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Strip any noise or fuzziness from vocal tracks

Strip any noise or fuzziness from vocal tracks

Vote: (117 votes)

Program license: Trial version

Developer: Yogen

Version: 3.02

Works under: Windows

Vote:

Program license

(117 votes)

Trial version

Developer

Version

Yogen

3.02

Works under:

Windows

When listening to a favorite song, or catching bits of one as it ends, one of the things that stands out are the instrumentals. Hearing a song with great instruments at its foundation bears the need for multiple listenings. However, what does one do if they were the instrumental track isolated from the sounds of the vocalists that weaves in and out throughout the duration of the track? For them, there is YoGen Vocal Remover.

YoGen Vocal Remover is a program that aims to remove vocals from audio files by isolating tracks and producing an instrumental-only track.

Features:

The controls and layout for YoGen Vocal Remover is limited, giving this program a clean minimalist look and feel. Instructions are not necessary for users as the concept is straightforward, and the program itself does all the work.

By selecting the desired audio file, users can sample the original before starting the splitting the file. YoGen Vocal Remover is set by default to create a second file to save to a directory of their choosing, removing any frustration that could arise from an overwritten file. While the process is dependent upon the size of the original file, it is relatively quick, on par with the process of an audio file conversion from one file extension to another.

In addition to being easy to use, the demands of YoGen Vocal Remover are so minimal that even the most aged of PCs can run audio isolations on files without worrying about RAM being eaten by the program. This is especially useful for those who plan to run the program while getting other tasks done.

Quality:

A program that can isolate vocals from instrumentals has long been in high demand by PC users and music enthusiasts alike. YoGen Vocal Remover does as it intends, but the result is perhaps not as clear as one would have hoped. When and audio track is mixed the placement of vocals and instruments are placed on different layers, and it's within those layers that YoGen Vocal Remover isolates and separates voices from music. Depending on how an audio track has been originally recorded and mastered, the process does not isolate vocals entirely. This can result in a newly processed audio track that has an almost ghostly whisper of the original vocal track lingering behind the instrumentals.

Users who have some background in dealing with audio files may fair better than novices with these sorts of processing issues. Finding audio files where vocals are "centered" in the audio track will provide the best results for vocal removal as they are easiest to isolate the instrumentals. Fluctuation in the placement of the vocal track is to blame for the impression of the original file on the final product.

Pros

Easy to use

Small file size

Limited demand on PC's system

Support for various audio file types

Cons

Second file is not a perfect representation of the instrumental

After the removal, impressions of the original vocals may linger in the background