What is the best free software to use to remove vocals from mp3 tracks?

I'm entering a singing contest in July and I need a music track with little to no lead vocal in it to sing to. The problem is, that there is no Karaoke version of the song in existence. Therefore, I need to know what software is best to use and how I should go about getting rid of that vocal.What is the best free software to use to remove vocals from mp3 tracks?As per answers one and two it is not possible to fully remove a vocal from a stereo file..

This is only possible with the original multi-track studio recording.

But....

There is a method using Audacity (btw - not my thumbs down) which can at least in a lot of cases reduce the level of the vocal.

It also has an effect on other musical content of the track - usually the bass and drums.

If you have no other option it is worth a try but no guarantees that it will work well enough.

Audacity:

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

Lame if needed to encode to mp3:

http://lame.sourceforge.net/

How to install Lame:

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/help/faq…

Basic tutorials:

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/manual-1…

https://wiki.brown.edu/confluence/displa…



If you're going to burn this to disk save via the file menu in wav format and burn as an audio CD to a CD-R type disk.

Use a maximum burn speed of 24x to reduce th chance of errors during the burn process.



Vocal removal method:



This is possible only for certain stereo tracks. When the vocals are exactly the same on both stereo channels, you can remove them by “subtracting” one channel from the other. This works for many studio recordings, where the vocal track is mixed exactly in the center. Be aware that bass and drums are usually panned to the center and can be removed or reduced also. Depending on how the track was mixed the vocal may only be reduced, not fully removed.



To do this in Audacity 1.2:



1. Import your stereo file into Audacity.

2. Open the track menu (click the arrow next to the track title), and choose “Split Stereo Track.”

3. Select the lower track (the right channel) by clicking it in the area around the mute/solo buttons.

4. Choose “Invert” from the Effects menu.

5. Using the track menus, change each track to “Mono.”



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.



Audacity 1.3.11

Has a vocal remover built in. Just select the whole track then vocal remover from the effect menu.What is the best free software to use to remove vocals from mp3 tracks?It is next to impossible to remove a vocal from an mp3 without some really really high-end (read expensive) gear.



An MP3 file is essential all the sounds that make up the song mixed together and then compressed using a mathematical algorithm.



Why don't you get a friend to record the piece on piano or guitar, not ideal, but good enough for practice.What is the best free software to use to remove vocals from mp3 tracks?Try this video, it's a detailed guide on how to remove vocals/make a karaoke track with a free program called Audacity.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqXiKYG3J…What is the best free software to use to remove vocals from mp3 tracks?
you just cannot do that in a mp3 track