One of the questions I get asked frequently is “Do you have any karaoke tracks?”. Being focused on MIDI files, I haven’t really spent too much time researching this vein, but as it turns out, karaoke MIDI has a huge following. So, since such a large percentage of MIDI users download Karaoke songs in the form of MIDI files, I thought it could be useful to talk about some karaoke websites.
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According to Wikipedia, Karaoke “is a form of interactive entertainment or video game in which amateur singers sing along with recorded music (a music video) using a microphone and public address system.” This makes MIDI a perfect file platform for the job.
*** NOTE: Karaoke tracks come in two main forms
Karaoke Audio Files
Karaoke CDG (CD-G) – stands for Compact Disc + Graphics, is the standard format for most English karaoke discs. (AceKaraoke.com)
Karaoke MIDI Files
As you can imagine MIDI files would work great for Karaoke background tracks because of all the usual great features of MIDI
Extremely small files. They take up a very small space
Very customizable. Edit, rearrange, rework parts, adjust volumes, etc.
Great websites for performance tracks, and karaoke songs downloads
http://mididb.com – Free MIDI Tracks and Song Files.
http://www.vanbasco.com – MIDI Karaoke Player (software)