| Karaoke is mostly a singing game in which people | | | | today and none of them is still on the market. |
| enjoy themselves by using a karaoke microphone | | | | Starting 2003, much software has been released, |
| in order to sing well-known songs. A more | | | | especially for hosting karaoke shows and playing |
| complex definition would be: karaoke is known | | | | karaoke songs on a personal computer. This new |
| throughout the world as a form of entertainment | | | | software permits singers to listen to one another |
| in which amateur singers(people who do | | | | over the Internet, having audiences from all |
| something without receiving any payment or | | | | around the world. Additionally, this means that you |
| without having formal training) sing along with | | | | do not need a professional karaoke microphone |
| recorded music using a karaoke microphone and a | | | | anymore; you can just use your personal home |
| PA system(public address system - an electronic | | | | MIC. |
| amplification system, used to reinforce a given | | | | Although there is a large variety of karaoke |
| sound). The karaoke player contains typical, well | | | | players (as seen above), there is a more popular |
| known music(usually pop) in which the voice of | | | | type for home use: the microphone based |
| the original singer is removed or reduced in | | | | karaoke player. These players enjoy popularity |
| volume. In order to guide the brave who want to | | | | mainly in North America and some Asian |
| reveal their singing talents, lyrics are usually | | | | countries, such as the Philippines and are well |
| displayed on a video screen, along with a moving | | | | suited for home use. You buy a karaoke player, a |
| symbol or with changing colours, used in the same | | | | karaoke microphone, invite some friends over and |
| purpose. | | | | the fun is guaranteed at a price which will not |
| Generally, the most common karaoke machines | | | | leave a hole in your budget. |
| are audio mixers, which contain an input for the | | | | For example, a professional CD recorder and |
| karaoke microphone. These karaoke players can | | | | karaoke player is about 500$, while a karaoke |
| be of different types: they can have built-in | | | | microphone oscillates between 15$ and 547$ |
| CD+G, Video CD, Laser Disc, or DVD. The | | | | (depending whether the microphone is wireless or |
| difference between these types of karaoke | | | | not etc.). It is nice that with little effort, you can |
| players is that the first type (CD+G) uses a | | | | have your own karaoke system; you can even |
| special track to encode the lyrics, while the other | | | | order it on the internet because there are already |
| ones natively display both audio and video. Most | | | | many sites with professional karaoke equipment. |
| karaoke machines have got technologies that | | | | All in all, karaoke has spread all over the world |
| automatically change the pitch of the music so | | | | throughout the years, making singing a more |
| that while singing, amateur singers can pick a key | | | | pleasant activity and not a simple recital in the |
| that is appropriate for their vocal range and | | | | shower anymore. As the available selection of |
| maintain the tempo of the song at the same | | | | music has increased, more and more people within |
| time. | | | | the industry see it as a very profitable form of |
| In the past, there were some very old karaoke | | | | lounge and nightclub entertainment. It is common |
| systems that used cassettes, which altered | | | | nowadays for some bars to have karaoke |
| playback speed while changing the pitch. | | | | performances even seven nights a week, which |
| Fortunately, like most of the things that surround | | | | makes karaoke one of the most wanted night |
| us, the concept of karaoke player has also | | | | activities. Therefore, as a club manager, if you |
| evolved and nowadays we can entertain | | | | own a karaoke player and a karaoke microphone |
| ourselves with technologies that are more | | | | in your bar, you will surely have more customers |
| sophisticated. This is why the commercial use of | | | | every night. |
| the old karaoke players is practically nonexistent | | | | |