How to remove Lyrics from a Song (Updated)

How to remove Lyrics from a Song (Updated)

I want to hear from you. Leave a comment of this post and tell me if it worked or did not and if you had to play around with it what settings worked best for you. 

This is an update from my previous tutorial found HERE to show an alternate perhaps easier way to remove lyrics from a song. 

You will need a program called Auducity to do this.

Audacity® is free, open source software for recording and editing sounds. It is available for Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, GNU/Linux, and other operating systems

Find out more about it here: http://audacity.sourceforge.net/about/

Download it here: http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/
(I have always downloaded the Beta version and have seen no problems)

Note: If you want to export this as an MP3 file, you will also need to install the LAME encoder DLL, you can see how to do that and get the download here:
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/help/faq?s=install&item=lame-mp3

So Lets Get started:

Step 1

Import your audio file into the time line of audacity then hi-light what you want to remove the lyrics from (usually the whole thing)

Step 2

Goto the effects menu and choose the Vocal Remover(for center panned vocals) option. 

Step 3

With the effect options box now open you can try the default options, if those do not work try playing around with the settings. 

Now I have not played aroudn with this much and the results I have had have been mixed most of the time the audio sounded very high, scartchy monoistic, and just plain horrible. However I want to hear from you. Leave a comment of this post and tell me if it worked or did not and if you had to play around with it what settings worked best for you. 

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Scott 

How To: Watermark Videos In Sony Vegas (Using Chroma Key)

This tutorial will show you one way to watermark your videos in Sony Vegas by using an image and the Chroma Key Effect.

To do this you will need to have a watermark set up ahead of time.

You can make one of these yourself, you simply need to make an image, and then using a chroma Key Color such as Green or Blue back the background and areas you want to be transparent and make them that color, then save it as a high quality JPEG, or BMP image type. 

<<  Our watermark used in the video looked like this.

So all the Green you see in this image will be clear or transparent after being keyed. 

So once you have you watermark made:

 Step 1

Create a new video track on the very top of of your time line above all your other footage. 

Step 2

 Import your watermark image onto the top layer you just created and stretch it out so it fills the entire timeline 

Step 3

Open the Event Pan and Crop Manager and zoom out, then drag the zoom handles out until the image is the size you want it then pan the window around until it is in the desired location.

Step 4:

Either using the Video Effect or Track Effect apply the Chroma Keyer Effect on the watermarked image in the time line, Key out the color and adjust your levels, if you are using an all white image you want want to check the box for show mask only. 

Step 5: Optional

If you want your watermark its self to be semi transparent then you will need to put you mouse at the very top of the clip on the time line until it turns to a hand with 1 pointing finger, and says opacity 100%. Click the mouse and drag the bar down the the % of transparency you want your water mark to have.

Preview your footage and you should be done!

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How To: Blur out a Face - Sony Vegas Pro

HOW TO: Blur out a Face in Sony Vegas Pro

This tutorial will show you how to blur out a face in a video using Sony Vegas pro. 

NOTE: This technique only works in the Professional versions of  Sony Vegas that have the Mask option. 

So lets get started.

Step 1:

Import you video footage into the timeline, then right click on the track header at the left of the time click and click Duplicate Track ( or to do this effect on a small clip in a large project just duplicate the clip and place in on a new track above the old). 

Step 2:

Click on the Event Pan and Crop Manager clip on the TOP Layer of video. at the bottom right of the window under the title box check the box next to the Mask option

Step 3:

Select the Anchor creation tool and then create a box or circle around the portion you want to blur out. Click on the preview at each location until a box is drawn (you must end with the first point) 

[Once the mask is complete the masked area will remain normal while the un-masked portion will get darker]

Step 4: 

Close the Event Pan and Crop window and apply the video effect for Large Pixilation to the top video track where the mask has been applied. 

In the preview window you footage should show the pixilation being applied only to the masked area. 

Now say you need to move the mask around?

If the face or area that you need the blur moves and you need to cont to blur it as it moves it is simple to do.

Simple go back into the Event Pan and Crop Manager and pan the mask to cover the area creating keyframes as needed.  (Make sure you use the Select All (or mouse) tool and not the anchor creation tool to move the mask)

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How To: Split Screen in Sony Vegas

HOW TO: Split Screen Video In Sony Vegas

This tutorial will show you how to split screen a video in any version of Sony Vegas.

Step 1
Import the video files you want to use, and place them on 2 separate tracks in the time line on top of each other.









Step 2
Open the Event Pan and Crop manager for the top layer of video, first zoom out on the preview then in the window pull the handles out to zoom out on the preview.

Step 3
With the window still open drag the box to the left or right to move the video to the left or right of the screen until it is in the position you want it. then close the event pan and crop window.



Step 4
Repeat steps 2 and 3 on the bottom layer of video


You can now preview the footage, and your done


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How To: Remove Lyrics From A Song

How To: Remove Lyrics From A Song

This tutorial will show you how to remove the lyrics from a "true" MP3 file. 

Note: This will not work on all files, there seems to be about an 80% success rate.

You will need a program called Auducity to do this. 

Audacity® is free, open source software for recording and editing sounds. It is available for Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, GNU/Linux, and other operating systems

Find out more about it here: http://audacity.sourceforge.net/about/ 

Download it here: http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/ 

(I have always downloaded the Beta version and have seen no problems) 

Note: If you want to export this as an MP3 file, you will also need to install the LAME encoder DLL, you can see how to do that and get the download here:

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/help/faq?s=install&item=lame-mp3 

So Lets Get started:

Step 1

Import you file.

This is easy, you can either drag your MP3 File onto the editors time line or go to File and Open.

Once the file is open you need to make sure it is in fact a Stereo file you can quickly check this by looking at the track info at the far Left of the screen, under the Track tittle (which is usually the file name) it should say "Stereo".

As I have stated in the video this only works on Stereo tracks. Audio 101 Tells us that A sound system or file, that has two or more speakers. If the audio file has been converted to stereo then this will not work. You will either end up with no sound or nothing will change. 

Step 2 

Split the tracks.

At the far left of the audio track where the track name is displayed, click the down arrow to access the Track Menu. From there choose the Split Stereo Track option.

Step 3

Invert the Bottom Track

Now that you have individual Left and Right Ch's, you will need to hi-light the bottom track by either double clicking on it or manually hi-lighting it.

Once you have done that on the file menu click Effects then choose the Invert option 

Step 4

Convert the tracks to Mono

At the Track Menu (The same place that you split the stereo track) you need to choose the Mono option for both tracks. 

You can now test your track to make sure it has worked.

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Scott