Tuesday, January 31, 2012

How do I remix songs & remove the lyrics but retain the tune using Audacity?

So I downloaded this Audacity software, I want to remix songs using it. How can I remix?

I also want to remove the words of a certain song using Audacity, but the tune will retain, how do I do that?How do I remix songs %26amp; remove the lyrics but retain the tune using Audacity?
Check the help files - it's all there..



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 1.3.13:

Has a vocal remover built in. Just select (highlight) the whole track by left clicking an open area on the panel to the left of the waveform then vocal remover from the effect menu.How do I remix songs %26amp; remove the lyrics but retain the tune using Audacity?
You can't do it perfectly, but I've found a few Youtube tutorials:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToyRhN4Em…

I think it works pretty badly, but it still sort of works.

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