[linux-audio-user] Removing voice

[Steve Harris]

theres a LADSPA plugin, "Karaoke",
http://plugin.org.uk/ladspa-swh/docs/ladspa-swh.html#karaoke
that probably does the same thing, you can apply it to WAV files with
ecasound or applyplugin.

- Steve

On Wed, Mar 30, 2005 at 11:41:14AM -0800, Bill Moseley wrote:
> I'm running debian sid.
> 
> Anyone know of a good filter I can use to remove voice?  I've got some flac
> files that I'd like to filter to remove voice and burn for my kids to
> sing with.
> 
> I tried using xmms, which has a few voice removal plugins that work
> fine, but if I use the Disk Writer plugin for output then the effects
> are not in the output wav files.
> 
> I tried using sox:
> 
>     sox in.wav out.wav band <center>
> 
> But I can't find a good setting for <center> that works anywhere as
> well as xmms's Voice Removal or DeFX plugins.
> 
> I'm looking for something like sox -- trying to avoid snd or audacity
> just to make converting a lot of files easier.  Plus, I tried Steve
> Harris' LADSPA Karaoke plugin and it doesn't seem to work quite as
> well as the ones in xmms.  Subjective, of course.
> 
> Any suggestions?
> 
> 
> -- 
> Bill Moseley
> moseley at hank.org