How to Buy Karaoke Music Online

"Karaoke" comes from the Japanese words for empty orchestra. Begun in Japan, karaoke has become a popular form of participatory entertainment in American bars and homes because it gives everyone the chance to sing their favorite songs, even if they sound more like William Hung than Clay Aiken. Here are tips on buying your favorite karaoke music online.

Instructions

1. Look for free, but legal sources of karaoke music online. Some "free" music is little more than low-quality MIDI files with lyrics attached that has often been created illegally. MIDI files also require good-quality sound cards to make those files sound their best.

2. Download high-quality MP3 files from reputable sources such as Karaoke.com.

3. Purchase karaoke music CDs from reputable online sources with good selections of the kinds of music you enjoy.

4. Buy custom-made karaoke CDs of hard-to-find tunes or special combinations of tracks from sites like the MyCDG website.

Tips & Warnings

• As you acquire more karaoke discs, keep your music organized so that you can find the tracks you are looking for when you wish to perform that song. You can purchase software specifically for that purpose, or create a database using Microsoft Access or other database software.

Resources

• Buy karaoke music from Ace Karaoke.
• Buy karaoke music from Karaoke.com.
• Get custom-made karaoke CDs from MyCDG.
• Organize your karaoke music with Music Book Deluxe software.