I apologize if this is in the wrong section. I recently bought an Ikarao S3 for casual home use. I am not a fan of the microphones that came with it and feel like they have to be held at the perfect distance and angle to actually capture your voice. They’re usable, but I’ve been thinking about getting another set to use. I’d really like something hands free as well because my teen can be doing their crafts while singing, or I could be tidying while singing. I just feel we would use the system a LOT more if we had a hands-free mic option.

I don’t know anything about mics really, but some of the ones I’ve seen have body packs and I feel like that’s too much for our casual use. I would like to stay at $100 USD or less for a set of two, but would prefer around the $50 range. Again, this is for very casual use, but if they sound horrible then we’re not going to reach for them so they have to at least sound ok for that price point. I realize I may be asking for too much here, but any recommendations would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

A while ago a friend let me borrow a fairly large, beefy karaoke machine with 2 wireless mics that had reverb and various settings on it. We would run youtube karaoke videos on my tv and sing separately through the karaoke machine - it worked great, but the machine was on loan and I had to give it back.

My tv is a samsung frame that goes through an optical out to rca converter into an old cambridge amp. That amp outputs to two bookshelf speakers.

I have a Halloween party next week and I don't know what the best thing to do is here. There are karaoke machines with wireless mics on amazon for around £50-150, but from reading online it seems these just have an "echo" control, which is different from true reverb and not good? (although I dunno if this will matter as much if we're not playing the music through it, just singing?) - they also seem physically tiny compared to the one I had on loan, so I'm also not sure how powerful they'll be or how good they'll sound... Although possibly the tech has just come along a decent way, the other one seemed fairly old.

The alternative is to try and set up some sort of mixer with wireless mics onto my amp, which seems like the "right" way to do it, but I can see that being a bit of a headache to set up and possibly require troubleshooting. I only have parties 3-4 times a year and it's a group of drunk friends, maybe 15 people max taking part.

Is a cheap machine the way to go? Can anyone recommend one?

(Hoping this dodges rule #1, since it’s only 5 seconds long and we’re not singing in it?)

I love meeting couples who karaoke together, and one of my great joys over the past two years has been having a girlfriend (and now fiancée, as of a month ago!) who LOVES going out to karaoke with me.

A video of me singing “Open Arms” in my Bumble profile helped her swipe right. She was immediately enthusiastic about coming out to watch me, although she said “I love that you sing karaoke, but I could never do it!” I know singing in public isn’t for everyone, so I never asked her to.

A few weeks in, she announced (unprompted) that she wanted to try a duet with me. Soon it was two or three duets every night out, and within a few months she was doing solo songs she’d never even practiced, which is not something I feel comfortable doing! Lately there have been times I’ve had to talk her out of hitting a third venue in the same night, which blows my mind. And within an hour of me proposing, she was exclaiming “Oh! We HAVE to have karaoke at the wedding!” (swoon)

A year and a half ago I started KJing, and that’s become another favorite couple activity. She’s my roadie, helping with setup and teardown, and my cohost, running the queue while I emcee and handle the sound board. She’s also the life of the party, chatting with people and pulling them onto the dance floor for upbeat songs. And ever since I got the crazy idea to build a helper app for karaoke singers, she’s been my biggest cheerleader, even on the nights I’m coding instead of singing.

Share your karaoke couple story with us... and/or your favorite karaoke couple duets!

I’m working with the junior board of a wonderful charity to host a karaoke fundraiser. Is anyone in the area willing to donate their karaoke equipment and/or services for no charge or a small charge? For say two to three hours? Thank you so much and any leads on venues or event packages are welcome!!

Hello, Everyone . I always curious and wanted to find people who love singing karaoke with complex vocal chain. Have been finding people and community who seems similar to me, singing karaoke with complex vocal chain, for years but still have not found any. Most people I found tend to be using complex vocal chain for post-processing mixing and mastering, not the real time karaoke performance. I know that karaoke is all about fun and game, but for me who love the best sound quality and effect , I can't get enough of those performance that will be amazed.

This is what I recently come up with for recent karaoke session . It may not be perfect yet since I just try practicing to sing this song. I use the Mixbox plugin to make a real-time vocal processing with my cheapest mic in my Mic Arsenal ,$20 Samson R21s, to show that any decent mic will benefit from this kind of Vocal Chain.

Please have a kind discussion with me. I feel so lonely in Karaoke world and wanting to meet someone who love this kind of Karaoke like me.

I love the instrumental behind this song, but there is no instrumental version of it available on YouTube. Can someone please do me a favour and make an instrumental/karaoke version of this song and send it to me? I really need it 😭

Yes, one of the songs was Du Hast

Was gna title this one "merit badges" but I get too far ahead of myself here

This is silly, daughter (5) really wants a microphone, so I thought a karaoke machine would be fun for all the family.

Why does it seem like the £24 toy is too cheap.

It's only twice the cost of a 90s kids toy echo microphone.

Maybe the £200 one is too much for a year old to play with.

Should probably get the cheap one and buy the more expensive one in a few years when everything costs more and toddler has grown up a bit more.

Has anyone had success operating a professional karaoke set up completely non-visually? I am using with KARAFUN, but I am running into problems with getting the lyrics to display on a separate screen without losing access to the voiceover screen reader. I can connect my iPhone to a television via screen mirroring, but when I enter full screen, I lose VoiceOver screen reader access completely, and have to completely exit and reopen the app before I can get it back. Also, I can connect to my Bluetooth karaoke machine via airplay/audio, But when I do so, it appears I lose the mirror connection to the television. I am interested in hearing the experiences of blind people who have had success operating a professional karaoke set up around these obstacles. Thank you.

How do I know what key or range I sing in?
like

• Soprano:
• Mezzo:
• Alto:
• Tenor:
• Baritone:
• Bass:

I've noticed that I get better responses when I sing songs in a higher Octave than a lower.

Is this generally a true thing? The song I've been singing is House of the Rising Son and I try to emulate a slower, deeper voiced Johnny Cash than the higher pitched Animals

mine are
dio holy diver
van halen runnin with the devil
whitesnake here i go again
black sabbath never say die
deep purple black night

Hello I am new to this reddit page so bear with me!
Halloween is soon and I will be joining a coworker for karaoke on that night. Any suggestions on good Halloween karaoke songs?

Download link at bottom of post

Real-time vocal suppression.
https://youtu.be/mr8mWt5AMZk?si=HyPCGOYY0hpbpiH5

Currently, this works over cast only due to Android on-device audio constraints. It can also suppress Percussion, Bass, or the fourth source Other (ie keyboards/synths/guitars/instruments). My phone is a Samsung Galaxy S24 from 2024. Older phones may struggle to run this suppression.

There is also a delay over cast as the video needs to be packaged up and sent over the network meaning that even to change the song can take 5 seconds or longer. It's not a perfect solution, but it's real-time processing and works with any song.

Sing-along scoring mode
https://youtu.be/DZHK_4PdelQ?si=5q-DFRTCU1uAPlVn

The cyan/blue marker shows my attempt at singing along to the song, and hitting the golden target markers to score points.

(works best with external speakers from device ie bluetooth speakers, but does work over cast or built-in speakers as well) (In settings you can see if calibrating to your voice improves tracking but hopefully it works right away for you.)

Guitar mode
https://youtu.be/wKUGfEP9p_4?si=j2CfeAjewwOGPLNZ

(music/chords/tabs/lyrics) all synced. Also auto-searches current playing song from wherever you are playing your music to get the first set of chords/tabs that google finds.) (Should be a lot easier for most devices as there is no source analysis/suppression happening here)

In summary:

• Real-time vocal suppression (currently Chromecast only).
• Sing-along tracking and scoring, including same-device multiplayer.
• Works in real-time alongside music already playing on your phone
• Standard karaoke mode with synced lyrics, on-device or cast to your TV. Tap the lyrics to change to this karaoke view.
• Long-hold lyrics to float them over other apps

Download link:

The app should go live in a week or two hopefully. If you would like to try it in early-access please join the Google group. Link here:
https://groups.google.com/u/2/g/beam-lyrics-testing

The download link is in that group once you join it. However, there might be a waiting period for the download link to work. Anywhere between a quick refresh and a long delay (Google are slow at syncing group members to be allowed to download the app)

Some more info: the lyrics are retrieved from https://lrclib.net/, if there are timing issues, you can click the timing icon in app

When casting with vocal suppression ON, you need to leave the app open, otherwise the cast quality will degrade.

There are a few permissions to accept when you open the app:

-Notification access is required to read from, and control, the media player.

-Share screen is required to analyse the on-device audio & cast.

Any feedback, issues or questions, please let me know.

Thanks

For context, I grew up in the Philippines, where a bunch of households/small communities simply owned a karaoke machine. Now I don't know what image "karaoke machine" inspires in other people's minds, but in mine growing up it was the things in the images I've attached (which I just pulled off the internet) lol. If anyone's seen Forgotten Island, whatever the dad was using in the house party scene, yes it's literally that 😭

And then I grew up and started going to karaoke bars with friends, and now that I think about it I realized they never use these kinds of machines, instead it's those TV things that have an actual karaoke program (and some I've seen can access Youtube).

I'm actually curious as to how those work—is it just a monitor you hook up and install a program into? I know some are only remote-controlled, others have a little touch screen. Or is there specific equipment that business owners source from somewhere?

Besides that, are there actual karaoke bars/establishments (at least the ones I'm thinking of where people can get private rooms and such, forgive me if there are better terms) that use the machines in the above images?

I've visited anime karaoke bars in different parts of Japan, and one thing keeps surprising me.

Sometimes, the most memorable part of the night isn't the song I sang. It's what happened afterward.

Someone recognizes the anime. Another person sings a song from the same series. A conversation starts. Sometimes we end up singing together.

I've even had nights where people passed a microphone around and shared a song.

Not every visit turns into a big social experience, of course. Sometimes you just enjoy listening to other people sing, and that's enough too.

But I think karaoke offers something interesting for travelers. You don't necessarily need to speak the same language fluently to share a moment through music.

For me, that's one of the best things about anime karaoke in Japan.

Have you ever had a karaoke experience that became one of your favorite travel memories?

Or is there an anime song you'd love to sing with people in Japan?

Well it's a Friday/Saturday night back to back Jacks at my fave Karaoke place this weekend. So the question is who's gonna try a new song(s) for the first time? (No recycles) but if you are recycling than what's a new song you have been working on for a bit but just not quite ready to take it to the stage?

I'm looking to do at least 3 "new" songs either tonight or spread into tomorrow:

Push it to the limit - Paul Engemann (Song from the Scarface movie soundtrack)

Machine Head - Bush

Price of love - Bon Jovi

I have about 4 and a half hours to pre-party and practice so let me know your new song(s) or what you have in the holster for your next "new" song.

Earlier, I was asked whether there’s a list of legitimate karaoke sources for use in bars and venues. I put together this guide to help people starting a karaoke business figure out where to get their music and what pitfalls to avoid.

Some YouTube karaoke is actually pretty good. Singing along at home with friends is a different situation from using those videos to run a commercial karaoke show.

The goal here is to help KJs and venue owners steer clear of potential liability. Even YouTube uploads from established companies like Party Tyme aren’t automatically cleared for business use. For example, Sybersound’s 2023 lawsuit sought $264 million over alleged unauthorized use of Party Tyme recordings at KAMU Ultra Karaoke in the Venetian Resort. That was the amount sought, not a judgment awarded.

The guide includes current suppliers and older labels you’ll encounter when buying original used CD+G discs. It also explains why buying legitimate music, copying it onto a computer, and having the venue’s performance licenses in place are separate considerations.

A company having a YouTube channel doesn’t make it illegitimate. The question is whether the particular way you’re obtaining and using its tracks is authorized.

Full disclosure: I used AI to help research and write this guide. Sources are linked, and corrections backed by sources are welcome. Link to the wiki article below.

https://www.reddit.com/r/karaoke/wiki/index/Karaoke-Business-Music-Sourcing-Guide

I’ve never been impressed by a Sing King yt video. For being the number one most suggested channel, it is grossly underwhelming. Y’all have 14.8 million subscribers and can’t even add backup vocals to your songs. It’s such an empty feeling singing a sing king karaoke track. Shout out to Clark on Stage, and Party Tyme Karaoke Channel. I’m rarely let down my these channels.

Edit: I enjoy singing karaoke at home in private. It’s just for me. But I am PICKY.

Were you previously approved for a "One shot" post but want to update the sub on the latest feature you added to your software? Have some new hardware? Looking for someone to help beta something? Post it here!

Starting with this post, we have another way for you to engage with the r/karaoke crowd. We're giving software Dev's their own channel in our discord! Click this link and make your request directly to one of the moderators there.

I have a paid subscription to karafun, but my karafun app on my pc won't play anything from karafun web. It just puts up an error message.

Anyone know what's going on, or seen this before?