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Remove Vocals from a Song Online
To remove vocals from a song, upload it here: an AI model takes out the lead and backing vocals and keeps the music. Hear 30 seconds free, then download the song without vocals as a WAV. Nothing to install.
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- Free 30-second preview
- Files deleted after 24 hours
- Works on your phone
How do I check that the vocals are gone?
Play the free 30-second preview and switch between the song and the version without vocals. A faint ghost of the voice is normal in songs with heavy reverb; the music should not get duller.
With vocals
The song as you uploaded it.
Vocals removed
The same 30 seconds with the singing taken out.
Why the old ways of removing vocals fall short
Before separation models, removing vocals meant tricks that only worked on some songs.
Center-channel cancelling
Flipping one side and adding it to the other removes whatever sits in the middle, which also takes out the kick, the bass, and the snare.
EQ cuts
Cutting the voice’s frequencies takes the same range out of guitars and keys, and the song sounds hollow.
Mono songs
An old mono recording has no sides to cancel, so the tricks do nothing at all.
Hours in a DAW
Spectral editing by hand works on one line at a time. A model does the whole song in minutes.
Why remove vocals with EraseNoise
Demucs htdemucs, an open-source model from Meta (MIT license), separates the voice from the instruments by how they sound, not by where they sit in the stereo field. It scores 9.00 dB SDR on the MUSDB HQ test set.
The bass and drums stay
Nothing is cancelled out of the center, so the low end stays full. Tools that remove vocals from song mixes by cancelling the center take the kick and bass with them.
Works on mono
Old mono recordings can lose their vocals too, and come back as mono.
Your own song in the preview
You hear 30 seconds of your upload before you pay, not a curated demo.
When does removing vocals work less well?
Most studio songs split cleanly. These are the harder cases.
Heavy reverb on the voice
The echo tail can stay as a faint shadow after each line.
Concerts and phone recordings
Crowd singing and room sound blur together and leave more of the voice behind.
Spoken word over music
For a podcast or a vlog with a music bed, use the background music page instead.
How do the ways to remove vocals from a song compare?
Three methods remove vocals from a song. They differ in what else they take out of it.
| Compared on | Center cancelling | EQ cut | Separation model (this page) |
|---|---|---|---|
| How it works | Subtracts one side from the other | Cuts the voice frequencies | A trained model splits the mix by sound |
| Bass and drums | Thinned or gone | Mostly kept | Kept |
| Guitars and keys | Kept if off-center | Hollow in the cut range | Kept |
| Mono songs | Does nothing | Works | Works |
| Where | Audacity, most DAWs | Any EQ | In the browser, no install |
The model behind it
Demucs htdemucs was trained on the MUSDB set plus 800 songs. It splits a mix into drums, bass, other instruments, and vocals; this site keeps the vocals, or adds the other three back together.
Demucs on GitHubWhich files can I remove vocals from?
You can remove vocals from song files saved as audio, up to 2 GB. A studio master works best.
MP3, WAV, M4A, AAC, OGG, Opus, or FLAC
The download is a 44.1 kHz WAV. A stereo song stays stereo, and a mono one stays mono. Video files are rejected, so save the soundtrack first.
The song is in a video
Save its soundtrack with the free extract tool, which runs in your browser and uploads nothing, then upload that file here.
How do I remove vocals from a song?
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Compare 30 seconds
Switch between the song with and without vocals. Listen to the loudest part of the vocal.
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Download the song without vocals
Process the full song and download a WAV. It is deleted after 24 hours.
What do people remove vocals for?
Covers and practice
Sing or play over the original band.
Dance and fitness classes
Use a song’s beat without the lyrics talking over your cues. Check the venue’s music license.
School and church performances
Sing a song live over its own backing.
Is this the right page?
All the song pages run the same model. Choose by the part you want to keep.
| Job | Use |
|---|---|
| A song with its singing taken out | Use this page |
| Only the vocals from a song | Acapella extractor |
| A sing-along backing track | Karaoke maker |
| Music under a talking voice | Remove background music |
What happens to my song?
The upload and the result are deleted 24 hours after you upload. They are not public demos.
How much it costs
Monthly and yearly prices stay visible together. You pay after the preview sounds right and you keep the full file. Pro includes 20 hours a month, not unlimited cleaning.
Free
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Try it on your own recordings
Upload and preview- Free 30-second previews
- Unlimited silence removal
- Files deleted after 24 hours
- Full-length downloads
Pro
$9.99/month
$9.99/month, or $95.88 per year ($7.99 per month)
For weekly podcasts and video creators
Get Started- 20 hours of processing per month
- Audio and video
- Noise and echo removal
Pay as you go
Buy minutes once. They do not expire.
1 Hour Pack
$2.99
Pay once, use whenever you need
- 60 minutes of processing
- Audio and video
- Minutes never expire
5 Hour Pack
$9.99
Lower price per minute for bigger projects
- 300 minutes of processing
- Audio and video
- Minutes never expire
| Plan | Price | Includes |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | Free 30-second previews, Unlimited silence removal, Files deleted after 24 hours |
| Pro monthly | $9.99/month | 20 hours of processing per month, Audio and video, Noise and echo removal |
| Pro yearly | $95.88 per year ($7.99 per month) | 20 hours of processing per month, Audio and video, Noise and echo removal |
| 1 Hour Pack | $2.99 | 60 minutes of processing, Audio and video, Minutes never expire |
| 5 Hour Pack | $9.99 | 300 minutes of processing, Audio and video, Minutes never expire |
Frequently asked questions
How do I remove vocals from a song?
Upload the song, play the free 30-second preview with the vocals removed, and download the full song without vocals as a WAV.
Can I remove vocals from a song for free?
The 30-second preview is free and needs no account. The full song uses processing minutes from a Pro plan or a minute pack.
Why not just use Audacity’s vocal reduction?
Audacity’s built-in Vocal Reduction and Isolation effect works by cancelling the center of a stereo mix, so it also thins the bass and drums and does nothing on mono songs. A separation model keeps them.
Can I keep the backing vocals and remove only the lead?
No. All the voices are removed together. For a song where you need the harmonies, keep the original for those parts.
Can I remove vocals from a YouTube video?
From its soundtrack, yes. Save the audio of a video you have the rights to with the free extract tool, then upload that file here.
Do I get both the vocal and the instrumental?
No. Each run gives you one WAV: the part this page keeps. To get the other part of the same song, upload it on the acapella extractor page for the vocal. That is a second run, so it uses processing minutes again, and the free preview works there too.
Can I publish a track I made from someone else’s song?
Splitting a song does not change who owns it. Practice, study, and singing at home are one thing. Posting the instrumental or the vocal, or selling a cover or remix built on it, still needs permission from the rights holders.
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. The full song is billed in whole minutes, rounded up, with a minimum of 1 minute, so a 3:20 song uses 4 minutes.
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