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# Remove vocals from a song and keep the instrumental

Updated 2026-11-09

To remove vocals from a song, use a model that predicts the singing from the sound and takes it out of the mix. Vocal Remover runs that model in your browser and hands you an instrumental and an isolated vocal as two files. Nothing is uploaded. Choose MP3 or WAV, press Split song, and download both tracks.

[Open Vocal Remover](https://toolsugar.com/tools/vocal-remover)

## Split a song in four steps

Audio files and videos both work, up to 15 minutes each. The model is 66.8 MB and downloads on your first run.

1. Choose a song or a video that has music in it.
2. Pick MP3 at 192 kbps or WAV at 16 bit for the output.
3. Press Split song and let the model finish.
4. Download the instrumental and the vocals as two separate files.

## Why the old center trick falls short

Many simple vocal removers subtract one stereo channel from the other. That only cancels sound panned dead center, and the bass and kick drum usually sit there too, so they vanish with the singer.

This tool uses UVR-MDX-NET Voc_FT, a model from the Ultimate Vocal Remover project. It predicts the vocal from the spectrum, so a voice panned off center is still found and the rest of the mix stays intact.

## MP3 or WAV output

Both formats are stereo at 44.1 kHz. MP3 at 192 kbps is small and plays everywhere. WAV at 16 bit is uncompressed, so the files are larger, and it is the safer choice if you plan to edit the stems in a music program.

## Why you can still hear a little of the singer

Heavy reverb, delay and stacked backing vocals are the hardest parts to pull apart. A faint trace of the vocal can stay in the instrumental. Instruments that sound like a voice, such as a synth lead, can leak into the vocal file.

You get two stems only, vocals and everything else. Splitting drums, bass or guitar needs a different and much larger model.

## Using the tracks you make

The tool adds no limits of its own, but the copyright in the song still applies. Practice and study are one thing. Publishing a remix or a backing track usually needs permission from the rights holder.

## Questions

### Can I use a music video as the source?

Yes. A video file works as well as an audio file, and the tool reads its sound track. The result is audio only.

### How much memory does a split use?

On our test computer the browser reached nearly 5 GB during a run. Use a computer rather than a phone, which has not been tested.

### Is there a daily limit?

No. Your own device does the work, so there is no account, no watermark and no cap on how many songs you split.

[Open Vocal Remover](https://toolsugar.com/tools/vocal-remover)

## Related guides

- [How to remove music from a video](https://toolsugar.com/blog/how-to-remove-music-from-a-video)
- [How to cut an audio file to the part you need](https://toolsugar.com/blog/how-to-cut-an-audio-file)
- [How to convert audio files to MP3, M4A or WAV](https://toolsugar.com/blog/how-to-convert-audio-files)
- [How to extract audio from a video](https://toolsugar.com/blog/how-to-extract-audio-from-a-video)
- [How to remove background noise from audio](https://toolsugar.com/blog/how-to-remove-background-noise-from-audio)

## Comparisons

- [LALAL.AI alternative](https://toolsugar.com/alternatives/lalal-ai-alternative)
- [Moises alternative](https://toolsugar.com/alternatives/moises-alternative)
- [vocalremover.org alternative](https://toolsugar.com/alternatives/vocalremover-org-alternative)