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Originally Posted by jahern
I always use all-caps so I don't have problems with the tails of g or y...
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All-caps do alleviate some of the work and problems of producing karaoke tracks. But permit me to do a little preaching here.
Consider the singer. By nature, we are able to recognize written words more easily and quickly in lower case. This is because lower case words have more shape than words written in all upper case. The latter are of uniform height across the top and all sit on a common base, so all words are more or less box-shaped. Lower case, however, with its mix of risers and descenders, gives the reader more visual cues to recognize the word. Take, for example, the following:
We are able to recognize written words more easily and quickly in lower case.
WE ARE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE WRITTEN WORDS MORE EASILY AND QUICKLY IN LOWER CASE.
This is why you don't see any books or even magazine articles printed in all upper case. It would be a slow, fatiguing read. The karaoke singer is under enough pressure without adding this handicap.
