“It’s cheaper to build a karaoke system like this yourself!“
We often have to deal with such premature judgments from some “craftsmen” who are interested in the cost of karaoke equipment for the first time. But few people think about the amount of work involved in the production and maintenance of a professional karaoke system.
Studio Evolution has been engaged in the full cycle of manufacturing professional karaoke systems for over 25 years—and we are happy to share information with you about what affects the final cost of the devices.
So, what components are included in the cost of professional Evolution karaoke systems?
#1 Hardware
When creating a device, we pay attention to every detail—we work with trusted global component manufacturers, search for the best suppliers, conclude contracts, and organize and control all delivery-related processes.
An owner of Studio Evolution equipment can be sure: inside their karaoke system is only first-class hardware. In all Evolution systems, tracks are stored on hard drives from HGST—the world leader in drive reliability.
The audio interface (sound card) is the most important hardware element of a karaoke system. Evolution uses an audio interface specially designed by our engineers. It utilizes digital-to-analog and analog-to-digital converters (DAC-ADC) from the Japanese brand AKM.
Thanks to the flawless operation of the ADC and DAC, your voice travels from the microphone to the karaoke system with virtually no loss or distortion. Vocal effects (Reverb, Delay) are applied, and the enhanced vocals are then transmitted from the karaoke system to the acoustics without any loss of quality.
Your voice remains crystal clear, just like in a studio recording. Professional voice processing is a feature that distinguishes Evolution karaoke systems from any other equipment on the market in the “karaoke” category.
#2 Software
We begin creating a karaoke system by selecting the optimal components, which are subsequently programmed and debugged so that the entire device functions properly as a whole.
In 2012, our specialists created a custom build of an operating system adapted for the company’s karaoke systems—”Linux Evolution”. This operating system ensures the maximum reliability and stability of the karaoke systems. For each new karaoke system, the Studio Evolution team develops unique software.
Engineers and programmers in the development department work tirelessly to expand the capabilities of our karaoke equipment. As a result, no other karaoke system is capable of performing as many functions as the latest generation Evolution systems, such as the correct alteration of a track’s tempo and pitch and the overlay of vocal effects.
Our designers create a pleasant and intuitive graphical interface that adapts to almost any monitor and TV resolution. Karaoke systems are delivered to users with a pre-installed database of eye-pleasing background images and high-resolution videos.
Our IT department’s work doesn’t stop there: we are constantly preparing and releasing software updates. Taking into account customer feedback, with each update, we expand the capabilities of Evolution karaoke systems.
To date, we have developed and regularly improve a unique line of apps for smartphones and tablets related to the use of our karaoke systems.
With the help of the EvoControl and EvoNet apps, users for the first time gained the ability to search for songs and control the karaoke system from a tablet and smartphone.
And thanks to the EvoClub apps, service in karaoke clubs has changed beyond recognition—huge paper catalogs have disappeared from tables, and guests can now send requests to the sound engineer in one click, save favorite songs, and much more.
#3 Creating High-Quality Karaoke Tracks
The Evolution catalog is one of the largest karaoke catalogs in the world.
It was Studio Evolution that pioneered the era of “live” backing tracks, created not with synthesizer processing, but using real musical instruments.
In our recording studios, professional musicians create 100 new tracks every month. Live instruments, backing vocals—our tracks turn karaoke lovers into real artists.
Why does our company record its own backing tracks?
When creating professional karaoke systems, we cannot ignore the quality of the music. For our song database, we use original backing tracks provided by copyright holders, or we create the tracks ourselves. Sometimes our backing tracks turn out to be even better than the originals, and artists happily use our content in their performances. We are proud of this!
Of course, recording first-class backing tracks is a very labor-intensive and expensive process. But the satisfaction of our clients is worth it!
A huge, constantly updated database of tracks is the pearl of our karaoke systems. The quantity and quality of songs are what distinguish our karaoke systems from budget karaoke machines.
#4 Royalties
Few people think about the fact that songs performed in karaoke are intellectual property. Studio Evolution is practically the only company in the CIS and European markets that pays royalties to the copyright holders of the songs contained in the karaoke systems’ database. Given the record number of tracks in the Studio Evolution catalog, concluding contracts with copyright holders is quite a laborious process.
Work on obtaining rights to compositions is in full swing all year round. This way, the performers and authors of beloved hits receive worthy royalties for their work, and the karaoke catalog from Studio Evolution is updated and replenished with trending songs every month.
By purchasing Evolution systems, you become the owner of absolutely legal content, which is especially important if the system is used for commercial purposes.
#5 Always a Step Ahead
Studio Evolution karaoke systems are created to give karaoke lovers maximum pleasure. Their price is determined by the exceptional quality of components, multifunctional software, and many other factors that we have described above.
Moreover, by purchasing an Evolution karaoke system, you will definitely receive all the necessary information on installing and configuring the equipment, a one-year warranty, and professional technical support.
Thus, the cost of a professional Evolution karaoke system includes:
- engineering, device design, components, the work of specialists in concluding agreements and organizing delivery, and assembly
- software and app development: the work of project managers, developers, designers, and testers
- royalties
- the work of musicians creating karaoke tracks
- the work of technical support
We are confident that a low price cannot be the main criterion when choosing equipment.
Expensive is when you have to buy a karaoke system twice because your first purchase gave you karaoke with poor sound and functionality.
Expensive is when fewer and fewer people come to karaoke parties in your club because the capabilities of rival clubs’ equipment significantly outpace the basic functionality of your current karaoke system.
Expensive is when you can’t figure out how to set up or troubleshoot your system on your own, and there is no one to turn to for help.
Choose modern and legal Evolution karaoke systems for home and business!
