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Proposed YARG advanced / basic settings

Settings Basic/Advanced Placement Guide

This document maps current settings into a proposed Basic view and Advanced view.

Classification Rules Used

  • Basic: common-player options, low-risk toggles, frequently adjusted UX/audio/video controls.
  • Advanced: performance tuning, diagnostics/logging, network/peripheral integration, niche or expert-only behavior.

Notes

  • This version uses human-readable setting names only.
  • Two settings exist but are not currently surfaced in normal tabs:
    • Auto Calibration
    • Show Recommended Songs

General Tab

Section Basic Advanced
Calibration Open Calibrator
Audio Calibration (ms)
Video Calibration (ms)
None
Venues Disable Per-Song Backgrounds Open Backgrounds/Venue Folder
Disable Default Background
Disable Global Backgrounds
Wait For Song Videos When Seeking
Gameplay Voice Activated Star Power (Vocals)
No Fail Mode
Learning Guides
Input Polling Frequency
Star Power in Practice
Practice Restart Delay
Reduce Note Speed by Difficulty
Status Bar Show Time
Show Battery
Show Memory Stats
Show FPS Counter
Show Active Players
Show Active Bots
Other Reconnect Profiles
Create Profiles Automatically
Pause On Device Disconnect
Pause On Focus Loss
Wrap-Around Navigation
Discord Rich Presence
Cursor Show Time
Awesomeness Detection

Song Manager Tab

Section Basic Advanced
Scanning Options None Allow Duplicate Songs
Use Full Directory For Playlists
Music Library Show Favorite Button
Show Recommended Songs
Difficulty Ring Mode
High Score Display
High Score History
Play A Show Show Selection Timeout Require All Difficulties

Sound Tab

Section Basic Advanced
General None Account For Audio Hardware Latency
Volume Master Music Volume
Guitar Volume
Bass Volume
Drums Volume
Vocals Volume
SFX Volume
Music Player Volume
Rhythm Volume
Keys Volume
Backing Track Volume
Crowd Volume
Drum SFX Volume
Preview Volume
Vocal Monitoring Volume
Metronome Volume
Customization None Use Audio Playback Buffer
Playback Buffer Length
Input Microphone Sensitivity (Db) None
Gameplay Mute On Miss
Use Star Power SFX
Use Crowd SFX
Overstrum/Overhit Sound Effects
Always-On Drum SFX
Use Whammy SFX
Whammy Pitch Shift Amount
Other Enable Vox Samples Chipmunk Speed
Apply Volume Settings to Music Library Previews
Metronome Sound

Graphics Tab

Section Basic Advanced
Display Enable VSync
Fullscreen Mode
Resolution
FPS Cap
Venue FPS Cap
Show FPS Counter
Graphics Low Quality Mode
Star Power Highway FX Mode
Song Background Opacity
Disable Bloom
Disable Film Grain
Venue Rendering Quality
Venue Anti Aliasing
Venue Post-Processing
Gameplay Static Vocals Mode
Enable Track Effects
Enable Highway Animation
Use Three Lyric Lanes In Harmony
Drum Kick Bounce Multiplier
Highway Tilt Multiplier
HUD Disable Text Notifications
Note Streak Frequency
Countdown Display
Show Player Name When Starting Song
Lyric Display
Song Time On Score Box
Graphical Progress On Score Box
Keep Song Info Visible
Show Hit Window
Vocal Streak Frequency

File Management Tab

Section Basic Advanced
Export Songs JSON
TXT
CSV
None
Paths And Folders Copy Current Song Text File Path
Copy Current Song Json File Path
Open Persistent Data Path
Open Executable Path
None

Lighting Peripherals Tab

Section Basic Advanced
Lighting General Enable Stage Kit
Enable DMX Output
Enable RB3E Stage Kit data stream
None
StageKit DMX Channels DMX Master Dimmer
DMX Red
DMX Green
DMX Blue
DMX Yellow
DMX Fog
DMX Strobe Light
None
Advanced DMX Channels DMX Cue Change
DMX Post-Processing
DMX Keyframe
DMX Beatline
DMX Bonus Effect
DMX Drum
DMX Guitar
DMX Bass
DMX Keys
None
Advanced DMX Settings DMX Broadcast Universe
DMX Master Dimmer Values
None
RB3E RB3E target IP None

Debug Tab

Section Basic Advanced
Debug Input Device Logging
Show Advanced Music Library Options
Minimum Log Level
None

Experimental Tab

Section Basic Advanced
Other Band Streak Type
Enable UDP data stream
Normalize Audio
Save Scores with Bots
None
Output Configuration Output Device
Default Channel(s)
Drum SFX
Metronome
SFX
Vox Samples
None
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