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Isolated Vocals

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Sunday fun with isolated vocals featuring Jim Morrison and “Hello I Love You”

June 28, 2020June 28, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Doors, Isolated Vocals, Jim Morrison

Listening to isolated vocals–especially from the era before studio trickery and Auto Tune fakery–is revelatory because it shows the true

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Gadgets 

Here’s a cool AI music tool that could cause havoc with copyright

March 24, 2020March 24, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Isolated Vocals, Spleeter, stems

If you’re of a certain age, you might remember ads in the back of music magazines and publications devoted to

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Isolated vocals fun: Cyndi Lauper’s “Girls Just Want to Have Fun”

February 28, 2020February 28, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Cyndi Lauper, Isolated Vocals

I’m fascinated by isolated vocal tracks because it gives such incredible insight into a singer’s decisions (conscious or instinctual) when

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Listen to one of Chester Bennington’s last-ever vocal performances

April 4, 2019April 3, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Chester Bennington, Isolated Vocals, Linkin Park

One of the last Linkin Park singles to feature Chester Bennington’s lead vocals was “One More Light” from the band’s

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More fun with isolated vocals: Siouxsie Sioux and “The Killing Jar”

January 17, 2019January 17, 2019 Alan Cross 2 Comments Isolated Vocals, Siouxsie and the Ba, Siouxsie Sioux

I’m fascinated with isolated vocal tracks because they show the true talent of the singer. We get to hear the

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More fun with isolated vocals: Marilyn Manson and “The Beautiful People”

July 17, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Isolated Vocals, Marilyn Manson

Isolated vocal tracks are fascinating because of the insight it gives us into the singer’s decisions and instincts about breathing,

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Geeks&Beats 

Geeks and Beats podcast, episode 183: The Casbah, Rocked

May 23, 2018May 25, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Clash, Isolated Vocals

The isolated vocals and the hidden stories behind “Rock the Casbah” by The Clash, turning your home into a concert

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Music History 

Joe Strummer’s isolated vocal from “Rock the Casbah”

May 21, 2018May 20, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Clash, Isolated Vocals, Joe Strummer, Rock the Casbah

Having just got back from a week in London, I’ve had the Clash playing in my head. Take a listen

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Music History 

No Auto Tune here, kids: Marvin Gaye’s isolated vocals from “I Heard It Through the Grapevine”

March 29, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beach Boys, I Heard It Through the Grapevine, Isolated Vocals, Marvin Gaye, Wouldn't It Be Nice

In the days before Auto Tune and other studio bumfluffery, a singer really had to know how to sing. Case in

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Geeks&Beats Podcast 

Geeks and Beats Podcast, Episode 140: Wouldn’t It Be Bitcoin?

August 16, 2017 Alan Cross 1 Comment Beach Boys, Brian Byrne, Cryptocurrency, I Mother Earth, Isolated Vocals

Actually, “Wouldn’t It Be Etherium” would be a more accurate title, but then it wouldn’t go well with the bit

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Music History 

The Beach Boys Didn’t Need No Stinkin’ Auto Tune

August 13, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beach Boys, Isolated Vocals

The problem with today’s recording technology is that it’s used to make performances absolutely perfect. Anyone’s croaking can be tweaked

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