Every night is karaoke night for singers, vocalists, and entertainers who have a Roland VIMA JM-5 Sound Module. Now shipping, the VIMA JM-5 is an all-in-one playback and performance box capable of providing backing tracks, sounds, and rhythms for any onstage or in-studio performer.

The VIMA JM-5 includes myriad sounds and drum kits accessible via an easy-to-use interface. Dedicated to live vocal performance, the VIMA JM-5 Sound Module comes equipped with 128-voice polyphony, an SSC Sound Engine with over 1,000 sounds, and 57 drum kits. It's the go-to unit for karaoke, amateur and professional singers, piano players, and bar / hotel / nightclub owners.

With the VIMA JM-5 Sound Module, songs can be played in a variety of formats -- SMF, KAR, MP3, MP3+CDG, WAV, WAV+CDG, VIMA Tunes -- either from USB Memory or from external hard disk. You can sing along with the two microphone inputs and with the included auto harmony and effects presets, recall songs instantly, and change tempo and key with the turn of a knob. What's more, vocal sounds can be minimized with the Center Cancel feature, and your whole performance can be recorded instantly to USB host memory.

The unit also includes a composite video output, so that you or your audience can follow lyrics and chord symbols as an SMF song is being played. For a personalized singing experience, you can even load pictures from USB memory or external hard disk and create an instant virtual slideshow.

VIMA JM-5 Sound Module features:

• All-in-one playback and performance module
• 128-voice polyphony
• Over 1,000 sounds
• 57 Drum kits
• SSC Sound Engine
• Supports slide shows and lyrics display
• Plays back SMF, MP3, WAV, MP3+CDG, and VIMA Tunes files from an external USB storage device
• Tempo control, key change, and Melody Mute / Center Cancel functions
• Two vocal mic inputs with onboard Vocal Effects, including Harmony, Roland Space Echo, Ambience, and Voice Transformer
• Composite Video Out to display lyrics and / or chords of the selected songs as well as digital-photo slide shows
• Audio WAV recording to external USB storage device
• Instant recall

Roland's VIMA JM-5 is now available for $1,599 (MSRP). For more information, visit rolandus.com.