Monday 17 December 2012

Turn Your Existing Home Audio System into a Karaoke Machine




THE KARAOKE MIXER

The easiest way to turn your existing home audio system into a full fledged Karaoke System is to add on a Karaoke Mixer.

We have two options available the ACNOS Mi-30s (pictured above) and then Sonken K-3000 (pictured above).

Essentially a Karaoke Mixer sits in between say your Phone, Tablet, Laptop, Karaoke Hard Drive or your Smart TV, so the audio first filters through the Karaoke Mixer before it goes through your existing sound system.

This way you can add your vocals to the soundtrack as well as all the effects like Echo, Reverb, Bass, Treble with adjustments for the microphone and music volumes.

Karaoke Mixers have several connection inputs for the audio to come through so you can sing-along with your microphones.

1. via Optical Audio Input (from your Smart TV).

Use your Smart TV for YouTube or Karaoke Streaming Service, Video and Lyrics remain on your TV with the audio being redirect via the Optical Cable into the Karaoke Mixer.

2. via Bluetooth (from your Smart TV, Phone, Tablet, Laptop).

Use any Bluetooth enabled device to pair with the Karaoke Mixer so the audio streaming via Bluetooth directly to the mixer. Any Video and Lyrics (i.e. from YouTube, Karaoke App or Streaming Service will remain on the host device be it your Smart TV, Phone, Tablet or Laptop.

3. via RCA Stereo Line Input (From your DVD player, Karaoke Hard Drive etc.)

This option allows you to connect any stereo device with the standard Red/White (Left/Right) audio outputs like a DVD Player (for Karaoke DVD's), Karaoke Hard Drive, Gaming Consoles (for Karaoke Game Discs or for playback of Karaoke DVD's) or even a Compact Disc Player (for playing backing tracks).

These devices generally don't have microphone inputs like a Karaoke Machine does (i.e. Sonken MP-4000) so again you'll need a Karaoke Mixer.

In all cases except for a Compact Disc Player (being audio only) the Video/Lyrics connection (HDMI, Composite [Yellow - RCA]. Component etc.) will go straight to the TV as the Mixers don't handle any video content.


Comparison Mi-30s vs K-3000 Mixer

The ACNOS Mi-30s is a compact user friendly mixer which has all the features of Echo, Bass, Treble, Reverb with Music and Microphone Volume Controls.

It has Bluetooth, Optical Audio Input, AUX (Audio In/Out) plus also comes with 2 Professional Wireless Microphones included!

Bonus Carry Bag an also comes with ACNOS Cloud Karaoke App which gives you free access to Vietnamese, Philippines, Chinese and English Karaoke Songs. 

Simple to use, ultra compact and portable, feature packed and for 95% of our customers will be exactly what they are looking for!

What truly makes the Mi-30 amazing value for money is the included Wireless Microphones as they would cost you around $249.99 as a comparable item if you where to purchase them separately for say the K-3000 which doesn't have any included microphones!

The Sonken K-3000 has all the same features in a full sized HIFI Component configuration, but without the included Wireless Microphones, so you will need add on either Wired or Wireless Microphones with this model, it does though have many more adjustments as you can see by the photos so you have creator control over each feature. Where as with the Mi-30 it is a simple one button for each Echo, Bass, Treble, Reverb etc. control.

One unique feature with the Sonken K-3000 is Key # Control for any source input (Bluetooth, Optical Input, AUX) so you can adjust the music Key up or down to suit your singing voice.

That feature you don't get with the ACNOS Mi-30 unless you are using the ACNOS Karaoke Cloud App for their songs only, then you can adjust the Melody, Tempo and Key settings.

You can say the K-3000 is a true Professional Mixer for someone who wants to control every aspect of the sound and microphones but for the average user they might find all the controls to much to handle.

Another alternative is the Sonken MP-4000


We also have the Sonken MP-4000 Karaoke Machine that not only plays Karaoke CD+G, DVD, VCD or CD's but it also supports MP3+G Karaoke Download Files/Songs played from a USB memory stick complete with on-screen TV Karaoke lyrics.

The MP-4000 already has 2 Microphone inputs (Mixer) and supports Wired or Wireless Microphones and will also act as a World Zoned (all region) DVD Player for you.

It also supports Bluetooth Connectivity for your Phone or Tablet Device, so just like the Karaoke Mixers you stream the audio from YouTube or Karaoke Apps and Sing-along through the MP4000's Microphone inputs but just as mentioned above the Video and Lyrics will remain on your most device.


You can also record your performances with the MP-4000 when playing CD+G or MP3+G Karaoke Songs.

Need more information or help call 1300 550 630