How-to guide
How to remove vocals from an MP3 file
MP3 is still the most common audio format people want to strip vocals from — whether it is a song you downloaded, a podcast you recorded, or a karaoke track you need to make. VocalSplit handles MP3 natively, no conversion required.
MP3 is a lossy format, so the stems will not be cleaner than the original recording allows. You will still get a very usable instrumental and vocal track — just do not expect the vocals to be any higher fidelity than your source.
Step-by-step
- Open VocalSplit.io. Go to vocalsplit.io in any modern browser. No account or install is required to start.
- Drag your MP3 onto the upload area. Drop any MP3 up to 100 MB. VocalSplit also accepts WAV, FLAC, M4A, AIFF, OGG and Opus.
- Pay for the split. The first split is $0.99. Buying a 10-pack drops the price to $0.50 per split. Credits never expire.
- Wait about 15 seconds. The AI separator runs on a GPU and returns two stems: vocals and instrumental. Most songs finish in under 15 seconds.
- Download the stems. Grab the zip with both 24-bit WAV files. The download link stays live for 24 hours and is also emailed to you.
Tips for better results
- Use the highest-bitrate MP3 you can find — 320 kbps produces noticeably cleaner stems than 128 kbps.
- If the song is heavily autotuned, the vocal stem will capture the autotune artefacts exactly as they were mixed.
- For batch work, upload up to 10 files at once and VocalSplit splits them in parallel.
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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