Are you looking for a way to enjoy karaoke in the convenience of your own home with family and friends? You can easily build your karaoke system at home using YouTube for free! We all know that YouTube is the number one source for videos online. You can search for almost any song by any artist and add the word “karaoke” and you’ll be able to find it!
Of course you can use YouTube directly and sing along with it without any additional equipment. Just play the songs from YouTube on your device and sing along.
But this won’t be as fun as being in a group setting and using a microphone.
3 basic things that you need to do to have a great karaoke setup at home
1) Setup a microphone and output the sound of the mic to your home speakers.
2) Output the music of your karaoke source (such as YouTube) to your home speakers. This maybe the same set of speakers used by your mic or another set of speakers.
3) Output the video of your karaoke source (such as YouTube) to your TV.
In the sections below, we will talk about how to set this up in more detail. There are more simple ways of doing karaoke without the need for microphones and TVs such as the use of Apps in your mobile devices or computers. This would depend on how you would want to your karaoke home system to be.
Karaoke Apps
There are many apps available for Karaoke such as Smule, RockIt Karaoke, The Karaoke Channel and Karafun to name a few. These apps can queue songs you choose and many of these apps specialize in recording your sessions, scoring, sharing your videos online with friends or providing offline songs. But you need to pay for subscriptions.
If you just want to have fun and just sing with your family and friends at home, there’s no need to pay any subscriptions. But, you will need the right equipment.
YouTube plus the equipment of your choice such as your home stereo
You can have unlimited song selection from YouTube without monthly subscriptions. If you don’t need to record your songs (most of the time) and you don’t need to have an offline copy of the songs then YouTube would be your karaoke best friend.
You can use your existing equipment at home or you can choose any equipment that can fit the style of your room and your taste for sound quality. Continue reading below to learn how you can connect YouTube from your mobile device or computer to your TV.
READ: Karaoke on the Go: How to setup a Portable Karaoke machine
5 Things you need to have a great Karaoke Party at Home using YouTube
1 Microphones
I recommend having 2 UHF Wireless Handheld Microphones. It’s a lot for more fun to do duets and to move around with 2 wireless mics. UHF (Ultra High Frequency) type is preferred. Although more expensive, it provides a more reliable connection, VHF mics have a tendency to lose sound intermittently.
Some examples of UHF mics that you can check from Amazon are the PylePro Premier Series UHF microphones and the Professional Dual UHF Handheld Wireless Microphone System – Morr. If you are on a budget (who isn’t?) you can also check out the Fifine Dual Channel Wireless Handheld Microphone,easy-to-use handheld UHF wireless system. I’ve tested it in my sister’s setup and so far it works well.
Remember to get Microphone Windscreen Foam Covers to protect your mics from singer’s spit and to add more color to your karaoke party! These covers are washable and reusable.
2 Speakers
I have used my existing home theater speakers (Polk Audio) before for karaoke and noticed that the speakers gave feedback and sometimes had sound distortion depending on how loud the voice of the singer is. I later learned that there is a high risk of damaging my home theater speakers when using a microphone. Home theater speakers are great for recorded sound but not for live sound.
My karaoke sessions with friends can get intense and I really can not control what the singers would do! When one of my friends was singing a heavy metal song, I just could not interrupt his singing moment! I had to adjust the mic volume frequently to avoid damage to the speakers. I got tired of worrying and adjusting the volume every few minutes. So recently, I bought a different set of speakers designed for microphone input.
Active Speakers
When checking out speakers for karaoke, remember that PA (public address) or active speakers are more appropriate. These are designed for live performances but can get really expensive.
The LyxPro SPA-8 is an example of a compact PA speaker that can be used. It has a built in amplifier and mixer and it supports many input types – bluetooth, AUX, MIC and RCA. However, it does not have the echo sound effect that provides the signature karaoke sound.
There are also available made for karaoke speakers with built-in amplifier and mixer that you can choose from. The speakers I bought were multimedia speakers with built-in microphone input and echo sound effect. An example of a karaoke speaker is the ION Party Rocker. This speaker has a rechargeable battery and party lights – 2 useful features for a backyard party at home!
My current setup is to output the YouTube music from the TV to my home theater sound system for quality sound and use my karaoke speakers for the microphone output. This way there’s no need to worry about ruining my home theater speakers regardless how wild our singing gets!
3 Mixer
You can use a mixer to connect a microphone to your existing speakers that do not have a mic input. You can also use a mixer to output the sound from your karaoke source to your existing speakers or home stereo.
I recommend the Fifine Karaoke Mixer if you plan to use existing speakers or stereo system that does not have any mic input. This mixer includes tone and echo control. If you do not have existing speakers for karaoke use, get speakers with a built-in amplifier and input for Mic.
If you are using a TV device to connect to YouTube such as Chromecast, you can output the sound of your TV to your speakers by using a mixer. Check your TV Audio Out ports and get the appropriate cable to connect your TV to the mixer. Use a 3.5mm to 2RCA Audio Aux Stereo Y Splitter to use your TV’s headphone jack and connect it to the mixer.
4 YouTube Player
This can be a mobile device – phone, tablet, PC/Mac, Smart TV, Apple TV or Google Chromecast –or any device that can play YouTube.
5 Connect your YouTube Device to your TV
There are different ways on how you can connect YouTube from a device to your TV.
Connecting your laptop directly to your TV
To connect your laptop to your TV and project the Youtube Karaoke in your big screen, you can use an HDMI cable. An HDMI cable can transfer both sound and video to your TV. From your TV, you can then output the music to your speakers using a mixer or a 3.5mm to 3.5mm cable depending on the input connections of your speakers.
This setup can mirror your laptop’s screen to your TV. You can use this setup to watch movies and play games.
Using your phone, tablet or computer to control YouTube in your TV via WIFI
Your mobile device or computer can connect YouTube wirelessly to your TV through WIFI for the following supported TV devices:
• Chromecast
• Smart TVs with the YouTube app
• Android TV
• Google TV
• Roku
• Playstation 3 and Playstation 4
• Xbox 360 and Xbox One
• Wii U
• Blu-ray Disc Player with the YouTube app installed
• All set-top boxes or cable boxes with the YouTube app installed
Connect your mobile device or computer’s YouTube app to your Smart TV by connecting to the same WIFI network. Install a YouTube app in your Smart TV and link your TV to your device. Select Cast on your phone, tablet, or computer.
Read How to Connect YouTube from your Mobile Device to your TV or follow these instructions – Link your phone, tablet, or computer to watch YouTube on TV.
Using Apple TV for YouTube
The fastest way to use your Apple TV for karaoke at home is to use the Mirroring function of the Apple TV. Apple devices can be mirrored to an Apple TV, so if you are using a Karaoke app or YouTube you can simply mirror it your TV.
However, Apple TV does not support the TV Queueing functionality of YouTube. You will have to manually create a playlist to queue songs. It’s not a seamless experience, there’s a lag between the time when you update your playlist and the time it shows up on your TV.
READ: How to setup Apple TV with YouTube TV Queuing for Karaoke
Using Chromecast as YouTube player for Karaoke
My favorite way of doing karaoke at home via YouTube is through Chromecast. Although YouTube TV Queuing works in other support TV devices (Smart TVs, Roku, Xbox, etc), connecting via Chromecast is a better experience for me – it has no lags and it supports HD videos in YouTube. The quality of connection depends on your TV device. Try connecting YouTube through your Smart TV or other TV device first and if you have issues, get a Chromecast.
Once you have connected your mobile device and control YouTube in your TV, you can queue as many songs as you can! Neighbors, beware! It’s now time for a karaoke party! Remember to add the word “karaoke” for each song title you search in YouTube.
READ: How to setup Karaoke using YouTube and Chromecast and Karaoke Tips
What are your best practices for doing karaoke at home? Do you use YouTube? How do you connect YouTube to your TV? Share your comments below!
I plan to buy the Fifine K036 to karaoke on Youtube. Currently, i have connected my Toshiba TV audio output to my Onkyo HT-S3200 AVR via optical cable. So, how do i connect the Fifine K036 to the TV and the AVR? Please help since i am totally not familiar at all with sound system. Thanks.
Hi Long, The Fifine K036 is not meant to be connected to the TV. It should be connected to your Onkyo HT-S3200 AVR or to another speaker that is dedicated to karaoke. To connect it to your Onkyo AVR, choose from any of the available RCA slots – CBL/SAT, VCR/DVR or DVD using the white and red RCA audio jacks. I hope this helps and you get to enjoy karaoke soon!
Hi, I am so glad to find out this website. I love karaoke and my parents do also. I have a Toshiba 32″ TV and a Onkyo HT-S3200 AVR. I plan to buy the Fifine K036 in order to karaoke on Youtube via HDMI plugged-in Chromecast. Currently, I have the TV audio output to the Onkyo AVR via Optical cable. So, how do I connect the Fifine K036 to TV and the Onkyo AVR? I’ve read the Q&A on AMazon about the Fifine K036, but still not clear and confusing. I am totally a beginner in sound system. Please help! Thanks.
Thanks for finding this site useful. Since you have already connected your TV to your receiver (Onkyo AVR), then you have to:
1. Connect your chromecast to your TV’s HDMI. Youtube music then will be heard in your existing sound system.
2. If you have separate speakers for karaoke as I have recommended (to avoid sound distortion) then you would just need to connect the Fifine K036 to your karaoke speakers using the included cables. RCA out from the Fifine to RCA IN to the karaoke speakers.
3. If you plan to use the same speakers connected to your Onkyo AVR (which I don’t recommend), then when you do Karaoke, output the audio of the TV using a 3.5mm to RCA audio cable – I think this is included in the Fifine package – and connect it to the mixer. Your TV should have a headphone jack where you can connect the 3.5mm audio jack and connect the RCA end to the input of the Fifine mixer. Then output the audio of the Fifine mixer using the RCA cables included and connect it to the RCA input of your Onkyo AVR.
I hope this helps. There are lots of knowledge in the other comments that maybe helpful to you. You may also check out the article How to create a Karaoke setup using YouTube and Google Chromecast. Goodluck and Enjoy your setup!!!
Help. I’m so confused. I have the fifine karaoke mixer with my wireless mics, vizio sb3651 sound bar, and a chrome cast that I’m using. My issue is that I can’t get the music and mic sound to go to my sound bar at the same time. What can I do?
Do I need a receiver?
Or any special cables
Hi Seng, I hope I can help. If your TV has a headphone jack that can output the sound then this would be the easiest way to set it up:
1. Connect the Chromecast to the TV via HDMI.
2. Use an audio cable to connect your TV to the mixer using the TV’s headphone jack. Typically a TV’s headphone jack uses a 3.5mm AUX output. Here’s an example of an audio cable that can be used to connect it to the mixer. 3.5mm to RCA cable.
2. Connect your mixer to the soundbar’s 3.5mm stereo mini jack. According to this site, it has this option as an input. https://www.vizio.com/sb3651e6.html. You can use a 3.5mm to 3.5mm audio cable.
3. Connect your mic to the mixer using the included cables.
This would output both your TV’s audio and mic to the soundbar.
However, as I noted in this article, the mic might cause feedback and distortion to the speakers which is why I am recommending in getting karaoke speakers. Please also check this article – How to create a Karaoke setup using YouTube and Google Chromecast
Let me know if this helps.
Hi, I have run a Singing Machine connected through my amplifier with wireless mics for many years. The remote stopped working on Singing Machine and made me start looking into alternative set ups. Mainly software based, but I’m struggling on figuring out what I need to make it work. I have a new laptop, 4 wireless mics GTD audio G-380. I thought I would continue to use my surround sound amp, I know about the risk of feedback and blowing the speakers, but they have worked so far. Maybe I will upgrade to PA speakers down the road. My question is what do I need to make my setup work? I’ve been able to get the computer to run through my surround, but don’t know how to incorporate the microphones. Thanks in advance for your help!
Bryan
Hi Bryan, sorry to hear that your singing machine remote stopped working. The best bet for you would be to use a mixer such as this Fifine karaoke mixer. There are other better quality mixers such as this Behringer 502 mixer but the Fifine karaoke mixer has an echo effect very useful for karaoke use at its price point.
To set this up,
1. Connect your laptop audio to the mixer’s RCA INPUT using the included AUX 3.5mm jack to RCA cable.
2. Connect the microphone’s receiver to the mixer mic INPUT using a male to male 1/4 audio cable that might be included in your mic set.
3. Connect the mixer’s RCA OUTPUT to your surround sound amp’s RCA input using the provided RCA audio cable as part of the mixer set.
4. Power up the mixer and test your connections.
I hope this helps. Good luck and have fun!
Hi, I finally purchased a pair of ‘Alto TX8 8″ Active Loudspeaker‘ from my local store. And so far I am happy about my purchase. The sound quality isn’t the top of the notch, but it suits what I need and fits my budget. The vocal is excellent, and it’s loud enough. Thank you again!!
Thanks Jenny for giving us an update! Great to hear that you found a speaker you could use. Enjoy!
Hi, I have successfully set up the karaoke at home following your steps. However, I have the exact same problem as you mentioned in the post – distortion sound from the surround speakers.
Here is my setup, tv out to a mixer, microphone connects to a mixer, mixer out to an amplifiered receiver, then receiver out to the surround speakers.
What are my options to fix this problem? I have a set of Bose speakers. Will it fix the problem if I change two front speakers to something that’s suitable for vocal? Or like what you did , output the vocal sound to other set of speakers. How do I do that?
Thanks!!!!
Hi Jenny, glad to know I was able to help and congratulations on your new setup! First, you need to have another set of speakers that is more suitable for vocals. I am currently using the ION Party Rocker plus speakers for my microphone setup and quite happy with the lights effect.
There are 2 options on how you can set this up:
1. The first option is connect the mixer directly to your vocal “karaoke” speakers instead of to the amplified receiver. This will then output both music and microphone sound to your karaoke speakers.
2. The second option is to output only the vocal sound to the karaoke speakers and retain the sound of the TV to your home theater. You can do this by connecting the TV directly to the amplified receiver – no need for mixer. The sound of the TV will then be out to your home theater speakers. Then directly connect the mic to the karaoke speakers.
I prefer this second option because then I still get good quality music from the home theater speakers while I can sing my heart out to the karaoke speaker without fear of ruining the speakers.
I hope this helps!
Thank you so much for the reply! I like the second option with better music quality, but I have already bought a good mixer and don’t want it to be wasted.
If I go with the first option, do I need Active Speakers? Besides what you recommended, are there other type of speakers I can buy?
Sorry for keep asking this, what if I replace Bose two front speakers to something more suitable to vocal?
Thanks!
Hi Jenny, yes you would need active speakers to be used with your mics. You can check out some of these active speakers – LyxPro SPA-8 Compact 8″ Portable PA System, KRK RP5G3-NA Rokit 5 Generation 3 Powered Studio Monitor, Edifier R1280T Powered Bookshelf Speakers – 2.0 Active Near Field Monitors – Studio Monitor Speaker – Wooden Enclosure – 42 Watts RMS
I haven’t tried all of these but I am most curious about the Edifier speaker. Once you have determined your best setup, kindly please share it here so others can learn from it. Have fun!
Thank you very much! It’s very helpful!!
Jenny
Hi,
After reading through your website a few weeks ago I was so excited because I love karaoke and my family loves to sign, we have had so many cheap karaoke systems over the years and they have all been thrashed and broken over the years.. I decided (for my birthday present to myself) to order the following: Fifine mixer, Figine microphones and LyxPro PA speaker. I already have a smart TV, Apple TV, iPad and iPhone. I’m not the most techie with what connect to what in the best order. Can you recommend to best way to hook it all together so I can use YouTube? Thank you so much!!
Hi Laura, Happy Birthday! I’m glad you found this website useful. Karaoke is fun and it is a great activity to do with your family. If you have the Fifine microphones, I don’t think you still need the Fifine mixer.
1. Connect your PA speaker with the Fifine microphone using the MIC input of the speaker at the back.
2. The apple tv gets connected to your TV using HDMI cable.
3. Using your apple TV, mirror your ipad or iphone to your smart tv. You can do this by following the article below –
How to setup Karaoke with Apple TV and YouTube TV Queue OR you can probably connect your Ipad/Iphone directly to your Smart TV without using your Apple TV. Read this article to see if it works How to Connect YouTube from your Mobile Device to your TV
4. Have fun!
Hi TLG, I currently have a old Onkyo AV Receiver TX-NR818, Boston speakers, and a Sharp smart TV. I guess I would need to get a mic and a mixer to get the karaoke party going? My friend said that Shure mics are the best brand out there to get.
1. How would I know which mics is the better one – these are the only 3 dual mic sets that come up on Amazon for under $600
Shure BLX288/PG58 Wireless Vocal Combo with PG58 Handheld Microphones, J10
Shure BLX288/PG58 H9 | Two PG58 Handheld Microphones Dual Channel Handheld Wireless System
Shure PG288/PG58 Dual Vocal Wireless System, H7
Any recommendation?
2. Would I need to get a mixer still if I got those mics? What mixer will go well with the setup I have?
Thank you
Hi Nina, thanks for reaching out. I have a similar Onkyo receiver which I use for my home theater setup.
If you’d like to use your existing Boston speakers then yes you only need a mixer and a mic. Please be aware though that home theater speakers and speakers designed for music listening may not work well with the microphone audio. And using these speakers with mics can damage them. Which is why I recommend using speakers designed for mics such as ION Audio Party Rocker Plus or the ION Audio Tailgater (iPA77) | Portable Bluetooth PA Speaker with Mic, AM/FM Radio, and USB Charge Port
All of the Shure options you have listed are all good. Just make sure to use the Shure finder to find the right model with the wireless frequency that would work well in your area. Here’s the link to their website that can guide you Shure Wireless Frequency Finder
Also, another factor you should consider would be the batteries that would be used, I would pick the mics that use the AA batteries.
However, with all of the options, you would still need to have a mixer to get them to work. I usually recommend this simple mixer with echo effect that you can use. Karaoke Mixer Fifine Digital Audio Sound Echo Mixer with Cable for TV PC smart phone and Amplifier (Black). Another option without the echo effect is the BEHRINGER XENYX 502.
However, there is also an option to consider a microphone set with built-in mixer Fifine Dual Channel Wireless Handheld Mic.
I hope this helps and hope you get to complete your setup soon!
Are there karaoke media that I can modulate the vocals only? That way I can sing along until I feel confident enough to sing without the vocal track.
Hi John, you can search for them in Youtube. There are many karaoke song versions in Youtube. You can try searching for a song title and or artist name followed by “Karaoke”. You can also sing along with the music videos in YouTube that includes the vocal tracks. Once you want to sing without the vocal track, search for the same song in Youtube and add in the word “karaoke”. Hope this helps.
The soundbar is connected to the to via a wire with a pin at the end. It has a usb space but the mixer only has the 3 hole connectors with red / white / yellow. Could I get a wire with the 3 colours and a usb to connect the soundbar to the mixer?
Sorry I’m not very tech savvy I’m just trying to find a cheaper way to please a 3 year old than a karaoke machine lol.
Thanks
Hi Roxanne, it’s hard to determine how your TV is connected to the soundbar. Can you provide me the model of your soundbar?
The wire with 3 colors is called an RCA connection. There are available RCA to USB connections in Amazon that you can check using this link: Amazon RCA to USB options. Although I am not sure if these will work since I’ve never tried it. If it works then the easiest way is to connect your TV to the mixer, and mixer to the soundbar.
If all else fails, you can also try these wireless microphone with speakers. Although the sound quality is not great, it seems to be a good toy for a 3 year old. 🙂
Hi,
I have a 3 year old who loves karaoke, I was planning on buying a mixer that come with 2 Mics, I have a nowtv box so was going to use utube through the to which has a sound bar attached. Is this possible? It won’t be used a lot just for kids having a sing song. Would I just connect the mixer to the to using the wires provided ( hdmi ) and then use the now to box as I normally would?
Thanks
Hi Roxanne,yes you can use your existing setup and just add a mixer with the 2 mics into the mix. You just need to make changes on how your setup is connecting to the soundbar. How is the TV connected to the soundbar? What you can do is instead of connecting the TV directly to the soundbar, connect the TV Audio out to the mixer Audio In, connect the mic into the mixer Mic In, and then connect the mixer’s Audio Out to the Soundbar. Just a word of caution that your soundbar is not designed to be used with a mic, check the sound and adjust the volumes as needed. Hope this helps.
Hello,
I’ve tried online for several days and I can’t seem to figure my situation out. I planned on using my smartTV/home theater for music and my home stereo system and the PylePro Premier UHF mics with the Fifine mixer for voice. Unfortunately, I think my receiver may be too old to accomplish this! I have a stereo receiver with a headphone 1/4″ jack in front, and unused speaker inputs in back for phono, video, tape, etc (no aux). I’ve tried connecting the audio out of the mixer to both the headphone jack (using a 1/4″ adapter), and to the unused speaker inputs, and neither way seems to work. Am I out of luck, or could this work if I do it right? Any input would be appreciated! Great article, btw.
Hi Greg, I know how frustrating this can get! Ok, let me try if I can help. First my question is with your smart TV/home theater setup for music – are there any issues? Or is that working as you expected? From the way I understand your situation, you’re only having problems with getting the MIC out to an old stereo system? Would you mind sharing the brand and model of your old receiver? How is it being used today? Here’s what I can think of:
1. The 1/4″ jack in front – is it used as input or output? Just make sure it is not intended as an output jack for headphones. 2. Once you are sure that the 1/4″ jack is for an input, Make sure you select the correct input in the receiver for it to pick up the sound of the mixer properly.
3. How are you connecting the mixer to the receiver? Is it through an adaptor or are you using an RCA cable to 1/4″? This can be the problem.
Also, to make sure that your fifine mixer is not defective, may I suggest to try to set it up to use your home theater for both music and mic? To do this, output the music from your TV to your mixer, connect the mic to the mixer, and out the mixer music to your home theater. If this works well, then something is wrong with the old stereo receiver. I hope I was able to help. Let us know how it goes!
Hello, and thanks for the quick reply!
Yes, my smart tv/soundbar/subwoofer works perfectly, but I did not want to use that for the mics based on your advice.
I planned to run the mic/mixer/karaoke through my separate stereo system/speakers that I use for music. Yes, getting the mic to run through the old system (Denon DRA545R), is the problem. I believe the 1/4″ jack for headphones is output only, so you probably just answered my long winded question. I do have open audio input slots in the back, but they’re labeled phono, cd, video, and tape (2). I tried the open inputs without success, but didn’t think it should work through those anyway(?), and didn’t troubleshoot for long.
Before buying a separate speaker. I’ll troubleshoot it through a Bose Soundock with a 1/4″ jack to mini jack adapter or my tv’s system,..just to make sure all components are working.
Thanks for all your help either way. It’s greatly appreciated!
I’ll also try connecting the mic and mixer through a bose sounddock just to test (
Hi Greg, glad to know that I was able to help! Good idea to test out your mic/mixer first to confirm that they all work. Hope you get it done soon!
Hi my uncle told me I can connect YouTube to my CD player through Bluetooth is this possible please? And if so how do I do it please?
Rachel
Hi Rachel, just to clarify, are you trying to connect YouTube to your CD player to output the music from YouTube to your CD player? And you’d like to do this via bluetooth? I hope I understood your question and the short answer is yes, you can connect YouTube or any mobile device as your sound input/source and transmit it via bluetooth to your speaker system such as a CD player. You will only have to use a bluetooth receiver such as this. I hope this helps.
I am considering purchase a system with Karaoke effects. 2 wireless Microphones and ability to connect to iPad or smartphone with Bluetooth. I also plan to connect system (receiver) to Sound System AMP using audio cable (in a gym for kids party). I am wondering if YouTube itself will have lyrics on display while we sing along. Or should I download an App? Also what are the best systems for this type of setup? So far I was looking at
ARCHEER VHF Bluetooth Microphone System Mini Portable Singing Mixer Karaoke Machine with Dual Wireless Handheld Microphones for Smart Phone /iPad /PC and Other Bluetooth-enable Devices
OR
Fifine Dual Channel Wireless Handheld Microphone,easy-to-use handheld UHF wireless system (Model K036).
Which do you recommend or perhaps something different?
Thanks!
A.
Hi Alicia, I actually just finished testing the Fifine UHF Wireless Microphones. They are great! I would recommend these over the Archeer VHF. UHF is a lot more reliable for wireless mics. The other good thing with this Fifine mic is it has a built in echo effect for karaoke and it is a mixer as well. Just connect this to your speaker.
YouTube does have lyrics on its songs. Just indicate the word “karaoke” after every song name or artist name. Read my Karaoke Tips to learn about some of the YouTube channels you can go to for karaoke. The best way that I have tested to connect your mobile device to your TV wireless is with the use of Chromecast. You may find my article on how to setup karaoke using Chromecast. Hope this helps!
Hi. Those that mean by buying the FiFine UHF wireless microphones you don’t need to buy the mixer?
Hi Karly. Yes no need to buy the mixer as the Fifine UHF wireless mic already has a mixer included in its receiver. Hope you have a successful setup.
The Fifine UHF wireless mic does not ship to Canada. Do you know another good alternative that does ship to Canada? TIA
Hi Angela, You may try this ARCHEER UHF Wireless microphone system or you may try from these options from the amazon.ca site. Good luck and have fun!
Hi,
I bought the fifine mixer but i cannot get the mic to work? I have a nose cinimate speaker???? Is it ok to use?
Hi Romarie,
The Bose Cinemate speakers have an AUX input that you can use with the mixer. You can use the Analog stereo audio input – see illustration from here: http://worldwide.bose.com/productsupport/en_us/web/article_593_connecting_other_devices/page.html
You can then use an RCA cable similar to this to connect your cinemate to your Fifine Mixer Audio out.
In order to try to help further, please let me know what steps you’ve already tried. It would be best to try your mixer using another set of speakers first to try to verify that there’s nothing wrong with the mixer you got.
Hope this works. By the way, I think that the Bose speakers is too expensive for home karaoke. It is not really designed to be used for live sound. If you are planning to use it for relatively average to low sound, it maybe OK but I would recommend using a different set of speakers for Karaoke. Please check the speakers I’ve mentioned on this article for some examples.
Ok i will check other speakers, how will i know if my fifine mixer is working? I turned it on the green light is on but how will i know if mic is working?
Hi Romarie, if you have an RCA to 3.5mm cable (I think the fifine mixer includes this), it will be easy to test the mixer. Connect the 3.5mm cable to your phone, the other end to the mixer and then connect the mixer to your speakers using the included cable – use the white (left) and red (right) jacks. Then play some music using your phone and if the music can be heard using the speakers, you know that the mixer is working.
And thanks again for the other information!
Hi,
Thanks for putting this up! Given the massive use of roku and other devices and the cost for other karaoke systems I would have thought this would have been much more popular. As for me I’m trying to do this but I’m a little confused (I’m new to this). I have my smart TV (with added external speakers), Roku2, mixer (same as you recommended, arriving tomorrow) and 2-mic system (same as one you recommended). Do I need to buy separate speakers or can I plug everything into the existing system?
Thanks again!
Hi Todd, glad you found this article useful! Since you already have external speakers, there’s no need for you to buy separate speakers. However, this depends on the quality of your speakers and on the volume you plan to use.
My suggestion is to try out your existing speakers first, if you find that you have frequent feedback and distortion specially when you have singers with loud voices then it would be best for you to get karaoke or PA type of speakers. Home theater speakers are not really designed for live sound and depending on the speaker, it may not be able to handle mic input well.
To use your existing speakers, what you would need to do is to connect your microphone system to your mixer using the MIC input jacks and then connect the Audio Out of the mixer to your speakers. Check what input jack type your speakers are using so you would know what cable is needed for you to connect your mixer to your speakers. Often times speakers have an RCA input or an AUX (headphone 3.5mm) input jack.
One last thing – if you want to achieve the karaoke sound – make sure the speaker you bought has an echo control such as the Fifine mixer I mentioned in this article. The Behringer mixer is a good all around mixer that you can use with other recording tasks with our PC, but it does not have an echo control that the Fifine mixer does. Enjoy and have fun!
Wonderful, and thanks for the quick and thorough response! I’ll see if I can get it to work, and following what you’ve provided this is most helpful. If that fails then I’ll just invest in some PA speakers (and following your suggestions). Overall the cost may increase but not as much as established systems (e.g. magic sing), but even if the cost was the same the vast library of free songs on youtube far outweighs the limited and expensive list through established systems, like magic sing. Again, thanks for your help!
Todd
Hi Todd, I’m sure you’ll figure this out. We’d be very interested to know how this goes for you so please keep us posted!
Totally agree on YouTube, you won’t be outdated with all the new songs that becomes available everyday.
BTW, you can also output the music from your TV to your speakers. Just connect your TV to your mixer using the audio out from your TV to one of the audio input in your mixer. This way both youtube music and mic sound can be heard on your speaker system.
Hope to hear from you soon that you’re already having fun with your home made karaoke system!
Sure I’ll definitely let you know how it worked out. I should have this done within next week.
Hello,
So Clearly I didn’t read everything carefully. I bought the mic., speaker and mixer you recommended but when I started singing I immediately noticed something was off. I went back onto your website and saw that the speaker doesn’t have the signature karokee sound.
Is there another speaker you would recommend that does give the signature karokee sound.
It looks like some speaker has the mixer included also right? In this case then I shouldn’t have gotten a mixer also correct?
Thank you so much for your help!
Hi Lc, if you bought the ion speakers that I have recommended, it includes a knob for echo control. You can adjust this to achieve the karaoke sound you are looking for.
If you have gotten the fifine mixer, you can use that with any speaker and use the echo control to adjust the sound to your liking. Just connect the mic to the mixer and the output of the mixer to the speakers.
I hope I was able to help. Enjoy!
Using echo for karaoke is not going to sound good. Reverb is more natural. Almost all cheap karaoke machines have echo instead of reverb, and it sounds awful. You’re much better off getting a mixer with built-in reverb or a vocal processing unit in line with the speaker. As long as the speaker has decent clarity and enough low end to not be too shrill, then you should be able to get whatever sound out of it you want, but you absolutely need to have inline EQ (at least 3 band). I’m a bit surprised you didn’t mention EQ at all.
Hi Joe, thanks for your input. You are correct, reverb does sound better. However for average users, the difference may not be that noticeable. Audiophiles will certainly know the difference. Let us know if you can recommend a mixer that is less than $50 with the features you mentioned so I can include it in this article. Thanks for the tips!
I love karokee but refuse to buy any magic mic or big expensive karaoke system. I finally took the time to research to see if anything can be down through YouTube if I would just buy a wireless mic and you blog had helped so much!!!!! Thank you so much!!!! This is amazing!!!! I can’t wait to set up! Finally, something I’ve been wanting and dreaming for so long! Thank you thank you thank you!
Hi LC, I’m glad I was able to help! It’s amazing how technology evolves and makes things better – in this case karaoke, more accessible and affordable and fun. Enjoy! Time to party!