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DauNegative
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April 7, 2017
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Completely remove vocal.

  • April 7, 2017
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I have an mp3 file and I am trying to remove vocal from this file to mix with another vocal voice. It's look easy from the beginning because it looks so clear in spectral  pitch display.

I use Center Channel extractor to remove every little parts of what I see. But the result still have voice, I don't know what to call it, it's like radio voice in background and I don't know any way else to remove or lower the voice.

Anybody know how to completely remove the voice?

Here is the file. Vocal remove - Google Drive

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DauNegative  wrote

I use Center Channel extractor to remove every little parts of what I see. But the result still have voice, I don't know what to call it, it's like radio voice in background and I don't know any way else to remove or lower the voice.

Anybody know how to completely remove the voice?

Basically, if there's any reverb on a voice at all, then you'll never get rid of it completely, either using the center channel extractor or any other means. Generally this is because the reverb return is invariably stereo, and the center channel extractor does just what it says on the tin - removes only the center - which also includes any other signals that may be there. If you expanded this to include all the reverberation returns too, you'd end up with nothing left!

This is not an Adobe limitiation; it applies to all software offering anything similar.

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SteveG_AudioMasters_
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SteveG_AudioMasters_Community ExpertCorrect answer
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April 7, 2017

DauNegative  wrote

I use Center Channel extractor to remove every little parts of what I see. But the result still have voice, I don't know what to call it, it's like radio voice in background and I don't know any way else to remove or lower the voice.

Anybody know how to completely remove the voice?

Basically, if there's any reverb on a voice at all, then you'll never get rid of it completely, either using the center channel extractor or any other means. Generally this is because the reverb return is invariably stereo, and the center channel extractor does just what it says on the tin - removes only the center - which also includes any other signals that may be there. If you expanded this to include all the reverberation returns too, you'd end up with nothing left!

This is not an Adobe limitiation; it applies to all software offering anything similar.

    stefan_gru
    stefan_gru
    Inspiring
    April 15, 2017

    You might follow along in this tutorial (with sample assets): Remove instrumentals or vocals

    But SteveG basically says what our presenter says: there are limits to what the Center Channel extractor can do based on the audio you're working on.

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    DauNegativeAuthor
    Participant
    April 15, 2017

    This is exactly what I've tried xD I use a lot of effect include Center Channel Extractor (several times), Vocal Enhancer, Mastering...

    I tried to remove the vocal first and then increase the music, and extract some specific instrumentals to add them back to the vocal removed track.

    I think I've got the best result that I could get so far (it might be not the best result but it is acceptable. When I place our vocal voice into the track and make it fit to the original vocal voice, the sounds not bad ^_^)

    Anyway, thank you guys for your support.

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