As I stated in my earlier post, the suggestion was for the people that are not satisfied with vocal reduction. As for the midi files, you are correct that pc karaoke is out there and for the most part is limited to home use. However, I am a musician and perform with a laptop(to play my midi files), a Roland Sound Canvas tone module(also for the midi files), my 2 keyboards, sound system, and 1 or 2 background singers. I achieve excellent results and have quite a following in my neck of the woods. My point being that, just as I use my midi files for semi-live performance, they can also be used for karaoke. All you have to do is convert the midi files into wave files, add your lyrics with KHPro, and you're ready to go! Granted, the quality of the midi files is critical!!! My Roland Sound Canvas has served me well and I'm very satisfied with the realistic sounding sound patches(Roland Audio Production card-RAP10- in my computer). A lesser sound card installed in your computer will yield results that sound like a toy at best. I also have the capability to add background vocals to the midi files using Cakewalk Pro Audio. Using these components, I've produced karaoke songs that actually sound BETTER than some commercial karaoke disks that I have purchased, especially in the Latin genre. Again, these are only suggestions for those of you out there that are perfectionists, as am I! If anyone needs some pointers as to the specifics ie., hardware, software, techniques, etc., of how to turn out great sounding karaoke songs give me a holler at
ltproductions@webuniverse.net. I'll be happy to give you some pointers. If you don't have the time , finances, or musical knowledge, I can also produce the songs for you myself
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