Apple Music has come out with a new karaoke feature for users to singalong to their favorite songs with: Apple Music Sing.
Karaoke has seen a massive revival in recent years, and is no longer limited to late nights at bars. More and more people are wanting to sing with friends in karaoke rooms, host karaoke parties at home, or even sing to themselves while on the go. The release of Apple Music Sing follows Spotify Karaoke Mode in a recent trend of music streaming services offering users karaoke oriented features.
Find out what Apple Music Sing is all about, how it works, how to use it, and some alternatives for the true karaoke lovers out there.
What is Apple Music Sing?
Apple Music Sing is the newest add on to Apple Music. Now users have the ability to activate a karaoke mode that will allow them to singalong with all of their favorite Apple Lyrics enabled songs using an AI technology.
Apple Music Sing includes the following features:
- Adjustable vocals: You can adjust the vocals on the original track to sing along with your favorite songs, or remove the original vocals entirely sing on your own.
- Real-time lyrics: As you would expect with a karaoke tool, the lyrics get highlighted along with the vocals tracks.
- Background vocals: When singing you will also be shown the lyrics for background vocals to sing separately.
- Duet view: Similiar to Smule, you can now sing along side multiple singers.
- Companion playlists: There will be a set of 50 or so playlists with classic karaoke hits.
These are all the features that have been launched so far, we will update the list as any get added.
When will Apple Music Sing be available?
Apple Music Sing is currently availible with the iOS 16.2 update.
Do I need a subscription to use Apple Music Sing?
Yes. You do need an active Apple Music solution to use it. It should be noted that Apple Music Sing is not available to Apple Music Voice Plan Subscribers.
What devices is Apple Music Sing available on?
So far it is usable on compatible iPhone and iPads. It is also available on Apple TV 4K. You can see a full list of compatible devices here:
- iPhone 11 and later
- iPhone SE (3rd generation)
- Apple TV 4K (3rd generation)
- iPad Pro 11-inch (3rd generation and later)
- iPad Air (4th generation and later)
- iPad mini (6th generation)
- iPad (9th generation and later)
How do I use Apple Music Sing?
What alternatives are there to Apple Music Sing?
Apple Music Sing can be a great tool for singing a few of your favorite songs on the go or to learn the lyrics of a new song. But if you are a true karaoke lover or looking to host a karaoke party at home Singa is best karaoke app.
Singa provides a true karaoke singing experience that allows you to select between various karaoke versions, adjust your pitch, select various song versions, add or remove backing vocals, and enjoy a karaoke experience no mater how you sing — no judgement here! You can also create your own custom karaoke playlists.
Singa also connects you with local karaoke venues, where you can show off your skills and request songs directly using the Singa mobile app. Singa is available on iOS, android, desktop, and smart TV.
