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How to Record Vocals to Karaoke

Digital recording software has made it possible to record a variety of vocals and instruments at home with minimal equipment. One way to supplement your singing without recording multiple instruments is to record vocal tracks using a karaoke track as a backing track. With this karaoke track, you can layer vocals to create a music track with full instrumentation. Using some electronics and the right technique, you can record vocals to karaoke on your own computer.

Things You'll Need

  • Microphone
  • Computer
  • Karaoke mp3
  • Audio recording software
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Instructions

    • 1

      Select the karaoke mp3 over which you wish to record vocals from your computer.

    • 2

      Open the selected karaoke mp3 with the audio recording software of your choice.

    • 3

      Insert the 1/8th-inch end of the microphone cord into the "mic" input on your computer's sound card.

    • 4

      Click on the "record" button in the audio recording software to begin playback of the karaoke track and recording.

    • 5

      Sing over the karaoke track and adjust the microphone levels until the desired level is reached.

    • 6

      Click the "stop" button when the desired microphone level is reached.

    • 7

      Click the vocal track to select it and delete the vocal track.

    • 8

      Click the "record" button again to begin playback and record the vocal track with the new microphone level.

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