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Karaoke Machines

Karaoke machines were first conceived of in 1971 by a Japanese man known as Daisuke Inoue who really loved singing in the shower. Unfortunately he didn’t patent the idea losing out on the multi-billion dollar industry that karaoke has become. It has quickly spread from Japan to America and the rest of the world and continues to gain in popularity.

Karaoke machines combine a pre-recorded instrumental of a popular song with a microphone input that the user sings into. There is a sub-code in the audio track that contains the graphics that display the lyrics of the song incase the person forgot the words. It was originally designed for middle-aged Japanese businessmen that wanted to sing country songs in the bar.

Karaoke machines today are much smaller and more portable than the machines of the past. They can be selfcontained units similar to a DJ mixer that lend a bit of professionalism to the set up, there are computerized machines that are simply software that can work on everything from laptops to cell phones, and there are small at-home versions which are perfect for kids, friends and family. There are millions of songs people like to sing karaoke to, if you want to jam on your guitar or piano while your friend is belting out the tunes, pick up some sheet music at your local music store, or online.

 

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