DRUM EXTRACTOR · FROM YOUR SONG

Drum extractor.
Get closer to the groove.

Isolate the drums to learn a groove or study a fill. For a drumless backing track, download the other three stems and combine them in your audio editor.

Combined drum track · WAV

Drum remover — make a drumless track from stems

Your audio, in four parts.FREE

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Vocals, drums, bass and other.

MP3 · WAV · FLAC · M4A · OGGUp to 10 minutes · 100 MB per file

Four stems · No sign-up · Up to 10 minutes

No sign-up Private files WAV output

Up to 10 minutes100 MB per fileUp to 5 jobs per browser / day

One file. Four stems. See free limits

How free use works

Free WAV downloads. Up to 5 jobs per browser per day, shared by the two-track and four-track tools. The allowance resets at 00:00 UTC. Site capacity and network protection can pause processing even when you have jobs left.

Previewing a file or listening to examples uses no jobs. Download your results within 55 minutes after processing finishes.

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REAL SEPARATION · 10.88-SECOND EXCERPT

Hear the original and the isolated drums

Switch between the full recording and its Drums stem at the same playback position. This example comes from an actual four-stem separation; it lets you compare the groove before choosing your own file.

DrumsReal separation · MP3 preview

0:00 / 0:00

Listen to a hit and its tail. Compare the kick and snare attacks, then the cymbal decay. Listen for other instruments or voice carrying into the drum stem. The kit and percussion share one track; individual kick or snare exports are not available.

These are 192 kbps MP3 previews. Your own separation exports WAV stems. This short example is not a quality guarantee for every song, and the Drums preview is not a drumless backing track.

Slow Motion Dream by Steven M Bryant, © 2011, featuring CSoul, Alex Beroza & Robert Siekawitch. CC BY 3.0. 10.88-second excerpt from the Spleeter example. Changes: AI separation and MP3 preview encoding. No creator endorsement. Audio provenance.

Want the song without drums? Follow the drumless mixing steps

Enable JavaScript for synchronized comparison, or listen to the original excerpt and the isolated drum excerpt.

FROM YOUR RECORDING TO YOUR NEXT SESSION

How to extract drums from a song

Choose a recording

Select a supported audio file that you own or have permission to process. A clear source makes it easier to judge the extracted drum sound.

Separate the drum track

Confirm your audio rights and choose Extract drums. A single separation provides Drums, Bass, Vocals and Other here on this page.

Listen to the groove

Drums is selected first. Compare a beat or fill with the original and save the Drums WAV for your own practice or editing workflow.

MADE FOR YOUR NEXT STEP

Hear the details in the rhythm

Study a fill

Use the playback position to revisit the approach to a chorus or the end of a phrase. Listen to how the drummer enters and returns to the groove.

Find a practice tempo

Use our BPM counter to tap along with the drum track, or open your downloaded Drum WAV in its automatic BPM finder. Check the pulse by ear before setting your metronome.

Edit audio you have rights to use

Import the WAV into your audio editor for further work. Separation does not grant permission to publish or sample someone else’s recording.

BPM counter — tap or detect your tempo

PLAY THE DRUMS YOURSELF

Drum remover workflow: make a drumless backing track

To remove drums from a song, combine Vocals + Bass + Other and leave out Drums. This page gives you those separate WAV files; an audio editor is needed to export one drumless backing track. Keep Vocals in the mix if you want to play along with the singer.

1. Keep Vocals, Bass and Other

Download these three WAVs from the same separation. Keep the Drums WAV separately for learning the groove. Do not add the original song to your backing mix: it still contains the drums.

2. Line them up in your editor

Import the three files onto separate tracks in one project. Start each at 0:00 and preserve their original timing. Play them together; if the combined signal clips, lower all three track gains by the same amount to keep their balance.

3. Export your drumless song

Export the three tracks together as a single stereo WAV or MP3 using your editor. Open that exported file and check a busy chorus as well as a quiet passage. Cymbal tails or drum attacks can remain because separation estimates each part.

Using Audacity to combine the stems

In a new project, use File → Import → Audio to add only Vocals, Bass and Other. Check that they start together, then export one audio file; Audacity mixes the tracks during export. Keep the original recording and Drums out of this project so they cannot enter the mix.

See Audacity’s audio import instructions and track mixing and export guide.

Drum removal or vocal removal?

A drumless backing keeps the singer, bass and other instruments so you can play the drum part. A karaoke instrumental removes the voice and normally keeps the drums. For singing practice, use the vocal remover instead.

Check the beat before practice

Tap along with the separated Drums stem in Tap Tempo, or estimate its tempo with the BPM counter. Choose Use in metronome to open a practice click at that tempo. Start it yourself; it does not synchronize with or change your backing track.

LISTEN BEFORE YOU USE IT

Check the extracted drums

One combined kit

Kick, snare, cymbals and percussion share one output. This page does not split the kit into individual instrument tracks or one-shot samples.

Cymbal and room tails

Long cymbal decays and reverberation can overlap other sounds. Listen to the ends of hits and quiet sections for missing detail or bleed.

Original timing

The output follows the source performance. It does not quantize the groove, replace drums or convert the performance to MIDI.

FILES & FREE USE

One separation.
All four stems included.

No account or payment. The same free allowance applies across our separation pages. Moving between four-track tools can recover the existing job in this browser without another separation.

Download links expire 55 minutes after separation finishes. Save your files promptly.

How your audio is handled

Source files: MP3, WAV, FLAC, M4A, OGG
Per file: 10 minutes · 100 MB
Free allowance: Up to 5 jobs per browser / day
Downloads: Vocals, drums, bass and other · WAV
Daily reset: Midnight UTC

Site-wide capacity and network safeguards also apply. Use audio you own or have permission to process. Uploads are temporarily stored and deleted automatically.

A FEW THINGS TO KNOW

Drum Extractor: FAQ

Is this a drum extractor or a drum machine?

It extracts a drum track from your existing recording. It does not generate beats or create a new drum performance.

Can I download only the kick or snare?

The Drums WAV contains the combined kit and percussion estimated by the model. Separate kick, snare and cymbal exports are not available.

How do I use this as a drum remover to make a drumless song?

Run one separation, then download Vocals, Bass and Other. Place all three WAV files at the same start time in your audio editor, leave Drums out and export the mix. This page supplies the stems; it does not export a ready-made drumless backing track. Some drum bleed can remain.

Can I remove drums from an MP3 and keep the vocals?

Yes, you can use an MP3 as the source for separation. Download the Vocals, Bass and Other WAV stems, combine them in your audio editor and leave Drums out. Keeping Vocals preserves the estimated singing part in your backing mix. MP3 export, if needed, happens in your editor; this page downloads WAV stems.

Why can I still hear drums after leaving out the Drums stem?

Separation is an estimate. Cymbal tails, percussion and drum attacks can leak into Vocals, Bass or Other, especially in a dense mix. First check that you did not add the original recording or Drums to the export, then listen to each remaining stem to find the residue. Leaving out the drum stem does not guarantee complete silence from every drum.

Is the complete result free?

Yes. Completed jobs include full-length downloads without an account or payment. Up to 5 jobs per browser per day are shared across our separation pages, resetting at midnight UTC. Each file can be up to 10 minutes and 100 MB. Network and site-wide capacity limits also apply.

Which files can I use, and when should I save the result?

Choose a mono or stereo MP3, WAV, FLAC, M4A or OGG that your browser can play and that you have permission to process. Streaming links and video files are not supported. Save the result within 55 minutes of separation finishing; preparing a practice version does not extend that deadline. Uploads are private, temporarily stored and deleted automatically. See the privacy policy for retention details.