stripping audio from accapella

[SIRCOOKS]

if i have an mp3, is there a way i can strip the instrumental from the accapella, and with what software can i do this with (please name so i can buy)...if there is a scheaper way to do this please inform me..

[jagabo]

Main Entry: a cap·pel·la
Variant(s): also a ca·pel·la /"ä-k&-'pe-l&/
Function: adverb or adjective
Etymology: Italian a cappella in chapel style
: without instrumental accompaniment

[ZippyP.]

If you mean remove the vocal from the instrumental (or vice versa) then the answer is........no.

[guns1inger]

jagabo - you pedatic bastard

There are tools that can reduce the vocal on a track, however they only work with high quality professional recordings where the instruments are recorded in the left and right channels, and the vocal are recorded straight down the middle. They strip anything that is evenly recorded in both channels through phase inversion. The problem with most recordings is that the vocal are treated with reverb or chorus effects that are no symetrical, so these get left behind. To make matters worse, you have specified MP3 as the source. MP3 compression screws the phase and muddies the stereo field, rendering it useless for this type of work.

If you want to play, have a look at AnalogX's vocal remover. There is a free DirectX version for Sound Forge and similar editors, and a WinAMP version.