Karaboss, the free MIDI player that does more!
Do you like to sing? Do you like to play music? then Karaboss is for you.
Karaboss is a free, full-featured, easy-to-use karaoke player for MIDI (.mid) and karaoke (.kar) files.
Karaboss runs under Windows and uses MIDI format files. If you’re a musician, it’s the perfect companion for making your own arrangements, because among its hidden talents, it’s also a score editor (MIDI sequencer).
A simple, complete MIDI karaoke player for musicians and singers
Karaboss is a free karaoke player designed for anyone who loves to sing alone or in a group, perfect for practicing or entertaining friends.
Sing along to your favorite songs, accompanied by a full orchestra, and let yourself be guided by the lyrics that appear on your screen, which scroll as you go along, indicating the syllable to be sung by coloring it in.
You can have an instrument play the melody, or disable the music guide with a single click.
Do you play an instrument? Disable your instrument’s track by displaying the editor and muting your instrument’s track.
Similarly, Karaboss lets you transpose the key of each song to match the pitch of your voice.
Last but not least, you can slow down (or speed up) the speed of a song at will for your practice sessions.
Karaboss uses MIDI files available in large numbers for download from numerous websites.
Build up a library of your favorite songs and prepare your evenings with the playlist manager.
Karaboss evolves regularly, is very easy to use, will give you a great time and is, above all, free!
Click here for more information.
For composers: a score editor
Karaboss can also edit MIDI files, transforming itself into a score editor.
For karaoke fans, it makes it easy to add lyrics to MIDI files that don’t have any, or to modify them, either to correct them or to make a pastiche of a well-known song.
Experienced musicians can create their own scores from scratch, thanks to its score editor (MIDI sequencer).
To find out more, click here.
Where to find songs for free?
Karaboss uses MIDI files available in large quantities on the Internet, either as free downloads or with registration, or on specialized pro sites offering high-quality music files at a low cost (around a few euros).
Find out more in this article.
- MIDI format: meaning * .mid files (only music) or * .kar (music + lyrics)
How can I improve the sound of MIDI files?
To improve sound quality, don’t hesitate to replace the basic sound synthesizer provided by Windows with the excellent VirtualMIDISynth, available free of charge from the CoolSoft website.
You can also download a sound bank, which has the advantage of containing the sounds of real instruments, replacing those generated by the synthesizer. There are many available for download on the Internet.
Try my favorites: Timbres of Heaven by Don Allen and Arachno SoundFont by Maxime Abbey.
Finally, you’ll need to configure the VirtualMIDISynth synthesizer to use the sound bank.
It’s not complicated and the result is well worth the effort. For more explanations, read this article.
Download Karaboss?
It’s easy, it’s free, just create an account on this site and download the software here:
Social networks
Karaboss is on Facebook here and on Youtube here.
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