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Originally Posted by Wallymeister
Some are pretty good but the key is if the vocals were recorded dead center pan.
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Exactly, Wally, and as MTU points out in their literature this wipes out any digitally remastered stereo recordings, which a great share of the of the "oldies" are.
One must also consider that the recording engineers aren't stupid. They know that in order for any current vocal removal program to be successful, the vocal must be recorded dead center panned from a single mike source. Obviously this can only be effectively done in a studio with the singer isolated in a booth, which would eliminate any live concert recordings.
With this in mind, how many stereo recordings would one logically think are being produced these days with the lead singer dead center panned? I'd bet NONE, NIL, NADA, ZERO.
If they're not intentionally staying away from center panned stereo, and shifting the track off center and or adding echoes and reverb to the same track, to defeat vocal rmoval, then they aren't near as bright as I give them credit for.
Just some more thoughts on the subject.
George