Remove Vocals in Audacity

~10 min

AI-powered vocal removal for Audacity users

Why Use AI Instead of Audacity's Built-in Vocal Remover?

Audacity's Built-in Method

• Uses phase cancellation (mono center removal)
• Removes everything in the center, not just vocals
• Often leaves vocal artifacts
• Damages instrumental quality
• Doesn't work on all songs

AI Stem Separation

• Uses machine learning trained on millions of songs
• Actually understands what vocals sound like
• Clean separation with minimal artifacts
• Preserves instrumental quality
• Works on any song

TL;DR

Audacity's vocal remover uses a 20-year-old technique. AI stem separation is the modern solution used by professional studios. You'll get much better results with this method.

Upload Your Song to StemSplit

Go to stemsplit.io and either upload your audio file or paste a YouTube URL.

Upload File

Drag & drop or click to upload MP3, WAV, FLAC, or other audio formats.

YouTube URL

Paste any YouTube link and we'll extract the audio automatically.

Choose What to Extract

Select the output type based on what you need:

Vocals Only

Get just the singing/rapping

Acapella

Instrumental Only

Remove vocals, keep everything else

All Stems

Vocals + Drums + Bass + Other instruments

Full Control

Download Your Stems

Processing takes about 30-60 seconds. Once complete, download your separated tracks.

Download Options

MP3 (smaller)WAV (lossless)FLAC (lossless compressed)

Import to Audacity

Now bring your stems into Audacity for further editing:

Open Audacity
Go to File → Import → Audio (or press Ctrl+Shift+I)
Select your downloaded stem files
Each stem appears as a separate track - you can now:
- Adjust volume levels independently
- Apply effects to specific stems
- Cut/copy/paste sections
- Export your final mix

Pro Tip: Multi-track Workflow

Import all stems at once. Audacity will create separate tracks for each. Use the Solo and Mute buttons to isolate specific parts while editing.