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December 12, 2019
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how to make vocals in a song illegible

  • December 12, 2019
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I have song where I want to edit some vocal parts that people could not understand what words were said or sang. But without changing music. How can I do this? I tried to find tutorials and nothing. 

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SteveG_AudioMasters_
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Community Expert
December 12, 2019

I'm assuming that you wish to make the vocal louder? Your title and text appear to be somewhat contradictory! If this is a vocal that's positioned dead centre in a stereo field, then you will be able to increase its level considerably by using Audition's Center Channel Extractor, found under Stereo Imagery, by using it back to front, as it were. So it will boost the centre channel, rather than reduce it. If there's stereo reverb on the voice, then that is likely to stay at the same level, so the vocal may well be clearer.

Participant
December 12, 2019

The most important thing that people couldn't recognize words in vocals. But song be still able to listen withou blood from ears. Preferably without editing the music.

I thought to use distortion but this is too heavy for hearing haha. I'm newbie.

 

(illegible= impossible or almost impossible to read (in our case - to understand) because of being very untidy or not clear).

SteveG_AudioMasters_
Community Expert
Community Expert
December 12, 2019

If you want to distort just the words, then Audition won't help you do this. There is very little software around that will isolate a vocal and let you play with it. The only software that will give you some sort of chance is Melodyne.