KARAOKE SYSTEM HAVING A PLAYBACK SOURCE WITH PRESTORED DATA AND A MUSIC SYNTHESIZING SOURCE WITH REWRITABLE DATA

摘要

A karaoke system comprises a storage means such as an autochanger 11 loaded with laser discs from which a desired song may be selected. If the desired song is not available from the autochanger, then a digital data store 22c is searched, and if the song is stored there it may be reproduced electrophonically. If the song is not stored in the store 22c, a host station 30 may be requested to supply the song to the store 22c. The link between the host station 30 and the store may be by telephone. Alternatively song data may be loaded into the store by portable apparatus carrying a package of songs.