Apple Music Adding a Karaoke Experience With Apple Music Sing

[maxoakland]

This is a fun idea!

 

[grist44]

Finally a well requested feature. And Apple was always saying they would never go down that path. Amen 🙏

 

[PsykX]

I've never heard any rumor about that. Nice surprise !

 

[kurtfoster]

I’m guessing this service is going to be really light on the music from the 1920s and 1930s like big band and swing, which I really enjoy.

 

[jtdx99]

Pretty cool! I'll probably find some use for it

 

[DotCom2]

When will it come out?

As the article stated, later this month.

 

[imnotthewalrus]

Where’s Apple Music Classical?

Wrong thread. Move along...

 

[krell100]

Hmm.. I'm thinking Apple should perhaps put some effort in to making Music a decent app rather than adding new features.

 

[Unregistered 4U]

I’m guessing this service is going to be really light on the music from the 1920s and 1930s like big band and swing, which I really enjoy.

As they’re doing this computationally, if the music has lyrics it should be included.
Here’s one

and another

 

[ErikGrim]

OK, but without Microphone support, this is pretty moot no?

 

[dotnet]

Does this mean I’ve been singing along to Apple Music tracks all these years without Apple’s permission?

 

[Lvivske]

Apple will literally create a karaoke service to avoid working on the Music app

 

[svish]

Happy to see this. Should be fun to use.

 

[Yoms]

Now do the same for musical instruments so we have decent backing tracks for guitar, bass, etc.

 

[iSayuSay]

Requires iPhone 12 or newer :troll:
Not compatible on any MacBooks

Im expecting this in iOS 16.2 Beta 5 tbh, which will come today.

Would be cool if Apple could allow song producers to upload versions of their songs without the vocals in addition to slightly removing the vocals.

Another example of how iOS is a priority for Apple. macOS gets the afterthought few months/years later, and few made it to Windows decades later LOL.

 

[IlluminatedSage]

this sounds like a good start… but what about full karaoke function? Bluetooth microphones and reverb effects and more on that? Yeah would be great to get appletv to be a full karaoke solution with the right stereo. It’s popular fun.

 

[Unregistered 4U]

Available in the latest beta. Does a good job even if the background also has vocals.

 

[dbrose]

Available in the latest beta. Does a good job even if the background also has vocals.

How do you use it? I can’t see it? Unless it’s US only.

 

[_Spinn_]

Sounds like this could be fun for parties.

 

[Unregistered 4U]

How do you use it? I can’t see it? Unless it’s US only.

It says it’ll be available worldwide upon the release of 16.2, so if it’s not available in your country yet, it still might be coming as this is still the beta release for now.

 

[Parasolian]

Will this morph into a Smule killer?

 

[Unregistered 4U]

Comparing Apple Music’s method against others like Djay and online ones (which may use the same algorithm?), Apple appears to focus on keeping the music sounding “musical” even if it means that the shadow of the vocals still remain. And, for the intended purpose (someone singing over it, instead of trying to pull out pristine non-vocal stems) that shadow isn’t noticed as much.