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Douglas Showalter
Guitar Tricks Instructor
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Douglas Showalter
Guitar Tricks Instructor
Joined: 09/15/08
Posts: 817
02/10/2010 9:41 pm
There is no way to COMPLETELY remove the vocals from a recording unless you are lucky enough to obtain the original tracks for the song. This is not impossible, and I have been fortunate enough to get the full sessions to songs by Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Queen, and The Beatles among others. The only way I know to do that is to do a center cancel on the recording. I honestly have not done this myself, but in the center of most recordings the vocals and guitar solos are mixed in the center. If you remove the center from a track, you will only hear the vocals faintly. Again, this can very from song to song.

Your best bet is to find KARAOKE versions of songs. There are many plug-ins and expensive things out there that claim to be able to remove vocals; some with more success than others. Best of luck! ;)
Douglas Showalter