How to remove vocals from a song

Make a karaoke or instrumental version of a song for free. Here is how, and what results to expect.

Step by step

Open the Vocal Remover and choose a stereo studio song from your device.
The vocal remover is already on. Press Preview with effects to listen.
If the bass got too quiet, raise Bass in Effects a little.
Press Convert and Download your karaoke track.

How it works

In most studio songs the lead vocal is placed in the middle of the stereo mix, while guitars, keys and backing vocals are spread to the left and right. The vocal remover cancels what's in the middle and keeps the sides. It's fast and runs on your own device, but it isn't AI stem separation, so the results depend on how the song was mixed.

What to expect

Works best: pop, rock and hip-hop studio songs with one lead singer.
Works less well: songs with lots of reverb on the voice, live recordings and old mono recordings. MeloCut warns you when a file is mono.
Side effect: bass and kick drum are often in the middle too, so they get quieter. Raising Bass brings some of it back.

Tips

Start from the best-quality file you have; a 320 kbps MP3 or a WAV gives a cleaner result than a small, compressed file. For practicing, you can also slow the karaoke track down with the slow down tool without changing its pitch.