Remove Vocals from a Song (Karaoke)
Strip the lead vocal out of a song to make an instrumental or karaoke track. The same Demucs engine, here returning the music-only stem with the voice removed.
How it works
Demucs separates the mix into vocal and accompaniment; we return the accompaniment. Because separation is learned rather than a phase trick, it works on any song, not just centre-panned vocals.
What it's good for
- Karaoke backing tracks
- Instrumental versions
- Practice tracks for musicians
- Removing narration from music beds
Details
- Engine
- Demucs
- Formats
- MP3, WAV, M4A, FLAC, OGG, AAC
- Price
- Free to try
Frequently asked questions
Center-channel cancellation only works when vocals are perfectly centered and it guts the bass and drums. Demucs actually identifies and removes the voice, keeping the full instrumental.
Most lead vocal is removed cleanly; faint residue can remain on heavily reverbed or layered vocals. It's strong enough for karaoke and practice use.
Yes — use the stem-separation tool for individual drums, bass, vocals and other stems.
A high-bitrate stereo file separates best; low-bitrate MP3s and mono uploads work but tend to leave a little more vocal residue.
Demucs targets the whole vocal stem, so most lead and backing vocals come out together, though faint stacked harmonies and ad-libs can survive on busy choruses.
No. The instrumental is still the original copyrighted recording, so public performance or release of your karaoke track needs the appropriate license.
Yes, the accompaniment is returned at the original sample rate and channel count, so a stereo song keeps its full stereo image.