Please read https://github.com/UltraStar-Deluxe/Play/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md
lots of computers support direct microphone audio playback with hardware acceleration, so that there is very little delay. As far as I know, phones do not offer that out of the box. I'd assume that a usb microphone connected to the phone and also connected to a speaker over wire would do a better job
There are also technical limitations. I tried passing the mic input to an audio output with Unity's API. But there was a significant latency such that I heared everything "twice" and not in sync. I use my USB mic in USPlay with a delay of approx. 300 milliseconds. Even without the pitch analysis, this is way too much. Of course, other sound cards might perform better. But I still have doubts because of Unity API and C# as managed language.
Thus I agree with basisbit, passing the mic input to a speaker by another app (or operating system feature?) would be the better option.
I also installed the Android version on FireTV HD.
That's pretty cool!
Installation succeeded but after starting the App no button works.
That was probably an error in USPlay. Would need to inspect the log files.
they are made to play video just fine, so they should be able to power usplay
F11 should toggle window/fullscreen mode
If nothing helps, delete settings.json to reset all options. This file is near the log file (see https://github.com/UltraStar-Deluxe/Play/wiki/Logging-(Serilog))
we should document the persistentDataPath in general
Hi @Wolfzeit420 - at the bare minimum, you need is an UltraStar text file (search e.g. usdb.animux.de) and a fitting audio file (MP3 or OGG format) matching the filename under #MP3 in the UltraStar file. A nice cover (ideally square) file (JPG format) make the song selection screen prettier and easier to find songs.
otherwise, you could try the UltraStar Play Companion app. If your TV and smartphone use the same WLAN then you should be able to use your smartphone as input for USPlay.
Maybe one could implement to download songs on the fly from network folders (or internet). But this is not on my roadmap yet.
File system or sd-card is a viable solution ;)
In the next Pull Request, I added a warning if a folder does not exist (from USPlay perspective). This helps to decide whether a path can be used or not.
Note further that "You need to register as a developer with the platform holders to develop console games." (https://unity.com/how-to/develop-console-video-games-unity)
I already tried sign-up for the Sony PlayStation developer program. There are various requirements that you can't possibly fulfill without either having a decent stack of money or being a big company. I mailed their contact address and asked for suggestions how to get a free / libre open source game as private person onto the PSN platform, and their response was that my only chance would be to find a big games dev company that wants to partner with us and which then does the release process for us.
Oh nice, someone wrote a paper mentioning UltraStar Play for health beneficial purposes :heart: https://www.academia.edu/71367974/Singing_with_an_Angry_Birds_like_Game?pop_sutd=false
That's something you can get only with open sorce
For the interested: this is the download link to the full PDF: https://ieee-cog.org/2020/papers/paper_308.pdf
There is a new blog post about UltraStar Play: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2021/05/feel-the-need-for-a-little-karaoke-check-out-ultrastar-play-and-ultrastar-deluxe/
I remember writing to this blog, sadly they never answered. But from the phrasing of this article, it seems they did read my mail :)