Karaoke Ipod Machine
Karaoke For Beginners – A Guide To The World Of Karaoke
Karaoke mania is sweeping the world! Have you taken your trip up to the stage yet to belt out your favorite song to those you know and love? If not, you might just find yourself on the singing end of your nearest karaoke system very soon!
So what is this anyway? What’s the buzz about the newest karaoke player? What do you need to know to be “in the know” about this latest craze? Here are some facts, figures, lingo, and trivia you may want to know.
Karaoke is a Japanese word, made up of abbreviations of two other Japanese words. “Kara” comes from the word “karappo”, meaning empty. “Oke” comes from the word “okesutura”, meaning orchestra. So “Karaoke” literally means empty orchestra. Karaoke players play the music of the songs, without the lead vocals. So empty orchestra means you get the music without the voices.
The first system was invented in the 1970’s in Kobe, Japan, by Daisuk Inoue, a musician. He leased his player for 100 yen, and Karaoke soon became the fun thing to do. Unfortunately, he did not get a patent for his invention, and someone else went on to patent it under a different name, “Minus-One”.
As you see, his Minus-One system didn’t catch on near as well as the catchy “Karaoke”, so Daisuk still got his claim to fame. Word of Daisuk’s new machine spread, and from Japan it has now become wildly popular all across Asia, Europe, and the USA.
Perhaps karaoke players are most popular of all in Finland. Finland holds several world records. They have more karaoke bars per capita than any other place in the world. They hold the world record for the largest amount of people singing the samesong at one time: 80,000 people! What song were they singing? Hard Rock Hallelujah! Finland also holds the world record for the longest round of non-stop singing: 240 hours!
Imagine that! Now you can use your system to come up with new world records!
Karaoke Lingo:
What’s a new craze without it’s own specialized vocabulary to go with it? Here are some words to know:
Karaoke Player – this is the karaoke machine itself. It plays songs, or music without the words. The lyrics are shown on a monitor so people can still sing the song even if they don’t know the words.
Spinning Karaoke – this is cycling on stationary bicycles while singing. What a workout!
KJ – this is the Karaoke DJ. He runs the karaoke system, and gets everyone involved. He adjusts the player to alter the key or the pitch to better match the voice range of the singer, and adds some echo, so that everyone sounds more professional.
Kamikaze Karaoke – In Kamikaze Karaoke, the KJ will choose a pitch number for you, and you have to try to sing the song in that pitch.
Hitokara – means you must sing the song alone.
Karamovie – movie video clips where they leave out the voices
Health Benefits:
And here is great news – karaoke singing releases endorphins! Those are the “happy hormones” that make us feel good!
In addition, singing releases stress and tension, and helps exercise the lungs. So the next time you want to head off to your local karaoke bar, you can feel good about it!
Newest Types of Karaoke Player:
Now you can get Karaoke Ipods, Cell Phones, and DVD Player/Karaoke System combos. China has a Karaoke car. Japan, and now spreading to other countries, has Karaoke Boxes – system/sound-insulated rooms.
Latest News:
Jackie Chan will sing the opening song for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics – KARAOKE STYLE!
Go figure. Maybe there’s something to this after all. You should try it!
About the Author
Christine Durham is the founder of The Song Station Studios. –
http://www.TheSongStation.com
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