[dancefloor]

So, I want to try and remix a few songs and take a shot at making a mix. Is there an easy way to get the vocals from a song? I've noticed that most mixes have the same vocals as the original song but usually have completely different beats, which is something I was aiming for. I don't know how to get the vocals out of a song to remix it though =(... Is there an easy way to do this?

[Jasper]

Originally Posted by dancefLoor

So, I want to try and remix a few songs and take a shot at making a mix. Is there an easy way to get the vocals from a song? I've noticed that most mixes have the same vocals as the original song but usually have completely different beats, which is something I was aiming for. I don't know how to get the vocals out of a song to remix it though =(... Is there an easy way to do this?

Easiest way is to learn to beat match (not an overnight venture), and mix the two songs over each other. If they're grossly different tempos throw a pitch lock on the vocal one. You can sometimes slice them out of the slower parts of songs (the beginning, end, middle comedown, etc.) with wave editing software or a sampler.

There might be some technical way with software but I bet it'd take awhile and degrade the vocal unless you had access to the actual file kit they used for production of the original song. Usually dance music samples the hell out of shit, you can probably find the original sample somewhere on the internet or by digging through old record crates from like the 40s/50s.

[hxcravers]

ive been wondering tht myself lately. i am a DJ and wht i do is i sing the lyrics record them, and change the pitch and add effects to make them sound as close to the original voice as possible. * im not famous or pro in any way*

[dancefloor]

Thats extremely creative HXC. I'd try it but I can't really sing... =/

I may try to overlap some beats and see what happens. If anything good comes out of it I'll make a post =)

[Backlash_host]

Easiest way ive found is following

Get a Karaoke version of the song (or just remove vocals (most cpus can do a decent job at this via the sound effect manager))
Get the regular version of the song

Subtract the Karaoke from the regular song, leaving vocals. If the karaoke was made right (or you just did a damn good job) then it will be perfect, most of the time you get remnants. I can do this decently well using MixVibes Pro.

[djkennylogic]

i usually use noise cancellation, i get the instrumental of the track, image it with the plugin, and let it do its thing to filter out the instrumental. also, i use a stereo canceller fx plugin if the vocals are mono, it takes out most of the unwanted instrumental elements that may try to stick around. then i eq, beatmap and remix