How Does a Karaoke Machine Work?
Karaoke Machine History
Karaoke was first invented and introduced in Japan in the 1970's. Its popularity successively spread to the rest of Asia in the 1980's and was closely followed by the United States and the remainder of the Western World afterwards. A favorite activity at bars, weddings, and more recently in the home, the fundamental premise on which Karaoke is based has not changed-- one sings popular songs with the words to the song prompted on a television screen while the real band or singer's voices are muted or turned down significantly. This article reviews how a Karaoke machine works, get music for one, and current trends in the Karaoke industry.
Karaoke Machine Hardware Requirements
The fundamental components of a karaoke machine are one or many microphone inputs, pitch-altering capability for the music that is being played, speakers to play the music and singing, and a music player (either CD, DVD, or computer). Depending on the amount of money being invested in a Karaoke system, the required components can be purchases separately or as a single package sold as a Karaoke machine package. The current all-in-one systems for sale in the market also come with the ability to download new music directly to the hard drive of the machine in the event the consumer was choosing the computer driven music only for this reason. Most of the Karaoke machines sold on the market today use one of the following formats if using media other than downloaded music for play: CD-G, VCD, DVD, or Laser Disk.
Obtaining Music for a Karaoke Machine
Depending on the medium that one's Karaoke Machine plays, there are a few ways to obtain new music to play once the library that came with the machine has become stale. One is to use the manufacturer's online purchasing system to subscribe or buy new downloads. Another is to pursue other online options such as karaoke.com or acekaraoke.com. Typically packs of 50 songs can be purchased for significantly less than one dollar a song in the medium that the machine plays. The cheapest option is to purchase new music (or new to one's Karaoke machine) through a reseller such as Amazon or eBay. A fourth option worth exploring, if one is savvy with electronic music manipulation, is to attempt creating one's own Karaoke music from an existing music library using software such as the freeware available from mymusictools.com.
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