Closed 4 November 2026

Soundcheck 2026 results

1,005 members answered Ignition's community survey between 15 October and 4 November 2026. Thank you to everyone who took part.

How the community answered

Final results · pick a group to compare creators and players
Members took part
1,005
Finished the whole survey
Would recommend Ignition
+88
NPS · 90% scored 9 or 10
Say CDLC plays right
91%
Almost always or usually
Would try CFSM2
60%
Switch as soon as it is out, or give it a try

Platforms

Share who picked each
  1. Windows PC
    96%
  2. Steam Deck or Linux
    5%
  3. Mac
    3%
  4. PlayStation 4
    3%
  5. Xbox One
    3%
  6. Xbox 360
    2%
  7. PlayStation 3
    2%
  8. I'm not playing right now
    1%

Arrangements

Share who picked each
  1. Lead
    76%
  2. Rhythm
    63%
  3. Bass
    62%

Releasing CDLC

Share of answers
Creators only · 192 answered
  1. Charting
    38%
  2. Fixing quality issues to meet the CDLC guidelines
    29%
  3. Tones
    16%
  4. Syncing and dynamic difficulty
    8%
  5. Nothing
    7%
  6. Packaging
    1%
  7. Uploading and metadata on Ignition
    1%
  8. Hosting download links
    0%

Making CDLC

Share of answers
Players only · 764 answered
  1. I'd like to, but don't know where to start
    43%
  2. The tools look too hard
    26%
  3. No time
    19%
  4. Not interested
    12%

Recommending Ignition

90% scored 9 or 10 · NPS +88
  • 0: 0%
  • 1: 0%
  • 2: 0%
  • 3: 0%
  • 4: 0%
  • 5: 1%
  • 6: 0%
  • 7: 3%
  • 8: 4%
  • 9: 13%
  • 10: 77%

Last search

Share of answers
  1. Found it and it played fine
    37%
  2. It wasn't on Ignition
    35%
  3. Search couldn't find it
    13%
  4. Found it, but the CDLC wasn't good enough
    7%
  5. Found it, but the link was dead
    4%
  6. I don't look for specific songs
    3%

Finding new music

Average 5.8 of 7
  • 1: 0%
  • 2: 1%
  • 3: 5%
  • 4: 11%
  • 5: 22%
  • 6: 21%
  • 7: 40%

Features you use

How members rate the features they use
  • Love it
  • Fine
  • Frustrating
  1. Catalog search
    2% frustrating Love it 53%, Fine 45%, Frustrating 2%
  2. Advanced search
    5% frustrating Love it 43%, Fine 52%, Frustrating 5%
  3. Your collection
    3% frustrating Love it 38%, Fine 59%, Frustrating 3%
  4. Setlists
    12% frustrating Love it 33%, Fine 55%, Frustrating 12%
  5. Wishlist
    11% frustrating Love it 27%, Fine 62%, Frustrating 11%
  6. Recommendations
    4% frustrating Love it 19%, Fine 77%, Frustrating 4%
  7. Update alerts
    3% frustrating Love it 44%, Fine 54%, Frustrating 3%

CDLC quality

Share of answers
  1. Usually
    50%
  2. Almost always
    41%
  3. About half the time
    7%
  4. Rarely
    2%

Three words

Share who picked each
  1. Reliable
    53%
  2. Easy
    52%
  3. Friendly
    43%
  4. Modern
    30%
  5. Fast
    29%
  6. Powerful
    29%
  7. Cluttered
    12%
  8. Slow
    10%
  9. Overwhelming
    8%
  10. Dated
    5%
  11. Confusing
    5%
  12. Buggy
    3%

Hearing about new CDLC

Share of answers
  1. The Ignition home table
    63%
  2. YouTube or Twitch
    22%
  3. Ignition notifications
    5%
  4. Friends
    4%
  5. Discord
    3%
  6. Reddit
    3%

Using CFSM

Share who picked each
  1. I don't use CFSM
    69%
  2. Repairing broken CDLC
    21%
  3. Finding duplicates
    17%
  4. Renaming and organizing files
    10%
  5. Turning CDLC on and off
    8%

Trying CFSM2

Share of answers
  1. I'd give it a try
    43%
  2. I don't use a song manager
    25%
  3. Yes, I'd switch as soon as it's out
    17%
  4. Not sure yet
    15%
  5. I'll stick with CFSM
    0%

What CFSM2 needs

Share who picked each
  1. Fixing broken or outdated CDLC
    67%
  2. Handling big libraries fast
    51%
  3. Syncing my collection with Ignition
    42%
  4. A clearer interface
    30%
  5. Mod support
    16%
  6. Plugin support
    9%
  7. Mac support
    3%

Groups smaller than 10 are left out. Written answers went to staff only and are not shown here.