The Nomad and the Olive Branch

Download and install Audacity 1.2.6 from its Sourceforge mirror. If you wish to export the karaoke tracks as .mp3 files, download the LAME encoder from the same download mirror. Run Audacity 1.2.6, choose “File”, click “Open”, and select the desired audio file from your music library. When the file is finished loading, click on the audio track’s option menu on the left of the wave pattern and choose “Split Stereo Track”. Ensure that the track is not playing in Audacity or any other program. Select the right stereo channel, usually the one on the bottom, and invert the track by using the “Invert” effect from the “Effects” menu. Change the track types of both right and left channels to “mono”. Play the track. If the track is satisfactory, go to the “File” menu and export the track as .mp3 or .wav. Choose a name different from the original file. Should this guide fail you, search for cheesy instructional videos on YouTube or find a $59.99 karaoke maker program from the web. Upload the fil