Backing track creation or modification
Discussion
Hi All
Don't know if I should be asking here or in computer section but here goes.
I have some music tracks in mp3 format that want to remove the lead guitar from so that I am left with a backing track.
Is this even possible???
Anyone any ideas how I can achieve this?
I play (privately) lead guitar but several specific pieces of music (Shadows, Hank Marvin and John Williams) do not seem to have the backing tracks available anywhere.
Thanks in advance.
Don't know if I should be asking here or in computer section but here goes.
I have some music tracks in mp3 format that want to remove the lead guitar from so that I am left with a backing track.
Is this even possible???
Anyone any ideas how I can achieve this?
I play (privately) lead guitar but several specific pieces of music (Shadows, Hank Marvin and John Williams) do not seem to have the backing tracks available anywhere.
Thanks in advance.
Have a look here backing tracks
I play guitar and bass with a trio ( me, mate on acoustic rhythm and another mate on lap steel all three sing ) using backing tracks from that site, with their custom tracks you can mute out whichever part you wish to exclude and also change key a couple of steps each way, I just drop the guitar or bass depending on what I want to play.
We are doing originals exclusively now and build the backing tracks in Band In A Box to get drums and other instruments that we don't play into the arrangements
Shameless plug Never Too Late
I play guitar and bass with a trio ( me, mate on acoustic rhythm and another mate on lap steel all three sing ) using backing tracks from that site, with their custom tracks you can mute out whichever part you wish to exclude and also change key a couple of steps each way, I just drop the guitar or bass depending on what I want to play.
We are doing originals exclusively now and build the backing tracks in Band In A Box to get drums and other instruments that we don't play into the arrangements
Shameless plug Never Too Late
https://www.guitarbackingtrack.com/
Some are a bit hit 'n miss, but there are some very good ones on there. One of my favourites is one of the Sultans of Swing tracks where you can play all the guitar fills and both solos.
Some are a bit hit 'n miss, but there are some very good ones on there. One of my favourites is one of the Sultans of Swing tracks where you can play all the guitar fills and both solos.
If they are instrumentals, you might be able to do a subtraction of one channel from the other. This removes anything which is panned in the centre which might be the guitar on an instrumental track. (I think foobar2000 or Audacity do it; it will be called vocal removal or something and only takes a couple of clicks.)
Failing that (and the other suggestions above), there might be a guitar pro track for some of them. I have a large zip file of them, I'll have a look and see what I have (but you would need Guitar Pro to play them).
Mike...
Failing that (and the other suggestions above), there might be a guitar pro track for some of them. I have a large zip file of them, I'll have a look and see what I have (but you would need Guitar Pro to play them).
Mike...
Izotope do some pretty amazing software that can do stuff like this...and there some tools in other audio software
Or bung it in here and see what you can come up with (may need to separate everything then re-combine all the elements except the one you want to remove)
https://moises.ai/
Or bung it in here and see what you can come up with (may need to separate everything then re-combine all the elements except the one you want to remove)
https://moises.ai/
Hi Guys.
Thanks for your help and advice.
I tried Audacity, Blaze Audio and one or two other similar vocal removal tools and whilst they do create a definite stereo effect, they all leave the lead guitar front and center. It may be to do with the mp3 track I give them.
I am expecting a cd set tomorrow of remastered John Williams tracks tomorrow which should be distinct stereo and I will try them.
The two tracks I am most interested in at the moment are Swagman (a semi classical rendition of Waltzing Matilda) and Portrait (Bach, I think).
I have no problem with The Shadows. We have access to all their backing tracks. I play with a group of like-minded individuals each week and we each get up and play along to a selection of backing tracks. (No public - just us). My current list is Classical Gas and Cavatina. Two very different styles (finger style and plectrum).
Thanks for your help and advice.
I tried Audacity, Blaze Audio and one or two other similar vocal removal tools and whilst they do create a definite stereo effect, they all leave the lead guitar front and center. It may be to do with the mp3 track I give them.
I am expecting a cd set tomorrow of remastered John Williams tracks tomorrow which should be distinct stereo and I will try them.
The two tracks I am most interested in at the moment are Swagman (a semi classical rendition of Waltzing Matilda) and Portrait (Bach, I think).
I have no problem with The Shadows. We have access to all their backing tracks. I play with a group of like-minded individuals each week and we each get up and play along to a selection of backing tracks. (No public - just us). My current list is Classical Gas and Cavatina. Two very different styles (finger style and plectrum).
Ricky146a said:
Hi Guys.
Thanks for your help and advice.
I tried Audacity, Blaze Audio and one or two other similar vocal removal tools and whilst they do create a definite stereo effect, they all leave the lead guitar front and center. It may be to do with the mp3 track I give them.
I am expecting a cd set tomorrow of remastered John Williams tracks tomorrow which should be distinct stereo and I will try them.
The two tracks I am most interested in at the moment are Swagman (a semi classical rendition of Waltzing Matilda) and Portrait (Bach, I think).
I have no problem with The Shadows. We have access to all their backing tracks. I play with a group of like-minded individuals each week and we each get up and play along to a selection of backing tracks. (No public - just us). My current list is Classical Gas and Cavatina. Two very different styles (finger style and plectrum).
As long as the mp3 track was stereo it should have worked but the results can be a bit hit and miss.Thanks for your help and advice.
I tried Audacity, Blaze Audio and one or two other similar vocal removal tools and whilst they do create a definite stereo effect, they all leave the lead guitar front and center. It may be to do with the mp3 track I give them.
I am expecting a cd set tomorrow of remastered John Williams tracks tomorrow which should be distinct stereo and I will try them.
The two tracks I am most interested in at the moment are Swagman (a semi classical rendition of Waltzing Matilda) and Portrait (Bach, I think).
I have no problem with The Shadows. We have access to all their backing tracks. I play with a group of like-minded individuals each week and we each get up and play along to a selection of backing tracks. (No public - just us). My current list is Classical Gas and Cavatina. Two very different styles (finger style and plectrum).
Sorry but I don't have either of the tracks you mention as Guitar Pro files.
Mike...
mike_knott said:
As long as the mp3 track was stereo it should have worked but the results can be a bit hit and miss.
Sorry but I don't have either of the tracks you mention as Guitar Pro files.
Mike...
SUCCESS!Sorry but I don't have either of the tracks you mention as Guitar Pro files.
Mike...
My discs came in the post today and I imported them to Audacity. I then processed them to remove vocals using the 'vocal reduction and isolation' effect. The result is a backing track without lead guitar - perfect (well, almost).
The original mp3 files I gave it must have been mono tracks - the new ones are remastered original stereo.
I am now playing with the parameters to adjust the guitar reduction to leave me a tiny bit as an aide to playing.
Audacity is a great bit of software and open source. I can recommend it.
Thanks Guys!
Ricky146a said:
SUCCESS!
My discs came in the post today and I imported them to Audacity. I then processed them to remove vocals using the 'vocal reduction and isolation' effect. The result is a backing track without lead guitar - perfect (well, almost).
The original mp3 files I gave it must have been mono tracks - the new ones are remastered original stereo.
I am now playing with the parameters to adjust the guitar reduction to leave me a tiny bit as an aide to playing.
Audacity is a great bit of software and open source. I can recommend it.
Thanks Guys!
My discs came in the post today and I imported them to Audacity. I then processed them to remove vocals using the 'vocal reduction and isolation' effect. The result is a backing track without lead guitar - perfect (well, almost).
The original mp3 files I gave it must have been mono tracks - the new ones are remastered original stereo.
I am now playing with the parameters to adjust the guitar reduction to leave me a tiny bit as an aide to playing.
Audacity is a great bit of software and open source. I can recommend it.
Thanks Guys!
How long is it supposed to take to upload a track to moises? I was sat watching the little wheel go round for about ten minutes and no sign of it ending.
ETA - it did work in the end. Took almost an entire episode of Doctor Who. So about 3 weeks.
ETA - it did work in the end. Took almost an entire episode of Doctor Who. So about 3 weeks.
Edited by Evangelion on Monday 24th February 23:43
Gassing Station | Music | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff