Gameplay

1. To play, launch Soundscape on Steam and choose whether to play in VR or on PC.
2. To open/close the menu, press the button labeled “MENU” on the left VR controller, keyboard, or gamepad.
3. Interact with menus by aiming at your desired menu option, using the trigger “A” button to select.
4. Press the “H” key on PC or “SELECT” button on gamepad at any time to view the Help Menu and see a layout of all controls. In VR, just look down at your hands.

Please note Soundscape autosaves so you can close the application at any time, in any way, without worry about losing progress or corrupting files.

Use WASD, hold both mouse buttons, or move the gamepad thumbstick to navigate your avatar through the world while on the ground.

Hold the BOOST button to take off and move into flight mode, boosting swiftly for as long as the button is held.

Fly by holding both mouse buttons or by moving the Left Thumbstick. Change elevation while flying by gliding up or down. Landing on a surface while flying will automatically return you back to ground-based locomotion, or shortly after pressing GO.

To fly, squeeze the JET buttons on both VR controllers at the same time, or press the BOOST button. You’ll begin accelerating and continue flying using the direction of your controllers – wherever you point both, you go. If you hold one JET button at a time instead of both, you’ll drift and rotate yourself in that respective direction.

Tip: Check out flight modifiers in the settings window to adjust different modes.

This multifunctional button helps you take off as well as return to the ground, enabling different forms of movement based on the rhythm of presses.

• Tap : JUMP / DROP
• Hold : BOOST
• Tap & Hold : SOAR
• Double Tap : BLINK

THROTTLE controls take you from gentle drifting to wicked fast across a dynamic range of speed on a scale of [1-10]. Everyone starts at a comfortable level of [1] , but when you gotta go fast, try adjusting THROTTLE dynamically to enable a whole new dimension of movement.

Press MAGIC to fire projectile spells. Magic can also have additional effects within the environment. Use the STYLE MENU immediately after firing to change your MAGIC.

Press FLOW to paint fire or other elemental & ethereal effects into the air. Use the STYLE MENU immediately after activating to change your FLOW.

Press EVOKE to summon audio-reactive freeform energy into your reality. Amplify by combining with other effects like PULSE and STROBE

Tip: Combine FLOW + EVOKE at the same time to channel volatile energy relics.

Holding WARP directs audio energy into the currently selected CHANNEL. When CHANNEL #0 ALL is selected, this works in reverse, muting the audio energy temporarily while held.

Use Left/Right D-pad or MMB to modulate the world. You can see your current selected channel on the right side of the screen. The active CHANNEL you have selected receives additional audio information and is influenced by your MAGIC.

Hold TAB or LEFT THUMBSTICK to view the radial STYLE menu. Each color of the wheel represents a different variation of the currently selected CHANNEL, or can be contextually based on recent button presses like MAGIC or FLOW.

Press F on PC to override your Avatar’s inertia sensors, enabling gentle, cinematic camera motions enabling a relaxing and pleasant viewing experience. Press the key again to return to the default, agile setting.

Press SHIFT + F on PC or MODIFIER + RB on Gamepad to ride the energetic currents of each world, floating along them on autopilot.

Optical Hack is a perception modification system alters all players’ vision in a synchronized manner, producing novel psychedelic visual effects that radically change the way spaces look and feel. On PC press SHIFT + Z or MODIFIER + Y for one-shot FX.

Press SHIFT + C for continuous effects, each additional press brings a new effect. To disable, hold these buttons together, or activate STROBE.

Tip: If you are the host or curator of a session, your optical hack will affect all players in that session.

Turn your screen into a psychedelic kaleidoscope by pressing SHIFT + X on PC, or MODIFIER + X on controller. Each additional press brings a new effect. To disable, hold these buttons together, or activate STROBE.

Press SHIFT + D to begin dancing. To stop dance, hold these buttons together. The L/R arrow keys adjust the speed of your dance when pressed immediately after triggering DANCE SHUFFLE.

Trigger lighting effects that can influence the world, stages, and avatars.

• GLITCH
• PULSE
• STYLIZE
• STROBE (Also functions as a global RESET that sets all Channel & Camera values back to their default)

Activate the World Laser by holding SHIFT + 1-10. To hold the lasers on, release SHIFT before releasing your number.

Turn the screen dark, giving you control of display visibility for use in VJ settings. Holding keyboard modifiers while pressing BLACKOUT can give alternate results. If you travel through a portal with BLACKOUT active, it will remain active until you disable it.

Adjust the speed of the Sonic AI animations by scrolling your mouse wheel while holding CTRL. You can see the value represented on the right side of the screen.

Introduce dynamic movement and angles to the camera by tapping these buttons for a gentle effect that sets the camera into motion. Holding them gives a much more intense result. Pressing both directions together (WS or AD) along with the modifier will stabilize the active ability and return the camera to it’s home position over 8 seconds. This is also triggered when using STROBE.

Change between 1st and 3rd person at any time by moving the mouse scroll wheel or pressing Up/Down on D-Pad or Arrow Keys.

Press V to switch the camera to immersive view. Use Up & Down arrows or D-pad to adjust the view distance. To end immersive view, fly forward.

1. Open SONIC AI in the MENU to choose between 4 modes of music reactivity Peaceful – Tranquil and relaxing for a gentle experience with no highly stimulating effects Chill – A focus on colorful, breathing lights that works best at <100 BPM Standard – Our default visualization mode that works well for most beat-driven music types Dance – High intensity rapid lights with flashing/strobe elements

Open SONIC AI in the MENU and click the button COLOR. Otherwise, for real-time control you can at any time change the COLOR STYLE MENU by pressing SHIFT + TAB or MODIFIER + THUMBSTICK.

Experiment with your avatar’s look in the MENU by selecting outfits, adjusting presets, and modifying colors palettes and sliders.

Discover and collect golden records by flying into them. Progress is autosaved after finding each one.

Use voice chat by clicking the microphone button in the menu to launch the Soundscape discord and connect with friends or fans.

Soundscape 2026 is built for Steam Frame. For legacy devices, Soundscape 2024 offers support across a wider range of devices like the Valve Index, HTC Vive, Oculus Rift S, and Meta Quest. We recommend updating your Nvidia/AMD drivers to the most recent version as outdated drivers are the most common cause of issues with UE5.

Soundscape and Sonic AI systems rely on data being passed from Windows over WASAPI. While Soundscape is running, Sonic AI is always listening for any incoming audio information and ready to react. When Windows fails to work as expected, try the following steps:

• Open “System Sounds” in Windows and make sure your audio output is set correctly, generally speakers or a HMD set to default device.
• Open Steam VR and verify your audio output and input are set correctly, try audio mirroring.
• Disable Oculus Audio as it can hijack your system sounds.
• Update all audio drivers
• Make sure your volume is turned up
• Make sure your mic is not hijacking your input
• Try updating to a modern version of Windows.
• Change the Audio Setting in Soundscape from System to Microphone. This means that Sonic AI will listen for audio input from whatever mic is set as your input device instead. Most modern HMDs have mics built into them, so this setting is a great backup to enable Soundscape to work easily with any music being played in a room, or at a live event.

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