Backing track is a musical composition that lacks either a vocal or an instrumental part. To create backing tracks with a remote voice, there are special multifunctional programs.
The area of using backing tracks with remote vocals is quite extensive: for singing at karaoke, for stage performances, or overlaying your favorite music on a video sequence when creating homemade films or videos.
You can cut out or neutralize almost inaudible voice from any musical composition using specialized programs.
Computer programs for creating "backing tracks" are divided into those that require the installation of software in the PC memory, and those that allow you to do the work to eliminate the voice online.
Online programs
One of the free popular online services for removing vocals from songs is VocalRemover, which supports the most common audio formats: mp3, wav, flac, ogg, aiff, cdda.
The voice is removed by subtracting the left and right channels from each other in the stereo recording, as a result of which a mono recording with the cut vocals remains.
The program works successfully only if the vocals are recorded in the center. It is not always possible to cut out a voice recorded on the left or on the right with this program.
Another significant drawback of the service is that if musical instruments are recorded in the center of the stereo recording - often they are bass or drums, then their sound can be lost along with the distant voice.
Another simple online service for cutting vocals is X-minus. The program supports audio formats such as mp3, mp4, wma, flac. The size of the uploaded music file should be no more than 30 MB, it is desirable that the vocals are recorded in the center of the stereo recording and do not merge with the sound of musical instruments.
In order to improve the quality of the resulting composition, the service provides settings for the frequency range of the vocals and the ability to adjust the tonality.
Programs requiring installation on
A serious audio editor with many settings and rich functionality is the Adobe Audition program.
The program is undemanding to its capabilities and works great even on weak machines, has a fairly simple interface, and is compatible with applications from other manufacturers.
When removing vocals, the editor allows you to select the location of the voice, the range of suppressed frequencies, the level and speed of suppression of vocals, and many other equally important settings.
The disadvantage of the program is the impossibility of perfect suppression of the voice without affecting the sound of musical instruments and the possibility of appearance in the most complex sounding compositions of such undesirable effects as reverberation.
No less powerful audio editors include the Sony ACID Music Studio program. Its advantages include support for a large number of audio formats, an impressive number of special effects, high-quality separation of the voice part from the music part.
A conditional drawback of the editor can be considered the impossibility of obtaining ideal voice suppression without compromising the overall sound of the composition.
But, according to experts, getting a high-quality backing track is possible only in the only case - if this melody is written on purpose, and not obtained through programs that suppress the sound of vocals.
