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Title: Reduce Vocals, Increase Instruments on SBD Recording after the fact?
Post by: bonghitwillie on August 10, 2019, 03:15:24 PM

I have several sbd recordings like this. Any way to even out the sound? Thanks in advance.

Title: Re: Reduce Vocals, Increase Instruments on SBD Recording after the fact?
Post by: hoserama on August 10, 2019, 05:33:17 PM

Izotope RX7 Music Rebalancer

Title: Re: Reduce Vocals, Increase Instruments on SBD Recording after the fact?
Post by: mrfender on August 10, 2019, 05:50:33 PM

Quote from: hoserama on August 10, 2019, 05:33:17 PM

Izotope RX7 Music Rebalancer

I'm assuming it can go the other way as well?

Title: Re: Reduce Vocals, Increase Instruments on SBD Recording after the fact?
Post by: morst on August 10, 2019, 06:41:53 PM

If the vocals are mono and the instruments are stereo, you could try adding the two channels together, then inverting the signal, and mixing some of that with the original, in order to reduce the center content?

Title: Re: Reduce Vocals, Increase Instruments on SBD Recording after the fact?
Post by: rhinowing on August 12, 2019, 03:17:12 PM

Matrix a nice aud tape under it....

Title: Re: Reduce Vocals, Increase Instruments on SBD Recording after the fact?
Post by: morst on August 12, 2019, 03:38:51 PM

Quote from: rhinowing on August 12, 2019, 03:17:12 PM

Matrix a nice aud tape under it....

RIMSHOT!

 :clapping: :clapping: :clapping:

Title: Re: Reduce Vocals, Increase Instruments on SBD Recording after the fact?
Post by: EmRR on August 12, 2019, 03:45:53 PM

Quote from: hoserama on August 10, 2019, 05:33:17 PM

Izotope RX7 Music Rebalancer

Single best tool I've experienced. 

In hardware, a Dolby 740 can do a lot but it's a very processed sound if used heavily. 

Phase inversion and mono summing/filtering/re-mixing in various incarnations, as said. 

Back before there was good digital noise reduction, I found with a lot of mono tapes with high hiss levels that I could transfer them on a stereo deck, and then use mid-side processing to turn off the side signal, which would be mainly hiss.  Now with RX7 etc there are lots of tools for that. 

Title: Re: Reduce Vocals, Increase Instruments on SBD Recording after the fact?
Post by: Gutbucket on August 12, 2019, 05:41:11 PM

Quote from: rhinowing on August 12, 2019, 03:17:12 PM

Matrix a nice aud tape under it....

Stopped in with this snarky response top of mind, mid processing suggestions, and mention of RX7 Rebalancer (aware but haven't used it).  All well covered!

Quote from: EmRR on August 12, 2019, 03:45:53 PM

Back before there was good digital noise reduction, I found with a lot of mono tapes with high hiss levels that I could transfer them on a stereo deck, and then use mid-side processing to turn off the side signal, which would be mainly hiss.

Ingenious!