| Q: | What is karaoke? |
| A: | The
word "karaoke" comes from the Japanese word “Kara?
which means empty, and "Oke" (Okesutora), which means
orchestra. Rather than include both vocals and music,
karaoke tracks will be without lead vocals. The lead vocals are
provided by the performer singing the karaoke song!
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| Q: | What is a CDG? |
| A: |
A CDG, which stands for Compact Disc + Graphics, is the standard format for most English karaoke discs. These discs can either be played on a karaoke machine that supports CDG or on a regular player that can play CDs. Keep in mind that you will not be able to see any words on your screen if you play CDGs on a CD player.
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| Q: | What is a VCD? |
| A: |
A VCD (Video Compact Disc) is a disc with video stored on it. This format is different from DVDs and CDGs so you will need a karaoke player capable of reading VCDs to play this format. Most non-English music will be in this format.
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| Q: | What is a DVD? |
| A: | A
DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) is a disc that is able to store
large amounts of information on a single disc. This format
is different from CDGs so you will need a karaoke player capable
of reading DVDs to play this format. Most non-English
music will be in this format.
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| Q: | What is the difference between CDGs, VCDs, and DVDs? |
| A: |
CDGs have no video running in the background when the song is playing. This means you will only see the words on the screen and nothing else. VCDs have a video running in the background, in addition to lyrics, while the music is playing. DVDs also have a video running in the background, in addition to lyrics, while the music is playing. DVDs will typically have more songs than either CDGs or VCDs.
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| Q: | What is MIDI? |
| A: | MIDI
(Musical Instrument Digital Interface) is a special format.
This format will only play on our CAVS CDO-98E, Premier 99N, and
HDV-201. This format is a sound file that calls on a built
in sound chip on these machines to produce music. The
files are extremely small so you will get many songs on each
disc. The music is synthesized so you will not get CD
quality sound or vocals.
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| Q: | What is MP3G? |
| A: | MP3G
is the newest format for karaoke music. There are 2 files
stored on the disc, an MP3 file and a Graphics file. A MP3
is a compressed audio file. The graphics file is what you
see on the screen. This format has the advantage of having
a lot more songs on one disc compared to a CDG since MP3 files
are a lot smaller than CDG files. This format will only
play on the CAVS HDV-201.
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| Q: | What is a Super CDG? |
| A: | A
Super CDG is basically a MP3G disc. However this disc has
been formatted to only work on CAVS players supporting Super CDG
format such as the DVD-202 and DVD-101G II.
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| Q: | What is the difference between a CDG and a CD+G? |
| A: | They
are the exact same thing.
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| Q: | I am looking for a CD. What should I buy? |
| A: |
We do not carry regular CD's. However, you can purchase CDG. They are meant to be played on CDG players and will also play on regular CD Players. Note: not all disc will play in regular CD players without the lead vocals because of multiplex features.
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| Q: | What is the quality of the discs? |
| A: |
All discs have different quality. Some manufacturers have better quality discs than others. Call us for more information about the discs.
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| Q: | What is the best format for me? |
| A: | There
is no one format that is the best. Every format has its
advantages and disadvantages. For example, if you
preferred a large quantity of music you would pick the MIDI
format but lose out on sound quality. Or you might prefer
the CDG format as most new songs will come out on CDG before
they appear on any other format. The drawback to this
would be the limited number of songs on each disc, etc.
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| Q: | Can I play this disc on a regular CD player? |
| A: | You
can only play CDGs on a regular CD Player.
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| Q: | What is Multiplex Disc? |
| A: |
This is a disc with a split track. The left channel of the track has the vocal recording and the right channel of the track has the instrumental recording. This gives you the option of turning the vocals on or off on a karaoke player. When played on a regular CD player you will hear both the vocals and instrumentals.
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| Q: | What is a non-multiplexed disc? |
| A: |
This is when the disc does not have split track. It only has the instrumental track on it. It will not have any vocal recordings other than the back up vocals.
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| Q: | What is MIDI file? |
| A: |
MIDI stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface. This kind of music type is composed by 128 instruments at the most. The file size is very small compared to the WAV files or MP3 files.
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| Q: | I just bought a disc from your site. It’s not by the original artist! |
| A: | Karaoke
discs will never be by the original artist.
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| Q: | How do I search for a song on your website? |
| A: |
On the top left hand corner of our homepage there is a search box where you can type in what you are looking for. Do not make your search too general. If you want to specifically search for something you can try typing in quotations (example: "Michael Jackson"). Using the quotations will help you specify your search.
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| Q: | I need a disc with no vocals on it whatsoever. How do I find one on your site? |
| A: | There
is no way for us to tell whether the discs will have absolutely
no vocals on it or not. This will depend on whether the
manufacturer of the disc decides to put in vocals.
Ninety nine percent of our discs will have some form of
background, helper, and/or chorus vocal on it.
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| Q: | What are the shipping cut off times? |
| A: | Shipping
occurs Monday thru Friday. For Next Day Air, 2nd Day Air,
and 3 Day Select, orders for items in stock should be placed before
12:00pm PST or 3:00 EST for same day shipping, or it is
not guaranteed to go out the same day. UPS Ground usually
will go out the same day; however, it is not guaranteed.
We DO NOT ship on Weekends (Saturday, and Sunday) or Holidays.
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| Q: | What is Amplifier? |
| A: |
Mixing Amplifiers combine both karaoke mixer and amplifier (receiver) in one unit. You will need an amplifier if you want to power external speakers. You can turn any DVD, VCD or CD+G player into karaoke system with a mixing amplifier.
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| Q: | What is a Mixer? |
| A: | Karaoke
mixers combine the music and vocal source into one and enhance
the sound quality. A karaoke mixer can turn a DVD, VCD or CD+G
Player into a karaoke machine. A karaoke mixer has some
important functions: microphone inputs, volume control, key
controller, echo, delay, repeat, and vocal reducer. Depending on
your needs or budget, you may or may not need all of the
functions.
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| Q: | What is the warranty on your machines? |
| A: | All
machines come with a 1 year manufacturer’s warranty.
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| Q24: | What is a quarter-inch or XLR cable? |
| A: | This
usually refers to a microphone cable with a quarter-inch or XLR
plug at the end of the cable.
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| Q: | What is a RCA cable? |
| A: | A
RCA cable is a cable with red, white, and yellow colored plugs
at the ends of the cable. This cable is usually used to
connect the audio and video from the karaoke machine to your TV
and/or amplifier, mixer etc.
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| Q: | What is NTSC/PAL? |
| A: | NTSC
is the standard TV signal used in North America. The
signal for NTSC is 60Hz. PAL is the standard TV signal
used in Europe. The signal for PAL is 50Hz. Make
sure you have your karaoke machine set to the correct frequency
to avoid incompatibility with your TV monitor.
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| Q: | I need to make changes/ cancel an order. What do I do? |
| A: | You
will need to contact us by phone at (937) 431-5535.
Requests made by any other method will not be processed.
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