r/yarg

Hey everyone!

For the last year and a half, I’ve been working on a new chart editing software to make charting better, faster, and easier. As a charter myself, I grew tired of the clunky methods of charting that currently exist (namely Reaper and Editor on Fire) and decided to create my own software modeled after Dorico, a program used for creating sheet music known for its unique scorewriting process.

Penguin is structured to make the charting process linear. Each stage of charting is separated into its own “tab,” with its own feature set, tailored to the task at hand. Tempo mapping is made easier with a top-down 2D view for maximum precision (as well as an adjustable waveform for especially quiet songs), note placement is structured like Moonscraper for maximum ease-of-use and intuitive previewing, and starpower/section placement is built around full-band, side-by-side charting for ease in creating Unison Phrases and meaningful, well-placed sections. Metadata entry and exporting have extra features and settings to make creating and exporting a new chart as streamlined as possible.

Penguin currently only supports five-fret charting, but all modern instruments are planned: from GHL to Elite Drums to Vocals. 

Penguin is currently in alpha, which means bugs should be expected and the appearance/feature set of Penguin is far from final. Windows is currently the only platform supported, but Linux is planned, and possibly MacOS.

I really appreciate feedback and feature requests, so please join the discord! I want to make Penguin the best it possibly can be and cover the charting needs of as many people as possible. I will also announce new versions and patch notes here, and will answer any questions you have. https://discord.gg/3QYRbTGzS5 

This tool is not vibecoded (although bugs will still exist). Penguin is also open-source and open to contributions.

Download it here (via the Releases tab): https://github.com/EmperorJacoba/PenguinChartEditor

Setup yarg and drums and everything works great. Today I went to add two guitars and every song I chose has no notes to play. I have it set to p1, I had to key bind both of them. Any idea what’s going on? I read that it should load and not have to key bind, but I needed to do it.

Info: yarg macos, CRKD connects Bluetooth, created profiles and key binding.

So, I’ve set up YARG (portable version with custom .sh file) in batocera; vertically. Because the main focus is as a pinball cab. That said, there are a few issues that I can live with if I have to but would like some advice. The highway is so small. Any way to change that. The menus are disproportionate. And venues don’t work. At all. Any way around this?

I’m just impressed by myself on how much progress I’ve made 5 months ago I couldn’t even beat reptilia on easy gh3 I can’t do tapping or raking but hey at least I got over 70%

What is the average offset mean for the vocals? We didn't really notice any delay but the 5000ms seems high? Trying to work out any kinks before a party we are throwing Friday. Using a mcbazel wireless microphone.