Which model isolates the drums?

Pick 4stem — it splits into vocals, drums, bass and other, so you can save the drum track straight to WAV. Choose 6stem if you also want guitar and piano separated.

Can I also get a drumless (no-drums) version?

Yes. After separating, turn Solo off and mute only the drums. Choose “Export”, then “Mix”, to save the song without drums. One separation covers both.

Can I get kick, snare and hats separately?

No. Drums come out as one track and it is not subdivided. Splitting a kit into its pieces needs software built specifically for that, fed with the drum track you export here. For listening purposes, though, having everything else gone is most of the benefit already.

Can I slow the drumless track down to practise against?

Yes — make the drumless mix here, then take that file to the key and tempo tool, which lowers the speed without moving the pitch. Around 80% is the line between followable and smeared. Slower than that and the beat you are trying to lock to gets harder to place, not easier.

Does it work on programmed drums?

Yes. Whether the kit was played or sequenced is not a decisive difference for the model. What does matter is timbre: electronic kicks and snares voiced close to synths sometimes get filed under other instead of drums. The nearer the sound is to an acoustic kit, the cleaner the split.

Is it really free? Do I need to sign up?

It’s completely free with no account needed. Just open the page and pick a file.

Is the song I choose sent anywhere?

No. All separation happens entirely inside your browser.

Which file formats are supported?

MP3, WAV, M4A, AAC, FLAC and OGG, plus the audio track of video files.

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Isolate the drums from any song.

Get kick, snare and hats as one clean drum track — and a drumless version of the same song in the same run.

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One mix, separated into its individual parts

Drum extraction pulls just the kit out of a finished track — for loops, for analysing a groove, or for working out a fill bar by bar.

Drums are fast transients spread across a wide frequency range, which is what makes them hard: the kick shares territory with the bass, and cymbals sit on top of guitars and synths. A perfect split is not always possible, but for hearing what the pattern actually is, the result is more than good enough.

That said, drums are among the better-behaved of the six. Unlike everything else, they are identified by the shape of the attack and decay rather than by pitch, which gives the model more to work with. The corollary is that drum sounds without that shape — a brushed snare, a kick that is really a synth tone — leak into the other parts more readily.

If the extracted drums are destined to be loops, they need cutting exactly on the bar, and that is not something this page does. Take the exported WAV to the audio trimmer. When you do not know the tempo, measure it with the key, BPM and tuning analyser first — knowing the BPM makes the cut points obvious rather than a matter of nudging.

Highlights

Drums on their own track: The 4stem and 6stem models export drums as a track independent of everything else.
Drumless comes free: Mute the drums and export the mix — one separation gives you both "drums only" and "no drums".
Hear the detail: With nothing else in the way, ghost notes and hi-hat opens are far easier to pick out.
No upload: Audio is processed only in your browser and never reaches a server.

Three simple steps

Open a file
Choose an MP3, WAV, M4A, FLAC or video with “Open file”, or drag it into the workbench.
Check settings and separate
Drums need 4stem or better. Pick 6stem if you also want guitar and piano separated. On a phone, 4stem Fast is the one that runs. Check the settings selected for this task, then press “Separate”.
Listen and export
Use Solo and Mute to listen to the parts you need, then choose “Export” to save WAV or MP3.

Drum extractor — frequently asked questions

Which model isolates the drums?: Pick 4stem — it splits into vocals, drums, bass and other, so you can save the drum track straight to WAV. Choose 6stem if you also want guitar and piano separated.
Can I also get a drumless (no-drums) version?: Yes. After separating, turn Solo off and mute only the drums. Choose “Export”, then “Mix”, to save the song without drums. One separation covers both.
Can I get kick, snare and hats separately?: No. Drums come out as one track and it is not subdivided. Splitting a kit into its pieces needs software built specifically for that, fed with the drum track you export here. For listening purposes, though, having everything else gone is most of the benefit already.
Can I slow the drumless track down to practise against?: Yes — make the drumless mix here, then take that file to the key and tempo tool, which lowers the speed without moving the pitch. Around 80% is the line between followable and smeared. Slower than that and the beat you are trying to lock to gets harder to place, not easier.
Does it work on programmed drums?: Yes. Whether the kit was played or sequenced is not a decisive difference for the model. What does matter is timbre: electronic kicks and snares voiced close to synths sometimes get filed under other instead of drums. The nearer the sound is to an acoustic kit, the cleaner the split.
Is it really free? Do I need to sign up?: It’s completely free with no account needed. Just open the page and pick a file.
Is the song I choose sent anywhere?: No. All separation happens entirely inside your browser.
Which file formats are supported?: MP3, WAV, M4A, AAC, FLAC and OGG, plus the audio track of video files.

Practice with the extracted audio

Save the extracted part, then slow its tempo to practice a phrase. Listen for other instruments left in the result or notes lost during separation.

Switch to “Pitch & tempo” in this workspace to use the audio with the current Solo and Mute settings. No file selection is needed. Export the separated parts as WAV or MP3 first if you want to keep them before further processing.

Change pitch and tempo

Guides for this task

Three ways stem separation makes learning a song by ear much easier
The bass is buried under the kick, the drum fill is gone before you can catch it. Three ways to get past the usual walls when your band is learning a cover.
Using stems for sampling and remixing
Lift a drum track to build on, or take a vocal phrase somewhere new. Three ways to put stem separation to work in a DAW, and three tricks for making the separation artefacts sit down.