howto: make your own song a capella

Simple, clear instructions for producing a near-perfect acapella of a song for free - worth trying if you're producing a remix.

This howto is soon to be updated! An acapella is a vocal-only version of the song, without the backing music.

LINKS:
Audacity: http://tinyurl.com/audacity1-3
LAME for Audacity: http://tinyurl.com/2mgwvz (fixed Sep '11: use "Lame_v3.98.3_for_Audacity_on_Windows.exe")
Final product ("Closer" acapella): http://tinyurl.com/closer-acapella

September 2011: I now have so many responses to this instruction video that it's physically impossible to help everyone who sends me a message. Unfortunately, if you're unable to use the method shown after five or 10 minutes of trying, I'm unlikely to yield a better result anyway - the method definitely works in many cases, because I produced the example doing just as I've shown! I'll update and add more detail and clarity soon.

Background music: Jaybee - Suddenly (© Klubbhouse Records)
Demostration song: Closer - Ne-Yo (© 2008 Def Jam recordings)

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