One of the questions I get asked frequently is “Do you have any karaoke tracks?”. Being focused on MIDI files, I haven’t really spent too much time researching this vein, but as it turns out, karaoke MIDI has a huge following. So, since such a large percentage of MIDI users download Karaoke songs in the form of MIDI files, I thought it could be useful to talk about some karaoke websites.
According to Wikipedia, Karaoke “is a form of interactive entertainment or video game in which amateur singers sing along with recorded music (a music video) using a microphone and public address system.” This makes MIDI a perfect file platform for the job.
*** NOTE: Karaoke tracks come in two main forms
- Karaoke Audio Files
- Karaoke CDG (CD-G) – stands for Compact Disc + Graphics, is the standard format for most English karaoke discs. (AceKaraoke.com)
- Karaoke MIDI Files
- As you can imagine MIDI files would work great for Karaoke background tracks because of all the usual great features of MIDI
- Extremely small files. They take up a very small space
- Very customizable. Edit, rearrange, rework parts, adjust volumes, etc.
- As you can imagine MIDI files would work great for Karaoke background tracks because of all the usual great features of MIDI
Great websites for performance tracks, and karaoke songs downloads
- http://mididb.com – Free MIDI Tracks and Song Files.
- http://www.vanbasco.com – MIDI Karaoke Player (software)
- http://www.midaoke.com – MIDaoke Free MIDI file downloads
- http://1001midis.com – Free Karaoke Midi Downloads
- KORG Pa-Series SongBook Editor – The MIDI files, karaoke, styles or mp3 songs can all be customized and remembered.
If you know of any other great MIDI Karaoke sites, please comment below and let us know.