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isolating instruments

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  • 20-07-2010 7:04pm
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    frag420
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    Is there any software out there that can isolate the various instruments on a track. So for instance if one wanted to sample the drum beat from a song but nothing else from that track is it possible to isolate the drums as a sample?

    Also when it come to using tracks for samples what is the best file type to use and software to mash a few samples together.

    cheers

    frAg


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    seannash
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    there is no software mto reverse engineer a track.

    what software is best is subjective.there are loads and pretty much all wil;l let you do what you describe

    best type of file to use is a wav file


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    frag420
    Registered Users Posts: 6,158 ✭✭✭frag420


    thanks seanash for the reply

    regarding the software what would be a good piece of software to start of with. Something basic to get the basics down?

    thanx again

    frAg


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    seannash
    Registered Users Posts: 5,672 ✭✭✭seannash


    well to be honest there all gonna be difficult if you have no experience.

    if your a mac go for logic if your a pc try ableton


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    jiltloop
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    I think there is some software out there that maybe able to isolate a vocal or a particular instrument in some cases but afaik it would next to impossible to isolate a whole drum track simply because it involves so many frequencies across a such a wide spectrum. I may be wrong of course.


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    ICN
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    Never Isolate Instruments.

    They'll only find a way of joining forces & overpower you. I learned that the hard way.

    :rolleyes: ;)


    Not that I've ever used it - But does Melodyne have a feature where it can do something like that?

    Seem to remember watching a Vid here - ages back with some German Dude @ a Tech Conf. Showing off some bit of software. Was that Melodyne?

    Sorry I cant remember.

    He had isolated a trumpet & said that the drums you could hear on it had leaked from the Players Headphones. Bad workman, eh? :pac:


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    flyswatter
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    As far as I know, you won't be able to isolate the different parts of the track unless you have stems for each section of the song e.g (bass, guitar, vocals etc).

    I once got a free plugin that claimed to be able to mute the vocals of a track so you could sing along to it karaoke style but this did not work for all songs. Certain sounds had to be compromised to try to mute the vocals.


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