Acapella Extractor isolates the vocals of a song and removes the instruments, giving you the a cappella for remixes, mash-ups and practice. Vocals only is already selected, and the song is separated in your browser, so it is never uploaded.
How to extract the vocals
- Choose a song (MP3, WAV, M4A, FLAC) or a music video.
- Click Separate. The first time, the separation model (17 MB) is downloaded and kept by your browser.
- Listen to the vocals in the preview and download them. The file is named after the song, with -vocals added.
A 3–4 minute song takes about half a minute to a minute on a recent computer, longer on a phone. To get the instrumental of the same song as well, switch Keep to Instrumental and click Separate again: that one is instant.
What you get
- Lead and backing vocals together. The model separates voice from instruments; it does not split the lead singer from the choir or harmonies.
- Some reverb stays. Echo and reverb on the voice partly stay with the vocals and partly go to the music, so the a cappella can sound a little drier than in the mix.
- The same stereo picture. The vocals stay where they were in the mix. A mono song gives mono vocals.
Tips for cleaner vocals
| Source | Result |
|---|---|
| FLAC, WAV or 320 kbit/s MP3 | Cleanest vocals |
| 128 kbit/s MP3, video sound | Usable, with more artefacts |
| Sparse song: voice with piano or guitar | Very clean |
| Dense rock or EDM mix | Faint traces of drums and synths |
What to do with the a cappella
- Remixes and mash-ups: load the WAV into your music software. To match another track, change its tempo or key with Change Audio Speed or Change Pitch.
- Learning a song: hear every word and breath without the band, and slow it down to study the phrasing.
- Transcribing lyrics: clean vocals are easier for Audio to Text to recognise than the full mix.
- Samples: cut the line you need with the Audio Cutter.
Copyright
Extracting vocals does not change who owns them. Use them for practice and private experiments freely, but ask the rights holder before releasing a remix that uses someone else’s voice.