by roger bayliss » 19 Mar 2022, 11:37
Hi Paul,
I recall you saying you were using Spectralayers to clean things up sometime back. RIPX is very similar in use , but seems easier to use in my view for average users. None of these types of programs are perfect at separating the individual parts , but things have come along somewhat.
Processing a few Shadows tunes, I found that the lead guitar nearly always ended up on a layer mixed in with a few other instruments, such as rhythmn guitar and strings, keyboard, etc. Bass and drum percussion , kick drums seem to get picked out onto their own layer, but some bass notes might bleed into the layer with lead guitar etc. Vocals seem to get the best separation from what I can tell. RIPX does a great job finding vocals and harmony parts.
I think to make a backing from an instrumental song, best method would possibly be to identify the lead guitar part by ear and create a new layer for it to be moved onto. Once the layer is created, highlight a note in the layer and then click the little arrow next to the new layer name. That moves the lead notes to the new layer , splitting the lead guitar part. Eventually this will have the lead part on it's own layer, leaving the other instruments on other layers. This is fairly easy, because the lead guitar is usually loudest and can be picked out easiest from the instruments it is mixed up with on the layer created by RIPX.
Once the lead guitar is on it's own layer, we can easily create a backing track or Accapela by muting layers. The lead guitar layer could also be edited with RIPX Tools available where needed , to get the best possible results.
Will be time consuming of course , but the RIPX interface to me seems easy to identify notes and move or delete them working a few bars at a time.
Once we have an Accapela part , we can then give MATCH EQ a chance to work as per the thread on MATCH EQ.
If we are generating Accapela part to use soley in MATCH EQ , we only need z few bars for it to compare and do it's job, which cuts down on the work needed to get a suitable Accapela part for MATCHEQ.
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