How to Make an Instrumental Out of a Song

Vocal Removal in Waveosuar

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  Download and install the freeware program Waveosaur. Once installation is complete, open the program.

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  Click "File" on the main menu bar. Select "Open" from the drop down menu. In the pop up box, locate and select the song.

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  Click "Processing" on the main menu bar, once the song is open. Select "vocal remover" from the drop down menu.

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  Save the file, by going to File > "Save as".

Vocal Removal in Audacity

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  Download and install the freeware program Audacity. Once installation is complete, open the program.

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  Click "File" on the main menu bar. Select "Open" from the drop-down menu. In the pop-up box, locate and select the song.

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  Open the track menu by selecting the arrow next to the track name. Select "Split Stereo Track."

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  Select one of the tacks. Click "Effects" in the main menu bar. In the Effects sub-menu, select "Invert."

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  Change the tracks back to mono, by selecting "Mono" in the track menu. Save the final track.

Vocal Removal in RipEditBurn

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  Download and install RipEditBurn. Once installation is complete, open the program.

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  Click "File" on the main menu bar. Select "Open" from the drop-down menu. In the pop-up box, locate and select the song.

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  Select "Help" from the main menu bar. In the drop-down menu, select "Note Scrubber."

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  In the pop-up box, select "See If Central Channel Removal Will Help This Track." Listen to the track to see if the vocals were removed.

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  Select "No" in the pop-up box, if the vocals are still present. Adjust the settings in the pop-up box until the vocals are removed. Once removed, save the track.