VOCAL EXTRACTION METHODS

Im deff gonna try these methods!! Thanks!

thanks that helps a lot

WOW THANKS

thanks for the info ima try that

i never thought about the phase cancellation with an instrumental. that’s a great idea.

nice one ill try making some

I discovered another method: you need two mixes of the same song, completely different except for that the vocals need to be exactly identical. Line up both mixes in acid, make sure the vocal lines up (you should hear a flange), hard pan left and right, render a wav.

Do a phase cancellation on the mix to eliminate the vocals. I use Nero Wav Editor’s karaoke Filter, which will basically create instrumetal versions of each mix in each channel. Choose the channel you want to use, then line up the instrumental mix versus the original mix in ACID again. Render a wav, do phase cancellation again, and you have isovox!

[quote quote="Kokicc":3afushbp]Nice one.

The vocal is pitched, right?[/quote:3afushbp]

yes, the vocal pitch has to match exactly with the pitch of the original mix, so you may need to pitch it down or up in ACID if they don’t match.

Keep in mind, it works best if the only common elements both mixes have are the vocals, and maybe some backing (no bass or percussion). I have isovox for ABC’s "The Look Of Love" which I will be uploading as soon as uploads are restarted … on this one, I used the original mix paired with the 1990 mix (both taken from their greatest hits comp) … the only common elements are the vox and strings, and that’s what ended up being isolated.

[quote quote="nickkay83":17ztwvpc]Is it possible to make DIY acapella if you don’t have the instrumental either?

I’m trying to get an acapella for Kings of Leon "Manhattan". It’s become an obsession! lol[/quote:17ztwvpc]

It can be done, depending on the structure of the song.

As a reference, check out my acapella for Eurythmics "Here Comes The Rain Again" which was done entirely with no instrumental. What you are looking for is sections of the song which are instrumentally identical or similar to the vocal parts of the song, but without vocals, or with different vocals. Most importantly, you want the beat and bass and other lower frequencies to be as close as possible. Line these sections across from each other in ACID, hard pan left and right, render a wav, then use the Karaoke filter in Nero Wave editor.

It won’t always be perfect, but you can get good results.

cna this work in audacity using an instrumental flipping the channels and mixing it with the original? and is that what they mean by invert the phase? just switching the left and right channels with each other?

just to say thanks for the info guys. the main reason i got into this site was to learn more about ‘pellas. i look forward to getting the hang of this and sharing my results.

thanks for the tips. i will try them out.

Thanks, this was helpful.

Interesting!

i have a question regarding vocal extraction methods. I use ableton to make my tracks and i’ve tried using audacity to rip acapella’s but the program has been on the fritz lately. does anyone else know a good, FREE, software editor that i can use for DIY acapella’s on Mac’s. Would be very appreciated…..

Hi!
Could somebody please make an acapella from song:
Sugababes – About You Now
I would be grateful for life!