How would i go about removing the voice of a singer in a mp3 file?

[EKKC]

would like to remove the voice of the singer in an mp3 file as much as possible (like karaoke effects) anyone had experience with this?

thanks

 

[Aikouka]

Most karaoke things I've seen aren't that good. To my knowledge of working in electronic music, they literally chop off a certain spectrum, so if your music also bleeds into that spectrum, your music might sound funny.

Karaoke songs released from the studios (on the other hand) are easy... all you do is disable the vocal track in the mixer software and export .

 

[PepePeru]

maybe audacity can do it.

 

[EKKC]

Originally posted by: Aikouka
Most karaoke things I've seen aren't that good. To my knowledge of working in electronic music, they literally chop off a certain spectrum, so if your music also bleeds into that spectrum, your music might sound funny.

Karaoke songs released from the studios (on the other hand) are easy... all you do is disable the vocal track in the mixer software and export .

yeah i realized that. i want to help a friend strip the voice of a song for a wedding. doesnt matter if some of the music is stripped as well, just want to tone down the original voice.

audacity eh? let me search for it

 

[effowe]

Music is recorded in multiple tracks, then consolidated into one when it is put onto a cd or into an mp3. There is no way you can remove the voice track only and still have everything sound the same. The only way you could go about this is by applying filters and adjusting levels to try to make it toned down, but then the track would sound messed up.

 

[gorcorps]

Yeah, unfortunately because of how overproduced music is you can't get rid of any one part without messing up something else. I've tried it using 'goldwave' (google it) and it actually has a voice reduction tool. But the music was messed up in the process. You can try it yourself and see but it's pretty bad.

 

[Homerboy]

Originally posted by: gorcorps
Yeah, unfortunately because of how overproduced music is you can't get rid of any one part without messing up something else. I've tried it using 'goldwave' (google it) and it actually has a voice reduction tool. But the music was messed up in the process. You can try it yourself and see but it's pretty bad.

really doesn't have to do with being "overproduced" though I do agree that music is overproduced in general.

Any track, old or new, on a CD, LP, mp3, tape whatever is 1 track not multiple. In the studio, sure its multiple tracks and you can simply cut out the the vocal track(s) and be left with a intramental.

 

[mulletgut]

There is a voice removal plugin for Winamp but as stated, it does remove some of the audio spectrum too.

 

[wahoyaho]

or try adobe audition

 

[0roo0roo]

yup, they don't work. at best they muffle certain frequencies where voices are most common, thats fine for karaoke where your own voice will muffle the garbled bit. not so good if you play it straight.
you have to just look for the instrumental versionif it does exist

 

[EKKC]

actually it did work okay for my purpose. thanks to everyone here.


i used audacity and used a plugin called center pan remover. worked great!!! thanks again guys. Anandtech comes through again