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To remove background music, upload an MP4, MOV, M4V, or WebM video, or an MP3, WAV, M4A, AAC, OGG, Opus, or FLAC of someone talking.
Remove Background Music from Video & Audio
Remove background music from video or audio when a track plays under someone talking. Upload an MP4, MOV, MP3, or WAV: this background music remover lowers the bed and keeps the speaking voice, and a video comes back as an MP4 with the same picture. It does not split a song into a vocal and an instrumental, and it does not pick one person out of two. Hear 30 seconds of the busiest stretch free.
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What do you want to keep?
- Current toolRemove background musicSpeech and other sounds, without the music bed.VoiceMusicOther sounds
- Keep only the vocalsThe singing, with the band gone.VocalsInstrumental
- Remove the vocalsThe band, with every voice gone.InstrumentalVocals
- Make a karaoke trackThe band and the harmonies, without the lead.Backing trackLead vocal
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Up to 2 GBFirst 30 seconds free
- Free 30-second preview
- Files deleted after 24 hours
- Works on your phone
How do I compare the voice with and without the music bed?
Remove music from video or audio of someone talking and keep that speaking voice. It does not split a song into a vocal and an instrumental. Hear 30 seconds of the busiest stretch before you pay.
Original
The speaking voice with the music still under it.
Voice kept
The same 30 seconds with the bed lowered. The person talking should still sound like themselves.
What does a music bed do to a talking voice?
Remove background music when a track sits under someone talking, in a video or in an audio file. A song where the vocal is the performance is a different job.
A vlog with a bed under the voice
Upload the video itself. The music drops, the voice stays, and the picture comes back unchanged.
A tutorial with stock music
The lesson is hard to follow when the bed is loud. Remove music from the video, and keep the MP4 when the words come forward.
An interview over a quiet track
A low bed can still mask a guest. The preview shows whether the guest remains and the track drops.
A voice memo recorded near a speaker
Music in the room is not part of the note. Remove music from the audio, and stop if the words themselves start to drop out.
How do I remove cafe or shop music from a vlog?
Music from a cafe speaker sits under your voice the same way a music bed does, so this page can lower it. To remove background music from a video like this, upload the clip as it is.
Upload the clip
Choose the MP4 or MOV of the cafe segment, or the whole vlog. Trim it first if only one stretch has music.
Clean the busiest stretch
The free preview picks the 30 seconds with the most sound. The speaker music should drop and your voice should stay. Chatter from the next table is speech, so it can stay too.
Download the MP4, or a WAV for your editor
The MP4 keeps the same picture. To mix in your own editor, choose WAV audio before you download, place it at the first frame, and mute the original track.
Then the espresso machine
Steam, grinders, and cups are noise, not music. Once the music is lower, run the cleaned video through the noise remover if the clatter still covers words.
Remove background noise from videoWill lowering the music clear a YouTube copyright claim?
Not reliably. Content ID can still match a song that is quieter but present, so removing music from a video lowers the risk and does not guarantee a clear video. For a video that is already claimed, YouTube Studio has its own edits.
Erase song in YouTube Studio
For an audio claim, Erase song mutes only the claimed song and keeps the dialogue. YouTube says it might not work if the song is hard to remove. Download the original first, because saved edits cannot be undone.
Trim or replace instead
Trim out segment cuts the claimed part. Replace song swaps it for a track from the YouTube Audio Library. The claim stays if any claimed music is left.
Before you upload a new version
Clean the video here, download the MP4, and wait for the Checks step in the upload flow. It screens for copyrighted content before the video goes public.
Why choose EraseNoise as your background music remover
Remove background music from video and audio in one place, and the speaking voice stays. There is no stem mixer and no karaoke control.
The bed drops, the talker stays
Music under a speaking voice gets quieter. The speaking voice stays.
The video comes back whole
Upload the MP4 or MOV, not an exported soundtrack. The cleaned audio goes back on the same picture, and you download an MP4.
Not a song splitter
A song is not split into a vocal and an instrumental. It is not a karaoke track.
One speaker is not picked out of a crowd
If two people are talking, both can remain. This page does not isolate one voice from another.
Why is the sentence the test?
You can remove background music without soloing a stem. Judge the words, not the leftover track.
Listen for the words
The sentence should be easier to follow. A little of the bed can remain.
Singing counts as music
A song playing under the talk usually leaves with its singer. To keep a singer, use the acapella extractor instead.
Which files can lose a music bed?
Upload the video or the audio file of someone talking. You do not export the soundtrack first.
Video: MP4, MOV, M4V, or WebM
Up to 2 GB. The download is an MP4 with the same picture. H.264 and HEVC are copied as they are; WebM and other codecs MP4 cannot hold are converted to H.264.
Audio: MP3, WAV, M4A, AAC, OGG, Opus, or FLAC
The download is WAV.
Talking, with music under it
A vlog, a tutorial, or a memo near a speaker can be the source. A finished song is not.
How do I remove background music from a video or audio file?
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Compare the voice and the bed
Play 30 seconds, no account needed. The words should come forward, and the speaker should still sound like themselves.
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Download the MP4 or WAV
Keep the file only when the music is quieter and the talking remains. A video comes back as an MP4 with the same picture; audio comes back as WAV.
Where to remove background music from video and audio
A talking-head video with a bed
Upload the video and remove music from it directly. The picture is copied back unchanged.
A tutorial under stock music
The lesson is the point. Keep the MP4 when the steps are easier to hear than the track.
A podcast or memo recorded near a speaker
The room had music on. Remove music from the audio file, and use the preview to check that the words survive.
When is the music bed the real problem?
Use this page to remove background music from someone talking, in a video or an audio file. A song, a fan, and a ringing room are other jobs.
| Job | Use |
|---|---|
| Music under a speaking voice, in a video or audio file | Use this page |
| A song split into a vocal and an instrumental | Instrumental maker, or the acapella extractor for the vocal |
| Wind, fan, traffic, or hum in a video | Remove background noise from video |
| Wind, fan, traffic, or hum in audio | Remove background noise from audio |
| One counted echo | Remove echo from audio |
| A dense room wash | Remove reverb from audio |
| Long pauses | Remove silence from audio. It is free and stays in the browser. |
How long is the file kept?
After you remove background music, EraseNoise deletes the upload and the result 24 hours later. They are not public demos. Download your copy inside that day.
Frequently asked questions
How do I remove background music from a video?
Upload the MP4, MOV, M4V, or WebM and listen to 30 seconds. Download the MP4 only if the music is quieter and the speaking voice remains. The picture is copied back unchanged, so you do not export the soundtrack first.
How do I remove music from audio?
Upload an MP3, WAV, M4A, AAC, OGG, Opus, or FLAC of someone talking and play the 30-second preview. Keep the WAV if the music drops and the voice stays.
Can I get only the cleaned audio from a video?
Yes. Choose WAV audio before you download. The WAV is 48 kHz and the same length as the clip, starting at 00:00, unless you trim it. Place it at the first frame in Premiere, DaVinci Resolve, or CapCut and mute the original track.
Is this a vocal remover for songs?
No. This background music remover lowers music under someone talking. To split a song, use the instrumental maker, the acapella extractor, or the karaoke maker.
What if the person is singing, not talking?
Singing is usually treated as part of the music, so a sung performance can be removed with the band. To keep a singer, use the acapella extractor; this page is for speech with music under it.
Will this pick one speaker out of two?
No. If two people are talking over the music, both can remain. This page does not isolate one voice from another conversation.
What if the problem is a fan or a room, not music?
A fan, wind, or hum belongs on the noise page. A counted echo belongs on the echo page. A dense room wash belongs on the reverb page. Long pauses belong on the free silence page.
Can I remove music playing in a cafe from my vlog?
Often, yes. Speaker music under your voice is the job this page does. Chatter from other tables is speech, so it can remain, and the espresso machine belongs on the noise remover afterward.
Will removing background music fix a YouTube copyright claim?
It can lower the chance of a match, but a quieter song can still be detected. For a claimed video, use Erase song, Trim out segment, or Replace song in YouTube Studio. For a new upload, wait for the Checks step before you publish.
How many free previews do I get, and how large can the file be?
You can hear the 30-second preview 3 times in 24 hours without an account, and 20 times in 24 hours after you sign in. The upload limit is 2 GB for video and audio. The full file is billed in whole minutes, rounded up, with a minimum of 1 minute.
Remove background music from your next video or recording
Upload one video or audio file of someone talking. Keep the result only if the bed drops and the speaker remains.
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