How to Extract Vocals or Instrumental Music From a Mix - Adobe Audition Tutorial

You'll learn exactly how to extract vocals from a piece of music or create an instrumental version of a music track with vocals. Watch and understand how the Central Channel Extractor works in Adobe Audition. Further learn how to tweak all the advanced settings to get the perfect mix.
Adobe Audition Learn Series Part 18:
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0:00 - Intro
0:42 - How to remove vocals from a music track
2:09 - Swapping controls to retain vocals and remove music
2:37 - Further perfecting vocal removal with settings in Central Channel Extractor
3:15 - Sweeping up from low frequency range to vocal range
3:47 - Sweeping down from high frequency range to vocal range
4:30 - Recap on vocal removal and vocal isolation
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[@MikeRussell]

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[@marshmallowcloud529]

Please make a video about removing precorded singing voice from live singing voice to know if the artist is really singing live or just lip syncing?

[@taraadcock1503]

Good to see you here. I've watched hours of instruction on Audition and Premier that you posted. Completed several projects thanks to your work. Since Adobe went CC only I had to switch to Resolve and do not have an Audition like audio editor. Too bad. Your work is great and I know you have helped tens of thousands of people. Thank You.

[@MikeRussell]

Thanks Tara. Hope you're getting on well with Resolve.

[@derek_underwood]

Not a fan of Fairlight in Resolve?

[@mikepeters4928]

I just received my Adobe Audition and I am so genuinely excited about working with this program. Thank you so much for your tutorials. You are making this old guy's playtime so much easier! 😁

[@MikeRussell]

Have fun Mike 👍

[@6ixsavag3]

Just started doing some mashups recently, huge help. Thank u! 👍🏽

[@MikeRussell]

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[@MikeRussell]

‼UPDATE FOR ADOBE AUDITION USERS ‼- I have made it easier than ever before to work with tricky audio. My brand new Audition presets are out now. One click to GREAT sound :) Check them out here: mrc.fm/presets This is a great way for you to support my channel too 🙏🙏🙏

[@KellyofWinxClub]

Thank your for this video, it was really helpful! I loved that you explained things as you were showing us the example, that made me understand the controls much faster

[@MikeRussell]

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[@loriasmrofficial]

im doing this with my favourite song and it sounds amazing! thanks for your tutorial sir! hope you are safe!

[@MikeRussell]

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[@CobaltFoxPlays]

Coming back to this over sometime ago to work on old VODs, reason why I love using Elgato's Wave Link with OBS Studio to have each audio source on it's own independent track; ie, game audio, music, mic, spotify, soundboard, etc etc

[@MikeRussell]

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[@a.c9952]

Thank you, thank you, thank you! This is so useful man

[@MikeRussell]

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[@Fatemeh_ST]

Thank you so much for making this great video and all the explanations. It helped me with my Project!

[@MikeRussell]

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[@oscartvonline2382]

Had an event yesterday and plugged in the power bank to the GO II Pro. The audio came out terrible. This video has saved a brother big bigtime. Thnk you so much!

[@MikeRussell]

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[@muratkaribai]

Thanks for a helpful tutorial. Can you learn how to extract sounds of footsteps, music and voices without distorting other sounds? I would be very grateful to you 😊

[@MikeRussell]

You could try using Denoise or capturing a noise print of just the noise you want to remove and using Noise Remover.

[@luckydragongaming3228]

Thank you so much, your tutorial saved my audio on my newest video!

[@MikeRussell]

Awesome

[@cassnate6259]

Great tip, very useful, thanks!

[@MikeRussell]

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[@LaJuliasEditSuite]

Thanks a lot for this video, helped a lot!!

[@MikeRussell]

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[@yoesmusic]

Thanks for great tutorials on A.Audition sir...

[@MikeRussell]

You're welcome

[@erikiksaz]

Super useful, thank you.

[@MikeRussell]

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[@dancingkathy5062]

Whoaaa this is soo helpful! Thank you so much!

[@MikeRussell]

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[@mazharsnihin1471]

Very good tutorial, easy to understand

[@MikeRussell]

Thanks

[@bobbirahmirres3638]

Mike do you have a video that goes over all the different kinds of sound issues with examples? Sometimes I know there's something wrong with the audio but don't know what it's called.

[@MikeRussell]

Hi Bobbi, thanks for the suggestion. I don't have a video like that at the moment but you can join our community and there you'll be able to post examples of the issue community.musicradiocreative.com/

[@esa9578]

Hello Mike Thank you very much for your effort in making this video In this way, I wanted to get an instrumental output from a piece of music, but unfortunately the base sound does not disappear! I mean the sound that the base singer recorded in the song still remains. Nothing happens with changing frequencies. Can you help? LOVE YOU

[@MikeRussell]

The only true way to achieve what you want to achieve is to get the instrumental. This work around works very well if the song is produced in a certain way but can, as you've discovered, still leave remnants of the vocals.

[@malvinitayikiwatshuma204]

Woow thanks for this tip so helpful, i like the crispness of your mic n vocal lol

[@MikeRussell]

Thanks Malvin

[@AniolHC]

You just save the day!

[@MikeRussell]

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[@JawadSoomro]

Man, you are life savor!! Love you! Also, where can I get the song that you just played????

[@MikeRussell]

That's one of our MRC sung jingles which you can find on our website

[@thepatograper2420]

You helped me alot! I'm subscribing to your channel

[@MikeRussell]

Thank you 🙏

[@atencio_dma]

Wellp it doesn't work with my track but it's the first time i see this metod, thanx bro :D

[@MikeRussell]

It won't work for tracks where the vocals are mixed in stereo

[@harigino]

thanks for the tutorial, sir 🙂

[@MikeRussell]

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[@drs_rdk]

Wow this was useful 👌

[@MikeRussell]

Thanks

[@ausfan100]

Is it possible to remove the vocal from a MONO recording? In other words we have a single channel only.

[@lyricallysodoperecords2331]

Hey thank you for this video but I could most definitely use a little more help taken the beat away from the vocals could you possibly help me with what in trying to do by any chance

[@MikeRussell]

Bear in mind this is a workaround technique and won't get you a perfect instrumental and if the vocals have stereo effects it's sadly unlikely to work well at all.

[@BlackDraft]

thanks for this video

[@MikeRussell]

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[@TryingToShareChristianity]

Great tut, I like the skill but depending on the clip there may be a ton of detail work to get the audio clean. With that said I would rather have this skill in my tool kit then not have it.

[@MikeRussell]

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[@danielmuchtar]

Sir, if i want to use adobe audition for sequence at the live stage, could adobe make the metronome can only hear by a musicians at the stage and not by the audience too ? Can you tell me the way ?

[@MikeRussell]

You can set Audition’s output depending on your hardware.

[@AccordionandViolinlife]

Wow! I am on your course in Udemy. But I se that you have a solution to every query. Thank you Sir

[@MikeRussell]

I do try. Hope you're finding the course helpful

[@AccordionandViolinlife]

@@MikeRussell The course is very useful, well explained, engaging and concise. I wonder do you reply to the questions on Udemy?

[@MikeRussell]

Thanks for asking. I reply here and, in detail, to my one on one students that I take on from time to time but not on Udemy.

[@stephanieleevideography7223]

thank you !

[@MikeRussell]

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[@PASHAentertainment-tn4mg]

thank you so much sir

[@MikeRussell]

You're welcome!

[@matthewstollar2678]

What do you do if your track is mono ?

[@sreepurammike]

Thanks, Mike! You have a new subscriber my friend 😊

[@MikeRussell]

Thank you

[@NikauleParolesetLyrics]

Hello! How can I do with Studio One5 Pro ? 😳🎵😘

[@MikeRussell]

It’s not really a piece of software I have delved into. Sorry.

[@rimidriss5285]

Hello , can I know please if we can separate 2 musical instruments from the same track ??

[@MikeRussell]

With the channel extractor you can either remove the centre channel or the side channels. You don't have the ability to remove individual instruments. For that you'd need the original stems and mute the ones you don't want in your mix.

[@AlejandroShredderDJ]

This is nice

[@MikeRussell]

Thank you so much! I'm glad you found the tutorial helpful!

[@asimali3898]

thank you

[@MikeRussell]

You're welcome! I'm glad you found the tutorial helpful!

[@actiondjn2960]

what is this song you use to play, and thank you for helpful tutorial, from sri lanka...

[@MikeRussell]

This is one of our custom themes

[@VidarrKerr]

How do you isolate the vocals? Thanks for the video!

[@MikeRussell]

There are videos on the channel on isolating and removing vocals which will help you

[@VidarrKerr]

@@MikeRussell The video that shows the Au, center select, "male/female" voice doesn't work for me. The music is too loud. But, when I do the method in this video here, it perfectly removes the vocals. How can I get what is removed/extracted? Or, is it not stored anywhere? Thank You Very Much!

[@adventsoulofmelodies2025]

why can't I do that with my audition so sad. Does it only apply to remixed music?

[@MikeRussell]

For this technique to work the music needs to have been mixed in a certain way therfore it deosn't work on all tracks

[@AndrewLobban]

Is there a way to remove background music? Say you recorded a video and someone started playing copyrighted music in your take.

[@MikeRussell]

Have a look at this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/naLTh2uFf9yZmpo

[@harshavardhan.R]

Hello sir, I tried to do but there is an drums sound. I can't get rid of them but other sounds are gone. the drums are in central channel . how to remove that.? help pls...!!!!

[@MikeRussell]

If the drums are in the centre channel and you want to keep the vocals then you're also keeping the drums I'm afraid. Without the individual stems of the song you can't selectively remove elements.

[@hamidlotfi3986]

Hi! I searched all over the internet but I found nothing about my problem. I’ll appreciate if anyone could help. I don’t know I missed something or its a bug. I put EQ and Compressor on track and tune up the sound. So far so good, but when I try to automate the track on latch or touch mode all I’v done to EQ and Comp will be perished as though I just put a new one! All zero! Any one knows what’s happening or what I missed?

[@MikeRussell]

Might be worth taking this to our community where you can explain in more detail community.musicradiocreative.com/

[@djdcano479]

How can i do the opposite?? i would like to have only the voice... and it doens't sound so good!! I tried as you did in the video.. but the quality is not the best.. can i do something better?? Regards, Dcano

[@MikeRussell]

Success depends on how the track is produced and mastered. Any vocals off the centre channel will cause less desirable results.

[@connerjohnson4814]

I'm doing this in Premiere 2023. There is not an effect tab at the top. How do I get to "Center Channel Extractor?"

[@MikeRussell]

This is being done in Adobe Audition

[@connerjohnson4814]

@@MikeRussell Thank you.

[@marialaurafont5754]

Hi there! From some reason, i can't see the accapella option in audition center channel :(

[@MikeRussell]

Check out the video on resetting Audition to factory settings which should help restore any deleted presets

[@billligon4005]

Can I extract solo piano score from an orchestral score? Will this work?

[@MikeRussell]

Hi Bill, this is only achievable if you have all the individual recordings of the individual bits of the orchestra

[@mr.0103]

In my audio file voxals are also very ng affected in side channel centre channel affects nothing? Please help me.to understabd why so

[@MikeRussell]

Please be aware that for this workaround technique to work a sound has to produced and mastered in a certain way. If the vocals cross channels then this just won't work I'm afraid.

[@ZJK99]

In music there's backing vocals, how can i remove the main vocals from the instrumenst but still keeping the backing vocals?

[@MikeRussell]

The only way to do this would be by having the stems and creating your own mixdown with just the elements you want

[@SwipeLifeYT]

You rock 😎

[@MikeRussell]

Thanks!

[@wojciech1011]

Didn't work for me unfortunately. Hope there's another way to do it in Audition

[@MikeRussell]

I'm sorry to hear that the method didn't work for you - make sure to check out my upcoming videos where I'll explore alternative ways to extract vocals or instrumental music in Audition!

[@cervanno05]

Can these steps be used for dialogue in movies?

[@MikeRussell]

Most probably not as movies are recorded usually in surround sound.

[@jaumet679]

This option is available in Audition 2020? Thanks.

[@MikeRussell]

Yes, the vocal/instrumental extraction feature is available in the latest version of Adobe Audition.

[@hbdxfishing]

I want to get rid of music which is playing in the background of recorded dialogue

[@MikeRussell]

You can use this and work on lowering the side channels while keeping the centre channel full in the mix.

[@tengkuamali]

your voice would be great on radio bro.

[@MikeRussell]

Thanks

[@shaheduzzamanshahed7185]

Hello Dear. Can I Remove Only Music From any audio? I want Just Vocal.

[@MikeRussell]

This video may help if you swap around the channels and keep the centre channel while reducing the side channels - kzbin.info/www/bejne/eqWUaZmhh9ZrpsU

[@njarasoarumpf8464]

I manage to have only the vocals, the hidden vocals but not the music help me

[@MikeRussell]

This won't work on all tracks depending on how they're produced

[@brianthefriendlychowchow]

why its not working on a songs I'm trying? its just making deep vocal echoes and loosing sounds?

[@MikeRussell]

Because it’s likely the songs you’re trying have stereo processing on the vocals.

[@rnbPGTV]

Which version of audition have you used ?

[@MikeRussell]

I used Adobe Audition CC for this tutorial!

[@rnbPGTV]

@@MikeRussell thanks Mike 😊👍🏼

[@mrtee3017]

You are my great teacher love from pakistsn

[@MikeRussell]

Thanks

[@bruizzr]

That didnt work for me brother maybe different tracks could be the reason.

[@beatboxdcoder]

How to extract synthesizer from track?

[@MikeRussell]

To extract a synthesizer from an audio track in Adobe Audition, you can use the Center Channel Extractor effect too but I’d try AI tools for cleaner extraction.

[@beatboxdcoder]

@@MikeRussell but it can only separate vocals and instruments and I need to separate synthesizer

[@Gearstudio18]

cool

[@MikeRussell]

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[@raphcardenza]

Pls is there a logic version?

[@MikeRussell]

Nothing that I know that would natively work in Logic Pro X. You may be best to go with a plugin such as iZotope RX.

[@raf623]

hi, its not really removing the vocals entirely, why is that?

[@MikeRussell]

Because it's only a workaround technique

[@ClassicClarenz]

What song is this

[@MikeRussell]

This is one of our exclusive themes which you can order as a sung jingle from www.musicradiocreative.com/

[@vincelegaspi7369]

Now working

[@MikeRussell]

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[@ranithomas8953]

Someone plz tell me why can't I separate the vocals and intstruments😭

[@ranithomas8953]

Both vocal and intstruments are coming in side channel levels Whyyyyy plz tell me how can i solve it😭😭😭

[@MikeRussell]

That will be because of the way the track was produced and mastered.

[@peopnetwork9292]

Hellow Mike i am back!

[@MikeRussell]

Welcome back!

[@xxxrupture]

didnt work, the background song still there :(

[@MikeRussell]

Bear in mind that this is a workaround and you are essentially asking the software to perform the impossible. Most times it does a very good job

[@popkitchen2213]

Like & sub. Thanks!

[@MikeRussell]

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[@CFernandoC]

Yeah it didn’t work lol if anything it enhanced the vocals

[@MikeRussell]

Sorry to hear that it didn't work for you. Sometimes the results can vary depending on the original recording quality and the settings used.

[@CFernandoC]

@@MikeRussell It’s all good yeah you did mentioned that it really depends on how it was recorded. Even tho it didn’t work for me my family and I still love your other videos everything else has worked for us 👍

[@MikeRussell]

Great!

[@shirleylaux1308]

Am on SingSnap karaoke and i need to remove music ,,,How do i remove music???

[@MikeRussell]

All the instructions you need to achieve this in Audition are in the video 👍

[@knuckleheadcollections]

You forgot the about the 'beginners' out here. Some of us are brand new to Au, and need instruction from the very beginning as in 'How to add the file"? Do we 'Open' the file? ... or Do we "Import" the file? ... or do we add a "New File"? What is the best way of these three option? How do we add the track to the timeline (?) properly. I am sure each method has it pro's and con's and it sure would be nice to know the difference. Can you please make a new video that starts from the very beginning? We would really appreciate it. All the 'Newbies' thank you in advance.

[@MikeRussell]

In order to be able to make videos that give value to the majority of Audition users I have to assume some basic computer file handling knowledge when creating the videos. Sorry if this hasn't helped you but hopefully you'll find value in the rest of the videos

[@simonbrooks399]

Sadly this is awful compared to what other software can now do

[@MikeRussell]

I understand that there are other software options available that can provide better results but this tutorial is focused on using Adobe Audition. A popular and widely used audio editing software, to demonstrate the process of extracting vocals or instrumental music from a mix.