The next version is in progress and will be a milestone release. Many people take part in developing this software and making it as Deluxe as you know it.

We want to create the best version of karaoke software you ever experienced. Thereto dozens of features already have been implemented to offer you the most reliable and stable product for a satisfying karaoke experience on Mac, Linux and Windows.

At this point we want to ask for your help. So many people spend their free time for a free product and I guess it´s time to give all of them a little reward. But how ?

• Translate the product:
  To enjoy UltraStar Deluxe in your native language it has to be translated. Download this file and translate it into any language you speak, we need an update for each language files,  even if it already has been created and uploaded here, due to some changes for the next release version. The old one from 1.0.1a can provide a basis.

  Update: We already received some translations. If you want to update a translation, make sure it´s not already updated (except! the “old”-folder which not has been updated yet), but of course you can recheck the updated file for errors, typing faults etc.

• Donate to help us keeping up our work:

  

• Use your knowledge:
  Create an account and fill in the gaps in our wiki, to help creating the biggest and easiest support platform with easy to understand articles of best quality made by users for users.
• Spread the word:
  Tell your friends about the product, get them around and try out an UltraStar Deluxe party as some users did before.
• Keep yourself up-to-date:
  Get the latest information about the project on our wiki, forum, youtube channel and blog, especially in the easter week
• Get in contact with us:
  Tell us what you like or dislike - we will listen to you!
  Don´t forget the comment function

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Sony® finally announced new microphones which are fully compatible to UltraStar Deluxe.

We were able to pretest the microphones before the official release in Germany, read our review here.

If you own these microphones read the following tutorial to get known to your new ultrastar deluxe-compatible mics and learn how to set them up.

Buy wireless microphones by Sony®:

Germany: amazon.de
United Kingdom: amazon.co.uk
Austria: amazon.at

UltraStar Deluxe rocks even more in 2009 …

… the - in my opinion - best independent rock band Shearer from the capital of Germany brings Independent Rock 2.0 to our project by licensing their songs under CC by-nc-sa (3.0) and CC by-nc-sa (2.0) and granting the permission to redistribute them.

At first we start offering you these ultrastar deluxe-ready songs from two of their albums.

Eve:
Shearer - Stay with me
Shearer - Stay with me (Karaoke)
Shearer - Can’t stop it
Shearer - Can’t stop it (Karaoke)
Shearer - 69
Shearer - 69 (Karaoke)
Shearer - Man Song
Shearer - Man Song (Karaoke)

Makin a Munson:
Shearer - In My Hand

Due to the long and wonderful cooperation for nearly one year by now
we´re sure that there will be more Shearer songs for you in the future.

Today, the 14th February of 2009, is Valentine’s Day.

We´re very happy that we could get you a little present last minute:
A great ultrastar deluxe-ready, multicultural love song sung by Bodo Wartke
in seven different languages:

English, German, French
Italian, Spanish, Croatian
and “Finnish as the finish”
like Bodo Wartke would say.

Also included are two slangs - but find out yourself:

Download: Bodo Wartke - Liebeslied

It was a very hard decision which languages to take,
cause overall there are more than 80 languages available
but of course we could not take them all.

So please forgive us if we did not select your language…
…but you can create and download a love song on your own at the:
Bodo Wartke: Love song generator

We just sent the guys at “Reimkultur Musikverlag GbR”
a little present for their permission to distribute the song
and the lovely, fast and smooth communication.

Thank you very much, we appreciated the cooperation!

If you like the charming phrases of Bodo Wartke,
you can buy some stuff in his shop.

But in my opinion you really should join his tour
to experience his poetic songs yourself: Bodo Wartke Live.

But for now:
Enjoy Valentine’s Day with your new love song.

We´re proud to get in contact with the famous german a cappella Band
Wise Guys whose record label Pavement Records and the german “Kirchentag” allowed us to redistribute the “Kirchentag” theme songs as UltraStar Deluxe-ready songs.

Download:
Wise Guys - Mensch, wo bist du ? (2009)
Wise Guys - Mensch, wo bist du ? (Karaoke) (2009)
Wise Guys - Lebendig und kräftig und schärfer (2007)

Special thanks goes to Sari of the Wise Guys who got the ball rolling.
We want to thank the Wise Guys for the pleasurable cooperation !

The 32th german evangelic church congress takes place
in Bremen from the 20th to 24th of Mai 2009.

If you´d like to join the event, visit the official website.
If you like their music, buy the current Wise Guys album “Frei!” at their shop.