how to remove a voiceover?

curl · Post by **curl** » Sun Jul 06, 2008 1:00 pm

Hi,

I got a DVD of a sport lecture, its no commerical stuff, but unfortunately the guy that taped it does a voiceover in his language over the original english track. now i tried around with the karaoke plugin to remove the loud voiceover, but dont get any useful results.

can somebody give me a hint what to try ? the quality is not so important...since its enough to understand the original voice

my toughts are to isolate the voiceover, invert it and add it to the original track .... since i am not firm with audioediting anyway every clue is welcome ... may be there is an easier way ?

thanks!

Post by **kozikowski** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 2:08 am

These are the three software packages that might help.

Center Pan Remover (Voice Remover--Search the page for "Center Pan Remover")
http://audacityteam.org/download/nyquistplugins

Voice Isolator (Opposite of Center Pan Remover)
Voice Trap
http://www.cloneensemble.com/vt_main.htm
Extra Boy
http://www.kvraudio.com/get/1651.html

One of the isolator packages will remove, too.

If both the voiceover and the original announcer are in the middle of the stereo field, you're dead. If the original show is in Mono, you're dead. You're not after quality, so I think those are the only two deads. If you're after high quality stereo results, then the chance of success never goes over about 20%-30% or so.

Koz

curl · Post by **curl** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 10:33 am

Thanks a lot!

I will try this the next days and report if it worked.

TheNewNumber2 · Post by **TheNewNumber2** » Sat Jul 19, 2008 9:17 pm

Would Center Pan Remover work on something like dialogue mixed into music?

Take the sample of track 16 for example:

http://www.amazon.com/Truth-Light-Music ... B000002N8O

Could that be removed with CPR, or another way?

Post by **steve** » Sun Jul 20, 2008 4:14 pm

TheNewNumber2 wrote:Would Center Pan Remover work on something like dialogue mixed into music?

"Center Pan remover" removes sound that is panned dead centre.
Did you try it before posting your question?
Did you listen to the track?
Is the vocal a mono source panned dead centre (without any stereo effects)?

TheNewNumber2 · Post by **TheNewNumber2** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 2:17 am

I downloaded Center Pan Remover and tried it, but the words are still there.

Post by **steve** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 2:05 pm

That's because there is a massive and very obvious stereo effect on the voice-over. The voice is not in the centre, so it will not be removed by the centre pan remover. In fact, this is an excellent example of when Centre Pan Remover will not remove the vocal. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00122 ... u_dp_trk16

TheNewNumber2 · Post by **TheNewNumber2** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 5:29 pm

So, I am basically out of luck, huh? I hate it when voice sample are added to score to "enhance" it. Sorry, but it didnt' need "enhancing".

Post by **waxcylinder** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 5:46 pm

Yup, it's just like when annoying DJs insist on speaking over the start and end of a track when you're trying to record it from FM ...

WC

TheNewNumber2 · Post by **TheNewNumber2** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 5:26 am

No, not the same. I bought[/b] my CD years ago.

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