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AI acapella extractor

Acapella Extractor: Pull the Vocals Out of Any Song

Upload a song and this acapella extractor gives you the vocals on their own, plus the instrumental, drums and bass. Hear one song a day free with no sign-up; the whole song is $0.50, with no subscription.

Drop a song here or choose a file

MP3, WAV, FLAC, M4A or OGG · up to 10 minutes and 90 MB

Free: 1 song a day, 5 when signed in · full song $0.50

Hear the acapella

Acapella extractor example: a song and its acapella

A real 30-second excerpt, run through the acapella extractor you use here. Play the original, then switch to the vocals to hear the acapella that was pulled out of it.

Original. The excerpt as released, voices and instruments together. This is what the acapella extractor starts from.

“Persephone (ft. Vidian, Dimitri Artemenko)” by snowflake, ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/22364, licensed under CC BY 2.5. Stems separated by Stem Split AI.

The excerpt runs from 0:30 to 1:00 of a Creative Commons song. An acapella pulled from a mix can keep a faint echo of the instruments, most of all where the voice is in the same range as a guitar or a keyboard.

Four steps

How to use the acapella extractor in four steps

  1. 01

    Upload the song

    Add an MP3, WAV, FLAC, M4A/AAC or OGG file up to 90 MB and 10 minutes long. The acapella extractor takes files, not YouTube or other links.

  2. 02

    Wait for the preview

    The separation runs on our own servers and the preview comes first, usually in about a minute. You can leave the page and come back.

  3. 03

    Listen to the acapella

    Play 30 seconds of the vocals, from 0:30 of the song or from the start for a song under a minute, and compare them with the other stems. You get 1 free song a day without an account and 5 when signed in.

  4. 04

    Download the acapella

    Sign in and unlock the whole song for 125 credits, which is $0.50. The download has the vocals and the other four stems as MP3 (320 kbps) and WAV (16-bit, 44.1 kHz).

What an acapella is for

What people use an acapella extractor for

An acapella is a voice with nothing behind it. People pull one out of a song for these jobs.

  1. 01

    Remixes and bootlegs

    Put a new beat, a new key or a new genre under a vocal you love. Get permission before you release a remix of someone else’s song.

  2. 02

    Mashups

    Blend the vocals of one song with the instrumental of another. The acapella is the half that stays, and the instrumental stem of the other song is the half you add.

  3. 03

    Learn the harmonies

    With the instruments gone you can hear every line the singers take and practise each part, which is much easier than picking it out of a full mix.

  4. 04

    Sing along with the original voice

    Singers use the acapella to match phrasing, breath and timing, and to hear where the original singer places each word.

  5. 05

    Teaching and analysis

    Vocal coaches and students listen to a voice alone to study technique, tuning and tone, free of the arrangement.

  6. 06

    A backing track for the same song

    The other half of the split is the song without its vocals. Take that too if you want to sing it yourself.

A cleaner acapella

Tips for a cleaner acapella extractor result

  1. 01

    Choose songs with a clear lead voice

    A single lead vocal over a band separates best. Choirs, heavy layering and effects like long reverb leave more of the instruments in the vocals stem.

  2. 02

    Start from a good file

    A WAV, a FLAC or a high-bitrate MP3 holds more detail than a small, compressed file, which helps the acapella extractor find the voice.

  3. 03

    Listen for the instruments

    Play the vocals stem alone on headphones and listen for a faint hi-hat, guitar or keyboard behind the voice. If it is there in the preview, it will be in the download.

  4. 04

    Clean it in your editor if you need to

    For a release-ready vocal, trim the breaths and silences, and use a gate or an equaliser to remove what remains. Keep in mind the song’s licence.

  5. 05

    Match the tempo and key in your editor

    An acapella has no beat under it, so set your project to the original song’s tempo before you load it. Otherwise it will drift against a new instrumental.

Free to preview, pay to keep

Acapella extractor pricing: free preview, $0.50 a song

Previewing an acapella is free: 1 song a day without an account and 5 signed in. Downloading it is 125 credits, which is $0.50, and $5 buys 1,250 credits for 10 songs.

  • 1 free song a day without an account, 5 songs a day when signed in
  • A 30-second preview of all five stems every time, before you pay
  • 125 credits ($0.50) to download a whole song: all five stems as MP3 and WAV
  • $5 one-time buys 1,250 credits, 10 songs, with no subscription
  • Credits are only spent when you download

$0.50 per song download

$5 10 songs, one-time

Try it with a song

Good to know

Acapella extractor questions and answers

How do I make an acapella from a song?

Upload the song, wait for the preview and play the vocals stem, which is the acapella. If it sounds clean enough, sign in and unlock the whole song for 125 credits, which is $0.50, to download it.

Is the acapella extractor free?

The split and a 30-second preview are free: 1 song a day without an account and 5 songs a day when signed in. Downloading a whole song costs 125 credits ($0.50), and $5 buys 1,250 credits for 10 songs.

How does the acapella extractor find the vocals?

It uses Demucs htdemucs, an open-source AI model from Meta AI research, run on our own servers. The model has learned what voices sound like and estimates the vocals stem from the mixed song.

Is the acapella from the acapella extractor studio quality?

No. It is an estimate of the voice taken from the finished mix, so it can carry a faint trace of the instruments. It is very usable for remixes and practice, but it is not the original studio vocal.

What does the acapella extractor give me besides the acapella?

The other four stems: instrumental, drums, bass and other. Each stem downloads as an MP3 (320 kbps) and a WAV (16-bit, 44.1 kHz).

What files can the acapella extractor use?

MP3, WAV, FLAC, M4A/AAC and OGG files up to 90 MB and 10 minutes. It takes uploaded files only, not links.

How long does the acapella extractor take?

The preview usually comes in about a minute, and a four-minute song is fully split in about three. You can leave the page and come back, and unlocked songs stay in My files.

Can I release a remix with an acapella from the acapella extractor?

Only if you have the right to the original song and its vocal. The acapella extractor does not change who owns the recording, so get permission or a licence before you release or sell a remix.

How long are my files kept?

Uploads are deleted after 1 day and stems after 7 days. Files are only for the person who uploaded them. Copyright owners can send a notice to contact@stemsplitai.com.

Can I use the acapella extractor without an account?

Yes, for 1 song a day. The preview plays without signing in. Sign in to split 5 songs a day and to download the acapella and the other stems for 125 credits, which is /bin/zsh.50 a song.

Is an acapella the same as a vocal remover result?

It is the opposite half of the same split. A vocal remover keeps the music and drops the voice; an acapella extractor keeps the voice and drops the music. Both come out of one split.