Hi guys,
what would you say is the cleanest method of vocal extraction, iv tried noise reduction methods and inversion and neither seem to do the trick, iv tried using cool edit and audacity and neither seem to fully cancel background noise and usually make the vocals sounds muffled, any help would be massively appreciated 
[quote]pauljohnson1985 (19/12/2010)[hr]Hi guys,
what would you say is the cleanest method of vocal extraction, iv tried noise reduction methods and inversion and neither seem to do the trick, iv tried using cool edit and audacity and neither seem to fully cancel background noise and usually make the vocals sounds muffled, any help would be massively appreciated :)[/quote]
hi paul
unfortunately theres no real preferred method - they all sound rubbish
your best bet would be to get the acapella, other than that, the methods you mentioned above are your best bet! + a little EQ