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Fixing a once off talker. Ideas?

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breakonthru:
It would be super valuable if you documented this process while doing it so we can all learn

shadowfax1007:

--- Quote from: Gordon on April 27, 2024, 09:37:10 AM ---Look at it in RX and figure out what her voice looks like (easy to spot).  Use the brush tool or lasso then spectral repair attenuate.  This was a quick attempt to tone it down.  It could be done better but you get the idea....


https://we.tl/t-SizfXMKKCb

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This actually sounds much better. Still not perfect, but helps remove the harshness of it. I'll definitely be giving this a decent crack this week. Thank you.

shadowfax1007:

--- Quote from: robgronotte on April 27, 2024, 08:40:21 PM ---If the talk isn't over any singing, Ultimate Vocal Remover 5 is amazing, you can download for free online. I've used it so much in the last year that I consider myself an expert.

I would be happy to work on it. Would be great to let people hear the before and after.

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I'll do a general write up soon on my experience - but holy crap UVR5 worked great. It certainly wasn't a single click solution but after a few hours of tweaking with UVR5, Audacity and Izotope, I got a great outcome. Managed to speak the lead vocals and the "backing vocals" and blend the lead only back with the instrumental. Then pasted the exact clip back into my overall recording. You almost can't tell it was there to begin with. The intrusive vocal is totally gone now. The remaining actual vocals are ever so slightly muffled for like 1.8 seconds, but listening to the entire recording you can't really pick it. It's just like the singer has moved slightly from the microphone for a minute.

Fantastic bit of software!

shadowfax1007:
So far anyone wanting the process I followed:

1. - Audacity
- Set 'Start' and 'End' markers around the problem section.
- Copy the problem section to a new track
- Export the new track only, ensuring to save in the same format and bitrate
- Save the project file with markers, or just keep the window open.

2. - UVR5
- Download the following models if not already installed: KIM1, UVR-BNE-4B, UVR-Deecho-Deverb
- Set process method to MDX-Net
- Set model to Kim Vocal 1
- Go to Settings > Advanced > Advanced MDX > Vocal Splitter
- Select model UVR-BNE-4B
- Select "Save Split Vocal Instruments" and "Enable Vocal Split Mode"
- Select "Deverb Vocals" and enable "All Types"
- Go back to the main screen, process your input audio.
- UVR5 will output individual stems, and various combined steams such as "Instrumental + Backing Vocals" or "Instrumental + Main Vocals"
- Listen to your output and see how it goes.
- You can experiment further with Segment Size and Overlap but the higher you go, the longer it will take and the more grunt your PC will need to have.
- Some people recommend using Kim Vocal 2 model if Vocal 1 model doesn't give the required result. In my case, I found no noticeable difference between the two.
- Make sure you export your audio in the same format and bitrate.

3. - Import back into Audacity
- Go back to Audacity
- Select the range set by your markers, it should come up in yellow and lock your selection to the exact time.
- Copy and paste your new audio over your main track
- Your new audio should be pasted over the old offending segment and time matched. Playback to confirm, and adjust if needed.
- Export your audio to a new master .WAV file
- Import the new master into RX Izotope or whatever editing software you use.

Enjoy!

robgronotte:
The best model I've found in UVR5 is MDX-Net MDX23C-InstVoc HQ.

but I usually run the ensemble mode which does three models and then combines the results, and I pick the best of the 4.

the other two I use are VR Arc1_HP-UVR and Demucs v4 | htdemucs

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