Karaoke equipment

A karaoke apparatus which generates through a loudspeaker a music piece from a recording medium and vocals from a singer when the singer sings into a microphone, comprising:

• an adjustor for adjusting a volume level of said microphone;
• a level detector for detecting said volume level of the microphone;
• a music piece detector for detecting an ending or starting point of each music piece;
• a comparator that detects an output level from said adjustor, compares said output level and a predetermined reference level, and sends a signal when said output level is greater than said predetermined reference level;
• and
• a controller that previously stores a standard volume level of the microphone;
• controls said adjustor for lowering said volume level of the microphone by a predetermined value in accordance with said signal sent from said comparator;
• wherein said controller further compares, when a detected signal is outputted from said music piece detector, the level of an output value from said level detector and said previously stored standard volume level of the microphone and controls said adjustor so as to equalize the level of said output value from said level detector to said previously stored standard volume level of the microphone.

A method for controlling a karaoke apparatus which generates through a loudspeaker a music piece from a recording medium and vocals from a singer when the singer sings into a microphone, comprising the steps of:

• adjusting a volume level of said microphone using an adjustor;
• detecting and storing said adjusted volume level;
• detecting an ending or starting portion of said music piece and a current volume level at that moment;
• comparing said current volume level and said stored adjusted volume level in response to said detection of an ending or starting portion of a music piece;
• and
• equalizing said volume level to said stored adjusted volume level.

A method of controlling a karaoke apparatus which generates through a loudspeaker a music piece from a recording medium and vocals from a singer when the singer sings into a microphone, comprising the steps of:

• adjusting a volume level of said microphone using an adjustor;
• detecting and storing said adjusted volume level;
• comparing an output level from said adjustor and a predetermined reference level;
• lowering said output level by a predetermined value each time said output level is detected to be greater than said predetermined reference level;
• detecting an ending or starting portion of a music piece and a current volume level of the microphone;
• comparing said current volume level and said stored adjusted volume level in response to said detection of an ending or starting portion of a music piece;
• and
• equalizing said volume level to said stored adjusted volume level.