Karaoke

[Edward Troxel]

Your BEST bet is to buy the songs with the vocals already removed. You might be able to get somewhat close but it’s, generally, a losing proposition. Having said that, there is a “Vocal Removal” preset in Sound Forge you can try. No guarantees how well it will work. Beyond that, you could try this:

1. Load the original stereo file.
2. Copy just the left channel to a new edit window.
3. Copy just the right channel to another new edit window.
4. * Reverse the polarity of the new left channel.
5. * Apply a low end shelf cut starting at 200 Hz. (at least 12 dB./octave) to the new left channel.
6. Paste the processed left channel into the new right channel in Mix mode (not Overwrite).
7. Audition the result and, if it’s acceptable, save it to a new Wave file.

Edward Troxel