Audacity+Vocal+Remover

= ** Creating a Karaoke-type Track with Audacity ** =

** METHOD 1 (Newer versions of Audacity): ** ** Removing Vocals: ** • Go to **Effect > Vocal Remover (for centre-panned vocals)**. Leave the settings as they are and click **OK** • Play back song to test the results. If you get a poor result, try running the effect again with different settings ** Altering the key: ** You can then transpose the song by going to **Effect > Change pitch** and adjusting the key of the song in the **Pitch:** ** From and To ** drop-down menus in the dialog that opens. It’s best not to transpose the song by more than 2 or 3 semitones, since the quality of the recording will be reduced and the change too obvious.
 * METHOD 2 (Older versions of Audacity without Vocal Remover plug-in): **

== Press the Play button to hear the results. If you are lucky, the voice will be gone but most of the other instruments will be unaffected, just like a karaoke track. You can use the Export commands in the File menu to save the results. ==