Audacity has the capacity to remove vocals from a file. This would be useful for karaoke or if you want to record your own cover of a song, because you can then add your own voice recording onto the music. You can accomplish this by splitting the stereo recording, which has 2 channels with the vocals usually right in the middle of them. Using an invert effect and changing the way the sound comes from the speakers, you can then remove most of the vocals from a track.

• Audacity Editing Tips
• Editing On Audacity
• Audacity Sound Editing Software Windows 10

Audacity Editing Tips

Audacity audio Editor vs. Song Surgeon 5 Audacity is a free, open source software for recording, mixing, and editing sound. Although it is not nearly as sophisticated (or expensive) as something like PRO Tools, Audacity is a decent editing and mixing piece of software. Sep 27, 2019 To get started with Audacity, either drag a sound you want to edit into the main window or click the record button to start recording from your computer's built-in microphone or attached audio.

To remove vocals:

1. Click the black arrow beside the name of your imported song.
   
2. Select Split Stereo Track, which will separate the track in two.
   
3. Double click one of the tracks to select it.
4. Click Effect > Invert. The track will now sound slightly distorted.
5. Click the black arrow beside the top track and select Mono.
   
6. Click the black arrow beside the bottom track and select Mono. You have now removed the vocals from a recording.

Editing On Audacity

To add vocals:

1. Record your new track directly in Audacity.

To add previously recorded vocals:

Audacity Sound Editing Software Windows 10

1. Import the previously recorded track into Audacity.