Christmas is a time to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, make merry, drink rum, eat cake and sing all night with friends and family.
At a Christmas party, or any party, singing is something that many folks are not comfortable with. To set the mood, there are karaoke machines available but a good one can cost you anywhere upwards of Rs 10,000.
But if getting a real machine isn’t your style, all you need is a smartphone and a set of Bluetooth speakers. The free iSing app is capable of converting your Android smartphone into a karaoke machine.
This is not a new app from King Sing Interactive Entertainment but, apart from all the popular English titles, the company has recently added support for Hindi songs.
After you select a song, you can choose to either just record yourself singing or even make a music video. It works like a karaoke machine, the background music with vocals starts playing and the lyrics appear on the screen.
For the best audio quality, use headphones with a mic. Without a pair, the audio sounds a bit muffled. But that comes with its own set of problems since karaoke singing is a social activity. Nobody else can hear you in the same room if you’re using headphones. But, it’s great for those who want to be social over the Internet because the app lets you sing along with your friends in the virtual world.
You can tweak the volume of your recorded vocals as well as of the music and add effects to the vocals.
The app lets you share your audio or music video to popular social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter or Instagram.
We found the app to be quite interesting and user-friendly. It isn’t cluttered and operating it is child’s play.
The iSing app comes with a wide selection of songs and the best part (right now) is that there are no ads or in-app purchases. The iSing is a great app for karaoke lovers and you can use it this Christmas to sing along with your friends and family even if you’re not in the same city.
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