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How to Make an MP3 to Karaoke

Most of the time, you don't get the opportunity to sing karaoke unless you're out at a bar or nightclub. Sometimes, if you attend a party, the host may have a karaoke machine that guests can sing on. But karaoke machines are expensive, and purchasing various karaoke CDs can become costly over time. Fortunately, there's a relatively simple and inexpensive way to turn any MP3 you've purchased into a karaoke-style song.

Things You'll Need

  • Audacity music editor software
  • MP3s
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Instructions

    • 1

      Download and install Audacity Music Editor software if you don't have it already (see resources below). It's free. Open the program once it has been installed.

    • 2

      Click "Project" from the toolbar to bring up a drop-down menu. Select "Import Audio" to open a pop-up browser window. Find the MP3 that you want to convert, and double-click it to open.

    • 3

      Click the downward black triangle to the left of your track to select a drop-down menu, and then choose "Split Stereo Track."

    • 4

      Highlight the bottom track by clicking in an empty space on the track tab, and then select "Effect" from the toolbar menu. Choose "Invert" from the drop-down menu and wait for a moment for the process to be completed.

    • 5

      Click the black downward triangle (the same one you clicked in a previous step) to the left of your top track. Select "Mono" from the drop-down menu. Repeat this process for the bottom track. Press the "Play" button to preview the track. It should no longer have any lead vocals on it.

    • 6

      Click "Edit" from the toolbar menu, followed by "Select All."

    • 7

      Click "File," then "Export as WAV." Save the file to your Desktop. You can now burn this track to a CD and play it in any CD player.

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