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[lunartic]

Ok guys, and gals... I have just secured a job at a french club that could become a steady run. I have some french language Karaoke tracks, but more would definitely help.

If any of you have French language tracks, I would appreciate the shares.

 

Thanks in advance.

These are the ones I've got if any use to you

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Edited January 8, 2024 by lunartic

[DaveyDee]

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Thankyou I think I've done it

Great, I have also done your

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file for you...

[lunartic]

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file for you...

Thanks a lot, my singer will be over the moon. Just played it through, it's fantastic. Thankyou so much.

Edited January 8, 2024 by lunartic

[DaveyDee]

Thanks a lot, my singer will be over the moon. Just played it through, it's fantastic. Thankyou so much.

Glad I could help... If you also want a version with the Narrator vocals, I am sure I can separate those out too!

[lunartic]

Glad I could help... If you also want a version with the Narrator vocals, I am sure I can separate those out too!

oh if you could that would be great thankyou

[DaveyDee]

oh if you could that would be great thankyou

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Thanks

[DaedalusWren]

Hiya,

 

Once again the issue of language based tracks, rather than genre, rears it's head...

 

Do you have an idea of the types/styles of songs that are likely to be requested?

 

You mention it is a French club, but is it a Hip-Hop/RnB club, a Jazz club, a Dance club, a club that is more Pop oriented, or even a Reggae club?

 

I am sure if it is a younger crowd, then the collected works of Edith Piaf in karaoke form would be pretty much worthless, likewise if it is a more sedate social club, tracks by the likes of Dalida or Khaled wouldn't be of much use!

 

Just throwing a language out there doesn't really help either side in knowing what would be of use.

 

We had a similar situation recently with a request for Spanish language tracks, requesting 'recent' tracks, without specifically saying the tracks should be of recent music, or just recently made tracks. KV regularly make tracks in many languages, but some of them are of classic material, not just current or recent chart material.

Unfortunately, I have not worked at this venue before, as I stated, this is a new job, so I am going in with just the fact that the first event is a dinner and karaoke night, so it may cover ages from 20 up. So I figured I may want to bolster my French track listings. That was the reason I just threw the line in requesting French Language tracks. Any and all I can round up, whether they be new, old, rock, country etc. could never hurt.

[DaedalusWren]

Hello

 

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That sounds wonderful, Unfortunately, I would only be able to use this after the event for requests of songs I don't have, as I would not have a clue what I was looking at otherwise. I don't know what the age range or genera preferences will be, That was why I was hoping to just seek out a healthy bunch of them going in, to have at least a broad coverage. Thank you for the link though. I have registered.

[DaedalusWren]

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Awesome, thank you.

[DaveyDee]

That sounds wonderful, Unfortunately, I would only be able to use this after the event for requests of songs I don't have, as I would not have a clue what I was looking at otherwise. I don't know what the age range or genera preferences will be, That was why I was hoping to just seek out a healthy bunch of them going in, to have at least a broad coverage. Thank you for the link though. I have registered.

An option I find useful is to have a link to Karaoke Version running alongside my performance laptop, as they do an awful lot of foreign language tracks, and is a useful source for songs I might not have when they are requested but could have them for their next song!

[sacot1]

Hello everyone

 

I miss these 4 albums. Does anyone have them ?

 

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[paybpipty1]

@DaveyDee, just a couple of questions with regard to extracting/eliminating vocals for Karaoke...if the song is for a duet and you just want to remove one of the vocal 1 and retain vocal 2 and the backup vocals:

 

1. is it possible?

2. what app to use?

3. what are the settings?

 

Thanks for sharing your knowledge on this puzzle I am having

[DaveyDee]

@DaveyDee, just a couple of questions with regard to extracting/eliminating vocals for Karaoke...if the song is for a duet and you just want to remove one of the vocal 1 and retain vocal 2 and the backup vocals:

 

1. is it possible?

2. what app to use?

3. what are the settings?

 

Thanks for sharing your knowledge on this puzzle I am having

Yes it can be possible, it all depends on the nature of the original recording, how it was mixed, what effects and post-production was done to the original, whether it is a Mono, Stereo or Multi-Track (i.e Quad or Surround type) source. If you are really lucky, some tracks are even available from gaming software sources that have the individual track separations! Another good source is to look at 'Alternate Takes' or mixes of a track that can be found on some 'Limited Edition' or 'Remastered' releases.

 

In the case of a commercial Vinyl, CD or MP3 source file, always try to go back to as close to the original release as possible, because any modifications to the track (format conversion, digital compression etc, can have negative impact on quality and how much signal is available to de-construct acceptable stems. Where possible, try to work with a clean DSD, WAV or, if you have to use a compressed format, FLAC rather than MP3 if possible, at the highest bit and sampling rate you can find. In the case of MP3 anything below 48/320 is going to give spurious results at best.

 

One Method would be to initially remove all the vocals from the recording. It is not necessary to always break each element of the original recording and mix the ones you want back again. Sometimes however this can also be necessary to remove the 'pumping' sound that sometimes happens to some tracks, or elements of a track in the same frequency range as the removed vocal stem(s), often due to the over-use of side chain compression in the original mixing or mastering process to raise the prominence of the vocals in the mix.

 

Use the same (or similar) process to separate the Lead vocal leaving the second and background vocals, and repeating the process until you achieve the desired result of having separate vocal stems for each part. This is not always easy, as even using AI software, the result is not always what you would desire (think of how long it took to get a sufficiently clean separation of just vocal and piano stems fot the Beatles 'Now and Then'!) . However, if you are able to separate all the elements, it is then just a case of discrete mixing of the relevant parts back into the instrumental stem.

 

Sometimes, you will find that after separation of the Vocals stem, the two separate vocals are actually panned left and right in the mix, often with vocal effects and/or 'soft' backing (think Oohs and Aahs) centered in the audio panorama. These may initially need additional effects, reverb or echo removal to take out any non-channel specific artefact before you selectively mix back the part(s) you require.

 

As to settings, there are no 'one-stop' basic options. You really do have to work with each track and apply whatever steps are required to achieve an acceptable end result.

 

Personally I use a mix of different stem separation packages, as so far I have not found one that does everything I need. UVR5, DeMix Pro, RX10 and Gaudio Studio are at present my go to applications. I also use Pro Tools, Logic or Audition to mix back the elements depending on what features I require for a specific track.

Edited January 9, 2024 by DaveyDee

[leenew Karaoke]

Hi,

I will try again with this request as I think my previous one got lost in the Christmas festivities

Does anyone have a good version of "Stephen Sanchez - Until I Found You"

I have since found the Dreamcatcher release but I don't think it sounds too good.

 

Thank you,

 

Lee.

PS - there is a male solo version and a duet with "Em beihold" that both made the charts.

Both versions would be an added bonus!