Oriental Instrumental!

Hey tonym_dj.

We don’t really encourage or allow discussion of Instrumental files on this site. If you were to ask, perchance, how do you extract audio from Karaoke CD+G discs or something like that, then it would be a bit more appropriate.

Also, if you have a problem with something like your post getting deleted, please PM one of the mods to ask why instead of reposting it continuously. Thanks a bunch!

EDIT:
After re-reading your original post I think I could better and more technically answer this question.

Karaoke CDs that have vocals eliminated or reduced for that purpose are often found in a format called CD+G – these have special tracks with vocal text on them too so they can display the words for you to sing with. These are usually available at any music store if you ask for the Karaoke or CD+G discs. I know the Best Buy in my area carries a few rows of them in the CD section.

As far as I know, the audio portion of a CD+G disc is pretty much a standard audio track like any CD, so you should be able to use any software to import this for editing or mashing-up. As always, please observe any copyright laws that may apply to this music in your country/area.

Cheers – Rob / IS

Bugs, these are probably MIDI tracks then.

MIDI is a way to sequence out a string of notes and chords that can be played back through a Synthesizer or Virtual Synthesizer (VSTi). Sometimes, if the synthesizer used is cheap, like in a cell-phone or through Windows Media Player(Built-In Soundcard Synth), it will sound chintzy and ‘ringtone’ like.

The reason these files are used for Karaoke is that often this is the easiest (if not the only) way to get an instrumental version of a song to sing over.

FYI: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIDI

-Cheers
-Rob / IS

tonym_dj wrote:

Well I don’t want to trade, I want to buy from legitimate sources as in Amazon, itunes store etc.

I have just done a google search for "Karaoke tracks " and there is a vast variety of places to get them from

[quote quote="tonym_dj":oilb4wu4]
To censor a music forum from discussing instrumentals is ludicrous.[/quote:oilb4wu4]
We discourage the discussing of istrumentals firstly, because we are an acapella site. Admittedly the site has a vast array of topics with regards to audio production etc. which one is correct in thinking that vocals and istrumentals go hand in hand.
Secondly looking at your joining date, I don’t think you were a member when last year we had a real terrible time with a group of members requesting, trading and posting instrumentals all over the site, they have now been banned and this rule and the consequences will remain in force for, well, for ever.

tonym_dj wrote:

Well I don’t want to trade, I want to buy from legitimate sources as in Amazon, itunes store etc.

I have just done a google search for "Karaoke tracks " and there is a vast variety of places to get them from

[quote quote="tonym_dj":oilb4wu4]
To censor a music forum from discussing instrumentals is ludicrous.[/quote:oilb4wu4]
We discourage the discussing of istrumentals firstly, because we are an acapella site. Admittedly the site has a vast array of topics with regards to audio production etc. which one is correct in thinking that vocals and istrumentals go hand in hand.

tonym_dj wrote:

I disagree with your comments of discussing instrumentals elsewhere and the category change, this is the ideal site to discuss instrumentals, acapellas, mash-ups, original productions, techniques etc.

I have to admit that this is a hard subject to categorize, when in actual fact it should be deleted. I am still thinking on wether to delete this post or not. It appears to me that you have made a request and it does involve and instrumental.

tonym_dj wrote:

At the end of the day we’re talking about "music" and the last time I checked there was no rule book!

Yeah, but have you read our rule book?

tonym_dj wrote:

Purhaps if we spent half as much time improving our productions as opposed to discussing pointless formalities we may actually produce something good.

I have to agree with you here, but if we didn’t keep the site in the neat order it is in at the moment, it would be total caos and members wouldn’t be able to find particular topics etc.

[quote quote="Procleus":oilb4wu4]
I’d have to say this topic falls under General. [/quote:oilb4wu4]
Procleus I do have to apologise, it was me who moved this topic. I moved it before I actually read and understood the whole thing I have moved it back to "General" thanks for pointing it out to me.

No worries tonym_dj. I certainly will suggest to Admin about posting up a closed topic as to why we don’t allow the discussion of instrumentals. I t really is such a shame that a handful of members did spoil things for the majority of us. Like I said before, instrumentals and vocals do go hand in hand and certain situations make it impossible to hold a genuine discussion when one is not allowed to discuss instrumentals.
Believe me if we did allow discussions of such topics it would lead to the discussion of trading etc.
Anyways thank you for your understanding and support.
Take care
Val

Hi tonym_dj,

As Val said it was unfortunate about what was going on with this site last year and the total disrespect some of the members had for the site rules.

Even though some of the rules may not make perfect sense to you they are put in place for many reasons. You may not like the rules sometimes but you have to respect those that are made if you want to participate in this forum.

But I do know where you are coming from.

Have a nice day,

Mr. C.