Techniques for generating video effects for sing-along sessions

A media playback system for implementing a sing-along session, the media playback system comprising:

• at least one microphone;
• at least one camera;
• at least one display device;
• at least one speaker;
• at least one computing device that includes:
• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one computing device to carry out steps that include:
• receiving audio feed content from the at least one microphone;
• receiving audio content that includes metadata that describes a plurality of characteristics of the audio content;
• generating audio output content that is based on the audio feed content and the audio content;
• receiving video feed content from the at least one camera;
• generating video output content that is based on:
• the video feed content, and
• the audio content and/or at least one characteristic of the plurality of characteristics of the audio content;
• and
• outputting:
• the audio output content to the at least one speaker, and
• the video output content to the at least one display device.

A method for generating video effects for sing-along sessions, the method comprising, by a computing device:

• receiving metadata that describes a plurality of characteristics of audio content;
• generating, based on at least one characteristic of the plurality of characteristics, at least one video effect transition to take place within video output content to be paired with the audio content;
• dynamically generating the video output content, wherein the video output content includes the at least one video effect transition;
• and
• outputting the video output content to at least one display device, wherein playback of the video output content is synchronized with playback of the audio content such that the at least one video effect transition coincides with the at least one characteristic.