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Japan’s karaoke bars offer ‘mask effect’ feature to amplify singing while wearing face mask
- As karaoke parlours reopen amid the coronavirus pandemic, a new setting can amplify mid-range to high-range pitches which are muffled through a mask
- On Saturday, Japan reported about 650 new Covid-19 cases, the highest since April 11, with nearly half of them in Tokyo
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Karaoke lovers can now sing their hearts out and hear their voices clearly even with their face masks on, thanks to a new feature recently installed on karaoke machines across Japan.
Individuals can utilise the new “mask effect” on the popular karaoke machine Joysound used in karaoke boxes across the country, according to Nagoya-based karaoke machine operator Xing Inc.
The singing parlours, which reopened in line with the lifting of the coronavirus state of emergency, have been seeing a rise in customers, albeit with the new normal of having their face masks on to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus.
The newly introduced setting can be switched on using the Joysound device for selecting songs, and automatically amplifies the mid-range to high-range pitches, which can sound muffled through a mask.
With the new feature, masked customers need not raise their voices even during the chorus – often associated with the climax of a song – to hear themselves clearly.
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