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Main => Audio/Jukebox/MP3 Forum => Topic started by: mccoy178 on August 23, 2007, 12:04:57 am

Title: Making a jukebox, how do I hook it up for dual karoake?
Post by: mccoy178 on August 23, 2007, 12:04:57 am: Is it possible to have two microphones hooked up to the pc for karaoke?
Title: Re: Making a jukebox, how do I hook it up for dual karoake?
Post by: Kevin Mullins on August 23, 2007, 01:05:22 am: Couldn't you just use a splitter ? (a " Y " as some might call them)
Title: Re: Making a jukebox, how do I hook it up for dual karoake?
Post by: mccoy178 on August 23, 2007, 02:31:58 am: I just wasn't sure if that would work. :dunno
Title: Re: Making a jukebox, how do I hook it up for dual karoake?
Post by: Barry Barcrest on August 23, 2007, 04:09:20 am: Get a seperate karaoke amp, DO NOT USE A PC MICROPHONE IT WILL ONLY MAKE YOU SOUND UGLY!

You can get cheap karaoke amps that have 3 mic inputs and basic echo and pitch controls. You just hook the sound from your sound card through this.
Title: Re: Making a jukebox, how do I hook it up for dual karoake?
Post by: mccoy178 on August 26, 2007, 09:37:09 pm: Barry, will this get it done?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140149796100 (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140149796100)
Title: Re: Making a jukebox, how do I hook it up for dual karoake?
Post by: Barry Barcrest on August 26, 2007, 09:41:59 pm: Quote from: mccoy178 on August 26, 2007, 09:37:09 pm
Barry, will this get it done?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140149796100 (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140149796100)

Yes thats almost identical to the one i used. 3 Mic inputs and basic echo/reverb. That will work perfectly.
Title: Re: Making a jukebox, how do I hook it up for dual karoake?
Post by: Ed_McCarron on August 26, 2007, 09:51:29 pm: Quote from: Barcrest on August 23, 2007, 04:09:20 am
DO NOT USE A PC MICROPHONE IT WILL ONLY MAKE YOU SOUND UGLY!

Yeah. You'll probably sound like you are drunk and eating your microphone.
Title: Re: Making a jukebox, how do I hook it up for dual karoake?
Post by: shardian on August 27, 2007, 04:38:46 pm: Quote from: mccoy178 on August 26, 2007, 09:37:09 pm
Barry, will this get it done?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140149796100 (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140149796100)
How does that thing work? will it overlay the microphone input into the music output, thus using the same speakers, or will he have to dedicate, or at least put a switcher into some of the speakers for mic iinput.
Title: Re: Making a jukebox, how do I hook it up for dual karoake?
Post by: Barry Barcrest on August 27, 2007, 04:56:18 pm: Quote from: shardian on August 27, 2007, 04:38:46 pm
Quote from: mccoy178 on August 26, 2007, 09:37:09 pm
Barry, will this get it done?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140149796100 (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140149796100)
How does that thing work? will it overlay the microphone input into the music output, thus using the same speakers, or will he have to dedicate, or at least put a switcher into some of the speakers for mic iinput.

It overlays the mics onto the music. You have volume controls for each mic and a master volume that will also effect the music. On mine there was a pass through so i was able to feed it to the amp. It is also an amp in it's own right if you want it to be. But i found running the speakers off it, it just wasn't that powerful enough hence i just passed it's output to the main amp.

The main issue is having some way of disabling the mics so people don't mess around with them when it's not karaoke. Your bes bet will probably be to run extension leads from that amp to sockets on the side of your juke (1 each side probably) then have a switch on each one that breaks the cable hence disabling the mics.

I don't know if i mentioned it but if you are using mics then a metal shower hose makes a great protective cover for the mic leads like what you get on the arcade cabs that have teathered guns.