REMOVE VOCALS · KARAOKE MAKER

YouTube Vocal Remover

Remove vocals from a YouTube link with AI. Paste any YouTube video, split vocals from the instrumental, and download karaoke MP3 stems free.

Paste a YouTube link

Turn any YouTube song into a karaoke track

unstem.me works as a YouTube vocal remover for any public YouTube link. It uses an AI model trained on studio multitracks to separate the vocals from the rest of a song. Paste a YouTube URL, hit Split stems, and you get back four tracks: vocals, drums, bass and other instruments. To get a karaoke-style instrumental, just download everything except the vocals stem — the drums, bass, and other tracks together are your backing track.

It's web-based, free, and runs in under a minute for most songs. No software, no signup, no need to track down an "official" karaoke version of the song.

How to remove vocals from a YouTube song

Copy the YouTube URL. Open the song on YouTube and copy the link from the address bar or the Share button.
Paste it on unstem.me. Go to the homepage and drop the URL into the input field.
Hit "Split stems". The AI splits vocals from the rest of the mix in under a minute for most songs.
Download the instrumental. Grab the drums, bass and other stems for a karaoke version, or download only the vocals stem if you want the acapella instead.

What you can do with a vocal-free track

Sing karaoke at home with the original arrangement instead of a generic MIDI version.
Practice an instrument by playing along with the real production, minus the singer.
Record a cover with the original backing track behind your own vocal.
Make a remix by using the acapella (vocals stem) on top of a new production.
Teach or transcribe by isolating the lead line away from everything else.

YouTube to instrumental, acapella or karaoke — one split

People reach for different words — a YouTube to instrumental converter, a YouTube to karaoke converter, a way to get the acapella from a YouTube video — but under the hood it's the same operation: separate the vocals from everything else. One split on unstem.me covers all three:

Instrumental — download the drums, bass and other stems and skip the vocals. That's the song with the singer removed, at the original key and tempo.
Karaoke — same instrumental, used as a backing track. Because it comes from the real production (not a MIDI remake), it sounds like the record.
Acapella — download only the vocals stem. Useful for remixes, mashups, and studying a vocal performance.

No conversion software, no separate downloads step — paste the link, split once, and take whichever stems you need as MP3s.

Vocal removal FAQ

Can I remove vocals from a YouTube video?

Yes. Paste a public YouTube video link into unstem.me, run the AI split, then download the instrumental stems without the vocals.

Can I make karaoke from a YouTube link?

Yes. Paste the YouTube link, split the track, then use the drums, bass and other stems as a karaoke backing track.

How do I get a karaoke version of a YouTube song?

Paste the YouTube link into unstem.me, run the split, then download the drums, bass and other stems. Those three combined are your karaoke instrumental — just drop the vocals stem.

Is the result really vocal-free?

Yes — the AI is trained to push vocals into a dedicated stem, so the instrumental you get back is clean for the vast majority of modern productions. For tracks with very heavy effects on the vocals you may hear faint bleed.

Can I also get the acapella?

Yes. The split produces four stems — vocals, drums, bass and other. If you only want the acapella, just download the vocals stem and ignore the rest.

Can I convert a YouTube video to an instrumental?

Yes — that is exactly what the split does. Paste the YouTube link, run it, and download the drums, bass and other stems: together they are the instrumental version of the song, at the original key and tempo.

Does this work as a YouTube to karaoke converter?

Yes. The instrumental you get from a split is a karaoke backing track made from the real production, not a MIDI remake. Sing over it live or drop it into your recording setup.

Does this also work for SoundCloud or Instagram?

Yes — unstem.me accepts YouTube, SoundCloud and Instagram URLs. See the SoundCloud stem splitter page for the SoundCloud-specific flow. For Instagram, paste any public post or reel URL on the homepage; carousels with multiple videos show a picker so you can choose which one to split.

Is it free?

Yes. unstem.me is free with a small daily quota per visitor. No account, no card, no signup.