The JBL EasySing Mic Mini turns an ordinary portable speaker into a surprisingly capable karaoke machine, and makes a decent recording mic when nobody feels like singing.
Karaoke is supposed to be spontaneous. In reality, it usually involves coordinating several people, booking a room and eventually discovering that nobody remembers the second verse.
The JBL EasySing Mic Mini, priced at S$219 in Singapore, offers a simpler proposition: bring the microphone to wherever the party happens to be.
And the clever part is that you do not actually need karaoke versions of your songs.
A tiny karaoke machine
The EasySing Mic Mini looks almost comically small for something meant to command attention.
The microphone itself weighs just 37g, and comes with a charging case, wireless AI dongle, magnetic clip and detachable handle. You can wear it like a lapel mic or attach the handle when you want something that feels more theatrical.
Set-up is pleasingly uncomplicated. Plug the dongle into a compatible JBL speaker, connect your phone and start playing music.
Its party trick is AI Vocal Removal, which reduces the original singer’s voice in real time. You can retain 25 or 50 per cent of the vocals if you need some moral support, or remove them entirely when confidence takes over.
It works surprisingly well. The original vocals do not always disappear with studio-perfect cleanliness, but they are pushed sufficiently far into the background for the song to work as a convincing backing track.
For casual karaoke, that is really all it needs to do.
Helping you sound better than you are
JBL has also included Voice Boost and natural reverb.
Neither will transform an enthusiastic bathroom singer into Bruno Mars, but they do make vocals sound fuller and more polished through a speaker. The reverb in particular adds just enough atmosphere to make singing in your living room feel slightly less like singing in your living room.
The microphone itself produces clear, natural-sounding vocals, with enough presence to remain intelligible over the music. Its wireless connection runs over 2.4GHz, while Bluetooth, USB-C and Aux connectivity give it a useful amount of flexibility.
It works with recent JBL portable speakers including the Go 5, Flip 7, Charge 6, Xtreme 5 and Boombox 4, as well as JBL PartyBox models. Other speakers can also be used through compatible connections.
Not only for questionable singing
There is another useful side to the Mic Mini. Plug its dongle into a phone or laptop, and it becomes a wireless microphone for livestreaming, podcasting or basic voice recording.
That arguably makes the S$219 asking price easier to justify. It is still fundamentally a karaoke accessory, but at least it does not have to spend the other 29 days of the month sitting in a drawer.
Battery life is rated at up to six hours, which should be comfortably longer than most voices and neighbours will tolerate.
Should you buy one?
The JBL EasySing Mic Mini is an oddly specific gadget, but also an entertainingly good one. If karaoke holds absolutely no appeal, there are cheaper wireless microphones that make more sense purely for content creation.
The appeal lies in how easily the EasySing Mic Mini turns music you already listen to into something you can sing along with, without hunting for backing tracks or buying a dedicated karaoke system.
Pair it with a portable JBL speaker and suddenly a living room, hotel room or barbecue pit becomes a karaoke venue. Whether everyone around you considers that an advantage is another matter.
JBL EasySing Mic Mini
Price: S$219
Microphone weight: 37g
Battery life: Up to 6 hours
Frequency response: 50Hz to 15kHz
Connectivity: Bluetooth 5.3, 2.4GHz wireless, USB-C, Aux
Features: AI Vocal Removal, Voice Boost, natural reverb, JBL One app
Included: Microphone, AI dongle, charging case, magnetic handle, magnetic clip and carrying pouch
Liked this? Check out more articles on Futr tech here.
