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Quick Guide: How to Sing, Record, and Mix Karaoke in PowerDVD

Five steps to mute the singer, record your voice, and save your cover.

Updated Nov. 12, 2026 · 1 min read

Steps

1Set the music and vocals

Play a song or video file from your library and click Karaoke mode. Then click Karaoke settings. Use the arrows to change Music Volume, Music Key, and Lead Volume.

The Karaoke settings panel with Music Volume, Music Key, and Lead Volume, and the Karaoke settings button highlighted

2Pick your mic

Click the gear on the panel and choose your Microphone. Click Test Mic and speak for 5 seconds, and set the mic level in Windows if PowerDVD suggests it. For a countdown, check Add three second delay before recording. Click OK.

The Recording Settings window with the Microphone list, Test Mic, the delay option, and OK highlighted

3Record

Click Record and sing along. A red dot shows while recording is on. Click Stop when you're done.

A recording in progress with the Stop button and the red recording dot highlighted

4Mix and save

In Preview Recording, balance Music Volume and Vocals Volume, then click Save.

The Preview Recording window with its volume controls and Save highlighted

5Find the file

Click Open Library to see your cover under Music, or Locate on Disk to open its folder.

The Convert to Audio File window with Open Library and Locate on Disk highlighted

We tested these steps in PowerDVD 365 version 24.0.1923 on Windows.