r/karaoke

Last time I was at a bar it was doing a karaoke thing, looked appealing to me. Unfortunately I got stage fright and didn't do it. But i definitely want to now because i regret not doing it!!

Question 1) How much effort is considered annoying/arrogant? I really love the idea of dancing, putting effort in hitting the vocal notes and pitches. I really wanna give it my all if I try it. But... I also read that "people who try too hard are a little annoying" online more than once, and when I watched people on the stage at the bar I went to, all of them seemed to hold back a little energy. Maybe it's because they're drunk and reading the text, though

2. here's some songs I want to do. Just want to know if they're common and most people probably heard them already:

Breaking the Law by Judas Priest

Electric Eye by Judas Priest

Rainbow in the Dark by Dio

Walking on the Sun by Smash Mouth

Strutter by Kiss

I'm Blue (Da Ba Dee Da Ba Doo)

So I was invited to a Karaoke house party by some of my Filipino friends and one of them encouraged me to pick a song from the 90s which I grew up with but wasnt one that was popular enough that they would know. So I picked the Banditos by the Refreshments, a song I thought was funny when I was a pre teen, but midway in the song, I sang the lyrics which made me feel awkward, especially infront of Filipino nationals:

"So give your ID card to the border guard

Your alias says you got Jean Luc Picard

Of the united federation of planets

'Cause they won't speak English any ways

Everybody knows

That the world is full of stupid people

So meet me at the mission at midnight

We'll divvy up there"

When I first listened to it in the 90s, I was too young to really realize what the lyrics really meant, but now as an adult, I feel like it implied that foreigners who didnt speak English or know American Pop culture were stupid people. While my friends didnt say anything, I felt like they werent amused by the choice of song. Is this song racist? If you think so, should it be banned from most karaoke song lists?

I’ve only semi recently gotten the courage to actually go up and sing in front of people and the overwhelming positivity from friends and strangers has been so healing that I decided to get my own machine and start hosting parties. I have a couple of friends with machines, but they live far away and I’d like to have something for those that are in town and those that are visiting. I’m not opposed to a complicated setup, I just want something that will last if that makes sense? I’ve been saving up and my budget is appx 1k but if I need to save a little longer then I’ll do that. I’ve seen that there are some that are portable and some mentions of updating the libraries with new songs and I just want something that I can manage if I need to. One of my friends has a cart on wheels with a laptop and speakers and a couple mics and we just YouTube and that seems to work pretty well, but I feel like there’s pros and cons to something like that and buying a laptop just for karaoke seems like overkill. I guess I’m looking for a good portable and non portable setup. A couple of my friends have worked in radio and music recording so I’d like something that even they could appreciate.

TLDR: looking for a karaoke setup. Complexity is not an issue. Appx 1k budget, but willing to save more. Portable vs non portable and any other pros/cons highly appreciated!

Thank you!!!

I’m going to a church camp and I’m looking for some raps songs that are originally clean to do. I’m thinking of doing Glory by Jid and maybe an 808s abd heartbreak song

My wife and I run karaoke at a local bar in Dominican Republic. “Low Season” has begun here, meaning tourists and snowbirds have departed and won’t be back until later fall. So how do we keep the year-rounders coming back?

Last night we invited people to play the Squirrel Game with us. It was optional, of course, but a few people joined us in substituting “squirrel” for “girl” in all their songs. “I’m Just A Squirrel” was my favorite.

Dumb? Clearly. Fun? Actually yes!

It turns out you can operate some Android tablets through a thin sheet of glass. Especially Samsung tablets, which have a touch sensitivity mode.

So I put together a short YouTube video showing how to build a shower karaoke system that you can operate through your shower screen (if it's ~2mm thick). Apologies for my singing.

Was it a fair portrayal of life in a karaoke bar?

Does anybody know why I sound better singing a song a with only my voice? I noticed when I sing along to karaoke when I look at the words and I’m trying to sing at the same time, I tend to mess up. It’s either the temple becomes too fast or sometimes it becomes too slow. Does anybody know why this happens? Also does anybody have any tips to fix my problem? Any other tips I greatly appreciated. I love going out on the Weeknd to sing karaoke with my friends. Thank you to anybody who responds to this post.

I actually like singing this song but specifically for a Rocky Horror Picture Show themed Karaoke nights.

Specifically if you sing it as a straight male tenor it sounds an awfully lot like a Meatloaf song complete with excessively long instrumental solos. So I just go all in with Meatloaf's delivery dressed as Eddie from Rocky Horror Picture Show. And since the track has the motorcycle sounds I actually rode around the stage on a Razor scooter. Former Rocky cast that co-host some of the events here so don't try this without venue approval.

But one thing you learn is that both Celine's and Meatloaf's delivery is absolutely exhausting at full operatic sound level. At this point even I have to tip my hat to the pros. I'm just doing this for fun and the Broadway singers doing this while actually dancing, my god the level of talent those people have.

As the title says

I’m looking to level up the experience at a local karaoke spot. Beyond the obvious (good sound/big selection), what are the small details that make you choose one bar over another? Is it the lighting, the rotation transparency, themed nights, or maybe just the way the KJ handles the crowd? Would love to hear what makes a spot feel like "home" for you guys.

Hi r/karaoke,

I asked the mods before posting this, and they said I could make one post, so I’ll keep it direct and useful.

I’m the founder of Karaoke Studio: https://karaokestudio.pro/

I built it because most karaoke creation workflows feel scattered. You remove vocals in one tool, find lyrics somewhere else, time captions manually, maybe analyze BPM/chords in another app, then move everything into a video editor just to export something usable.

Karaoke Studio is my attempt to put that whole workflow into one browser-based editor.

What it does right now:

- AI vocal removal / stem separation for creating instrumental karaoke tracks

- Whisper-based lyric transcription and timing

- synced karaoke captions on a video timeline

- lyric search/import when synced lyrics are available

- beat detection

- BPM analysis

- chord detection

- multi-track timeline editing

- karaoke caption styles

- video size presets for YouTube, TikTok/Reels/Shorts, square, and standard formats

- browser rendering/export using WebCodecs

- no FFmpeg involved in the frontend render/export path

- project dashboard so you can reopen work

- free tier to try it before paying

The backend uses BS-RoFormer for separation and Whisper for transcription. The frontend editor is built for karaoke video creation

specifically, not just generic subtitle editing.

A typical workflow is:

1. Upload an audio or video file
2. Create karaoke assets
3. Remove vocals or generate stems
4. Sync or import lyrics
5. Analyze beats, BPM, and chords if needed
6. Pick a karaoke caption style
7. Adjust timing/layout in the editor
8. Export a finished MP4 for YouTube, parties, practice, or events

I know there are still rough edges. The thing I’m working hardest on right now is making the first project easier, because people understand the idea but sometimes get lost inside the editor.

I’d genuinely appreciate feedback from people here who actually make or use karaoke tracks:

- Is this workflow useful to you?

- What part of karaoke creation is still most painful?

- Would you use beat/BPM/chord detection inside a karaoke editor?

- What caption styles or export formats matter most?

- What would make this trustworthy enough for regular karaoke production?

I’m happy to answer technical questions too. I’m not trying to spam the sub; this is the one approved post I get, so I’d rather make

it a real feedback thread than a sales pitch.

Hi all. I'm a member of an organization (think VFW) that would like to occasionally do karaoke nights. We've hired KJ's in the past, but feel that the cost isn't worth it for how many people will be there (15-25) and I'm wondering if we could do something with the equipment we have and what else we'd need. We want to use Karafun, at least for our first time doing this ourselves.

We have:

Mackie ProFX12v2 mixer
2 Mackie Thump15 1000w speakers (connected to mixer)
2 Technical Pro 3000w speakers (not connected to mixer)
Wireless mic
An older laptop (no idea of specs)

Am I missing something obvious, because I feel like we just need to connect the laptop to the mixer, then make sound adjustments, but that seems to easy. What am I missing?

I've been finding myself stuck when choosing what song to sing next. Over the past five years, I've sung about 200 songs at least halfway decently (and about fifty more that were disasters). I want to be able to shuffle my "good" list and have a song suggested for me to repeat. I'm not looking for a completely random song suggestion; I know there are apps out there that will do that, but I want to be able to choose a song from the list I already have.

Does anyone know of an app that will do this? A program that will actually save my list (so I don't have to retype all 200 entries every time) and sort it in a new random order at the push of a button, so a different one comes out on top each time? I know I can do something like this by creating a macro, but I have to believe there's an easier way to do it.

Can anyone recommend a tool for this? I'm on a Windows machine. Thanks in advance.

Natalie imbruglia - torn

Creed - torn

Creed - with arms wide open

Pearl jam - alive

Natalie imbruglia went great. Reception was sharply mixed for the others. It's kinda thrilling.

What column arrays are you using? Are you happy with them? I'm using the Evolve 50's and overall they sound ok, but I feel they don't project as much as I'd like. They also don't seem to handle loud singers very well, even when the gain structure on the mixer is dialed way back.

I’ve finally decided to run a karaoke gig myself. I’ve worked with a friend’s equipment a few times, but I want to try it on my own. So, I’m acquiring equipment.
In my own karaoke experience, I’ve mostly sung with KJs running Karafun on laptops; however, I’ve had at least 1 using a laptop. I’m pricing out laptops, and to get the sound I want, and a good amount of ram, I’m looking at mid grade laptops. I can get the ram I want, for a better price, with an iPad. I’m a little leery of using an iPad. Has anyone run karaoke on an ipad? I would love to hear your opinions.