Eh yeah get a few in me and some other stuff I stop to care about my environment. I will probably get turned down if it is too heavy of a request but the bartenders love when I show face. Them early 40s - mid 40s type fellas. I’ve done Break Stuff actually fairly well I was told and have a video. But I truly want to see if I can get to 10% of Chad Gray screaming. I also love the emo/metal chicks who do go to this establishment. Idk should I just do Break Stuff? Know it by heart.

Any issues with doing as mentioned in the title? Would there be any latency?

Help me choose!

"Dig" by incubus

"Any man of mine" by Shania twain

"Drops of Jupiter" by train

"The suffering" by coheed and Cambria

"Your idol" from kpop demon hunters

My go to song is "helena" by my chemical romance. And I'm a bit worried about the Korean on your idol lol

If there's a Halloween party with karaoke you want to go to and you want to have a go at singing karaoke what songs are easy to sing if you're shy and scared to sing in front of others?

I've been complemented by women for my voice and they've asked if they could duet with me. When I ask them "how about a whole new world? Aladdin ST", they take a 180 on me

So other than Picture by Kid Rock, Sheryl Crow, or Shallow by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper, what other great duet songs are out there?

First off I live in a small NYC apartment and we don't have much space. I used to love to do private room karaoke but with a child it's harder to go out so changed to a home set up plan. I have the FIFINE mics recommended here and had been using them through a bass amp, not great, I know, but don't have room for more equipment and already had the amp for my bass. I see some recommendations for Ikarao portable machines and now I see Seratone is available for sale and neither would take up too much space. I currently have a Sonos system for my home theater, all older pieces, a playbar, play:1 and one's connected to an older tv as well. Would the new Seratone make more sense or the Ikarao? I want something that will last a while and not take up much space, originally I did buy a Pyle PA speaker recommended here at some point but something was wrong with it plus i realized I didn't have space for it and I sent it back. Ideally looking to keep it around $300. Thank you.

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TLDR - Shorter review:

I had a lot of fun using the Seratone box for home karaoke. In addition to my original test with the prototype I was able to test out what I consider would be a typical configuration using Seratone for home karaoke, i.e. using Karafun with your existing TV and sound gear.

My setup: 

• Ipad running Karafun and using Airplay to transmit the karaoke to a Smart TV 
• Seratone box connected to Smart TV using ARC HDMI port.
• Seratone box connected to a cheap Ultimea soundbar (I tried using both the analog and optical connections)
• Wired Seratone microphone connected to the Seratone box
• Smartphone connected to Karafun using a QR code to browse the catalog and enter requests into the queue.

Using the Seratone was nice and easy. Very simple controls. Anyone can master it quickly. The reverb works well for your voice and gives a good karaoke experience. Everything you need to get connected quickly was included. The included wired microphone was very good. It worked very well with Karafun.

Those are the pros, now some cons:

The price - Seratone is for people with an expensive sound system who want to leverage it for home karaoke. If you have a cheap soundbar or sound system it wouldn't be cost effective.

Other things:

• The manual I had was a draft and could be clearer.
• The reverb is global across both mics.
• The included mic cable is adequate but isn't totally kink-free.
• No tone controls.

I consider these things minor when using it.

If you want more info, Seratone’s Kickstarter website has a whole lot more detailed info. 

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/seratone/seratone-karaoke-studio-quality-with-your-existing-speakers

The Seratone official website

www.seratone.audio

Bottom Line: When you consider everything that comes with the Seratone box in this Kickstarter package, I think it’s a good value for a quality karaoke experience. I recommend it.

Longer Review:

This longer review is a follow up to an earlier post. I was able to review a final production unit after reviewing a prototype. 

My original review is here and I reposted some of it below.

https://www.reddit.com/r/karaoke/comments/1q5oibt/exciting_news_for_2026_a_solution_to_safely_sing/

From my original review:

People come to this Reddit group all the time asking how to sing karaoke through their home audio system.  By default these people don’t have the necessary knowledge or gear to do this. And because of the variables involved it would be difficult to adequately instruct someone to do this safely. Even with the gear and some knowledge people would still have to experiment on their home audio gear to get the proper settings. Not an ideal situation.

If you follow my comments here I’m pretty consistent about not singing karaoke through home audio gear. My usual response is “Home audio gear was never designed to handle the audio peaks generated when singing. You risk damaging your home audio gear”

Seratone could be the solution for people who want to safely sing karaoke using their home audio gear. 

I gave the prototype a thorough review. It sounds good, is easy to use, and I pushed it to the maximum to see if I could blow out any of my home audio gear. And I really tried. Even pointing the microphones directly at the speakers to create feedback. In every case the device did a great job to limit the audio peaks.  

I tested the prototype with a TV’s internal speakers, sound bars, vintage home hi-fi stereo system, even computer speakers.   

Follow up:

I had a lot of fun using the Seratone box for home karaoke. In addition to my original test I was able to test out what I consider would be a typical configuration using Seratone for home karaoke, i.e. using Karafun with your existing TV and sound gear.

My setup: 

• Ipad running Karafun and using Airplay to transmit the karaoke to a Smart TV 
• Seratone box connected to Smart TV using ARC HDMI port.
• Seratone box connected to a cheap Ultimea soundbar (I tried using both the analog and optical connections)
• Wired Seratone microphone connected to the Seratone box
• Smartphone connected to Karafun using QR code to browse the catalog and enter requests into the queue.

The draft manual I had wasn’t finalized and I needed a little more clarity for this type of configuration.. The one thing about using the ARC HDMI port configuration is you must use external speakers like a soundbar or home theater system. ARC sends audio out from the TV. The Seratone takes the karaoke music coming from the TV and mixes it with the microphones to output the final audio to your soundbar or home theater system. Once I got that straight the setup was pretty easy.

Using the Seratone was nice and easy. Very simple controls. Anyone can master it quickly. The reverb works well for your voice and gives a good karaoke experience.

I tried both the analog Aux and the digital Optical connections. Both worked well although I think the optical connection for my setup gave a slightly cleaner audio for the karaoke music.

Karafun worked great. Using my smartphone to browse the catalog and add songs to the queue was easy.

Now that I gave the pros, now some cons:

The biggest one is price - Seratone is for people with an expensive sound system who want to leverage it for home karaoke. If you have a cheap soundbar or sound system it wouldn't be cost effective.

When I evaluated the prototype I gave a lot of feedback about areas that needed work. And to their credit, they really listened to my critique. In the end they spent more time and money making a quality product than cutting corners.

Other things:

• The manual I had was a draft and could be clearer. I know this will be addressed. To their credit their website has some good videos on it's features and how to use it.
• The reverb is global across both mics.
• The included mic cable is adequate but isn't totally kink-free.
• No tone controls.

I consider these things minor when using Seratone.

Bottom Line: For people who want to safely use their home audio equipment for a quality home karaoke solution they definitely need to check out Seratone. I recommend it. 

If you want more info, Seratone’s Kickstarter website has a whole lot more detailed info. 

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/seratone/seratone-karaoke-studio-quality-with-your-existing-speakers

The Seratone official website

www.seratone.audio

Some additional info

The Kickstarter package comes with a very nice set of accessories:

• Seratone Karaoke Interface
• 1 x Premium Microphone (Metal)
• XLR Cable (15’ / 4.5m)
• HDMI Cable (5’ / 1.5m)
• Optical Cable (10’ / 3.0m)
  • ( FYI - make sure you take the protective caps off the ends of the optical cable!!  lol )
• USB-C Charging Cable (5’ / 1.5m)
• USB-C Charging Brick

I thought all the accessories were a nice touch. You have everything you need to get up and running quickly.

I understand If they get to $150,000 in pledges from the Kickstarter they will include a two-month free subscription to KaraFun Premium, another nice touch.

About the microphone that comes with the package: 

Initially I mistakenly dismissed the included wired Seratone microphone as something cheap New Town included, but after talking with New Town and inspecting the microphone closer this is a quality custom microphone. The microphone was custom made for New town by a company named Carol. They sell something similar on Amazon for over $100 and it has good reviews. The mic is very well made, no handling noise, and has good sound quality. Similar look to my Sennheiser E835 but also includes an on/off switch. 

Here is a good youtube video comparing the Seratone mic to a SM58

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITHDIB6FAWY

Seratone Technical Specifications

• Inputs
  • Two combo XLR / ¼” mono TRS analog audio ports (Mic level)
    • Works with any dynamic microphone that does not need phantom power
  • USB-C audio (Stereo)
  • HDMI (Stereo)
• Outputs (all can be simultaneous) 
  • RCA (Stereo) Line Level
  • Optical (Stereo) 48kHz 24bit 
  • HDMI (Stereo)
• Power USB-C (5 watt power brick or greater) 
• HDMI Passthrough:
  • Supports practically all HDMI formats (HDMI 1 to HDMI 2.0)
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Supports 5.1 and 7.1

 

Bottom Line: When you consider everything that comes with the Seratone box in this Kickstarter package, I think it’s a good value for a quality karaoke experience. I recommend it.

I recently bought a Ikarao Shell S1 and was looking to connect it to my TV for a karaoke party. When I connect it to the TV via HDMI, it just mirrors what's on the Ikarao screen, whether it's the full screen lyrics or the split search/lyrics view.

Does anyone know of any ways to connect this to a TV so that only the lyrics display on the TV, and the Ikarao screen only shows the search?

I've been singing karaoke for about five years and, to my ear, Karafun tracks tend to sound closer to the original arrangements than anyone else's. But just within the past few months, I've spoken with two different KJs who say they prefer Sound Choice. (One implied I only preferred Karafun because it was "what I'm used to.")

Which app do people prefer--Karafun, Sound Choice, or something else? Does anyone think Sound Choice's tracks sound closer to the original arrangements than Karafun's? What am I not hearing? For those who prefer Sound Choice, why?

I just sang should I stay or should I go by the clash. The follow up was the bartender. He did you should probably leave by Chris Stapleton. I probably should go home.🤣

For some context I’m 26m and have met my husband 4 years ago and he’s an amazing singer I’m very supportive of him and will continue to support him

We met our friends at karaoke spots near us and we always have a great time they’re such amazing singers yet I always get discouraged if I try to go sing because I’m either not on their level or I just feel discouraged going on stage

This is not a jealousy post I’m genuinely wondering how I get better at karaoke I want to be able to sing with everyone but I just feel like I’m not good at it

Hypothetical scenario: Someone offers to pay your entire bar tab for the rest of the night, but the catch is you HAVE to sing one spooky classic in front of the crowd. Which track gets you those free drinks? Would you sing an easy song? Or would you choose a song that you know you will crack up at the high note and do it just to get the crowd squinching? 🍻💸

The other night me and my friend destroyed You’ll Never Find Another Love Like Mine by Lou Rawls and Peg by Steely Dan. They were both so fun to sing especially the backup. But aside from that I’m one of those guys who sings the same songs every time!

My mixer Yamaha - MG6X - does not come with a compressor and it is too late to return. When I sing, the mic work as intended but when any female singer, it cause clipping. So the solution is to lower the gain or, I think, to have the source compressed. Can I buy a seperate compressor? My set up is Yamaha MG6X and Shure SM58.