Originally Posted by Guitarhacker
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But if I simply wanted to remove vocals, I'd probably go the karaoke route.

Or.... you could build your own version with Band in a Box.

A surprisingly practical solution.

I bought BIAB so that I could create vanity tracks for customers at a far lower cost than generating them from notation apps or DAWs or buying karaoke tracks. BIAB is a great tool for this. I even used it for a track on my latest album.

Originally Posted by Matt Finley
Answering Notes, I’m familiar with those early attempts and yes, they worked to some degree by panning to create the necessary phasing that would cancel out a voice or specific instrument. Yes, that did terrible damage to the quality of the resulting audio. So I would have to say the new algorithms bear no resemblance to that. You really can almost get away with unbaking the cake.

Almost, especially with modern pop tunes. I don't avoid this genre but it has kind of avoided me in the 21st C.

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