Comments on: Is there a way to separate the voice from the instrumental in a mp3 file ? http://www.whatwasthatguysname.com/instrumental/is-there-a-way-to-separate-the-voice-from-the-instrumental-in-a-mp3-file Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:40:59 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: David B http://www.whatwasthatguysname.com/instrumental/is-there-a-way-to-separate-the-voice-from-the-instrumental-in-a-mp3-file/comment-page-1#comment-5470 David B Thu, 25 Feb 2010 21:51:59 +0000 http://www.whatwasthatguysname.com/instrumental/is-there-a-way-to-separate-the-voice-from-the-instrumental-in-a-mp3-file#comment-5470 There are effective methods if you use Audacity. The good news is Audacity is light, AWESOME and FREE!!! This link is to a guide on the official website, so you can download it from the same site http://audacity.sourceforge.net/help/faq?s=editing&i=remove-vocals It shows you how to remove vocals. Here's a link showing some methods to remove instrumental sounds. http://forum.audacityteam.org/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=10114 I haven't tried the latter, but the first works well with some songs, not others. If you can do both methods to the same song, it will leave you with instruments and vocals separate. Hope this helps, Dave<br><b>References : </b><br>Experience Check out my hobby site http://www.davescomputers.co.uk There are effective methods if you use Audacity. The good news is Audacity is light, AWESOME and FREE!!!

This link is to a guide on the official website, so you can download it from the same site

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/help/faq?s=editing&i=remove-vocals

It shows you how to remove vocals.

Here’s a link showing some methods to remove instrumental sounds.

http://forum.audacityteam.org/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=10114

I haven’t tried the latter, but the first works well with some songs, not others.

If you can do both methods to the same song, it will leave you with instruments and vocals separate.

Hope this helps,

Dave
References :
Experience

Check out my hobby site http://www.davescomputers.co.uk

]]> By: Rhyled http://www.whatwasthatguysname.com/instrumental/is-there-a-way-to-separate-the-voice-from-the-instrumental-in-a-mp3-file/comment-page-1#comment-5469 Rhyled Thu, 25 Feb 2010 21:43:59 +0000 http://www.whatwasthatguysname.com/instrumental/is-there-a-way-to-separate-the-voice-from-the-instrumental-in-a-mp3-file#comment-5469 It's easily done in real time - on Crime Lab TV shows. That's about it. In real life, with premixed sound, at best you can significantly reduce instrumental or voices, but not completely nor without distortion.<br><b>References : </b><br>http://www.blazeaudio.com/howto/vocalremover/ It’s easily done in real time – on Crime Lab TV shows. That’s about it.

In real life, with premixed sound, at best you can significantly reduce instrumental or voices, but not completely nor without distortion.
References :
http://www.blazeaudio.com/howto/vocalremover/

]]> By: CanadaRAM http://www.whatwasthatguysname.com/instrumental/is-there-a-way-to-separate-the-voice-from-the-instrumental-in-a-mp3-file/comment-page-1#comment-5468 CanadaRAM Thu, 25 Feb 2010 21:27:59 +0000 http://www.whatwasthatguysname.com/instrumental/is-there-a-way-to-separate-the-voice-from-the-instrumental-in-a-mp3-file#comment-5468 How do I remove the singing from a song so I have just the instruments ----------------------------------------------------- Removing vocals from a stereo track (or conversely removing instruments from a track, leaving the vocals) is difficult to impossible. To do it properly really means having access to the original multi-track recording studio tapes or files. When performers have backing track tapes, they have had specialized mixes made from the original 'stems' in the multitrack. You can do a few things with EQ and with center canceling -- assuming the vocal is panned dead centre. However neither of these is terribly effective, and both will damage the sound of the instruments as well. Equalizing the track to remove the frequencies where vocals mostly reside may remove vocals but it will leave a big hole in other instruments that also generate the same frequencies. Center canceling is where you take one channel of the stereo pair and invert its phase. Then any waveforms that appear identically in the left and right channels (that is, anything panned to 12:00 dead center) will be cancelled out. Problem is, that will kill the bass and kick drum and any other instruments that are also in the center. http://www.ethanwiner.com/novocals.html You can try some editors like Audacity (free, Win and Mac): http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ Instructions: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqXiKYG3J7M http://audacityteam.org/wiki/index.php?title=Vocal_Removal http://audacityteam.org/wiki/index.php?title=Tutorials AnalogX (free, Win only): http://www.analogx.com/contents/download/audio/vremover.htm DJ Twist&Burn ($39, Win only) http://www.acoustica.com/dj-twist-burn/ Or commercial programs like Adobe Audition, Bias Peak, and others.<br><b>References : </b><br> How do I remove the singing from a song so I have just the instruments
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Removing vocals from a stereo track (or conversely removing instruments from a track, leaving the vocals) is difficult to impossible.
To do it properly really means having access to the original multi-track recording studio tapes or files. When performers have backing track tapes, they have had specialized mixes made from the original ’stems’ in the multitrack.

You can do a few things with EQ and with center canceling — assuming the vocal is panned dead centre. However neither of these is terribly effective, and both will damage the sound of the instruments as well.

Equalizing the track to remove the frequencies where vocals mostly reside may remove vocals but it will leave a big hole in other instruments that also generate the same frequencies.

Center canceling is where you take one channel of the stereo pair and invert its phase. Then any waveforms that appear identically in the left and right channels (that is, anything panned to 12:00 dead center) will be cancelled out. Problem is, that will kill the bass and kick drum and any other instruments that are also in the center.

http://www.ethanwiner.com/novocals.html

You can try some editors like Audacity (free, Win and Mac): http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
Instructions: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqXiKYG3J7M
http://audacityteam.org/wiki/index.php?title=Vocal_Removal
http://audacityteam.org/wiki/index.php?title=Tutorials

AnalogX (free, Win only): http://www.analogx.com/contents/download/audio/vremover.htm

DJ Twist&Burn ($39, Win only) http://www.acoustica.com/dj-twist-burn/
Or commercial programs like Adobe Audition, Bias Peak, and others.
References :

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