


To try this technique in Audacity, split the stereo track into its left and right channels, make both mono, invert all (or a selected part) of one of them, and play back the result. the vocals), leaving behind what is different (i.e. This removes what is common to both tracks (i.e. If the vocals are panned in the centre of a stereo track (fairly common in "pop" music tracks), the so-called "vocal removal" technique can sometimes be effective. This will depend on where the vocals are positioned in the stereo field, and on their frequency content compared to the rest of the audio.Ĭase 1: Vocals in the middle, instruments spread round them Different tracks will require different techniques to achieve maximum possible attenuation or isolation. There is no universal, reliable way of doing this without having the original multi-track recordings. This page describes techniques which on some stereo tracks may allow you to remove or isolate vocals (or other parts of a recording) from the rest.
