Karaoke maker
Upload a song and get it back without the singing. You get the instrumental as a karaoke track, and the vocal on its own, both as WAV files. Hear a 21-second preview of the separation before you process the full song.
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How it works
Upload an MP3, WAV, FLAC or AIFF file. The tool separates one energetic section of the song and plays you the instrumental and the vocal so you can judge the result. If you like it, process the whole song; the karaoke track appears in your dashboard when it is ready.
A karaoke track that keeps the song
Older karaoke methods cancelled the centre of the stereo mix and took the bass and drums with it. The AI model listens to the whole mix and takes out only the voice, so the instruments, the reverb and the stereo picture stay as they were recorded.
Practise, perform, record
Sing over the instrumental to learn a song, put it under your own lyric video, or record a cover on top of it. The isolated vocal that comes with it is useful too: study the phrasing of the original singer with the band taken away.
Vocal remover, stem splitter, same engine
This page, the vocal remover and the AI stem splitter all run on one separation model. Choose 4 stems on the preview screen if you also want drums, bass and the other instruments as separate files.
Made by a label of singers
BeatRootRaga is an independent label that records ghazals, Indian classical and film-song covers. The karaoke maker began as the label's own practice tool for singers learning a song from a reference recording.
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All guidesTeentaal: the 16-beat cycle of Hindustani music
Teentaal is a 16-beat Hindustani rhythmic cycle counted in four groups of four, with claps on 1, 5 and 13, and a wave on 9. Its theka, or basic tabla stroke pattern, is dha dhin dhin dha | dha dhin dhin dha | dha tin tin ta | ta dhin dhin dha.
Taal for beginners: teentaal, keherwa and dadra with clap patterns
A taal is a repeating rhythmic cycle: count 16 beats for teentaal, eight for keherwa, and six for dadra. For teentaal, clap on 1, 5 and 13, wave on 9; for keherwa, clap on 1, wave on 5; for dadra, clap on 1, wave on 4.
Rupak: the 7-beat taal that starts on khali
Rupak is a taal, or repeating rhythmic cycle, with seven beats grouped 3 + 2 + 2. Its opening closed strokes make sam, the first beat, sound light; this beat is khali, marked by a wave, rather than tali, marked by a clap.
Keherwa: the 8-beat taal of film songs, bhajans and folk
Keherwa is an eight-beat taal, or repeating rhythmic cycle, arranged as 4 + 4. To recognise it, listen for two groups of four, a lighter second half, and the recurring drum pattern: dha ge na ti | na ka dhin na.
Jhaptaal: the 10-beat taal
Jhaptaal is a taal, a repeating rhythmic cycle, with ten beats. Its four vibhags, or divisions, follow 2 + 3 + 2 + 3, alternating two-beat and three-beat groups.
Ektaal: the 12-beat taal of khayal
Ektaal is a twelve-beat taal, or repeating rhythmic cycle, divided into six two-beat sections called vibhags. Its stretched beats let the tabla player elaborate the stroke pattern in vilambit (slow-tempo) bada khayal, the slow opening composition of a khayal performance.
Questions people ask
Is the BeatRootRaga karaoke maker free?
Yes. Upload a song and hear a 21-second preview of the karaoke track without signing up. An account is needed to process the full song and download it, so the file can be kept in your dashboard.
How does the BeatRootRaga karaoke maker turn a song into a karaoke track?
An AI model (Demucs, an open-source hybrid transformer for music source separation) separates the singing from the instruments. The instrumental is your karaoke track; the isolated vocal comes with it as a separate file.
Does the karaoke maker remove the vocals completely?
Usually close to it. A clean studio vocal separates well; a dense mix with heavy reverb or doubled voices keeps faint traces. The preview lets you judge the result before you process the whole song.
Does the karaoke maker show lyrics or make a karaoke video?
No. It produces the audio only: a stereo WAV of the instrumental, and the vocal on its own. Play the WAV in any player or put it under your own lyric video.
Which songs can I use with the karaoke maker?
Any song file you upload, MP3, WAV, FLAC or AIFF up to 100 MB. Making a karaoke track does not change who owns the recording, so use it for songs you own, have permission to use, or that are licensed for your purpose.
Can the karaoke maker keep the backing vocals and remove only the lead?
The model separates all voices from the instruments, lead and backing together. If you want harmonies kept, the 4-stem split still puts every voice in the vocal file, so that is not possible here.