Karaoke Tube is Fun, Karaoke Tube is Free

Karaoke-Tube Celebstar Idol

2010-03-18T08:08:00.000Z

People like to sing along to pop songs on Singstar, and they like to share videos of themselves on YouTube. I don’t know why that is, but they do.

They like to mime to songs, and they like to dance to them. But nobody’s given the tools they need to be The Singer.

Let’s mix karaoke with video sharing and make it a game. And at the same time, legitimise a whole lot of cultural activities

Superidol Pop-whatsits
I’m calling it… Superstars of the Web. Or something. As far as I can tell there is no un-cringeworthy name for something like this. But anyway, it works like this…

You buy a box. It’s got a disc with the software on it, and a microphone (probably with glitter on it) to plug into your computer. Load up the software, plug the mic into your computer, and you’re ready to rock.
There’s a bunch of pre-loaded karaoke tunes in there. Popular songs with the vocals taken out. As the song starts, your webcam fires up. You sing into the popstar microphone as the video rolls, and your performance is captured.

You see the words along the screen – perhaps with the option to sing along with the original vocals, just as a guide track – and you put your best into it.

On Celebstar Pop Tube – your best is always good enough.

The magic bit
There’s a bit of technical jiggery-pokery, as the song is mixed. A spot of compression and reverb on the vocals, the levels are automatically mixed to an acceptable level. You could even apply a bit of judicious auto-tune.

And then – you can choose to add effects to the videos. I don’t know… stars and unicorns and rainbows and stuff. A funny mask perhaps, or change the background to make it look like you’re on a yacht. Or even that awesome Amii Stewart ‘Knock On Wood‘ effect that never goes out of fashion.

The overall idea is to make the song sound as good as it possibly can, under the circumstances – and make the video a bit of a production. All in the name of fun.

The finished video – with you as the lead singer of the song (not merely ’singing along’) is uploaded to YouTube, tagged appropriately with the song title, etc. – and fed into the Superpoptasticwebstars channel for all to see (or added privately if you just want to show your nearest and dearest).

Updates aren’t free – but they’re cheap
Want new songs? The ones in the box are covered – but you can download more karaoke tunes for, say, 99 cents – and then there are the usual revenue shares for this sort of thing.

Smarter people than me can sort out the deals – but it strikes me that in a world of Singstar and Guitar Hero, these things are eminently possible in a way that works for all concerned.

I’m imagining this as a PC game, and I think the target market is probably 10 year-old girls or thereabouts (hence the unicorns). Seems like the right place to pitch it. But who knows? Maybe adults would find this a fun party game – often with next-day Facebook repercussions.

Along the way, you could do extra stuff like tutorials, minigames to try and improve people’s pitch or timing, and so on – but the main fun of this is to put yourself on the internet – as the singer of your favourite pop hits.
And nobody’s coming to cut off your internet as a result.

40-U2-Cover by RD.MOV me singing you tube karaoke cover song.

2010-01-14T08:09:00.003Z

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40-U2-Cover by RD.MOV me singing you tube karaoke cover song.

U2 are one of the biggest selling recording artists in the world. I really don't think that sing their songs karaoke does them justice. What do you think?

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Karaoke Tube Turns Videos From YouTube Into Karaoke

2010-01-06T08:58:00.002Z

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Karaoke Tube Turns Videos From YouTube Into Karaoke

Karaoke Tube, I was so excited when I heard there was a site that turned YouTube videos into karaoke magic. KaraokeTube! Imagine my weekend! I thought, dreaming of belting Mariah Carey and Christina Aguilera jams out to my heart’s content as a record exec walks by my apartment, decides he should sign me Source Link :- http://ready2beat.com/educational/karaoketube-karaoketube-karaoke-online-karaoke

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Karaoke for iPhone | iOkie | Party in Your Pocket

2009-12-24T10:57:00.000Z

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Karaoke for iPhone | iOkie | Party in Your Pocket

If you like Karaoke or singing along with a popular music, then the iOkie iPhone Application is for you. The Application costs USD 4.99 and includes Lady Gaga’s 4 hits (Poker Face, Just Dance, Paparazzi, Love Game) and also the newest one Bad Romance.

Plus when you purchase the application, you are given the access to the library of songs you can download and sing along with. With iOkie, you can integrate your Twitter account and send your Twitter friends update on your latest Karaoke activity.

What is cool too is that if you record yourself and post on You Tube, you can alert them and who knows, they might feature your performance on their website.

So there is no more reason for you to get bored, you can sing and record anytime you want. iOkie is party in your pocket!

Here is the link to the You Tube of a sample of how it looks like on your iPhone before you download and buy the application : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtRgOXcyaBU&feature=related

Here is a video of some of the fans using the application.

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Activities for Christmas - Karaoke

2009-12-17T09:22:00.000Z

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It’s nearly that time of the year again. The time of this season for giving and receiving, of course, Christmas today is as much a traditional holiday as Chinese New Year, Eid and Diwali as well as a commercially-driven celebration such as Valentine’s Day. Here’s a list of activities to do during this joyous time of the year:

Spend time with family members

Had a tiff with Mom over your choice of clothing? Annoyed by your brother’s constant loud music blasting throughout the house? Forget it all. This a season to forgive. Take a day off and go get some fresh air outside of the usual environment your family is used to. Go to a park and have a picnic or even just play a game of Monopoly together. At least for just one day, spend some well-deserved quality time with your family.

Meet up with long lost friends

Family is important but so are friends. So, how long has it been since you last met your high school friends or college / university mates? Can’t remember? Well, it’s high time to pick up that phone and start calling and reconnect with each other. It’s better to take the first step yourself than to wait a huge reunion that might or might not happen. Go out for a movie or head to nearest karaoke to sing your hearts out. If neither is to your taste, there is always the unofficial national hangout place: the local bar!

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4 Teens Sued for Obscene Fake Facebook Profile

2009-09-26T12:54:00.004+01:00

Imagine this: four teenagers take to Facebook to create a fake profile that continually misrepresents your son as a gay racist. Then consider that profile amasses 580 plus friends. You’d be pretty pissed off, right?For one mom in particular, Laura Cook, this nightmare is a reality for her and her athlete son. Fighting back, she’s now suing the four teenagers, on behalf of her son, on five separate counts including defamation and emotional distress. She’s seeking compensatory and punitive damages for amounts.... Read the full article HERE

Project Playlist Helps You Find And Play New Music

2009-09-26T12:47:00.002+01:00

Project Playlist Helps You Find And Play New Music

Project Playlist is an all-in-one song search engine, playlist maker, and ring tone generator, giving it one-stop appeal for your daily free tune finding.

Project Playlist visitors can search for music by song titles or group names. After that, you can listen to the songs, save them to playlists for future playback and sharing, and even have Project Playlist generate and send you ringtones of any of the songs you find through the service.

If you’re looking for something new to listen to, there is a constant stream of featured and top playlists to choose from. What’s more, every time you search for music you get the chance to browse playlists that feature the artists and songs you’re searching for.

How do your find new music to vary up your soundscape? Sound off in the comments with clever music discovery, er, discoveries.

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KaraokeTube is Fun, KaraokeTube is Free...

2009-09-25T10:42:00.001+01:00

KaraokeTube is a new dedicated youtube service channel to listen to online karaoke songs and watch online karaoke videos. One of the great features of KaraokeTube is that the song lyrics appear under the video so that you can sing along to your favourite songs.

How cool is that....

Where to find karaoke videos on the web? How to get karaoke songs ?

Karaoke songs or karaoke videos on web, you can easily get on YouTube.com

Here is one more site for karaoke songs KaraokeTube! it is powered by youtube.

At the time of writing it didn't have any Britney Spears or Lady Gaga songs in it, yet.

This an example of how it looks and works, watch the video.

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