How to Create a Karaoke Song
Karaoke is a popular pastime that puts amateur singers in the limelight. Karaoke discs can be expensive to purchase, but you can create your own at home using software that will create and burn the files needed to make a karaoke song. Using this software allows you to create CD+G (Compact Disc + Graphics) files that contain all the musical and lyrical data necessary to perform your favorite karaoke tracks. With vocal removal software and a CD+G disc burner, you can build your own custom karaoke library.
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Instructions
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Find the song you want to convert to a karaoke track. An MP3 file or a song ripped from one of your CDs will do. Save the song file on your computer in a location that will be easy to find.
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Open vocal removal software. There are many programs available in a variety of price ranges (see Resources). If you have Winamp (free) installed, there's a free plug-in called Vocal Remover that will strip the singing from music files. Open your file and adjust the vocal channel with the built-in mixer until the vocals are gone. In most cases, this will remove only lead vocals and leave background vocals intact.
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Open your MP3 file in a program that allows you to create and save the CD+G data necessary for karaoke songs. Click to begin a new file, then use the built-in player function to play your song and type the lyrics in at the appropriate places in the song. Save the completed project as a CD+G file, which is a standard MP3 file with lyrics written in a sub-channel of the file. The files will be created in a folder upon save.
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Burn your file to a CD+G disc. You won't be able to use standard CDR discs. Use a CD+G burner to read and burn the file. If you have a newer computer, it may be able to read CD+G files; alternatively, you can purchase a stand-alone CD+G burner drive or a karaoke machine with burning function. Open the disc you want to burn your song to and click "Copy" or "Burn," as you would with a standard CD-R burn.
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