[ddots-l] Re: extracting vocals

  • From: "Kevin Gibbs" <kevjazz@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 26 Jul 2008 13:03:39 -0500

Someone either here or on MIDI-Mag explained that there's really no way to
do this because, it's like taking the seasoning out of a dish after you've
put it in.  There are a lot of Music Minus 1 recordings and stuff, but those
are made in advance with the vocals mixed out.  It's not really possible to
do that with a commercially recorded CD.
 

-----Original Message-----
From: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of G. McFarlane
Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2008 12:55 PM
To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ddots-l] Re: extracting vocals


Hi Omar
Not sure if vinyl would be any better. It sounds like nothing will be
perfect.
Gordon

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Omar  <mailto:omarbinno@xxxxxxxxx> Binno 
To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2008 9:52 AM
Subject: [ddots-l] Re: extracting vocals

I've just been searching the net for a way to do this, and I guess there's
no genuine way of getting perfect acapella using any kind of software.
They're saying that you can get the acapella to songs if you get them on
vinyl.

Omar Binno
 
www.omarbinno.com

----- Original Message ----- 
From: G.  <mailto:gmcf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> McFarlane 
To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2008 12:23 AM
Subject: [ddots-l] Re: extracting vocals

Hi Omar
I've just checked and there is an option in Audition the centre channel
extract and one of the presets is accapella (apologies for the spelling).
It's as good as the vocal remove in that it certainly focuses on the voice
but there is still a trace of the background music. It's good but perhaps
not good enough.
Regards.
Gordon

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Omar  <mailto:omarbinno@xxxxxxxxx> Binno 
To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2008 9:47 PM
Subject: [ddots-l] Re: extracting vocals

Gordon,
 
Will the software you mentioned work for waht i'm trying to do? I just want
vocals and not the music.

Omar Binno
 
www.omarbinno.com

----- Original Message ----- 
From: G. McFarlane <mailto:gmcf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>  
To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2008 4:46 PM
Subject: [ddots-l] Re: extracting vocals

Hi Gene
Apologies if this is the case. I should have read things more clearly.
Gordon

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Studio Montebello <mailto:studiomontebello@xxxxxxxxxxxx>  
To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2008 9:18 PM
Subject: [ddots-l] Re: extracting vocals

I thought Omar wanted exactly the opposite of what you  are suggesting!!!
He doesn't want vocals removed from a track to make it a karaoke track, he
wants to extract the vocals and disregard the music!!!
Jean
 
 
Visitez mon site / Visit my site at http://www.studiomontebello.com
 
 

----- Original Message ----- 
From: G. McFarlane <mailto:gmcf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>  
To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2008 4:01 PM
Subject: [ddots-l] Re: extracting vocals

Hi Omar
There are one or two programs which purport to help extract vocals.There is
Vocal Remover which can be googled - it has accessible menus but does need a
bit of Jaws censoring if you wish to follow their instructions for vocal
remove. Sighted help would be advisable the first couple of times til you
get used to the layout.
It's fairly good but if there's echo on the vocal track you may be left with
some trace.
I also Use Adobe Audition 1.5 - this has a vocal remove option. It's more
effective I think in some of the songs I've tried, but it still leaves a
trace in some cases.What can be helpful here is to purchase an instrumental
version of the song and lower the main instrument - this can work well. 
I'm maybe telling you what you know already but Itunes has a large range of
Karaoke songs, many of which are of excellent quality. Napster has too, but
not some many. I usually type in the Istore search karaoke, and the name of
the song or the artist - often I'm surprised.
Hope this helps and is not giving more than you wish.
Gordon McFarlane

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Omar Binno <mailto:omarbinno@xxxxxxxxx>  
To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2008 11:50 AM
Subject: [ddots-l] extracting vocals

Hello,
 
I'm interested in doing remixes of coversongs, but my question is: do we
have access to any kind of software that will allow us to extract only the
vocals out of a song, so that we get the accapella version of it?
 
Thanks.


Omar Binno
 
www.omarbinno.com

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