Original Message 1/4                 Date: 28-Jul-00  @  08:52 AM   -   Extract of vocal part

mrud2000

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Hi There,

Are there any practical technics how to extract vocal part from already mixed track (e.g. from CD track), so background music cant be heard, or at least faded.

Thanks in advance for any tips on this.

Brdgs
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Message 2/4                 Date: 28-Jul-00  @  09:24 AM   -   RE: Extract of vocal part

Defector Z

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Nope.

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Message 3/4                 Date: 28-Jul-00  @  09:29 AM   -   RE: Extract of vocal part

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you got to think about what your asking.

you've got two tracks (left/right) which have mixed material on them.

Now you'd have to have some kind of algorithm that would be able to discern between a waveform that is vocal and a waveform that is music.. also it'd have to be able to remove one or the other.. and considering that a lot of the waveforms character will actually be lost in the mix and replaced by you own brain as it very cleverly fills in the gaps.

you can imagine what a difficult task this is.

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Message 4/4                 Date: 31-Jul-00  @  02:02 PM   -   RE: Extract of vocal part

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It is possible to take some vocals out of songs, or at least give the illusion of doing so, but it takes a lot of work under the right conditions. There are certain frequencies vocalists do not produce; those can easily be cut using an equalizer or a band pass filter (low end and extremely high end). Cutting frequencies not only muffles the vocals, but also gets rid of the under tones and upper harmonics of the voice. But, if you are sampling, then who cares? If the song you are sampling sounds anything like the music you are making (the bass line or melody match) then it's an easier task of masking the background with your stuff. The more expensive route is going to a technical school to learn how a lock in amplifier works. But, everyone is right, there is no way now to completely separate the vocals from the music; it's just not natural.

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