Party-time is a blast with this flashing Disco Light CDG Karaoke System. This top-loading player makes changing CD’s a breeze. Two microphone jacks with separate volume controls lets you and a friend sing duets. Add in the balance and echo control and you will be rocking the house until daybreak!Pump up your karaoke party with flashing disco light effects from this Singing Machine karaoke system (model SML-385), which can play the lyrics for you on your TV and has two microphone inputs that’s great for duets. This top-loading machine lets you easily swap CDs and it features a 2-digit LED CDG track indicator, audio auxiliary input and output, balance and echo control, auto voice control, and AC power operation. It comes with a free CDG music sampler and one microphone to get you started.
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What’s in the Box
Karaoke machine (model SML-385), wired microphone, AC adapter, RCA cables, sampler disc, instruction manual
Tech Talk
CDG: An acronym for Compact Disc plus Graphics, this is a regular CD with information stored on a data track simultaneous to music. In laymen’s terms, CDG has a video output for simple graphics (not full motion video). In the case of karaoke, the graphics function is used to store song lyrics, and display the lyrics in synch with the music. In most cases, CDG software displays lyrics, which change color as they are to be sung. A regular television is all that is required to display CDG lyrics.
Echo: Produced by creating minor controlled feedback in the singer’s voice, echo adds depth and resonance. The echo function does not affect the music.
Auto Voice Control (AVC): This useful function is used primarily during practice sessions while a singer is learning a song. Please note that the AVC function only works with multiplex recordings and not with standard audio recordings.
Multiplex: A Multiplex allows you to separate the vocals and music by using the balance control on your Singing Machine Karaoke System.
$ 52.49
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76 of 78 people found the following review helpful
 Great Machine, & get a 1/8″ Stereo Cable for MUCH MORE MUSIC AND VERSATILITY,
This review is from: The Singing Machine SML-385W Disco Light Karaoke System (Electronics)
So far, lots of fun for the money. here’s something I didn’t see on the product description or in other reviews that you might find helpful: I would recommend getting a 1/8" (3.5mm) Stereo Cable (9.99 at Radio Shack, probably cheaper if you shop online, but I didn’t know I needed it..) that will connect most personal audio devices–including iphone, ipod, and ipad to the Signing Machine via the Audio IN (marked only by a musical note) spot in the back of the machine next to the spot where the video OUT cables attach.
This is a cool because it: 1) enables you to skip the purchase of tons of karoyke CDs, especially those your kids will demand today, but never listen to again by next month 2) plug in your Ipad and use the zillions of karaoke song/video lyrics that can be found on YouTube 3) plug in your Mp3 or iphone–especially if you have a streaming service –and find virtually any karaoke recording you could ever want and blast it through the singing machine. My next project is to use the chromecaster so that the YouTube karaoke lyrics can be broadcast on the TV, because now the lyrics only scroll on the ipad, not the TV. this is a small tradeoff though because YouTube is providing a vast karaoke library without purchasing lots of CDs, some of which will fall out of favor with the group. It’s best to turn the ipad volume all the way up in order to get maximum sound. One other thing, especially for little kids, that makes this cable a good idea—-the songs that little kids often want to sing from their favorite recording artists are difficult–it’s not the worst thing in the world to sing along WITH their favorite recordings–the mike easily enables the child’s voice to boom over the singer’s voice…but the singer is there for a guide; it’s hard for little kids and even some adults to follow scrolling lyrics. OK so this may not be pure karaoke, but I bought this to entertain the kids, so I’m not a stickler for karaoke rules 🙂 0
71 of 73 people found the following review helpful
 Poor Quality and Sorry Customer Service, By
GOBIGORANGE (TN) – See all my reviews
This review is from: Singing Machine SML-385 Top Loading CDG Karaoke System With Sound and Disco Light Show (Black) (Electronics)
Purchased for kids for christmas. Worked only the first time. Now it won’t read any CDG (not even the demo that came with it). Contacted mfg via website twice, sent email to customer service from website, and left several messages on the customer service hotline — NO RESPONSE in over 2 weeks. When it did work the first time, the words didn’t keep up with the songs. Very frustrated and have some unhappy children. It’s a shame to spend on a Christmas gift that does not work! Guess I should have done some homework before purchasing this brand!!! Basically all we have now is an intercom system with disco lights!
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65 of 68 people found the following review helpful
 This was a lot better than I expected considering the low price, By
dan partridge (waterville, me, US) – See all my reviews
This review is from: The Singing Machine SML-385W Disco Light Karaoke System (Electronics)
My daughter wanted one of these for her 12th birthday. I chose this one because of the lights that it had. I was surprised at the quality of the sound and echo control that it has. This also comes with the cords to hook it into a home stereo for bigger sound and TV so you can see the words. She has been overly ecstatic with this since she got it and the house has not been peaceful in days.
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