................................. To leave Commie, hyper to http://commie.oy.com/commie_leaving.html ................................. >From BIAS Users mailing list... ---> Jarmo Lundgren, multimediatsaari Helsingin Sanomat, Verkkoliite p. 09-1227555 / 040-5345868 "Less is moo." - The Holy Mad Cow > -----Original Message----- > From: Paul [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 3. huhtikuuta 2001 4:58 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: vocal eliminator > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > Does anyone have experience using Peak or any plug-in's > (Ionizer?) for vocal > > elimination? (strictly for home use) > > > > I would appreciate any help or suggestions. > > > yes, here's what i've done in the past. > > i use the vocal remover plug in the bias sfx package as a > start. import > a stereo file, run the plug, save as a copy with an appropriate name. > > second part of process is to re-open original file, use a low pass (hi > cut) filter and move the frequency up so that you get as much bass and > kick as possible without getting vocals as well. save as the > bass only > file. > > now i re-combine the two files...the vocal removed file and the bass > only file. they are the same length so it's easy. i use the > add command > in peak. adding about 60% of the bass only track to the vocal removed > track has worked for me. > > as needed i may also run the whole thing through a compressor > or limiter > (very lightly) to make them seem very together again. > > this process removes the center information of the file while > regaining > the bass lost in the sfx vocal remover plug in itself. this combo has > has good effect for me and i've used it a few times. if you don't > already know, you need vocal material centered in the stereo field for > it to work. also, this removes the original centered dry > vocal. it does > not remove the reverb on the vocal, so you may here a kind of > "ghosted" > verb only vocal take after the process is done. it's unavoidable. more > dry original vocals work well on this. i did this on a bette midler > track and you would have thought it came from the studio without > vocals...very nice. it doesn't work on choral music, and heavily > processed tunes will have the verb still present. if someone > is going to > sing over the tracks ala karaoke, you are golden. my work was done for > high school singers who wanted vocal removed (i usually call them > vocally diminsihed) tracks to sing over. this process works for me on > abot 80% of what i run through it. some cannot be done, and then you > have to look for instrumental versions, karaoke versions, or > midi files. > -- > cheers, > > Paul > > Pounce International - P.O.B. 164171 Columbus, OH 43216-4171 > http://home.earthlink.net/~pounceinternational > new site online now ! view our audio services and hear MP3 samples! >
