| There are many different types of karaoke machines | | | | Some lower end machines include a feature which |
| on the market today. Whether you are planning a | | | | allows you to play a standard song on the machine |
| party, or simply want to entertain a few friends, there | | | | and suppress the singer's voice so that it isn't heard. |
| is a karaoke machine out there to fit your needs. While | | | | This, however, is generally ineffective as it often |
| many people are using computers for this purpose, | | | | decreases the quality of the music, and often times |
| there are still many advantages to owning an actual | | | | distorts the overall sound. This can be especially |
| karaoke machine. Portability is, perhaps, one of the | | | | problematic if the singer is being recorded. |
| biggest advantages, as it allows you to transport the | | | | At least one microphone input is also included, and |
| machine from one location to another both quickly and | | | | many machines come with a mic. Higher end karaoke |
| easily. It also allows you to set it up in different rooms | | | | machines also come equipped with a method for |
| of the house in order to accommodate the varying | | | | connecting it to another type of machine that will allow |
| number of participating guests. | | | | video encoding. This will enable the lyrics to be |
| There are several features to look for when deciding | | | | displayed on a screen so that the performer may read |
| to purchase a karaoke machine, many of which are | | | | them while singing. This feature is typically found in |
| now standard and, are therefore, found on many | | | | bars and clubs that offer karaoke, but is now |
| machines. Still, you should be aware of the features | | | | commonly done at home as well. |
| you want, and check to see that the machine you | | | | While many karaoke machines were equipped with |
| purchase has them. | | | | two tape decks, thus allowing singers to record their |
| A basic karaoke machine consists of audio input for | | | | performances while using karaoke backups already |
| connecting external electronic audio devices such as | | | | pre-recorded on another cassette, the machines of |
| tape decks, CD players, and now, MP3 players, a | | | | today typically include one tape deck and a CD player. |
| means of altering the pitch of the actual music, (not the | | | | Recording your performance still isn't a problem, since |
| pitch of the singer's voice), and an audio output so that | | | | most backups are now available on CD, which has |
| others can hear the music and singer. | | | | become standard. |