AI vocal remover: split any song into vocals and music
Upload a song and get two MP3s back: the instrumental with the vocals removed and the vocals on their own. It takes a couple of minutes, including the upload.
Why remove vocals from a song
Karaoke is only the start. Here’s what people most often do once the voice and the music sit on separate tracks.
Hear the before and after
Two songs made in Melos: the original next to the instrumental and the vocals it was split into.
Rainblind
Original
as released · 90s grunge, female vocals
Instrumental
music without vocals · 90s grunge, female vocals
Vocals
a cappella, no music · 90s grunge, female vocals
Sunset Boulevard
Original
as released · West Coast G-funk, male rap
Instrumental
music without vocals · West Coast G-funk, male rap
Vocals
a cappella, no music · West Coast G-funk, male rap
How to remove vocals from a song — three steps
Nothing to install: separate vocals and music right in your browser, on a laptop or a phone.
What the vocal remover gives you
One upload gives you two separate tracks — and with a subscription, a set of stems for mixing.
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Who uses an AI vocal remover
Someone else’s song — personal use only
Removing the vocals doesn’t remove the copyright: the instrumental and the acapella are still part of the original song. Here’s how it works.
Simple pricing, no hidden fees
Style reference, WAV, the 5-stem split and covers come with any subscription; your own voice and 12 stems start with the Pro subscription.
All plans and what’s in each packFrequently asked questions
Sign in, open the Melos chat, press + and pick an MP3 or M4A up to 30 MB. Choose “Backing track and vocals” and press “Split the song”. A couple of minutes later, the instrumental and the vocals appear in the chat as two MP3s you can play and download.
Once. Every account gets one free try after sign-up, and you can spend it on a vocal split instead of a song — one or the other, not both. After that, splitting is available with the Pro and Business packs or any subscription.
It’s the same separation; the difference is which part you keep. A vocal remover gives you the instrumental without the voice, and a vocal isolator gives you the vocals without the music. Melos returns both files from a single split.
MP3 or M4A, up to 30 MB, from your computer or straight from your phone. Melos runs in the browser, so there’s nothing to install. The instrumental and the vocals come back as MP3s.
A split takes a couple of minutes, including the time it takes to upload the file. When the split is done, both tracks appear in the same chat.
Songs with a clear lead vocal split most cleanly. In dense mixes, or when the voice is soaked in reverb, a faint trace such as an echo or backing vocals can remain in the instrumental. The tool doesn’t clean up the result afterward, so a good-quality source file matters.
Yes, with a subscription. Any subscription adds a WAV archive of five stems to the split: vocals, drums, bass, other and instrumental. The Pro, Max and Studio subscriptions go up to 12 stems plus MIDI. The link to the archive is temporary, so download it soon.
No. Melos separates the voice from the music and nothing else: it doesn’t shift the key or pitch, change the tempo, reduce noise or improve sound quality. The instrumental and the vocals keep the sound of the file you uploaded.
Not from someone else’s song without permission. The vocals and instrumental of a copyrighted song are for personal use, like karaoke, practice or remixing for yourself; publishing or monetizing them needs the rights holder’s permission. Tracks split from your own recordings, or from songs you made in Melos on a paid plan, are yours to use.
Yes. The split works on Melos songs as well as on uploaded files, and on a paid plan the resulting tracks are yours to use. If you want a track with no vocals from the start, switch on “Instrumental” before you create the song — it’s available from your first purchase.
No. We don’t keep a copy of the file you upload: it’s used only for the split. What stays in your chat are the two results: the instrumental and the vocals.
Vocal remover online — how AI splits a song
A vocal remover, sometimes called a voice remover, takes a finished song and splits it in two: the music without the voice, and the voice without the music. The first is an instrumental you can sing or play along to; the second is an acapella you can study or remix for yourself. In Melos, AI does the separation right in your browser. Upload an MP3 or M4A from your computer or phone, and two MP3 files come back in the chat, with no software to install and no editing skills needed.
Older vocal removal tricks worked by canceling out whatever sat in the center of the stereo mix. The voice went away, but so did the bass, the kick drum and anything else panned to the middle, and reverb often left a ghost of the singer behind. An AI vocal remover works differently: it recognizes the voice in the mix and pulls it out as a track of its own, while trying to leave the rest of the music untouched.
How to remove vocals from an MP3 online
Sign in first: splitting a song requires an account. Open the Melos chat, press the + button and pick the song, an MP3 or M4A file up to 30 MB, then choose “Backing track and vocals”. Voice memos recorded on an iPhone are M4A files, so a rough demo from your phone works as it is. Press “Split the song”. It takes a couple of minutes, including the upload, and when it’s done two tracks appear in the chat: the instrumental and the vocals. Play both, then download each one as an MP3. Your account’s one free try can go to this split.
Vocal isolator: a clean acapella from a track
The same split works as a vocal isolator. The vocals file is the singer on their own, without instruments, so you can hear the melody, the phrasing and every breath. Singers use it to learn a part, producers to test a remix idea in their own session, and songwriters to rescue the voice from a demo recorded on a phone. Whether you want to isolate vocals from a song or remove them, it’s one and the same process: you just keep a different file.
Beyond vocals: five stems or up to 12
Two files are enough for karaoke and practice, but mixing usually calls for more. With any subscription, every split also comes with a WAV archive of five stems: vocals, drums, bass, other instruments and the instrumental. On the Pro, Max and Studio subscriptions you can split a song into up to 12 stems, including guitar, piano, strings and synths, plus MIDI. The link to the archive is temporary, so download it soon after the split.
What affects the result
Songs with a clear lead vocal split most cleanly. In dense mixes, where the voice blends into guitars and synths or sits under heavy reverb, a faint trace of it, like an echo or backing vocals, can stay in the instrumental. The tool only separates voice from music: it doesn’t change the key or tempo, reduce noise or improve the sound, so the result can’t be cleaner than the file you upload. Start from the highest-quality copy of the song you have.
Removing vocals and copyright
Taking the vocals out of a song doesn’t change who owns it. The instrumental and the acapella of someone else’s song are for personal use: karaoke, practice, lessons and remixing for yourself. Posting them online, monetizing them or releasing a remix built on them needs permission from the rights holder. Your own recordings are a different story, and so are songs you make in Melos on a paid plan: their vocals and instrumentals are yours to use.
Split your song into vocals and music
Upload an MP3 or M4A, and the instrumental and the vocals come back as two separate files. Your account’s free try can go to this split.