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 Paradiddle community has been nothing but amazing and supportive up until now, and just like last year, 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 only VR drum cover contest in the world!
You’ll have until September 2nd 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 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!
The exact way voting and judging will be done depends on the number of submissions we get. If there are a lot of submissions, we'll do a first round of judging by a panel of people who have helped with the development of Paradiddle, to limit the submissions to the top 10. Once we have our top 10, we'll open up voting to the Paradiddle Discord. 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.
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.
Here are the prizes that will be given out to the top submissions!
First Place:
Choose 1 between:
2nd and 3rd Place:
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. And for reference, here were last year's submissions for the cover contest.
What software would you recommend to record my cover?
On PC, I've always used OBS Studio to record my covers and it has always worked great. If you're a Quest user, you might want to take a look at tools like scrcpy to capture your Quest screen while you're connected to a PC. The quest channel on the Paradiddle Discord has a few more details on capturing content from the Quest if you'd like more info.
I’m more than happy to answer any other questions, and I’ll make sure to update the FAQ as more questions come in. As a quick note, the Discord has been getting quite active lately, so make sure you join the conversation on there too if you already haven't done so!
- Emre
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