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How to Remove Lyrics From Music
By Amanda Morin
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Frequently, vocalists and aspiring singers searching for accompaniment will find
just what they're looking for in a previously recorded song. The only trouble is
that it already has someone else singing the lyrics. Though removing lyrics and
vocal tracks from a song can sometimes compromise the sound of the rest of the
instrumentation, with good audio editing software, you can turn pre-recorded
music files into your personal karaoke tracks.
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InstructionsDifficulty: Moderate
Things You’ll Need:
Audio editing program
Stereo audio file
Step1Upload or create a stereo .wav file of the desired song. Since you will be
removing the lyrics by manipulating the channels of the audio file, you'll need
to have a clear stereo sound with a defined left and right channel.
Step2Launch your audio editor program and open the audio file. If you don't
already have an audio editor program, there are many free ones available. The
most frequently used is Audacity, an open-source program (see Resources below).
Step3Open two edit windows and copy the left channel of the music file to one
window and the right channel to the other edit window. In Audacity, you can
simply use the command "Split Stereo File" and the channels will automatically
be separated.
Step4Invert the polarity of the lower channel. Reversing the polarity of the
channel and remixing it with the other one will do something called "center
channel canceling." Since the lyrics of a song are typically recorded right in
the center of the stereo field, this will essentially remove the vocal track.
Step5Select or highlight the entire length of the channel to make sure it will
all be inverted. Next, go to the Process or Effects menu in the edit window and
select "Invert" or "Flip." The commands differ from program to program, but the
process is the same.
Step6Adjust the frequency shelf of the channels. In the EQ menu, locate the
parametric function. Slide the arrow to 200 Hz or, if your program requires
manual input, type in "200." This will lower the frequency shelf of each
channel. Alternatively, you can change each track to "Mono."
Step7Navigate to "Mix" and paste the newly inverted channel to the other
channel. Preview your result and make frequency adjustments if necessary. Though
the result may not be perfect, the lyrics should be removed.
Step8Give the new audio file a name and save it.
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Tips & Warnings

While Audacity supports .wav files, some other audio editors also support MP3s
and other formats. Check your program's documentation to be sure.

In some cases, you may find that the vocals have been recorded into one
channel and the instrumentation into the other. In that situation, you'll just
need to separate the channels, delete the vocal channel and change the other
channel to "Mono."

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