What is CDG?
CDG or CD+G stands for Compact Disc Plus Graphics. These discs are like a regular CD except that they contain an additional hidden track that contains the ability to display the lyrics on a TV provided they are played on a CDG compatible karaoke player. CDG is the North American Standard for Karaoke discs.
“CDG” or “CD+G” stands for “Compact Disc + Graphics”. This is the most widely used format for Karaoke music. The discs are identical to to standard CDs (compact discs) yet have the additional graphics track that allows you to read the song lyrics on a connected TV or monitor. As the soundtrack plays on your Karaoke player, the lyrics scroll across the TV in sync with the music, allowing you to sing along to any song! Karaoke Players Karaoke Players come in two types: portable and component style. Portable karaoke players The portable player is an all-in-one player that typically contains such features as: • a CD player which has CDG capability • a microphone (many players have inputs for two mics so you can buy a second mic and sing duets) • a built in speaker • a cassette tape player (which allows you to record both the CDG background music and your own voice using the microphone) • a video connector which allows you to connect your player to your home TV (most newer TVs work fine. If
CDG (or CD+G) stands for Compact Disc Plus Graphics. A CDG Karaoke disc contains an additional track, which displays the song lyrics on a TV when played on a Karaoke player. The words to the song are typically displayed on a blue background and are highlighted in a contrasting color to signal when the words should be sung. The CDG format is the Karaoke standard for most of the world’s Karaoke. CDGs usually have about 15 songs per each disc. CDG Karaoke disks require a special Karaoke player called a Karaoke CDG Player. A Karaoke CDG player is similar to a regular CD player, except that it has an additional chip for reading the graphics track of a CDG. In addition, a CDG Karaoke Player also has a place to plug in a microphone, a key controller to adjust for the singer’s key, and an echo control to enhance the singer’s voice.
CDG (or CD+G) stands for compact disc plus graphics. A CDG Karaoke disc contains an additional track, which displays the song lyrics on a TV when played on a Karaoke player. The words to the song are typically displayed on a blue background and are highlighted in a contrasting color to signal when the words should be sung. The CDG format is the Karaoke standard for most of the world’s Karaoke. CDG Karaoke disks require a special Karaoke player called a Karaoke CDG Player. A Karaoke CDG player is similar to a regular CD player, except that it has an additional chip for reading the graphics track of a CDG. In addition, a CDG Karaoke Player also has a place to plug in a microphone, a key controller to adjust for the singer’s key, and an echo control to enhance the singer’s voice. It is easy to set up a CDG Karaoke player. Take the player out of the box, plug the yellow cord from your CDG Karaoke player into the back of your TV to display the song lyrics and you are ready to sing. Please n
