Thursday, February 24th, 2011 at
12:52 am
Does anyone know of an audio editor that can edit out the voice but keep the beat and music in the background?
Does anyone know of an audio editor that can edit out the voice but keep the beat and music in the background?
the question tells what im looking for
i REALLY NEED IT TO BE FREE, without viruses and fairly easy to use, but if its not i can figure it out.:)
why do i need it? well i like the beats of a lot of songs but the lyrics? Well im a Christian and i wouldnt listen to some of those lyrics with Jesus right next to me. lol (if your an athiest your welcome to have your opinions but please dont post them on here; its not the goal of answering this question. thank you
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PLEASE AND THANK YOU!
What John Rambo is trying to say is that removing the vocal completely is not possible without the original multi-track studio recording..
Once the multi-track has been mixed down to stereo the recording can't be separated back into individual tracks.
Strike one.
Even if you had a copy of the multi-track it could not be used in Audacity. It would be in a file format Audacity does not recognize.
Strike two.
There is a vocal removal method with Audacity (which all vocal removers use) but this usually will only reduce the vocal level at best and not fully remove it.
Won't make it to first base.
I've put the vocal removal method below if you want to give it a try but don't hold your breath for a good result.
Audacity:
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
Lame if needed to encode to mp3:
http://lame.sourceforge.net/
How to install Lame:
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/help/faq?s=install&i=lame-mp3
Basic tutorials:
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/manual-1.2/tutorials.html
http://www.recipester.org/Software/Audacity
Audacity will only accept files in wav, mp3, Ogg or aiff format.
Vocal removal method:
This is possible only for certain stereo tracks. When the vocals are exactly the same on both stereo channels, you can remove them by “subtracting” one channel from the other. This works for many studio recordings, where the vocal track is mixed exactly in the center. Be aware that bass and drums are usually panned to the center and can be removed or reduced also. Depending on how the track was mixed the vocal may only be reduced, not fully removed.
To do this in Audacity 1.2:
1. Import your stereo file into Audacity.
2. Open the track menu (click the arrow next to the track title), and choose “Split Stereo Track.”
3. Select the lower track (the right channel) by clicking it in the area around the mute/solo buttons.
4. Choose “Invert” from the Effects menu.
5. Using the track menus, change each track to “Mono.”
Press the Play button to hear the results. If you are lucky, the voice will be gone but most of the other instruments will be unaffected, just like a karaoke track. You can use the Export commands in the File menu to save the results.
Audacity 1.3.12:
Has a vocal remover built in. Just select the whole track then vocal remover from the effect menu.