Audacity has the capacity to remove vocals from a file. This would be useful for karaoke or if you want to record your own cover of a song, because you can then add your own voice recording onto the music. You can accomplish this by splitting the stereo recording, which has 2 channels with the vocals usually right in the middle of them. Using an invert effect and changing the way the sound comes from the speakers, you can then remove most of the vocals from a track.

Audacity audio Editor vs. Song Surgeon 5 Audacity is a free, open source software for recording, mixing, and editing sound. Although it is not nearly as sophisticated (or expensive) as something like PRO Tools, Audacity is a decent editing and mixing piece of software. How to edit audio in Audacity using the selection tool, time selection tool, envelope tool, zoom and more. This is a deep dive into the editing capabilities.

1. The video contains a quick step by step demo on how to edit an audio using Audacity software.
2. In this digital age, audio production has become a compulsory skill for anyone developing internet, entertainment and media content. In this sense, there are very good tools to accomplish this task. Audacity is the most popular, free, cross-platform and easy to use software for audio editing.

Audacity Song Editor

To remove vocals:

1. Click the black arrow beside the name of your imported song.
   
2. Select Split Stereo Track, which will separate the track in two.
   
3. Double click one of the tracks to select it.
4. Click Effect > Invert. The track will now sound slightly distorted.
5. Click the black arrow beside the top track and select Mono.
   
6. Click the black arrow beside the bottom track and select Mono. You have now removed the vocals from a recording.

To add vocals:

Audacity Song Editing Program

1. Record your new track directly in Audacity.

To add previously recorded vocals:

Audacity Song Editing Tool

1. Import the previously recorded track into Audacity.