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Duet Mode lets you turn any karaoke project into a true duet — or a three-part, four-part, or ensemble arrangement. Each singer gets a unique visual identity so your audience always knows who is singing.

What duet mode does

  • Assigns individual lyric lines to specific singers
  • Gives each singer their own colors, fonts, and effects
  • Places singers in distinct screen areas (left/right or top/bottom)
  • Handles overlapping sections where multiple singers perform at once

Open the Duet Editor

1

Open your project in the Studio

Navigate to online.youka.io and open the project you want to edit.
2

Open the Duet Editor

In the Studio header menu, click Duet Editor. The editor opens with a list of all lyric lines and a singer selector next to each one.

Assign singers to lines

For each line in the Duet Editor, choose which singer performs it:
  • Singer 1 — line belongs to the first singer
  • Singer 2 — line belongs to the second singer
  • Both — line is performed simultaneously by all assigned singers (choruses, harmonies)

Identify lines before assigning

Click the play button next to any line to hear that section of the song. This helps you confirm who is actually singing before you make an assignment.

Assign all lines at once

Click the All button to assign every line to a single singer in one action. Use this to set a baseline, then go back and reassign individual lines that belong to the other singer.
A common workflow: click All → Singer 1, then manually switch bridge or verse lines to Singer 2, then set choruses to Both.

Number of singers

By default, duet mode provides two singers. To add more:
1

Open the Layout panel

In the Studio sidebar, click Layout.
2

Adjust singer count

Find Number of Singers and select 2, 3, or more. New singers appear in the Duet Editor and the Text Style panel immediately.

Style each singer

Give each singer a distinct look so the audience can tell them apart at a glance.
1

Open the Text Style panel

In the Studio sidebar, click Text Style.
2

Select a singer

Choose the singer from the dropdown at the top of the panel.
3

Customize their style

Adjust font, size, active color, inactive color, outline, and any text effects independently for each singer.

Handle overlapping sections

When two or more singers perform at the same time, you have two options. Configure this in the Layout panel:
OptionBehavior
Show BothEach singer’s line displays at their own screen position simultaneously
Merge to AllOverlapping lines use a combined “All Singers” style and appear in a single shared position
Use Show Both for tight harmonies where both parts are worth reading. Use Merge to All when simultaneous lines are identical (e.g., a repeated chorus) and a single combined display is cleaner.

Singer positions

In the Layout panel, choose how singers are positioned on screen:
Singer 1 appears on the left half of the screen. Singer 2 appears on the right half. Works well for wide-screen displays and when lines are short enough to fit side by side.

Example: classic duet setup

1

Set singer colors

In Text Style, set Singer 1’s active color to a blue tone and Singer 2’s active color to a pink tone.
2

Set horizontal positioning

In the Layout panel, choose Horizontal positioning.
3

Assign lines

In the Duet Editor, assign verse lines to their respective singers. Set all chorus lines to Both.
4

Preview and verify

Play back the preview to confirm colors are distinguishable and overlapping choruses look right.
Changes save automatically. Your singer assignments are preserved even if you temporarily switch to a different layout type.

Disable duet mode

To return to a single-singer layout:
1

Open the Layout panel

In the Studio sidebar, click Layout.
2

Change the layout type

Set Layout Type to Karaoke, Scrolling, or any single-singer layout. Your singer assignments are saved and will be restored if you switch back to Duet later.

Layout options

Overview of all layout modes available in the Studio

Text Style

Full guide to fonts, colors, and text effects

Multilingual

Show lyrics in multiple languages simultaneously

Versions

Save multiple variations of your project