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Karakara
The modern revival of vanBasco's MIDI karaoke player
Karakara revives vanBasco's MIDI Karaoke Player for the modern era and finally brings it to Mac. Most MIDI players are either heavy DAWs or minimal viewers with no karaoke; Karakara is the dedicated, fun middle: detachable multi-window UI, syncedkar lyrics + fullscreen mode, 16-channel mixer, 88-key piano (USB MIDI), swappable SoundFonts. Offline, no ads.
If you had a PC in the late '90s/early 2000s, you might remember vanBasco's MIDI Karaoke Player, floating windows, a piano that lit up to the music, and lyrics scrolling for karaoke night. It was freeware, it was magic, and it died: 32-bit, Windows-only, never updated.
Karakara is my attempt to bring it back. Rebuilt from scratch (Electron + React + TypeScript, SpessaSynth for SoundFont synthesis), but keeping the soul: the detachable multi-window layout, a 16-channel MIDI mixer, an 88-key virtual piano you can play with a USB MIDI keyboard, synced `.kar` karaoke with a fullscreen mode, swappable SoundFonts, themes (including a Retro VB one), and a searchable library.
It's offline-first, no accounts, no ads, no telemetry. Free on the Microsoft Store (Windows), and €5.99 one-time on the Mac App Store (the Mac price funds development).
Would love feedback from fellow MIDI nerds, karaoke people, and anyone who misses that era. Happy to answer anything
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About Karakara on Product Hunt
“The modern revival of vanBasco's MIDI karaoke player”
Karakara was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 4 upvotes and 1 comments, placing #160 on the daily leaderboard. Karakara revives vanBasco's MIDI Karaoke Player for the modern era and finally brings it to Mac. Most MIDI players are either heavy DAWs or minimal viewers with no karaoke; Karakara is the dedicated, fun middle: detachable multi-window UI, syncedkar lyrics + fullscreen mode, 16-channel mixer, 88-key piano (USB MIDI), swappable SoundFonts. Offline, no ads.
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Martin Storm
Hey!
If you had a PC in the late '90s/early 2000s, you might remember vanBasco's MIDI Karaoke Player, floating windows, a piano that lit up to the music, and lyrics scrolling for karaoke night. It was freeware, it was magic, and it died: 32-bit, Windows-only, never updated.
Karakara is my attempt to bring it back. Rebuilt from scratch (Electron + React + TypeScript, SpessaSynth for SoundFont synthesis), but keeping the soul: the detachable multi-window layout, a 16-channel MIDI mixer, an 88-key virtual piano you can play with a USB MIDI keyboard, synced `.kar` karaoke with a fullscreen mode, swappable SoundFonts, themes (including a Retro VB one), and a searchable library.
It's offline-first, no accounts, no ads, no telemetry. Free on the Microsoft Store (Windows), and €5.99 one-time on the Mac App Store (the Mac price funds development).
Would love feedback from fellow MIDI nerds, karaoke people, and anyone who misses that era. Happy to answer anything