Karaoke Music: The Empty Orchestra
The word Karaoke is a portmanteau, a word that is used broadly that is blended from two or more words to mean one thing: empty orchestra. This word comes from the Japanese. It's a way of entertainment for amateur singers.
Karaoke is a way to pretend your something that your not. It is a way to sing along to recorded music, sing your heart out, and pretend that you are a rock star. The basic setup is to sing along to recorded music, but an advance setup comes with music video, microphone, and a stage setup like a concert.
Karaoke music comes in all shapes and sizes. At its basics it is a song, like a pop song, that is stripped of its lead vocal. These lead vocals are usually instead displayed on a screen for the singer to read while they sing. To help the singer stay on track their may be a bouncing ball, different color text, or symbol that guides the singer through the lyrics on the screen.
Amateurs are not the only ones that sing Karaoke. Professionals use it all the time. When it doesn't make sense for a big band or orchestra due to reasons like money or space, professional singers will use a Karaoke version of their song. Don't mistake this for lip singing where the lead vocals are recorded. The artist actually sings their song live.
Karaoke is said to get its roots in Japan. As the claim goes, Japanese inventor Daisuke Inoue, created the first ever Karaoke style machine in 1971. It is said later in the 1980s is when karaoke started to become popular and spread throughout Asia. Later it spread to other parts of the world including the United States.
Karaoke is everywhere. In Japan it is used to entertain dinner guests. In Korea you can rent out a karaoke room for you and your friends. This room is decked out with all the latest karaoke gizmos. Big screen TV, high tech karaoke machine, state of the art sound system, all rapped in a sound proof room.
Karaoke technology consists of a few basic components. You have the music player, the microphone input, a way to alter the pitch of the music, and an audio output. The most common machines are the CD+G, DVD player with microphone input jack, VCD, and Laser Disc. - 18758
Karaoke is a way to pretend your something that your not. It is a way to sing along to recorded music, sing your heart out, and pretend that you are a rock star. The basic setup is to sing along to recorded music, but an advance setup comes with music video, microphone, and a stage setup like a concert.
Karaoke music comes in all shapes and sizes. At its basics it is a song, like a pop song, that is stripped of its lead vocal. These lead vocals are usually instead displayed on a screen for the singer to read while they sing. To help the singer stay on track their may be a bouncing ball, different color text, or symbol that guides the singer through the lyrics on the screen.
Amateurs are not the only ones that sing Karaoke. Professionals use it all the time. When it doesn't make sense for a big band or orchestra due to reasons like money or space, professional singers will use a Karaoke version of their song. Don't mistake this for lip singing where the lead vocals are recorded. The artist actually sings their song live.
Karaoke is said to get its roots in Japan. As the claim goes, Japanese inventor Daisuke Inoue, created the first ever Karaoke style machine in 1971. It is said later in the 1980s is when karaoke started to become popular and spread throughout Asia. Later it spread to other parts of the world including the United States.
Karaoke is everywhere. In Japan it is used to entertain dinner guests. In Korea you can rent out a karaoke room for you and your friends. This room is decked out with all the latest karaoke gizmos. Big screen TV, high tech karaoke machine, state of the art sound system, all rapped in a sound proof room.
Karaoke technology consists of a few basic components. You have the music player, the microphone input, a way to alter the pitch of the music, and an audio output. The most common machines are the CD+G, DVD player with microphone input jack, VCD, and Laser Disc. - 18758
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