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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.

If you want to make believe you’re a rock star, Karaoke is the perfect medium. It is a way for you to sing your favorite songs and pretend you are your favorite musician. At its simplest form, all you need to jam out is a music recording stripped of lyrics and a microphone. Although its more fun with music video and stage.

There are many different Karaoke songs. Basically Karaoke is a piece of music that is stripped of its lyrics. The lyrics are placed on a screen for a singer to sing. To keep the singer on track, there is usually a bouncing ball or symbol that goes along with the music. It let’s them know when to start and stop each verse of the song.

Karaoke is not only for amateurs. It has been around as long as recording of music. When it’s not practical for a full band or orchestra, many professional singers will use a recording of their hit music. They then sing live, not lip sing, their song.

Who has claim to the invention of Karaoke? No one really knows for sure. Once claim is that it originated in Japan in 1971. Inventor, Daisuke Inoue, was said to have created the very first karaoke style machine. Later in the 1980s karaoke caught fire and spread to other parts of Asia before spreading to other parts of the world.

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.

Read Aaron’s article about karaoke instrumental music on his website InstrumentalMusicHQ.com