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Understanding Vocal Remover
Since a CD track is just a normal stereo recording, it does
not have a separate vocal part which can simply be switched
off. The Vocal Remover has to process the file by making
certain assumptions about the way the track was recorded.
This means that the success of Vocal Remover will depend
entirely on how the track was recorded in the studio. Vocal
Remover may work perfectly on some tracks while it may
appear to have almost no effect on others.
Vocal Remover works by using a process called Cut Center
Material. This process removes anything which is in the
center of the stereo image and leaves everything else un-
changed. Typically, vocal tracks are centered in the mix
during recording while most other instruments are panned
slightly to the left or right. If a song has been recorded in
this way then you will get good results from Vocal Remover.
Because of the way it works, Vocal Remover may cut some
other sounds from the track too. Sometimes bass sounds
such as bass guitar and bass drum are also placed in the
center of the mix. Also, if a stereo reverb has been used on
the vocal track, the reverb images will remain in the left
and right channels even though the main vocal line has
been removed. In most cases, this will not present too much
of a problem. If youre going to sing along with the track
after the vocal has been removed, the listener is unlikely to
notice such subtle nuances of the backing track. Remem-
ber that you can also play additional parts on the keyboard
while you re singing.
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