Game update24 Mar 2026March Multiplayer HotfixFixed some issues that could result in crashes in multiplayer sessions when players were starting a song, or hitting the first note. Let us know if you continue to have any issues during multiplayer sessions.
We released a patch today that fixes a few issues that have been brought up since the December updates: · Fixed custom songs crashing due to special characters in the file/folder name. · Improved how really long (over an hour) audio files are handled when loading an audio file from the file menu. This issue didn't impact songs on the note highway, but only the ones loaded from the file menu. An…
Happy Holidays everyone! As some of you may have already seen, we launched a new song pack and a regular update for Paradiddle last week, so here's a more detailed look at what's new. We're beyond excited to announce the launch of the Avenged Sevenfold Song Pack for Paradiddle on Meta Quest and Steam! Known for blending metalcore, hard rock, and progressive elements with their powerful melodies…
Hey everyone! While we’re actively working on offering more features inside Paradiddle such as a more improved notation system and a 2-D mode, we’ve also been working on adding different types of content to the app that we hope the community will enjoy. We’ll be launching several artist pack DLCs throughout 2024 that bundle songs from some of our favorite artists with exclusive visuals (typical…
Hey everyone! Hope everyone's been enjoying the latest update with custom songs in multiplayer and our recently added loopable song checkpoints. We just pushed a quick hotfix to address a few issues that popped up since our May update last week. Now that things are a bit more stable with this update, we've also closed the beta branch and moved everything new to be the default/live version. Here…
Hey everyone! It's been a little while since our last update, but rest assured that we've been busy working on various feature requests and content additions that will be released throughout the rest of 2024. This May update finally adds some highly requested features to the app, so we're excited to finally get it out there! Here's what's new: Custom Song Support in Multiplayer You've all been…
Hi everyone! It has now been a month since our November 'big update' & official Quest Store launch and first of all, a huge thank you for all of your feedback and warm reception so far. We're excited to release the first update for Paradiddle post the November release, which brings various major quality of life improvements and fixes: · Haptics improvements for Quest headsets (on both PC and st…
Big update day! We couldn't be happier to finally bring Paradiddle to the official Meta Quest Store , with a huge new update on both PC and Quest. Let's take a look at what's new: Multiplayer You can now play Paradiddle with your friends, with up to 4 players in a room! Joining is by room code only right now, but we'll make this easier in future updates with improvements such as direct invites…
Happy Holidays everyone! While we're working on some new features and content updates (including some fun new instruments we're going to be teasing on the Discord soon!), we wanted to release a patch that addresses some of your most important bug reports and complaints, along with some other minor fixes. Just a reminder that if you run into any issues on this patch, you can always roll back to…
Hi everyone! The Steam Awards are now open for nominations, and we've come to ask you for a favor. While we're working on additional features and fixes that are going to come out soon, we'd be very grateful if you would consider nominating us for VR Game of the Year in the Steam Awards. Paradiddle V1 was the result of 5 years of work as we built the best drumming app in VR with the help of our…
Like last week's patch, this is another small patch that addresses some urgent bugs as well as some easy fixes. Here's what's fixed: · MIDI bug fix: Fixed a bug with the + - buttons on the MIDI sliders that would cause them to change the MIDI note by 2 instead of 1. If you were having issues where your MIDI devices weren't triggering the drums in the app, or your VR drums weren't corresponding…
Fixed an issue with Lesson 4 that prevented it from being completed. We're still looking into a few visual issues with the rest of the lessons where some of the lesson text might show up behind your kit based on the player's height. We'll be addressing this issue and make some more improvements to the lesson system in our next patch. · Fixed an issue that prevented the favoriting functionality…
It is here! After 5 years of Early Access, we're so excited to finally release Paradiddle V1 out into the world. A huge, huge thank you to everyone who has supported us during our early access years, gave us feedback and reported bugs patiently as we continually fixed and improved the app. Paradiddle would be nowhere near where it is now without all of your help. Along with Steam, we launched V…
50+ percussion instruments, 16 songs, 10 lessons, 3 new environments and a whole new look - with unlimited replay value. Paradiddle V1.0 arrives on Steam and Quest App Lab November 1st, 2022. A huge thank you to all of our supporters on Steam whose feedback and continued encouragement allowed us to get to this milestone. Make sure you subscribe to us on YouTube and join our Discord ( to be noti…
Hi everyone! It's been a while since we last posted an announcement on here. In case you're not aware, we've been posting regular sneak peeks and announcements in our Discord. We've now unlocked the V1 test branch for Steam users who'd like to test out an early V1 beta and give us feedback! Over the past year and a half we’ve pretty much updated or reworked every single part of Paradiddle, whic…
Hey everyone! This patch includes some stability improvements and crucial bug fixes for a few issues that were introduced in the note highway update. Thanks to everyone who let us know of these bugs in the #bug-reports channel in our Discord ! We also put out the 0.5.5 update for the Paradiddle Song Creator - you can always grab the latest release here: . Fixes: · Fixed a MIDI bug that prevente…
After months of hard work and iteration, we're really excited to finally release the Note Highway Update! Our goal with this update is to make it much more engaging and easier for anyone to get started with playing music in Paradiddle. The note highway system is a highly customizable and powerful rhythm game mode built into Paradiddle, with custom song support and much more. This is a huge step…
Hey everyone! We got 26 submissions for this year's contest (more than double from last year's number!) from 14 different drummers. To all of you who have submitted a drum cover - thank you so much! With your help, we're able to showcase Paradiddle's capabilities and share it with the rest of the VR community. We got some fantastic submissions this year, so I'd highly recommend checking out the…
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. 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…
We're back with a major update! If you run into any issues, you can always roll back to the previous version of the app by switching to the "prev_version" branch on Steam by right clicking Paradiddle in your Steam Library, and going to Properties->Betas. Here's what's new: New Instruments The Percussive Update introduces a total of 13 new percussion instruments to Paradiddle , more than doublin…
After a long period of no official updates, the December update is finally out! It has now been moved to be the default version on Steam. Here's what's new: Controls Improvements · Reworked Controls Window: The controls window has been reworked into a multi-tabbed window, to separate out some of the different input methods like controllers, keyboard buttons and Rock Band pedal settings into the…
Hey everyone! It's my pleasure to announce the winners of the second Paradiddle Drum Cover Contest! We got double the number of submissions this year compared to last year, and I hope we can double that once again on the next contest. Here's the top 3: 1) ElNeax: Muse - Assassin 2) bub92: Hoobastank - The Reason 3) SHartwell: My Chemical Romance - Mama Once again, a huge thank you to ElNeax, bu…
Hey everyone, A small patch went up today to fix the LIV mixed reality integration in the app, which wasn't working properly following the July update. Thanks for bringing this to my attention! Also, if you haven't taken a look yet, make sure you take a read the Paradiddle Drum Cover Contest details over here and send in a cover to compete for some prizes! We're two weeks away from the submissi…
Hey everyone! Some of you might remember that we had our first VR Drum Cover Contest last year to celebrate how far Paradiddle had come since the early access launch, and as a way for the community to show off and celebrate their drumming skills. I'm super excited to announce to turn this into a tradition, and kick off The 2nd Official Paradiddle VR Drum Cover Contest! The Paradiddle community…
Hey everyone! It's been a little while since the last major update, and I'm super excited to finally release this one. Here's what's new: Improved and Processed Drum Samples All of the drum samples in the app have been processed to sound less raw, and more mix-ready. The goal with this was to make sure the built-in sounds are ready to be recorded and shared without requiring additional processi…
Hey everyone! A small patch went up today to address some bugs that were brought to my attention on the Paradiddle Discord. The fixes are: · Fixed a bug that caused terrible performance when trying to use the in-app camera tool. The app should now run just as smooth while using any in-app cameras! (Keep in mind that any cameras you enable in the tool still have a performance overhead, since the…
Hey everyone! The April update is out, bringing a few big additions and a bunch of bug fixes. As always, if you find yourself running into any new issues that you weren't seeing before, you can always roll back to the early_version branch on Steam. Here's what's new: Cymbal Choking You can now map a controller button to perform a Cymbal Choke. For those who might not be familiar with the term,…
Happy New Year everyone - the February update is out! Quite a bit has changed and been improved internally, so if you find yourself running into any new issues that you weren't seeing before, you can always roll back to the early_version branch on Steam. Here's what's new with this update: Performance Improvements I've been meaning to optimize parts of the app since the beginning of Early Acces…
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