Subject:Seperating Vocal Lyrics from the music on a CD song?

Posted by: Sitebytez

Date:12/8/2002 1:20:49 PM

If I extract a song from a CD, can I remove the vocal part and just leave the music or vice versa? Please Help, thx

Subject:RE: Seperating Vocal Lyrics from the music on a CD song?

Reply by: MyST

Date:12/8/2002 1:51:06 PM

No.
See FAQ number 6.

Subject:RE: Seperating Vocal Lyrics from the music on a CD song?

Reply by: dirtynbl

Date:12/8/2002 2:48:12 PM

no, once they are mixed it's impossible. impossible. someplaces advertise this it's utterly impossible, once mixed no way.

Subject:RE: Seperating Vocal Lyrics from the music on a CD song?

Reply by: Djipy

Date:12/8/2002 2:52:52 PM

You could just reduce the vocal part in somes cases, but nothing more. Some other sounds are likely to disappear also, especially the monophonic parts like bass.

Anyway, best results are given by special tools such as Karaoke softwares (DART, for example).

In some rare cases, it's possible to remove almost all the voice, but it depends on the source sound. I could do that with some songs on the latest Jewel's album, where the guitar is wide-stereo and the voice at the center with no reverb.

One thing is sure: vocal removal will NEVER create a good quality playback. It can be useful for rehearsals, but not for a final mix.

Subject:RE: Seperating Vocal Lyrics from the music on a CD song?

Reply by: DjXSoundz

Date:12/8/2002 5:10:09 PM

Heh, this. "remove vocals" is something we'd all be able to do if we were god. I have a free program called Goldwave (guess the url now) that has a remove vocals "effect" it can work well on some sounds but the output quality is shit and usually it takes out other instruments and never takes out ALL of the voice! Basically it cancels the mono channel (what both speakers do) so it keeps the stereo thing. Generally works best on metal and alternative rock.

dj xsoundz

Subject:RE: Seperating Vocal Lyrics from the music on a CD song?

Reply by: pwppch

Date:12/8/2002 5:51:30 PM

While I am a strong believer that this can't be done well, I was recently playing with the software that the Audigy ships with. In the EAX stuff there is a tool that will cancel out vocals. I was actually very surpised how well it worked. Not perfect and it is dependent on the material, but it could be something to play around with and work for certain source material.

Peter

Subject:RE: Seperating Vocal Lyrics from the music on a CD song?

Reply by: RasKeita

Date:12/10/2002 12:26:17 AM

I hear you, but after you've baked a cake can you take the eggs out...

http://www.directxfiles.com/manufacturers/analogx_voc.htm
http://www.sonicspot.com/guide/vocalremoval.html
http://cdburner.ca/news/remove-vocals-mp3-instrumental.htm
http://www.mtu.com/basics/vocal-eliminator.htm
http://www.ltsound.com/
http://vocal-removers.com/about-voice-reduction.shtml
http://www.guitarsite.com/newsletters/020610/9.shtml

This has been a long standing topic on many a forum. These are a few links but as it's been said these things aren't all they're supposed up to be...

Subject:RE: Seperating Vocal Lyrics from the music on a CD song?

Reply by: nlamartina

Date:12/10/2002 12:38:23 PM

I hear you, but after you've baked a cake can you take the eggs out...

Only if the physicists ever figure out how to reverse entropy. By then we should vocal removers. =)

- Nick