Last updated: October 2023. Have a Rigmar disc we didn’t mention? Reach out to the karaoke preservation society.
It is no secret that a significant portion of the Rigmar collection circulates via peer-to-peer networks. Because the physical discs are out of print and the original company has effectively vanished from the commercial market (their official website domain has bounced between squatters for years), fans have taken preservation into their own hands. rigmar karaoke collection
| Feature | Rigmar Collection | Modern Streaming (Karafun) | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | Large (High bitrate WAV/MP3) | Compressed (Streaming efficiency) | | Instrumentation | Live session musicians | MIDI / Synthesized (mostly) | | Lyric Sync | Basic CD+G (Red/White/Blue text) | Advanced (Karaoke video effects) | | Song Library | Deep cuts, but small total count | Shallow hits, but huge total count | | Availability | Out of print / Collectors only | Subscription / Instant | Last updated: October 2023