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How to Make a Karaoke Track Using Audacity

Audacity is a free audio recording program that allows you to create original music, but you can also manipulate existing recordings for your own purposes. For example, by extracting lead vocal tracks, you can create your own karaoke tracks. The vocal extraction process saves only the background instrumentation, and although the process works better on some songs than on others (you must have a perfectly centralized lead vocal), you can get impressive results on almost any song.

Instructions

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      Open Audacity and load any song file from your hard drive. Click the "File" menu on your menu bar, select "Import," and then select "Audio" from the second drop-down menu. Use the navigation window to select the desired song file from your hard drive.

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      Click "Effect" on the menu bar, scroll down near the bottom of the list and select "Vocal Remover." A new pop-up window will appear. Select "Remove Vocals" on the first pop-up menu and "Simple" on the second pop-up menu. Note that this feature removes all center-panned audio, so you may lose some of your bass quality as well.

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      Press the green "Play" button on your Audacity window. If you feel satisfied with the results, you can move on and save your results. If the entire sound file now has poor quality, click (Edit > Undo) on your menu bar to undo the change. Then select (Effect > Vocal Remover) a second time, and choose "Retain Frequency Band" on the "Removal Choice" submenu.

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      Click (File > Export) on your menu bar. On the navigation window, enter the name of the song and choose a destination format, such as "WAV," "AIFF," or "MP3." Click "Save" in the lower right corner.

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