PhonicMind: Extract or remove vocals online
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We introduce PhonicMind, an online service that extracts / removes only vocals from the audio, and other similar software / services.
What is PhonicMind?
PhonicMind is an online service that can automatically extract and remove vocals from 2-mix audios.
When uploading the audio, you can download two audios, the audio which extracted only the vocal from the audio and the audio which removed only the vocal.
Phonic Mind’s reputation
Looking at the response of the link below, PhonicMind’s reputation seems to be good.
https://www.reddit.com/r/IsolatedVocals/comments/8ttbsi/has_anyone_tried_phonicmind/
https://www.producthunt.com/posts/phonicmind
How PhonicMind works
PhonicMind seems to be using deep neural net.
PhonicMind’s vocal remover uses deep neural networks to do vocal elimination.
Source: https://phonicmind.com/faq/
Other vocal removal / extraction software
Vocal Remover (vocalremover.org)
Like PhonicMind, VocalRemover is an online service that can automatically remove / extract vocals from 2-mix audios.
You can remove vocals from “Vocal Remover” in the left menu and vocal extraction from “Vocal Extractor”.
When I tried it, the band is near the vocal and the sound with the localization in the center is extracted together with the vocal. Also, vocal removal has reverb components left.
As you can imagine, I think that you are using the traditional method of extracting vocals using information of localization, frequency band, transient.
VocalRemover (vocalremover.com)
Like PhonicMind, VocalRemover is an online service that can automatically remove / extract vocals from 2-mix audios.
I tried it, the quality is higher than vocalremover.org. The reverb component after vocal removal is also weak. I felt the same quality as PhonicMind.
Lakeside Audio Isola Pro FX
Lakeside Audio Isola Pro FX is a VST plug-in that can extract various instruments semi-automatically from 2-mix audios.
There are “MIDI mode” giving hints at Midi and automatic mode to specify the frequency band, and “MIDI mode” seems to have higher quality. Because it is VST, it can process in real time.
It is a comparison video of PhonicMind and Lakeside Audio Isola Prox FX. A little artifact has appeared, but I felt the same quality as PhonicMind.
iZotope RX 7
iZotope RX 7 is a standalone software for repairing and adjusting 2 - mix audios, which supports both music production and post production.
The initial version of iZotope RX was announced in 2007, and with the release of RX7 in 2018, the function to automatically extract vocals, bass, percussion instruments, etc. from the 2-mix audio and readjust the volume was added.
According to the following information, it seems that neural net is used for audio separation algorithm.
The evolution of our intelligent audio technology continues with the Music Rebalance module in RX 7. Music Rebalance is a new tool that gives users the ability to boost, attenuate, or even isolate musical elements from audio recordings. It is a natural progression of our neural network-based source separation technology, first introduced in the forms of Dialogue Isolate and De-rustle in RX 6 and now evolved to extract multiple musical components from complex mixes.
Audionamix XTRAX STEMS
Audionamix XTRAX STEMS is a standalone software that fully separates 2-mix audios into three vocals, drums, and other instruments.
According to this information, it uses a neural network and is superior to ADX TRAX.
Audionamix ADX TRAX
Audionamix ADX TRAX is a standalone software that extracts vocals. We are specialized in vocal extraction. Unlike PhonicMind, you can fine-tune manually while watching the spectrum.
BlueLab REBALANCE
BlueLab REBALANCE is a VST that allows you to adjust the volume of each 2 - mix audio divided into 4 vocals, bass, drums, and other instruments. It is released in January 2019. It is VST so it can be processed in real time.
I tried it, it was lower quality than PhonicMind. I guess, I guess you are using a traditional algorithm.
Which vocal removal / extraction service should be used?
I want to make a karaoke audio
I think PhonicMind or VocalRemover is good.
Because it is a web service, it is unnecessary to install software and other troubles.
I want to copy (transcription) my ear
I think that Lakeside Audio Isola Pro FX, iZotope RX 7 or Audionamix XTRAX STEMS is good.
Musical instruments other than vocals can also be extracted. I do not know which of these is better because I do not use it.
Summary
We introduced the software / service for extracting and removing vocals on behalf of PhonicMind.