I separate out vocals on most every recording. For SBD vocal feeds, it's a great way to debleed.
For aud 2 track recordings, I separate out vocals and mix them back in in parallel to add presences.
Really cures that 'distant' sound that plagues aud recordings. I find it especially helpful on recordings made with Neumann kmi84s from back in the day.
I've been using RX, currently on v9. Today I tried ultimate vocal remover and I'm shocked by how much better it works. Output is much cleaner intem of not clcutting off the beginning of phrases, and not including sax or guitar that would make it through rx. Also, when listening to it solo, the uvr track is drastically more musicall and natural sounding. To me, RX has always sounded kinda alien on its own.
[edit - uvr runs much faster on my mac mini m3]
What do others use stem separation for, what softwar do you use, and what are your thoughts?
Anyone else compare outputs?
Happy to post samples if wanted.