Home Karaoke is easy and fun to do, but there are some technical terms you should know to make sure you have the best karaoke experience. Here are a few terms to get you started on learning all about home karaoke.
Home Karaoke can be a fun pass-time or an exciting party activity
everyone can have a good time with. It takes a short time and effort to
set-up. And all ages can participate, kids and adults. While most home
karaoke machines are simple to use, it is always helpful to know a
little about your machine and how it works. Just to make sure everything
goes smoothly and you have the best karaoke experience as you can. Here
are a few terms that should help you better understand the world of
Karaoke.
All-In-One karaoke systems: All-In-One
karaoke systems are the most common type of home karaoke machines on
the market. All the vital components are built into the machine. You
have the amplifier, mixer, player and speakers all a part of the
machine. All you need to do is connection the karaoke machine to a TV
and a power supply, then plug-in your microphone and you are ready to
go. Some all-in-one systems have a built-in display monitor to view
lyrics if you need them, so even a TV is not always necessary.
CDG or CG+Graphics: Like
the All-In-One machine, the CDG is the most common karaoke media type
on the market. You can find a wide selection of Karaoke CDs with your
favorite songs and lyrics. (Be aware, very few CDGs will have original
artists recordings of the song.) CDGs are used for karaoke media and are
the same size of a normal 53 CD (standard CD size) but with TV graphics
or lyrics. Words to the songs appear on the TV screen when the disc is
played on a CD+G player and connected to a monitor. CDGs are also
compatible with standard audio players, however graphics will not be
displayed
Auto Voice Control or Automatic Vocal Cancel: When
a singer is listening to the lead vocal on a multiplex disc and begins
singing into the microphone, the lead vocals on the disc stops; when the
singer stop singing into the microphone the lead vocals return. There
is no way to eliminate background vocals. This feature is found on most
home karaoke machines and can be a very useful tool when trying to learn
a new song.
Multiplex CDGs: Multiplex CDGs
are a certain type of CD that has the lead vocals on them which can be
removed. The CDs are recorded in such a way that the vocals can be
separated from the music. These Multiplex CDGs typically have about 8
songs on each disc and come with the lead singer's voice. The lead
singer's voice can be removed via the balance control or Auto Voice
Control. Most times these discs will have each song track appearing
twice on the disc. Once with lead vocals and once without lead vocals.
The song tracks should be clearly labeled if it has and lead vocals.
MP3+G files: Online
downloading of karaoke songs are becoming more prevalent. And
manufactures are aware of this and have been making machines that are
capable of playing digital files. A MP3+G is such a file. It actually
consists of 2 files – a music file in MP3 format and a graphics file –
they are played together to produce the music and on-screen lyrics. The
name of each file must be the same. It you want to play MP3+G files on
your computer, you will have to install the necessary software.
These
are just a few terms and features dealing with karaoke. There are many
others that you will surely cross your path. The few terms above should
just be a starting point for you, as you begin learning about all the
wonderful options and experiences karaoke will bring you.
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