
Originally Posted by
PeterB
The problem, of course, is that all the Karaoke machines (including the 'Magic Sing', which Ruby received as a Christmas pressie) give a score for 'performance'. Now, as far as I can determine, the score is based entirely upon timing - it takes no account of pitch, tone, or any other musical quality. So, when Filipinos perform Karaoke, and are scored at 99, or even 100%, they all think that they are brilliant singers. The fact that they are tone-deaf, with a voice like a frog's, doesn't deter them one little bit!