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Hey everyone! I'm excited to announce that following the success from last year's drum cover contest, we're back this year with another one.
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- Gameplay
- Workshop
- UI and audio
The contest has now become a tradition for us to celebrate how far Paradiddle has come since its first release, and for the community to show off and celebrate their drumming skills. It's also my way of thanking you for all your support so far.
All skill levels are more than welcome - even if you’re just getting started with VR drumming, you’re still highly encouraged to share your cover 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 only VR drum cover contest in the world!
How To Participate
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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.
Post your video on the vr-drum-covers channel on the Paradiddle Discord. Feel free to add any other info you'd like for us to know in your Discord post, or in the video description itself. [/olist] You’ll have until October 25th midnight (11:59 PM / 23:59) PST to send in your submission.
Also note that by sending in a submission, you’re allowing your video being shared online on the Paradiddle website or on any of the social media pages of the app. These cover videos help me showcase how powerful and useful Paradiddle can be as a music creation tool, and I want to make sure I can share that 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
The exact way voting and judging will be done depends on the number of submissions we get. We might have a panel of judges this year, or do judging internally within the Discord like the past years. While there is no exact criteria on the voting or judging process, the panel will be looking at the overall appeal of the video, which includes technical skill, as well as creativity and originality.
Some Tips
Feel free to get creative and have fun with it if you'd like to! You can use the MIDI out functionality from Paradiddle to play and process your own samples if you prefer. Peripherals such as USB or electronic drum pedals are also allowed. You're also free to use LIV to record a mixed reality video, or use their new avatar integration feature to bring your avatar into the app.
Remember that we added 13 new instruments last month with The Percussive Update, including orchestral percussion and mallet percussion instruments like the xylophone and marimba! This means that you can now record the melodies of a lot of songs in Paradiddle too. I'm hoping this will open up the variety of the song submissions we'll get this year.
Prizes
Here are the prizes that will be given out to the top submissions!
First Place: Choose 1 between:
Oculus Quest 2
2 Vive Trackers (Can be used as pedal replacements)
Addictive Drums 2 + 2 USB Pedals
EZDrummer 2 + 2 USB Pedals
DDrum DDTi Trigger Interface + Yamaha KU100 Electronic Kick Drum Pedal + Electronic Hi-Hat Pedal (velocity
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