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> Karaoke is where some other artist performs and records the song, without vocals, in the style of whoever popularized the song. No, this just isn't what the

> Karaoke is where some other artist performs and records the song, without vocals, in the style of whoever popularized the song. No, this just isn't what the word means, either popularly or in technical usage. I can't find any dictionary that restricts karaoke to covers, and if anything the dictionary emphasizes non-covers: > an act of singing along to a music video, especially one from which the original vocals have been electronically eliminated. https://www.dictionary.com/browse/karaoke?r=75&src=ref&ch=dic https://www.dictionary.com/browse/karaoke?r=75&src=ref&ch=di... It's true that in practice most karaoke audio tracks are covers for financial reasons, but that doesn't change what the word means. Most tables have four legs, but six-legged tables are still tables.

hunter2_ 4y ago
I'll admit that I'm coming at it from a Western perspective: see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karaoke#Production_methods https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karaoke#Production_methods I agree that it's not what the word inherently means, but it's the typical situation (which is effectively like meaning) where I am (USA).
- jessriedel 4y ago
  I'm also coming at it from a Western perspective, and I agree that in the US karaoke audio tracks are usually covers. But the typical situation is not effectively like meaning. Tables are typically not made of gold, because that's so expensive, but if you show someone a solid-gold table they will not be unsure whether it's a table. The defining features of tables have to do with form and function, not the chemical composition. (In fact, if we can even go to the extreme of considering a hypothetical single-piece diamond table, which presumably has never existed. If one were created, everyone would instantly recognize it as a table.) See the many examples (in the West) of tools that remove vocals from audio tracks; they are ubiquitously described as useful for creating karaoke audio tracks: https://vocalremover.org/ https://vocalremover.org/ https://tunebat.com/Vocal-Remover https://tunebat.com/Vocal-Remover https://www.conversion-tool.com/karaoke/ https://www.conversion-tool.com/karaoke/ https://www.songpeel.com/song-to-karaoke https://www.songpeel.com/song-to-karaoke

hunter2_ 4y ago

I'll admit that I'm coming at it from a Western perspective: see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karaoke#Production_methods https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karaoke#Production_methods I agree that it's not what the word inherently means, but it's the typical situation (which is effectively like meaning) where I am (USA).

jessriedel 4y ago
I'm also coming at it from a Western perspective, and I agree that in the US karaoke audio tracks are usually covers. But the typical situation is not effectively like meaning. Tables are typically not made of gold, because that's so expensive, but if you show someone a solid-gold table they will not be unsure whether it's a table. The defining features of tables have to do with form and function, not the chemical composition. (In fact, if we can even go to the extreme of considering a hypothetical single-piece diamond table, which presumably has never existed. If one were created, everyone would instantly recognize it as a table.) See the many examples (in the West) of tools that remove vocals from audio tracks; they are ubiquitously described as useful for creating karaoke audio tracks: https://vocalremover.org/ https://vocalremover.org/ https://tunebat.com/Vocal-Remover https://tunebat.com/Vocal-Remover https://www.conversion-tool.com/karaoke/ https://www.conversion-tool.com/karaoke/ https://www.songpeel.com/song-to-karaoke https://www.songpeel.com/song-to-karaoke