Am I missing something or does vocal eraser by Izotope really suck???
 
I'm prob right.
 
It really sucks.

I thought I could do these sweet remixes using bootlegged songs online-like karoake and it doesn't work at all... It won't even take out my vocals very well, let alone a pro song.

Maybe some vocal eraser out there actually works, but I wouldn't know about that.

you need to find the frequency,its not about just clicking a button ,it takes works man.

i can erase any vocal track with just a parametric equilizer (at least a 64 band)
once you find the singers frequincy range its easy.
as well as removing the center track with something like Channel tools.

If you have X2 then give R-mix a try

wizard71


If you have X2 then give R-mix a try

+1 to R-mix.
 
I've only played around a bit during spare time, but have got pretty good results.  With more time I imagine you could get better.
 
Read Noel Borthwick's blog about using R-ix, it's very good.

I love the way that word.... "Bootlegged" rolls off the tongue. 

Its impossible to take the vocals out 100%.  Its like trying to take out the flour in an already baked loaf of bread.

Cj

wizard71


If you have X2 then give R-mix a try

Maybe its bootlegged? LOL

CJaysMusic

Its impossible to take the vocals out 100%.  Its like trying to take out the flour in an already baked loaf of bread.

Cj

Yep, this type of processing is never perfect. Here are a couple articles that might be of help...

* Eliminating the Lead Vocal
http://www.digifreq.com/digifreq/tip.asp?ID=4

* Extracting the Lead Vocal
http://www.digifreq.com/digifreq/tip.asp?ID=5



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I have found that dubing the bass part again and adding some percussion back to the mix can make a big difference.  Depends on how much time you want to spend and how important the quality is to you.