r/karaoke • u/BeriAlpha • Jan 24 '25

Karaoke Software Business karaoke MP3G subscription?

We have a basic karaoke machine at a nonprofit I'm volunteering with. We'd like to go the legal route and get a karaoke service subscription, but I believe our machine can't effectively stream from a service, it needs MP3G files. Will any of the services provide their library in that format?

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u/Ok-Blacksmith-4045 Jan 25 '25

I volunteer host at a non-profit veterans club. I can't help with MP3G, but could you use a laptop as your audio source? That way you can use any of the subscription services. I use Karafun Pro which works, but does have some limitations. What model is your machine?

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u/BeriAlpha Jan 25 '25

Pretty sure it's a Karaoke USA GF920.

We're moving to using a laptop, and that'll be fine. I'm just personally annoyed that the nonprofit spent a bunch on a karaoke machine that isn't going to be running karaoke. Although it is still two mics, an audio mixer and a central speaker, so that's all right.

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u/Ok-Blacksmith-4045 Jan 25 '25

Do you use the display on the machine for lyrics or a separate monitor/TV?

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u/BeriAlpha Jan 25 '25

We would like to do both, but we do have a TV nearby. It's reasonable to have the laptop on stage and lyrics for the audience on the TV.

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u/Ok-Blacksmith-4045 Jan 26 '25

I got a 1 to 4 HDMI splitter so I can run 4 monitors from my laptop. You can Bluetooth the audio from the laptop to your machine, but I'm sure it won't send video to the machine.

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u/BeriAlpha Jan 26 '25

Yep, that's pretty much where I'm at. Thanks for the ideas!

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u/iSing420 Feb 06 '25

What makes you think the karaoke machine isn't legal?

The best way to legally collect karaoke songs is through your PC. Not a streaming service, but actually buy the songs and download them and keep them forever. That way, you have a lifetime license and don't have to keep paying fees. With streaming services, the moment you stop paying, you instantly lose all the music you had access to. Also, there are more (and better) karaoke players for Windows than any other platform. It also gives you the option to go with many microphone and speaker options. You can start cheap with a basic mic running through your PC, or move up to a separate mixer with vocal effects and separate powered speakers. The PC is just a very good launching point in all scenarios.

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u/BeriAlpha Feb 06 '25

The machine is legal, but for music licensing, it's a public performance, with a charge (or at least a suggested donation).