Removing vocals is easy to do with built in "Vocal Remover" plug-ins.
Making karaoke tracks for free at home requires the use of some sound editing software that is not native to Windows. Karaoke tracks are music tracks that do not have vocals included. The idea is to remove vocals from existing MP3 or CD music track. Adobe Audition has a tool that is designed specifically for this purpose. Sony Soundforge or Cubase can also be used to remove the vocals from a track. Adobe Audition is recommended as it can be downloaded for free from the Adobe website as a trial. (See References section.)
Instructions
Adobe Audition
1. Download and install Adobe Audition for free from the Adobe website. Adobe Audition is recommend because it is one of the only free software suites that has a high quality built-in vocal remover tool.
2. Open Adobe Audition. Click "File" and then "Open." Navigate to the music audio file where vocals will be removed from. Double-click the file to open it in Adobe Audition. Click "Effects," then "Amplitude," followed by "Channel Mixer."
3. Click on "Vocal Cut" from the "Presets" menu. Click "OK." The program will now remove all vocals from the track. This process may take a few minutes depending on the length of the track.
4. Export the new karaoke file. Click "File" then "Save As." The "Save" navigator window will pop up. Select the directory where the new karaoke file should be saved. Type in a name under "File Name." Change the "Save As Type" file type to the desired format; MP3 or WAV are most common. Click "Save." The program will now save the new karaoke file.
5. Navigate to the directory where the karaoke file was saved. Double-click on the file and listen to ensure that the vocals have been removed.
Sony Soundforge
6. Download and install a sound editing software package such as Sony Soundforge. (See References.) Open the program and create a new track using the existing karaoke music file (that has vocals in it) by clicking "File" and then "Open." Navigate to the file using the explorer window and double-click the file to import it.
7. Click on "Plug Ins" on the top menu bar. Click on "Vocal Eraser." The "Vocal Eraser" menu screen will appear. Select "Remove Vocal." Leave all the other options the same except for "Vocal Type" and "Quality." Under the drop-down menu for "Vocal Type," select the type of voice that will be removed. For example, female or male. Under "Quality," select "Best," and then click "OK." The program will now remove all the vocals from the song.
8. Save the file. Click "File" and then "Save As." Enter a name for the file in "File Name." Under "File Type," select "MP3" or "WAV"--- the most common audio file format. Using the Explorer window, navigate to the directory where the file will be saved. Click "Save." The program will save the file to that directory.
