Editing Karaoke (section)

===Early age===
Early karaoke machines used [[8-track tape|8-track cartridges]] (The Singing Machine) and [[cassette tape]]s, with printed lyric sheets, but technological advances replaced this with CDs, [[video CD|VCD]]s, [[LaserDisc]]s and, currently, DVDs. In the late 1980s and 1990s, [[Pioneer Electronics]] dominated the international karaoke music video market, producing high quality karaoke music videos (inspired by the music videos such as those on [[MTV]]).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Retro Blue – A Brief History of Karaoke|url=http://retroblueentertainment.com/a-brief-history-of-karaoke|access-date=2021-10-20|website=retroblueentertainment.com}}{{dead link|date=May 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

In 1992, [[Taito]] introduced the X2000, which fetched music via a dial-up telephone network. Its repertoire of music and graphics was limited, but its smaller size and the advantage of continuous updates saw it gradually replace traditional machines. Karaoke machines which are connected via [[fiber-optic]] links enabling them to provide instant high-quality music and video are becoming increasingly popular.{{Citation needed|date=November 2009}}

''Karaoke direct'' is an Internet division established in 1997 been serving the public online since 1998. They released the first karaoke player that supports [[MP3+G]] and now {{When|date=June 2010}} the KDX2000 model supporting karaoke in DIVX, Format.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rhymezone.com/r/rhyme.cgi?loc=ol_ue&typeofrhyme=wke&Word=Divx|title=RhymeZone: Use Divx in a sentence|website=rhymezone.com|access-date=2020-03-14}}</ref>

One of the long-running karaoke device is the DVD and HDD karaoke systems, which comes with thousands of songs that are popular in business such as karaoke machine rentals and KTV bars, and became popular in Asia, especially the Philippines. This device also provides [[MIDI]] format with on-screen lyrics on a background video and scoring after you sing, the score will appear from 60 (lowest) to 100 (highest) based on timing and pitch.