamer or YouTuber, you might want to take a look at some of the previous Paradiddle drum covers - because VR drum covers are a new concept and so much fun to watch, it’s quite possible that you could end up getting lots of views on your covers.
Voting will be done in two stages, so that we can manage it easily in case there are too many submissions. The first round will be judged by a panel of people who have helped with the development and testing of Paradiddle in the past. This panel will limit the submissions to the top 10, at which point we’ll move to Round 2. In Round 2, anyone who had sent in a submission will be able to vote on their top 3. The results will then be announced at the end of that stage.
There is no strict criteria on voting, but the panel will be looking at the overall appeal of the video, which includes technical skill, as well as creativity and originality. Feel free to get creative and have fun with it if you'd like to! You can use the MIDI out from Paradiddle to play and process your own samples if you prefer. Peripherals such as USB or electronic drum pedals are also allowed. If you have a green screen, you are also more than welcome to make a mixed reality recording using the LIV mixed reality integration that’s going to be added to Paradiddle in about a week or so.
Here are the prizes that will be given out to the top submissions!
Top 3:
Choose 1 between:
Rest of the Top 10 (Place 4th through 10th):
Choose 1 between:
Can I submit more than one cover?
Multiple submissions are permitted as long as they’re different songs, and each submission will be judged separately. But you’ll only be able to vote once, even if you submit multiple covers.
Are there any examples of covers played with Paradiddle?
Feel free to take a look at this YouTube playlist for inspiration on some of the songs that have been played in Paradiddle.
I’m more than happy to answer any other questions, and I’ll make sure to update the FAQ as more questions come in. Also, if you join us on Discord (https://discordapp.com/invite/wjHnTVr), I’m sure the community would love to see your drum cover submissions on there as well!
Thanks!
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
Since the Early Access launch at the end of 2017, it has been extremely encouraging to see how you all use Paradiddle, and the app has already improved leaps and bounds in terms of functionality and stability thanks to all of your feedback. So what better way to show off and celebrate your VR drumming skills than a VR drum cover contest?
I’m incredibly excited to finally kick off the 1st official Paradiddle VR Drum Cover Contest! The Paradiddle community has been nothing but amazing and supportive up until now, and I wanted to organize this as a way to thank you all and share your skills with the rest of the world. All skill levels are more than welcome - even if you’re just getting started with VR drumming, you’re still encouraged to share your creation with the rest of the community. You’ll get to be part of something that’s never been done before, by taking part in the first ever VR drum cover contest in the world! Each and every submission will also go a long way in conveying how powerful VR can be as a transformative technology, and how Paradiddle is the most powerful, flexible and user-friendly VR drumming application out there. In addition to that, you’ll only be able to vote on your favorite submissions if you’ve submitted a drum cover yourself!
How To Participate
Participation is super simple.
- Record yourself playing a drum cover of a song in Paradiddle.
- Upload it to YouTube as a public video, mentioning the Paradiddle drum cover contest in the description.
- Send an email to [email protected] with (1) a link to your YouTube video, (2) your Steam name, and (3) any other info you’d like for us to know.
You’ll have until May 27th midnight (11:59 PM / 23:59) PST, to send in your submission. Also note that by sending in a submission, you’re agreeing that you’re okay with me putting up the videos on the Paradiddle website, or sharing them online to help promote the app. These cover videos help a lot in showing how powerful Paradiddle can be, and I just want to make sure I can show off the capabilities of the app with the rest of the VR community. If you’re a streamer or YouTuber, you might want to take a look at some of the previous Paradiddle drum covers - because VR drum covers are a new concept and so much fun to watch, it’s quite possible that you could end up getting lots of views on your covers.
Judging
Voting will be done in two stages, so that we can manage it easily in case there are too many submissions. The first round will be judged by a panel of people who have helped with the development and testing of Paradiddle in the past. This panel will limit the submissions to the top 10, at which point we’ll move to Round 2. In Round 2, anyone who had sent in a submission will be able to vote on their top 3. The results will then be announced at the end of that stage.
There is no strict criteria on voting, but the panel will be looking at the overall appeal of the video, which includes technical skill, as well as creativity and originality. Feel free to get creative and have fun with it if you'd like to! You can use the MIDI out from Paradiddle to play and process your own samples if you prefer. Peripherals such as USB or electronic drum pedals are also allowed. If you have a green screen, you are also more than welcome to make a mixed reality recording using the LIV mixed reality integration that’s going to be added to Paradiddle in about a week or so.
Prizes
Here are the prizes that will be given out to the top submissions!
Top 3:
Choose 1 between:
- 2 Vive Trackers (which users will soon be able to use as pedal replacements, or to track any real-life pedal in Paradiddle)
- Addictive Drums 2 + 2 USB Pedals
- BFD3 + 2 USB Pedals
- DDrum DDTi Trigger Interface + Yamaha KU100 Electronic Kick Drum Pedal (velocity sensitive electronic drum pedal that can be used in Paradiddle through MIDI input)
Rest of the Top 10 (Place 4th through 10th):
Choose 1 between:
FAQ
Can I submit more than one cover?
Multiple submissions are permitted as long as they’re different songs, and each submission will be judged separately. But you’ll only be able to vote once, even if you submit multiple covers.
Are there any examples of covers played with Paradiddle?
Feel free to take a look at this YouTube playlist for inspiration on some of the songs that have been played in Paradiddle.
I’m more than happy to answer any other questions, and I’ll make sure to update the FAQ as more questions come in. Also, if you join us on Discord (https://discordapp.com/invite/wjHnTVr), I’m sure the community would love to see your drum cover submissions on there as well!
Thanks!
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