Programs to remove the voice from a song

The best programs to remove the voice from a song.

Audacity : is a formidable free and open source audio editor that for its many functions, and its ease of use is able to ” gamble ” with many paid solutions. It includes all the typical features of audio editors (audio graphic display, division / joining songs, mixing, etc.) plus a series of very advanced filters that allow you to work and play digital audio tracks in many different ways (for example, removing the voice from the songs).

It is compatible with Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. Download from here.

Vocal Reducer : As its name suggests quite easily, Vocal Reducer is a small free application that allows you to remove the voice of a song to create karaoke tracks from standard music files. It has a very intuitive interface that allows you to view graphic representations of selected songs and supports a wide range of audio file formats. It does not always guarantee perfect results, but for lovers of simple and fast solutions, it is difficult to find something better.

Only for Windows (all versions). Download from here.

Wavosaur : is a very light and compact free audio editor that, in spite of its name, does not only support audio files in wav format but also music tracks in mp3, aif, aiff, ogg vorbis and raw. It has an interface quite Spartan, but not for this difficult to use, through which you can perform all the most common audio editing operations (cutting, splitting, joining and mixing tracks), and you can apply many special effects to the songs, like the one to remove the voice from a song (Vocal removal filter).

For Windows only. Download from here.

Karaoke Anything : is a tiny free application for Windows that allows you to remove the voice from a song in real time, so as to make it become a karaoke base. It does not guarantee always perfect results, as it is not an advanced audio editor like Audacity, but often does not betray the expectations. To use it, just start it and choose the song from which to remove the vocal part: it only supports mp3 files and music CDs.

Once you have selected the song to be ” mute “, just start playing it and this should feel without the vocal part. Download from here.

Vocal Remover for Winamp : Vocal Remover is not a stand-alone software but a plug-in for the very famous Winamp media player that allows you to remove the voice from a song in real time while listening to it. Once installed, to use it just call it from the main screen of Winamp and use its adjustment bar to set the level of removal of the vocal part of the song that you want to apply to the song in progress.

It does not require particular configurations and very often succeeds in carrying out its task in an excellent way. Download from here.

GarageBand : is a very famous software for audio processing produced by Apple and only available for Mac computers and iOS devices. It is a program intended for the musical production of enthusiasts and professionals in the field with advanced functions for recording and mixing of musical tracks and instruments, but it can also be used for ” simpler ” operations, such as removing the vocal part of a song.

It comes pre-installed on many Macs but is also available for purchase on the Mac App Store. Download from here.