Stem Split AI

AI vocal remover

Vocal Remover: Remove the Vocals from Any Song

Upload a song and this vocal remover takes the singing out and keeps the music, with the vocals, drums and bass as stems of their own. 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

With and without the voice

Vocal remover example: a song with and without vocals

A real 30-second excerpt, run through the same AI vocal remover you use here. Play the original, then switch to the instrumental to hear the song with the vocals removed.

Original. The song as released. Press play, then switch to the instrumental at any moment to hear the vocals disappear.

“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. A vocal remover works on the recording, so very loud or heavily layered vocals can leave a faint trace in the instrumental; the preview shows you before you pay.

Four steps

How to use the vocal remover in four steps

  1. 01

    Add the song

    Drop an MP3, WAV, FLAC, M4A/AAC or OGG file, up to 90 MB and 10 minutes, on the page. The vocal remover takes files only, not YouTube or other links.

  2. 02

    Let the vocal remover work

    Our servers run the separation. The preview comes first, usually in about a minute, and you can leave the page and come back to it.

  3. 03

    Play it without the vocals

    Listen to 30 seconds of the instrumental, from 0:30 of the song or from the start for a song under a minute, and compare it with the original and the vocals. You get 1 free song a day, or 5 when signed in.

  4. 04

    Download the instrumental

    To keep the song without its vocals, sign in and unlock it for 125 credits, which is $0.50. The download has the instrumental and the other four stems as MP3 (320 kbps) and WAV.

Why take the vocals out

What people use a vocal remover for

Most people who remove vocals from a song want the music for something of their own. These are the usual reasons.

  1. 01

    Sing along to your favourite songs

    Take the lead voice out and sing it yourself at home, at a party or in the car. For a track made just for this, see the karaoke maker.

  2. 02

    Record a cover

    Use the instrumental of a song as the bed for your own vocal, then record over it in any editing program you already use.

  3. 03

    Background music for a video

    A song without its vocals sits behind speech without fighting it. Check that you have the right to use the music in your video.

  4. 04

    Practise your own vocal

    Singers and rappers use the instrumental to rehearse a verse, work out a new line or perform with a backing track.

  5. 05

    Make an instrumental for a freestyle

    Get a beat to rap over from a song you own, made of the drums, bass and other stems. The instrumental maker page covers this in more detail.

  6. 06

    Study how a song is built

    Hear the music without the voice, then switch the vocals back to see how the arrangement leaves room for the singer. You can also pull out the acapella.

Cleaner results

Tips for a cleaner vocal remover result

  1. 01

    Pick the original recording

    A vocal remover works best on the full, studio version of a song. A live recording with a crowd, or a very old mono track, is harder to separate cleanly.

  2. 02

    Use a good file

    A WAV, a FLAC or a high-bitrate MP3 gives the model more detail than a small, low-quality file, and more detail means a cleaner instrumental.

  3. 03

    Listen on headphones

    A faint trace of the voice is easy to miss on laptop speakers and obvious on headphones. Check the preview that way before you unlock the song.

  4. 04

    Do not expect a studio instrumental

    A vocal remover estimates the music from the mix. The result can be very usable, but it is not the master the band recorded, and an official instrumental, where one exists, may sound better.

  5. 05

    Compare with the original

    Switch back and forth between the original and the instrumental in the preview. If the difference is clear on the loudest part of the song, the whole track will usually be clean too.

Free to preview, pay to keep

Vocal remover pricing: free preview, $0.50 a song

Hearing the song without its vocals 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

Vocal remover questions and answers

How do I remove vocals from a song?

Upload the song, wait for the preview and play the instrumental stem, which is the song without its vocals. If it sounds right, sign in and unlock the whole song for 125 credits, which is $0.50, to download it.

Is this AI vocal remover free?

You can split and preview for free: 1 song a day without an account and 5 songs a day when signed in. Each preview plays 30 seconds. Downloading the whole song costs 125 credits ($0.50), and $5 buys 1,250 credits for 10 songs.

How does the vocal remover work?

It uses Demucs htdemucs, an open-source AI model from Meta AI research, on our own servers. The model learns to tell voices from instruments in a mix and splits the song into five stems; the instrumental is the drums, bass and other added together.

Will the vocal remover take out every trace of the voice?

Not always. Most songs come out clean, but loud, layered or reverb-heavy vocals can leave a faint trace in the instrumental. Play the free preview on headphones to hear how your song turns out.

What does the vocal remover give me besides the instrumental?

All five stems: vocals, instrumental, drums, bass and other. Each comes as an MP3 (320 kbps) and a WAV (16-bit, 44.1 kHz), so you can keep the voice too.

What files work with the vocal remover?

MP3, WAV, FLAC, M4A/AAC and OGG files up to 90 MB and 10 minutes. The vocal remover takes uploaded files only, not links to YouTube or other sites.

How long does the vocal remover take?

The preview usually comes in about a minute, and a four-minute song is fully split in about three. You do not have to keep the page open: unlocked songs are kept in My files.

Can I remove vocals from a song and use it on YouTube?

Only if you have the right to the music. The tool does not change who owns the song. Check the licence, or get permission from the rights holders, before you publish anything made from someone else’s recording.

Are my songs private?

Your uploads are deleted after 1 day and your stems after 7 days, and files are only available to the person who uploaded them. Copyright owners can send a notice to contact@stemsplitai.com.

Can I use the AI vocal remover 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 instrumental and the other stems for 125 credits, which is /bin/zsh.50 a song.

Is the vocal remover the same as a stem splitter?

It is the same tool used for one job. Every split gives five stems, so you can remove the vocals, keep only the vocals or work with the drums and the bass. The stem splitter page shows all five.