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Separating music and voice.

  • 29-11-2018 07:05PM
    #1
    Clonyn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 27 ✭


    On an Olympus Digital Recorder VN-900 I have recorded a speech which was accompanied by music played on a flute for effect. The trouble is that the flautist positioned himself near to my recording device, although he was playing softly the fact that he was nearer to the recorder than the orator the speech is relegated to the background. Given that this is a standard recording device is there any way (software) that might reduce the music and bring out the speech?


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  • #2
    oscarBravo
    Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 28,859 Mod ✭✭✭✭oscarBravo


    Audacity has a "Vocal Reduction and Isolation" plugin. It works on the basis of band-pass filtering, so how well it (or any other tool) works will depend on to what extent the speech and flute frequency ranges overlap.

    Worth a try, I'd say.


  • #3
    Clonyn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 27 ✭Clonyn


    Thank you oscarBravo.


  • #4
    sheepsh4gger
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 622 ✭✭✭sheepsh4gger


    Heard of an equalizer?


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