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The at-home karaoke experience is pretty horrible. Companies put a high price tag on access to limited catalogs with hit and miss quality. Oftentimes, the music
by misterprime 4y ago
The at-home karaoke experience is pretty horrible. Companies put a high price tag on access to limited catalogs with hit and miss quality. Oftentimes, the musical bed is low quality midi music and the lyrics may or may not be timed properly.
I'm thrilled to see this announcement and will likely buy my first Apple TV because of it and switch my Pandora subscription to Apple Music.
- whywhywhywhy 4y ago> The at-home karaoke experience is pretty horrible As long as you have a 0 latency Mic setup then just that and YouTube searching Karaoke versions with AdBlocker works beautifully.
- mikestew 4y agoAs an exercise for the reader: see if you can count the barriers-to-entry for the average person in this suggestion, and then contrast and compare to Apple's offering.
- smoldesu 4y agoSpeaking as someone who doesn't have an Apple Music subscription, I think I'll take my chances with YouTube.
- ErikVandeWater 4y agoCounting ad-blocking as a barrier to entry on HN is probably unfair.
- mikestew 4y agoAbsolutely, which is why I specified “average person”. I think most anyone on HN could figure it out. But that’s not what Apple is shooting for, I don’t think. At the end of the day, I just didn’t want come right out and say “rsync, ftp, something something Dropbox”. :-)
- balfirevic 4y agoIf the average person can pay for Apple Music they could pay for Youtube Premium.
- reanimus 4y agoI don't think the cost is the barrier they're discussing here.
- balfirevic 4y agoThe point is that ad block is not among the barriers you need to overcome.
- whywhywhywhy 4y agoI mean I'm the one suggesting it and it's still a pain for me to set up after a few drinks, used to have the Microphones going into the computer and then that being the whole output but we literally just plug mics direct from receiver to speakers because a MacOS update introduced latency.
- flyrain 4y agoI did that before. Just frustrated by missing Karaoke versions of many songs
- jadbox 4y agoany specific recommendations for a setup?
- idontwantthis 4y agoJBL partybox and any wired microphone.
- whywhywhywhy 4y agoWireless mics work fine too, just need to make sure its going through as few devices as possible. So I plug the Mic receiver box straight into two speakers, one for each mic.
- silisili 4y agoThis is exactly what I did for the wife and kid. Works beautifully, unlimited catalog.
- YokoZar 4y agoMost "karaoke versions" of songs are by cover bands.
- beaker52 4y agoThis is what my wife and I do, it’s pretty flawless. YouTube + Mic & mixer to a separate speaker. It’s the only way, and YouTube has the best karaoke. Routing the mic through your AV setup _will_ result in a delay which’ll make for a horrible experience. So don’t bother. Get a cheap mixer and a decentish Shure mic, a single active studio monitor and you’re away.
- Reubend 4y agoYou don't need an ad blocker if you just pay for YouTube premium. Often times I see people complaining about ads there, but I think ads are necessary for users who aren't paying for the product.
- idontwantthis 4y ago> The at-home karaoke experience is pretty horrible A smart tv, a microphone and a speaker? Or get a karaoke microphone with a built in speaker.