Paradiddle

Paradiddle is a responsive virtual-reality drum kit for practicing percussion quietly at home. You can learn to play, build custom kits, play songs in rhythm game mode, and perform or compete with friends.

Learn and play

Ten beginner lessons introduce drumming basics. Rhythm game mode includes 30 songs, each with adjustable difficulty settings, and supports custom songs and cross-platform leaderboards. You can also load your own songs, audio files and sheet music, then record and share your songs with the Paradiddle community.

In multiplayer, you can perform for friends in freeplay or compete for the high score on built-in songs. Four environments are available: Dojo, Jazz Club, Galaxy and Void.

Build a drum kit

Drag and drop instruments from a library of over 50 percussion instruments to create a custom setup, then save kits and load your favourites. The selection includes mallet instruments such as the xylophone and glockenspiel, as well as bongos, tambourines and timpanis. Instruments respond with realistic sounds based on where and how hard you hit them, and you can adjust the pitch and maximum volume of each drum.

Audio and peripherals

Paradiddle supports MIDI input and output. MIDI devices, including electronic drum pedals, can trigger drums in the environment, while MIDI output can trigger samples in a digital audio workstation. USB peripherals that emulate keyboard input can trigger the kick drum or control the hi-hat.

You can choose ASIO for audio output, or use WASAPI, the default, which is configured to keep latency low.