Microphone Compatibility for Apple TV and Sing

I bought this HDMI-based mixer and it works well:

Sound Town Wireless Microphone... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B083H43MKM?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

Put it between you Apple TV and TV and it mixes the mic seamlessly with the audio from the Apple TV.

Only issue is the quality of the included wireless mics. Their wireless connection as frequently dropped for me, so I bought these wired mics and everything is fine:

Rockville RMIC-SR Handheld DJ Vocal Recording Wired Microphone+Cables+Mic Case,Black https://www.amazon.com/dp/B089B68C3L?ref_=cm_sw_r_apin_dp_52243H658GK302HT342A

I bought these mics since they are 600 Ohms which is what the mixer is compatible with per the instructions.

Tom_J_S wrote:

Lets hope they (or a hardware manufacturer) sports the opportunity. Doesn't seem like a difficult thing to address

Well, for the Apple TV, I think it would require all new hardware as they don't have any kind of microphone capability at this time.

You should definitely suggest this to Apple:

Product Feedback - Apple

And, I could be completely wrong!

I found this thread because the minute I heard about the new song feature, my immediate thought was “what about a microphone?”

Aside from the head shaking moment of viewing some responses trying to convince someone that they don’t really need what they’re asking (that isn’t all that helpful), if you are having a karaoke party, you really do need the singer’s voice to be amplified. Otherwise their voice gets lost in the general party noise and isn’t as fun.

We happen to have a small amp and microphone so I’m going to try that. Music will come out the Apple TV/HomePod and vocals out the amp. We’ll have to see if that causes any feedback problems.

Jim_M25 wrote:

I had the same exact thought. A mic would be fun to sing into for my daughter. Bluetooth Mic would be great

I suspect the latency could be a problem.

You should definitely let Apple know how you'd like the feature to evolve.

We have achieved success and have been having fun. We ordered the Rockville RKI65BT Dual UHF Wireless Microphones+Bluetooth Karaoke Mic Interface https://a.co/d/1an8IZ8

It has a 3.5mm and a 1/4” output so you connect it to an external speaker. It also includes audio enhancing features like reverb so you can sound a little better. We have it connected to a guitar amp. The singing comes out the amp and the music comes out our Apple TV/HomePod.

(I would love it if you could just pair a BT mic with the ATV and have the app integrate the audio but oh well)

Other simpler, cheaper options include getting Mics that have their own built in speakers in the mic itself. There seem to be a lot of very inexpensive choices out there but I don’t know how well they work.

I understand what you want to do. However, I don't see anything in the Apple Music Sing information that indicates it will either require or support a microphone. Apple never mentions the word "karaoke" and I'd guess that's intentional. My reading of the available information is that you can sing along with the music that comes out of the speakers of whatever device you're using. However, I don't see any indication that you can hook up a microphone so that your voice also comes out of the speakers the way it would in a karaoke machine. But, as I said, I may have missed something.

That’s my set-up, but can’t get past the fact that the audio has to go into the Apple TV as a second input which isn’t supported by the hardware. Then the audio would have to allow simultaneous outputs from Apple Music and the mic input. Seemed promising but ran into a dead end there. What am I missing? Really appreciate the thread. Trying to get a karaoke party going for my wife’s birthday.

Something like this could work. Put this between your Apple TV and your TV via HDMI. It will mix the mics with the audio from the Apple TV.

Rybozen Wireless Microphone Karaoke Mixer System, Dual Handheld Wireless Microphone for Karaoke, Smart TV, PC, Speaker, Amplifier, Church, Wedding - Support HDMI, AUX in/Out https://a.co/d/4wSBSTP

anyone know how to utilize an external mic with Apple TV sing. We would love to utilize this feature on our surround sound or whole house system but i can’t find a way.

Anyone else solved this?

Is apple planning any karaoke style options?

This is a fairly old thread now but I thought I would comment. While I don't think what you did was what was assumed, that was kind of a knee-jerk reaction because of the quite often comments of "just do it the proper way and get such and such $500 item," or "Google is your friend, go look," or "If you would have just searched," or especially "Why do you need this? Just use it as it is intended."

Again, I know that is NOT what you were saying LOL, but it happens SO often that I think our internet generation has forgotten maybe we should implement a new internet rule, "If you won't say it to someone's face, then don't say it via keyboard." Because I see that kind of answer all the time and it is so frustrating and wastes time and space, you know what I mean? So I think the Op jumped the gun a bit, I do understand why, but you weren't doing that. :)

It's not clear to me what you'd need a microphone for. It sounds like it's just a way for you to sing along with what is coming through the speakers, albeit with a lot more control of what comes out of the speakers. Perhaps I'm missing something?

Apple introduces Apple Music Sing - Apple

Altred wrote:

What am I missing?

I think what you’re missing is that Apple hasn’t provided the features you’re looking for in Sing and the Apple TV.

You can let them know what you’d like to see in future iterations here:

Product Feedback - Apple

My thoughts only, havnt tried it yet:

apple tv 3rd gen (2022)

homepod connectivity as a default speaker instead of tv

we’ll pair the mic to apple tv in remote and other devices

play apple sing

isnt our voice should be heard thru the homepods speakers?

what to u think,

is that the way?

Itsik 38 wrote:

My thoughts only, havnt tried it yet:

apple tv 3rd gen (2022)

homepod connectivity as a default speaker instead of tv

we’ll pair the mic to apple tv in remote and other devices

play apple sing

isnt our voice should be heard thru the homepods speakers?

what to u think,

is that the way?

There is no indication that what you want to do would work at all even if you had a compatible Apple TV which, you apparently don’t. The announcement says that Sing will be compatible with the new Apple TV 4K. As the 3rd gen Apple TV doesn’t run tvOS it is highly unlikely it will ever work with Sing.