RedSquirrel0249
New Head-Fier
I'm a novice audio editor with some decent experience (i.e. about 7 years experience editing others' tracks with free programs and a 1300 song handpicked lossless library). I want to experience music my way. I go out of my way to get vinyls that have one song I want, just to get the right version, spend hours fiddling with a song to piece pieces together into a new intro if the original isn't to my liking, etc.
Now, I get it.
This is a headphone community.
But many of you, if not all of you, are also experienced in audio tech, software, and music. This is where I need your help:
First, answer my title: is there any way to effectively remove vocals from a song without having the original pre-mix files and in music where center-pan audio isn't exclusively vocals and vice versa? Don't recommend using mono and inverting tracks, because that 1) doesn't actually do the job and 2) butchers the sound.
Second, what are your favorite audio editing programs and why? Does audacity and other free offerings cover it for you, or do you buy premium programs like Adobe's Soundbooth?
Third, I'd love to hear any seasoned veterans' advice in the area of music editing as far as faster, easier, or more efficient ways to get things done. Though, this ties into the previous question.
Any and all well-meaning comments appreciated, and thanks in advance!
Now, I get it.
This is a headphone community.
But many of you, if not all of you, are also experienced in audio tech, software, and music. This is where I need your help:
First, answer my title: is there any way to effectively remove vocals from a song without having the original pre-mix files and in music where center-pan audio isn't exclusively vocals and vice versa? Don't recommend using mono and inverting tracks, because that 1) doesn't actually do the job and 2) butchers the sound.
Second, what are your favorite audio editing programs and why? Does audacity and other free offerings cover it for you, or do you buy premium programs like Adobe's Soundbooth?
Third, I'd love to hear any seasoned veterans' advice in the area of music editing as far as faster, easier, or more efficient ways to get things done. Though, this ties into the previous question.
Any and all well-meaning comments appreciated, and thanks in advance!
