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Expert: Rob Evans - 8/26/2005


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Hey I was wondering if there was a way I could take out tracks of a song ---(like vocals, guitar, drums ect., not like song 1 and leave song 2)--- I have Cool Edit pro, and want to do that so I can play guitar along with songs but have mine be the only one so I can see how it sounds a lot better.  If I have to get another (paid) program tell me, but I'd rather not.  Thank you very much, you are the only multimedia sound editor in the catagory...Thanks a million!  -Admiral N

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Hi,
I'm afraid that this cannot be done properly, without having the original recording used in the studio when the band recorded the track. The reason for this is that, when a track is recorded by a group, each instrument or vocal is recorded on to a separate track. However, what we get on our CD's is a single Stereo track made up from those individual tracks that were recorded in the studio. There are some programs that try to do this using EQ techniques to remove frequencies found in a single instrument or vocal. But they don't work very well at all, as those frequencies are found in the overall sound, so they just end up making the whole song sound different.
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Rob

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Questions on all aspects of Computers and Music production. Setting up and using a computer based recording studio. Sound editiing. Creating Music CD`s and DVD`s. Software for recording and mastering and all of the pitfalls that you will come across.

Experience

31 Years of playing guitar, bass & keyboard and as a vocalist, in many bands. I have a huge amount of knowledge on all aspects of music and music production. 15 years in IT has given me the necessary skills to apply the power of computers to music.

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Local Papers; Evening Mail, Sutton Coldfield Observer

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Graduate of London's Guitar Institute
Graduate of London's Musicians Institute
Studied all grades of music, classical and contemporary
HP Accredited Systems Engineer (ASE)
Accredited Platform Specialist (APS) Proliant BL30e Blade Servers , Rapid Deployment and Integration
Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) ? NT4 Server in the Enterprise
Citrix Certified Administrator (CCA) ? Metaframe XP 1.0
Compaq Accredited Systems Engineer (ASE)
Accredited Compaq Technician (ACT) ? Proliant Server, NT Performance
and Integration, Systems Management
Wyse Terminals Winterm Sales Certification, General Information Certification
HP Sales Star Associate (HPSSA)
Toshiba Laptop and Desktop Accredited Technician (TPCMP-A/ii)

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