Case study

SingStar Mic: reconstructing the microphone app protocol

SingStar Mic documentation reconstructs the Android and iOS app's local discovery, catalogue and game-service exchanges. It specifies UDP and HTTP ports, packet structure, commands, audio format and acknowledgement behavior, with a Python proof-of-concept server.

Targets: App · Protocol
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-08

Stars: 12
Last commit: 2017-03-25
Language: Python
License (GitHub): Unlicense

GitHub data as of 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: Python 3 and a phone running the SingStar Mic app on the same network are required for the server example.
License: Released under the Unlicense.

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BibTeX

@misc{singstar-mic-protocol-case,
  title = {{SingStar Mic: reconstructing the microphone app protocol}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/kevinvalk/re-singstar-mic}},
  url = {https://github.com/kevinvalk/re-singstar-mic},
  urldate = {2026-11-08},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/singstar-mic-protocol-case/}}
}

Plain text

SingStar Mic: reconstructing the microphone app protocol. https://github.com/kevinvalk/re-singstar-mic (accessed 2026-11-08). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/singstar-mic-protocol-case/

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README.md GitHub · kevinvalk/re-singstar-mic · Revision 578384f