DRE 2022 Launched

A sim-racing revolution has launched

DRE 2022.2 – download now!

Out in the wild – DRE 2022 has officially launched.

Check out the launch offers currently available below – up to 50% off the first year

 

DRE Logo 2022

Launch Offer – up to 50% off!

Check out the pricing to see the available discounts.

Until November 13th, thereโ€™s a hefty 33-50% discount on the first year depending on the tier

What’s DRE again?!

DRE 2022 is a brand new standalone iRacing spotter application featuring

  • ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Built-in voice recognition
  • ๐Ÿ“ฃ Text-To-Speech output
  • ๐ŸŽง Radio communication effects
  • โญ So much more!

Itโ€™s built from the ground up, by leveraging years of improvements from DRE3. DRE 2022 now contains everything needed to run DRE as a sim-racing spotter.

In other words, thereโ€™s no longer a need to download an additional app (VoiceAttack) just to try and use DRE.

DRE 2022 app

Why a new app?

Since Digital Race Engineerโ€™s inception back in 2015 (!) itโ€™s always relied on VoiceAttack as its motor to drive the recognition and speech synthesis. Using VoiceAttack has been successful as itโ€™s a fairly straightforward app that does the job needed.

However, there are quite some annoyances as well. See my latest YouTube video below on why a change is needed

The Best iRacing Spotter Goes Standalone - Siri for Sim-Racers

Electric Boogie!

Control fueling on cars with energy fuel

Porsche Mission R supported in DRE | iRacing spotter

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Auto Fuel in practice & qual

Decide when DRE controls fueling

Select when auto fueling engages. Do realistic race runs in practice including fuel stops.

Never tired of tires!

Use tire life to your advantage

New tire info commands

{DRIVER} current tire set

Tells the current tire compound a driver has on the car

 

{DRIVER} tire sets used

Tells you how many different tire compound sets a driver has used in the session

 

{DRIVER} tire sets left

Tells you how many tire sets a driver has left in the session. This is based on the player’s available number of tire sets subtracting the tire compound changes

Sniff that surface!

Understand the racing surface

Respond to track changes by asking `track state`:

The response now includes an estimated Track State percentage

Get me

a new one!

Clarity on car state

When requesting a new car via the blue ‘Request new car’ button in iRacing, DRE will confirm when a new car has been requested

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Allow DRE to automatically snapshot the disk telemetry a few times every minute when out on track.

  • By allowing this you help improve the models for race strategy, fuel calculations and tire wear over time.
  • Disabling this will still let you access the improved models generated.
  • Enabling this does not parse your car setup, but to make sure, you can disable sharing the car setup completely in iRacing documents -> App.ini -> ‘irsdkLogSetup’ (set to 0 to deny sharing)

Data, data everywhere!

Help gather data for strategy predictions

Race data gathering for future strategy predictions using Disk Telemetry

Data, data everywhere!

Help gather data for strategy predictions

Race data gathering for future strategy predictions using Disk Telemetry

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Allow DRE to automatically snapshot the disk telemetry a few times every minute when out on track.

  • By allowing this you help improve the models for race strategy, fuel calculations and tire wear over time.
  • Disabling this will still let you access the improved models generated.
  • Enabling this does not parse your car setup, but to make sure, you can disable sharing the car setup completely in iRacing documents -> App.ini -> ‘irsdkLogSetup’ (set to 0 to deny sharing)

Let’s all take a breath!

Control responsiveness of spotter speaks

Customizable delays for Position and Overtake alerts add pauses between these speaks, like a cool-down.

  • Add delay makes time for your brain to comprehend DRE speaks
  • Remove delay to increase the rate of speaks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Next round’s on me!

Stop worrying about fuel for GWC

Green-White-Checkered attempts are now factored into the fuel calculations

Just give me the gist!

Tailor speaks with time

Humanized time formats in output speak

When DRE tells you information containing time spans, it now lets you choose between 3 modes:

Humanized: time spans with as few details as possible

`2 hours and 30 minutes`, `4 minute and 30 seconds`, `1 minute 10`, `45 seconds point 123`, `Within 1 tenth`, `8 tenths`, `2 hundredths of a second`, `2 one thousandths` depending on the time scale

 

Detailed: Like Dynamic, but times below 10 minutes include times to the thousandths and avoids roundings like `within 1 tenth` and `…hundredths`

`25 minutes and 30 seconds`, `6 minutes 5 point 943`, `0.843`

 

Full: All times include as much detail as possible and avoids roundings like `within 1 tenth` and `…hundredths`

`2 hours, 35 minutes, 26 seconds point 558` `6 minutes 5 point 943`, `0.843`

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Speech Recognition Calibration

Optimize voice recognition in DRE

Calibration Speech Recognition

Improved the Get Started Wizard to now include steps for calibration of your microphone input

Speech Recognition Guide

See all tips and tricks how to improve your microphone input with DRE

Improvements

๐Ÿ”„ Snappier responses from DRE, as most TTS speaks are now trimmed to their actual content

๐Ÿ”„ Tweaks to Radio Comms FX adding slightly more distortion and radio-feel

๐Ÿ”„ Use DRE without installing speech recognizers: Commands and features still execute

Fixes

โœ… Bienvenidos! Willkommen! Bienvenue! Though not localized yet, non-English desktops can now use DRE and avoid the nasty startup crash

โœ… Overlapping speaks seem to have vanished after an intense fix-fixation

โœ… Many fixes to Speech Recognition, still tracking non-English desktops

โœ… Artificial intelligence was harmed and corrected during 100+ bug fixes

News

Affiliate Commission Rates Just Doubled!

Great news! DRE Affiliate Commission rates have soared from 20% to 40% on initial orders, and recurring orders now earn you 30%.

How to translate DRE

Here are some points on how to translate DRE strings and keep a structure when building sentences ๐Ÿ‘‡ See this FAQ on how to start editing translations in-app See this post on how to start editing translation in CrowdIn   Generally for both methods, you can learn...

2022.3.4 released – Stability in Stable

Put on your harness: 2022.3.4 is here, packed with improvements and fixes!

Shift Into Savings: Annual Subscription Prices Drop

Prices of DRE annual subscriptions has been lowered. Whether you’re on the Essentials, Performance, or the beastly Ultimate package, you’re in for some sweeter deals. Ever wondered why? Let’s just say we’ve been listening to your pit crew feedback and want to gear up more racers with the best spotter. Check out the full scoop and get back on the track with a few extra bucks in your pocket!

The Ultimate Sim Racing Collaboration: DRE x Twitchy Foot Racing!

Partnership: DRE x Twitchy Foot Racing! Brace yourselves, folksโ€”it’s gonna be an epic ride! ๐ŸŽ๏ธ๐Ÿ’จ

Become a DRE affiliate

Refer users to DRE and earn a cut of sales. Become an affiliate and earn money.

Lone iRacers Podcast Interview

Lone iRacers Podcast interview with Egil and Guy – January 2023

DRE 2022.3 is here

DRE 2022 is now available – Download now. Learn more about the new DRE version and get started now for free

DRE3 Updated – DRE 2022 Alpha News

DRE 3.4.7 is here. News about DRE 2022 Alpha – Learn more about the new DRE versions and get started now.

Revolutionize sim racing with DRE 2022

DRE 2022 is a revolution and a brand new standalone iRacing spotter application featuring. Learn more about the new DRE and its alpha access for the best iRacing spotter

Affiliate Commission Rates Just Doubled!

Great news! DRE Affiliate Commission rates have soared from 20% to 40% on initial orders, and recurring orders now earn you 30%.

How to translate DRE

Here are some points on how to translate DRE strings and keep a structure when building sentences ๐Ÿ‘‡ See this FAQ on how to start editing translations in-app See this post on how to start editing translation in CrowdIn   Generally for both methods, you can learn...

2022.3.4 released – Stability in Stable

Put on your harness: 2022.3.4 is here, packed with improvements and fixes!

Shift Into Savings: Annual Subscription Prices Drop

Prices of DRE annual subscriptions has been lowered. Whether you’re on the Essentials, Performance, or the beastly Ultimate package, you’re in for some sweeter deals. Ever wondered why? Let’s just say we’ve been listening to your pit crew feedback and want to gear up more racers with the best spotter. Check out the full scoop and get back on the track with a few extra bucks in your pocket!

The Ultimate Sim Racing Collaboration: DRE x Twitchy Foot Racing!

Partnership: DRE x Twitchy Foot Racing! Brace yourselves, folksโ€”it’s gonna be an epic ride! ๐ŸŽ๏ธ๐Ÿ’จ

Become a DRE affiliate

Refer users to DRE and earn a cut of sales. Become an affiliate and earn money.

Lone iRacers Podcast Interview

Lone iRacers Podcast interview with Egil and Guy – January 2023

DRE 2022.3 is here

DRE 2022 is now available – Download now. Learn more about the new DRE version and get started now for free

DRE3 Updated – DRE 2022 Alpha News

DRE 3.4.7 is here. News about DRE 2022 Alpha – Learn more about the new DRE versions and get started now.

Revolutionize sim racing with DRE 2022

DRE 2022 is a revolution and a brand new standalone iRacing spotter application featuring. Learn more about the new DRE and its alpha access for the best iRacing spotter

GET STARTED NOW WITH THE DRE

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