How-to guide
How to remove vocals from a YouTube video
YouTube hosts an enormous catalogue of songs, covers, live performances and lectures — and sometimes you want to isolate the vocal or remove it for practice. VocalSplit does not fetch from YouTube directly, but there is a clean two-step workflow.
Downloading copyrighted YouTube content beyond personal use may violate YouTube's Terms of Service and copyright law in your jurisdiction. Use this for practice, study and private projects.
Step-by-step
- Get the audio out of YouTube. Use a yt-dlp-based tool or a browser extension to download the audio as an MP3 or WAV. Save it to your Downloads folder.
- Open VocalSplit.io. Any modern browser works. No install or account.
- Upload the downloaded audio file. Drop the MP3 or WAV onto VocalSplit. Files up to 100 MB are supported.
- Pay and wait 15 seconds. $0.99 per split. The AI returns vocals and instrumental as lossless 24-bit WAV stems.
- Download and use the stems. Import the stems into your DAW for remixing, practice or study.
Tips for better results
- yt-dlp is the most reliable free downloader; it updates frequently when YouTube changes.
- Choose WAV or the highest-quality MP3 option during download for cleaner stems.
- For YouTube live streams, the audio can have heavy crowd noise — expect less-clean separation.
Try VocalSplit free
Upload a song and get clean vocals and instrumental stems in under 15 seconds. First split is $0.99.
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