Singing Machine SML-383 Portable CDG Player Karaoke Machine, Black

by Singing Machine

Product Features

• Portable CDG karaoke system with disco lights and vertical loading CD compartment
• 2 microphone jacks with separate volume controls-great for singing duets
• Disco Light Effect
• Auto voice control; balance and echo controls; built-in speakers; AC/DC power
• Includes wired microphone and sampler disc

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 13 x 15.5 inches ; 6.9 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 11.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B001WLSYW2
• Item model number: SML-383
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (133 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #91 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments)
  • #1 in Musical Instruments > DJ, Electronic Music & Karaoke > Karaoke Equipment > Players > CD+G Players
  • #30 in Musical Instruments > Recording Equipment

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Take the karaoke party on the go with the Singing Machine portable karaoke machine (model SML-383), which features a built-in disco light system to enhance the party atmosphere wherever you roam. The SML-383 features a vertical loading CDG player, two microphone jacks with separate volume controls (great for singing duets), and a video output for simple connection to a TV or HDTV (for displaying lyrics). And the disco light mode lets you enjoy several flashing effects. Other features include built-in speakers, balance and echo control, and auto voice control. It comes with a free CDG music sampler and one microphone to get you started.

What's in the Box
Portable karaoke machine (model SML-383), 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.

Product Description

Take the karaoke party on the go with the Singing Machine portable karaoke machine (model SML-383), which features a built-in disco light system to enhance the party atmosphere wherever you roam. The SML-383 features a vertical loading CDG player, two microphone jacks with separate volume controls (great for singing duets), and a video output for simple connection to a TV or HDTV (for displaying lyrics). And the disco light mode lets you enjoy several flashing effects. Other features include built-in speakers, balance and echo control, and auto voice control. It comes with a free CDG music sampler and one microphone to get you started.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

281 of 282 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect for our needs!, September 10, 2010

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flgirl (Sunny FL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Singing Machine SML-383 Portable CDG Player Karaoke Machine, Black (Electronics)

After reading numerous reviews on amazon my mom and I decided on this one since it has the highest reviews. Great choice, we love it!! My son got this for his 8th birthday. He and my five neices (ages 1 to 8) have really enjoyed it! The handle makes it nice to carry (even by little people) and it's durable. We're trying to build our karaoke music library now. That's the hardest part. And there's not a huge selection of music in stores. I'd recommend buyers to go ahead and get a few good karaoke cd's off amazon and don't forget an extra microphone. Don't get me wrong, it isn't the machine you want if you're looking to set up a booth for a show at a bar or a venue. It's not that powerful. But, it's perfect for home use especially with family. It would even be great for a work party or small setting. Our family of 18 plus gets together almost every weekend and this machine comes out almost every time. The kids LOVE it! Another thing? It's educational!! When you hook it up to your tv, the lyrics are on the screen AND IT PROMOTES READING!! My son is in a rut when it comes to reading but with this machine he will read for an hour reading lyrics. Hey, whatever works!! :) The disco light is great, very bright and you can make it flash or turn it off. The kids sometimes turn off the room lights and sing with the disco lights on only. Simple to hook up to your tv, even the kids do it. We havent' used the MP3 playback yet, I just noticed here that's an option. One thing I'd recommend is to buy TWO MICROPHONES when you buy the machine. It will help for duets and in our case 2 kids grabbing the mic when the chorus comes up. Lots of excitement when you bring this machine out! I don't think I've seen some of the adults smile and laugh this hard in a long, long time. Warning: if you get it, it might bring out your inner kid!! :) Definetly recommend this product. Can't beat the price either!!

160 of 164 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Nice, but . . ., October 10, 2010

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S. Roberts (MA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Singing Machine SML-383 Portable CDG Player Karaoke Machine, Black (Electronics)

I bought this for my granddaughter who has autism and loves to sing. It has a nice case and handle, easy to move around. I like the echo feature, she sings mostly Abba songs and it sounds great with the echo. She is 16 and this brings out the best in her beautiful voice. And the ligths are a great feature. I wanted to buy her a gift that she could enjoy every day, and practice for school talent shows.

But it also has some problems. First, the plug that goes into the back of the unit is very loose, so if you pick it up while it's plugged in, the plug will fall out. There is a cheap plastic door that you pull open to insert the CD which I can imagine will be the first thing to break. Also, it doesn't have as much volume as I hoped. I am sure her mother is happy that she doesn't have this vibrating the entire house, but if she uses it to entertain others, the volume won't carry far. all these issues we can work around. For the price it's not bad. But there is one more problem that brought my rating down to 3 stars. She was singing to me, and the CD kept making a echoing thumping, which really takes away from the music. Then it started getting stuck and just making the thumping, vibrating noise. I found that if you lean the unit back at an angle it won't get stuck, but it still makes the thumping. And leaning it back, it leans against the cord that fits loose and needs adjusting every time you touch it.

She is happy with it and loves to sing along with her CD's. But if I had tried this out at a store and seen the problems with it, especially the noise it makes during the song, I would not have bought it.

49 of 49 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars worth the money, June 16, 2010

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Larry D. Weaver "woodweaver" (Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Singing Machine SML-383 Portable CDG Player Karaoke Machine, Black (Electronics)

This was for my son's birthday he loves singing. It works greats everyone was singing and playing with it all day. The disc's that come with it are a little cheesy but we had already bought others with newer songs & being able to see the words on the T.V. Really helps out. It's a lot of fun for the money.