Keep only the singing
You want the vocal on its own, a rough acapella, a cover, a voice memo of a melody, without the backing behind it.
The setup
Keep only
"people singing" ยท custom
Step by step
- 1 Drop your video or audio file into SoundScrub.
- 2 Set the mode to Keep only.
- 3 Choose Custom and type "people singing".
- 4 Run it. You get the file back with only that kept and everything else dropped.
Why this works
Keep only with a typed "people singing" holds the singing and drops the rest.
Honest heads-up
A singing voice and its backing share a lot of the same ground, so it comes out decent, not perfect. The busier the backing, the more of it you'll still hear.
Common questions
How do I isolate the vocals from a song?
In SoundScrub, set the mode to Keep only, choose Custom and type "people singing". That holds the singing and drops the backing. Expect the vocal mostly on its own, with some backing still audible.
Is this the same as removing the music?
Different angle. Keep only "people singing" holds the vocal. Removing "background music" targets the whole music track. Pick the one that matches what you want.
Will it be perfectly clean?
No. Expect the vocal mostly on its own, with some of the backing still there, more on a busy track, less on a sparse one.
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