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caniff · Joined: 03 Feb 2004 Location: All over the map

Can anyone PLEASE help with a link to a site that can remove vocals from a mp3 track? My friend and I have to perform at a school festival tomorrow in front of maybe 3,000 koreans Shocked

. If you can help, I would be eternally grateful. Thanks!!

the_beaver · Joined: 15 Jan 2003

caniff · Joined: 03 Feb 2004 Location: All over the map

caniff's friend: Dude, I'm a hacker and I've been trying for 3 hours! I tried Blaze and "opso". Thanks for your help anyway!! We're in deep shibal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Please, evidently God has forgotten me!

the_beaver · Joined: 15 Jan 2003

caniff · Joined: 03 Feb 2004 Location: All over the map

One song (of 2) is "Jimmy James" by the Beastie Boys. Old, but good bass line. You gots?

caniff · Joined: 03 Feb 2004 Location: All over the map

Gosh Darnit!! If you CAN help, please help!! I've been to hell and back in the last hour! If you have ANYTHING, we will love you. We'll treat you to a good night in Hongdae if you got the haps Thank you and I'm sorry if I sound crazy, but WE ARE DESPERATE, WE NEED HELP, PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

the_beaver · Joined: 15 Jan 2003

wylde · Joined: 14 Apr 2003

[url]http://www.yogen.com/(pntj3255jfnjcg550tcwq3md)/download/[/url]

try to remove the vocals, it's not difficult but it's not 100% successful..

you are going to sing the song right? if you are going to sing it and the vocals are a little audible it shouldn't matter

good luck...

if my program works.. i want that night out too.. Razz

caniff · Joined: 03 Feb 2004 Location: All over the map

no dice (we cheap!) <but thanks alot!> any other ideas? (sorry Question

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wylde · Joined: 14 Apr 2003

http://www.dogpile.com/info.dogpl/search/web/mp3%2Bvocal%2Bremoval

try here..

Swiss James · Joined: 26 Nov 2003 Location: Shanghai

it's unlikely to be either simple or 100% succesful, unless you get lucky with the way the song is mixed in stereo (i.e. all vocals to one side, or vocals and vocals only in the middle- in which case have a search for "Phase cancellation").
In general though it's a bit like trying to get the salt out of your dinner.

caniff · Joined: 03 Feb 2004 Location: All over the map

still tryin,wylde. not as easy as it sounds. I thank you for the responses. That free night is still open....

caniff · Joined: 03 Feb 2004 Location: All over the map

I'm experiencing this now, swiss james....

the_beaver · Joined: 15 Jan 2003

Moldy Rutabaga · Joined: 01 Jul 2003 Location: Ansan, Korea

Best case scenario: Try to find the song on Kazaa in mid or kar format and record the song onto an audio CD.

Bad case scenario: If the song has the vocals panned to one side, you can eliminate the channel. Some programs such as Cool Edit Pro or Sound Forge might let you mix the stereo channels together in such a way that the vocal channels cancel each other out in their phasing, but this often gives the track a 'whooshy' sound.

Worst case scenario: Use the EQ to cut the vocal frequencies of the track as much as possible. Male vocals usually sit around the 500 hz to 1 khz range. It won't be perfect, but you can minimize the vocals in the song.

Good luck. This is not easy to do even for pro studios. Usually they have access to master multichannel tapes, and can just mix out the vocal channels.

Ken:>