Jim: In Sonar, you can use the "Remove Silence" feature. Just change the default open and close parameters to suit your taste. Any number closer to Zero closes the sound gate ----- Original Message ----- From: Jim Jackson To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2010 12:10 AM Subject: [ddots-l] Removing vocals Hello all, is there a feature in Sonar 8.5 or Sound Forge, which will allow one to remove vocals or at least greatly reduce the volume? Thanks