Disc Mfg And Series - Rate Them!

[Karaoke John]

I just wanted to put in my 2 cents about good brands. I am boycotting SC because of all the trouble I have had importing that brand of disks even though in the majority of cases the sound quality is excellent.
I have started buying Karaoke Bay disks at the Local Wal-mart and found the sound quality and ease of singing from them to really good. And $9.88 per disk is right in my budjet.
I also like DK and found them on sale at Karaoke.com for less than $8.00 per disk none of my regular singers have complained at all about quality.
Hits monthly I really like this brand I have some I sing from at every show. Whether Pop, Rock, or Country they sound good and my singers will request that version. Not to be confused with Pop or Country hits Today.
If you are into Motown Then Singing Machines Original Artist series is wonderful. They use the original Sound tracks and who wouldn't want to sing with Marvin Gaye or The Miracles. They even use original artists as the backup singers.
The brands I stay away from the most is Music Maestro, ultimate Karaoke, and Sybersound Dance versions. The Sybersound Billboard versions are okay.
I generally sing the Chartbuster versions the most I have quite a number of them.

John

[mlepine]

I agree with you about Karaoke Bay, in fact, I don't believe they make any of their arrangement, some are an exact copy of a Pocket Song, Top Tunes... but with better mastering!

Another great choice is All Star Karaoke found at Wal-Mart in the USA, they sound and look like a Top Tune but for a lot less!

SC, they usually make excellent recording but sometimes so off key and way too electronic or not enough acoustic instrument but always EXCELLENT on the graphic!

[Karaoke John]

Thanks for the heads up on All star disks haven't bought any of those yet I had a bad experience with the Ultimate Karaoke brand disks from Walmart thought they might be the same deal. I also like the Zoom brand I have a Eagles disk that is great. I sure am not willing to pay $400.00 for the Sound Choice Eagles Disk. Doesn't matter how good the quality is. I also think it is all what you are used to I have a Doors Disk that is made by Standing Ovation really great songs but really hard to sing from because they don't give you any ques as to when to sing like Chartbuster, Sound Choice, Karaoke Bay etc do.If you don't really know the song you will find yourself getting off. I had to practice for hours til I memorized the breaks and beggining points.
My criterion for what makes a good disk is fairly simple. It has to have a clear recording at a good volume level, It has to be easy to sing from good synch and definately cues for when the breaks are and when to start singing again.
My biggest headache other than singer rotation is that not all disks are recorded at the same level and I have to adjust the volume of the music to not either drown out the singer or singer drowning out the music. The brands I mentioned I liked in this post and my last post in this thread all are recorded with good sound quality and level and are fairly easy to sing from.