How do people make Acapellas?

MikeDaMan · Jul 21, 2003, 08:47 AM

Just a quick question is there any software for this or does it have to be done professionally, or just recorded seperatly at the studio?

DallasStar · Jul 22, 2003, 09:11 PM

A capella means to sing without instruments. Is that what you mean? If so, just sing without instruments

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...of course, if you don't want any background hiss, you'll definitely need a studio (software will just distort your voice)

MikeDaMan · Jul 23, 2003, 07:29 AM

yea but i mean u can download acapella versions of songs like 2Pac - Changes and stuff, but how were these made?

ToshiroOC · Jul 23, 2003, 07:37 AM

They must have been recorded by the artist themself. I don't believe there is any easy and feasible way to remove background music from a soundtrack...

BWX · Jul 23, 2003, 08:19 AM

I never posted in this forum before- But I think I can answer this question. I was watching "tech-TV" one day about 6 months ago and I remember a guy on "The ScreenSavers" as a guest talking about a program that can remove voice, instruments, or any number of different things from a music file. He demonstrated it and it actually worked pretty well. It didn't totally take out the instruments, but it reduced them so much, you could barely hear them. You can also take out the voice and leave the instruments. I have no idea how it worked, but it was pretty good.

The only problem is I can't remeber what the name of the program is, or what the guy's name was. I have no use for something like that so I forgot. I will try to find it on their website- but their search engine leaves much to be desired. It's an "all or nothing" kind of deal. I'll look though- it might do what you need it to do.

DallasStar · Jul 25, 2003, 12:00 AM

I've managed to accomplish something similar to this before, but i don't recommend it. It completely distorted the voice and made it sound like it came out of a guy singing inside of a big mountain of socks. Just get any decent audio editing program, read the instructions, and play around and I'm sure you'll be able to do it too. The only "good" a capellas that I've ever heard were recorded separately by the artist in a studio.

Jul 21, 2003, 08:47 AM	#1
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Jul 22, 2003, 09:11 PM	#2
DallasStar Junior Join Date: May 2002 Location: Wave Existence Posts: 2,065 Rep Power: 0	A capella means to sing without instruments. Is that what you mean? If so, just sing without instruments ... ...of course, if you don't want any background hiss, you'll definitely need a studio (software will just distort your voice) __________________ "A picture of my existence... would show a useless wooden stake covered in snow... stuck loosely at a slant in the ground in a ploughed field on the edge of a vast open plain on a dark winter night." --- Franz Kafka

Jul 23, 2003, 07:29 AM	Thread Starter #3
MikeDaMan DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 874 Rep Power: 0	yea but i mean u can download acapella versions of songs like 2Pac - Changes and stuff, but how were these made? __________________ DFI Lanpart UT 250GB motherboard. 1GB 2X512 Crucial Ballistix PC 3200. AMD Athlon 64 3400+. Retail ATI Radeon X850XT PE AGP

Jul 23, 2003, 07:37 AM	#4
ToshiroOC Unbiased. Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 4,812 Rep Power: 0	They must have been recorded by the artist themself. I don't believe there is any easy and feasible way to remove background music from a soundtrack... __________________ [img][/img] [color=White]Peace be with you, Joe.[/color] Driverheaven Staff Member (Supermoderator)

Jul 23, 2003, 08:19 AM	#5
BWX unplugged Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: USNY Posts: 19,669 Rep Power: 110 System Specs	I never posted in this forum before- But I think I can answer this question. I was watching "tech-TV" one day about 6 months ago and I remember a guy on "The ScreenSavers" as a guest talking about a program that can remove voice, instruments, or any number of different things from a music file. He demonstrated it and it actually worked pretty well. It didn't totally take out the instruments, but it reduced them so much, you could barely hear them. You can also take out the voice and leave the instruments. I have no idea how it worked, but it was pretty good. The only problem is I can't remeber what the name of the program is, or what the guy's name was. I have no use for something like that so I forgot. I will try to find it on their website- but their search engine leaves much to be desired. It's an "all or nothing" kind of deal. I'll look though- it might do what you need it to do. __________________

Jul 25, 2003, 12:00 AM	#6
DallasStar Junior Join Date: May 2002 Location: Wave Existence Posts: 2,065 Rep Power: 0	I've managed to accomplish something similar to this before, but i don't recommend it. It completely distorted the voice and made it sound like it came out of a guy singing inside of a big mountain of socks. Just get any decent audio editing program, read the instructions, and play around and I'm sure you'll be able to do it too. The only "good" a capellas that I've ever heard were recorded separately by the artist in a studio. __________________ "A picture of my existence... would show a useless wooden stake covered in snow... stuck loosely at a slant in the ground in a ploughed field on the edge of a vast open plain on a dark winter night." --- Franz Kafka