Melody Mania v1.5.0 has been released! 🎉
This is a major update with improvements and fixes.
Highlights include

• ASIO compatible (experimental). Use professional grade audio hardware on Windows with low latency. ASIO is a registered trademark of Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH.
  
• Reorder song queue via drag and drop.
  
• Configure head start time for 'skip to next lyrics'.

Song Select

• Faster scrolling through song list when holding down button for long time.
  
• Press single letter on keyboard to jump to the corresponding artist / title (depending on selected song order). Pressing more letters will jump to the corresponding song that contains the text, like in previous versions.
  
• Press "Shift+Right Arrow" resp. "Shift+Left Arrow" to jump to the next resp. previous artist / title (depending on selected song order). Does also work with gamepad shoulder buttons.
  
• Moved icons out of cover image for better visibility (e.g. duet icon, favorite icon).
  
• Folder navigation: show preview image on top of folder icon.
  
• Folder navigation: Restore last selection when one level up.

Mods

• New mod to save mic recording of last song to file.
  
• Jukebox & sing: prefer songs from the queue, otherwise choose next song randomly.

Fixes

• Fix mp3 inaccuracy when using mp3 file for instrumental or vocals audio.
  
• Fix duet lyrics container was inverted (top vs. bottom) when StaticLyricsDisplayMode was set to Top.
  
• Major refactorings to fix various issues and improve stability.

Companion App v1.3.1 has been released for Android.
It includes the following improvements.

• Assign random color on first connect.
  
• Reorder song queue via drag and drop.
  
• Show message when no microphone could be found (e.g. because of missing Android permissions).
  
• Compatible with Google Play Games ( https://play.google.com/googleplaygames ). This allows to use the Companion App also on Desktop devices, e.g., to search and enqueue songs on a separate monitor.

For details, see the changelog on Discord.

Happy Singing! 🎤

Melody Mania v1.4.2 has been released! 🎉
This is a minor update with improvements and fixes.

Highlights include

• New slide-in menu in song select
  
• Mods: 'Jukebox & Sing' has an option to keep the lyrics visible

Fixes

• Fix: start song queue that contains a medley song
  
• Fix: medley song duration when not specified explicitly in txt file

For details, see the changelog on Discord.

Happy Singing! 🎤

Melody Mania v1.4.2 has been released! 🎉
This is a minor update with improvements and fixes.

Highlights include

• Companion App: does not require permissions by default. Can opt-in for permissions in the settings.
  
• Song Select: better indicate whether the song list is focused
  
• Song Select: search based on individual words of search text
  
• Mods: new mod to automatically start vocals isolation when starting to sing a song
  
• Mods: "Batch Isolate Vocals" checks file extensions
  
• Mods: "Batch Isolate Vocals" continues with following jobs if one job has an issue
  
• Song Format: always add linebreak timings for compatibility with other UltraStar games and tools

Fixes

• Fix: inaccuracy when changing playback position in certain mp3 files
  
• Fix: song select error when doing speech recognition on recorded voice

For details, see the changelog on Discord.

Happy Singing! 🎤

Melody Mania v1.4.1 has been released! 🎉
This is a minor update with improvements and fixes.

For details, see the changelog on Discord.

Happy Singing! 🎤

We are thrilled to announce the release of Melody Mania Version 1.4.0, packed with a exciting new features and enhancements that will take your karaoke experience to the next level!


🕹️ Online Multiplayer (experimental): Connect with friends on Steam, browse songs together, and see each other's performance when singing! Our new online multiplayer mode makes virtual karaoke parties a reality.

Note however the following restrictions:

• You can play online only those songs that all players have locally. For legal reasons, no copyright protected song material is sent over the internet.
  
• It is recommended to mute your voice chat when singing. This is because your singing is delayed for other players compared to the local song audio, which is played for everyone in real-time.

🎶 Support for New Versions of the UltraStar format: We’ve upgraded our song format support to include the latest UltraStar versions, ensuring stability and compatibility with a broader range of songs and features.

🌍 Localization of the UI: Melody Mania has been localized into more languages, making the game accessible to a wider audience around the globe.

🔓 But that's not all! In a move to foster innovation and collaboration, large parts of Melody Mania have been made open source. You can find it on GitHub in its sister project UltraStar Play[github.com]. We invite developers and enthusiasts to contribute and help us create the ultimate karaoke experience. You can now track issues, submit bug reports, and propose new features all in one place.

Jump into Melody Mania and discover all these fantastic features today! Let’s make every moment a melody. 🎤✨

Highlights include:

• Steam Workshop integration
  
• iOS Companion App
  
• Improved time accuracy in mp3 files
  
• Change volume when singing via scroll wheel
  
• Ignore accents on characters when searching
  
• Sort by creation or modification time
  
• Easier theme creation by specifying a parent theme
  
• Fetch cover image from YouTube when using #WEBSITE tag and no local cover image was found
  
• Lots of minor fixes and improvements. See Discord for a list of all changes

Happy Singing!

Highlights include:

• Modding support via runtime loaded C# scripts[melodymania.org].
  
• More efficient handling of large song libraries.
  
• Theme files can reference style sheets, for more control over UI elements.
  
• Option for folder-based navigation of songs.
  
• Option to load songs on-demand (experimental).
  
• Option to search MIDI files with lyrics.
  
• Fix song not saved correctly in song editor
  
• Fix crash when scrolling through songs that require libVLC to play.
  
• Lots of minor fixes and improvements. For details, see the corresponding channel on Discord.

Happy Singing!