seperate vocals from a song

[varuj]

hi does anyone know how to seperate the vocals from a song on vegas 6 or acid xmc 6.0 if i cant do it with these programs what would be a good and cheap program for this subject.

[Impossible]

Hi varuj -

There is a system called the "Thompson Vocal Eliminator" that does a fairly decent job of removing vocals, BUT it isn't cheap, and it's not a software program. It only works with SOME recordings, depending on how they are mastered. Sometimes you also lose some instruments if they have the same frequency, and you always lose instruments if the instruments are recorded onto the same track in the master.

Do a search for them under "Thompson Vocal Eliminator".

Hope this helps....

Matt

[morten]

If you have an audio editing program you can get plug-ins that do this. most off the shelf mp3 programs can also do this - especially ones aimed at hip-hop wannabes.

BUT ('cause there's always a but):

The only way to remove vocals from anything is by either getting the original recording and mastering it without vocals or by taking out the frequencies the vocals are normally on. When you do that you also remove anything else that might be in those frequencies. The results are often weird and sometimes completely bizarre. I'll give you two examples:

When stripping the vocals off Kelly Clarkson's "Moment Like This" what I ended up with was a lot of bass, an overpowering organ (hammond, not the other kind - she's not that hot), way too much backing vocals and almost no drums. To use the song I actually had to dub new guitars, new drums and new keys on top. This was because Kelly's vocal frequencies are in the same range as the trebble parts of guitar, drums (especially high-hats, snares and cymbals) and keys. The post-strip track sounded like it was being played by a boombox inside an oil barrel.

When I stripped the vocals off a Jethro Tull song I ended up with almost all trebble and no bass at all.

Even if you have a multi-million dollar studio with all the equipment in the world your best bet is to get something that sounds odd. but it's worth a shot if you don't care too much or if you have time to ad new tracks on.

mor10

[Capt Quirk]

Depending on the song, you might be able to pick up the instrumental version at a karaoke shop.

[topcat]

I don't if this will work for you or not but check out "copyscat" on www.pgmusic.com. You can extract a vocal & record your own voice in place of it with this software. Not sure if it will work with a vegas soundtrack but worth taking a look at. Hope this helps.

[varuj]

thanks a lot guys