
Give the folder a name that will make it easy to identify, such as ‘Cheryl Cole – Fight For This Love.’ Within each song folder, as the bare minimum, you will require: 1) A.txt file tailored for the song in question (more on this in a second) 2) An mp3 of the song Optionally, the following types of file can also be added to the folder. To add them, you should create a new folder for each song you add in C: UltraStar Deluxe Songs (unless you specified a different directory on installation). Adding songs The necessary files for the songs are stored in a folder in the UltraStar directory. Even though your microphones won’t be set up yet, it gives you an idea of the gameplay.
There should be a couple of freebies in there. I would recommend going into the ‘Sing’ option and selecting one of the sample songs as a starting point.

These will be necessary when you set up your microphones, and like most programs it offers options for changing the appearance and turning on/off certain features. 3) Tools – this contains a MIDI file converter (more on this at another stage) and setup options. It is typically played across 7 rounds the team with the most points across the rounds is the overall winner. The game chooses which players from each team are going to sing on each round. 2) Party – As I mentioned in my last entry, this takes the game to a whole new level when you’ve got a group of people playing, with various different modes including blind (the notes do not show), first to 5000 (the song ends when 1 player has achieved this), and ‘pass the mic’ (where the whole group gets involved). It will take you to your collection of songs, and you can browse through them using the left and right keys, pressing enter to make your selection.

The start screen will look something like this: 1) Sing – what it says on the tin. Once it’s downloaded and installed, run UltraStar Deluxe. The ChallengeMod is fantastic as well, but that’s for another time. To obtain this version, click on the installation appropriate for your operating system, and download the installation file. Though the current version of UltraStar isn’t actually final, it’s pretty damn awesome and much better than the older versions. An updated version of this article can be found Start off by downloading the program from the official website: There are a number of options on the above link. Please note: my UltraStar guides now have their own dedicated website on.

Songs need to be supplied in UltraStar or Frets on Fire format. UltraStar is a clone of SingStar, a music video game by Polish developer Patryk 'Covus5'. Creative Commons licensed song packages for sing-along karaoke - UltraStar-Deluxe/songs.
