Karaoke Maker

How to make a karaoke track

1. Upload the song you want to sing. MP3, WAV, M4A or FLAC, up to 10 minutes.
2. Press "Make a karaoke track". The price for the song shows on the key before you start. Sign in with Google when asked. A track usually takes one to three minutes.
3. Download the Instrumental reel. That is your karaoke track, an MP3 at 320 kbps. Play it through speakers or a phone, and sing.

The Vocals only reel is the original singer, saved as a second file. It is useful as a guide when you are learning the words, then you leave it out when you perform.

All the vocals come out, backing vocals too

A karaoke track made here has no singing left in it. That includes the backing vocals, the harmonies and the "oohs" behind the chorus. Some karaoke tracks keep those, and this one does not. If you sing along to a chorus that was mostly backing voices, you may miss them.

If you want to keep the backing vocals and drop only the lead, use Separate Lead and Backing Vocals. It gives you the lead on its own, so you can take out that and leave the rest in.

How to put lyrics on screen

This page makes the audio only. It does not display or sync lyrics. A karaoke video needs a few more steps.

1. Get the lyrics. Use words you have the right to display, such as your own song or a lyric sheet you are licensed to use.
2. Time each line to the track. A video editor or a lyric-video app lets you place each line when it should appear. Play the Vocals only reel while you do it, since hearing the original singer makes timing easier.
3. Export a video. Put the karaoke track under the lyrics and render it.
4. Test it before the party. Sing along once to make sure the each line appears just before the singer would start it, not after.

Karaoke at home: what works

• Pick songs with a strong beat. Pop, dance and rock tracks separate more cleanly than live ballads.
• Check the ends of phrases. A faint ghost of the singer is most likely in quiet moments, so listen to the quietest parts through the speakers you will use.
• Mind the key. If the original sits too high for you, change the key in an audio editor or a DAW after you download. Not every karaoke player can do this for you.
• Keep the guide vocal on your phone for practice, and use the plain instrumental on the night.

Setting up a sing-along night

Download the track to a phone or laptop and test it on the speakers you will actually use. Karaoke on a party speaker is louder than headphones suggest, so any leftover trace of the original singer will be more obvious. Put the lyrics somewhere everyone can read them, hand out the microphone, and keep a second song ready in case the first one turns out too high or too low for the singer.

For a longer party, make a few tracks ahead of time. Each song takes a few minutes to process, so waiting at the party is not practical.

Karaoke track maker or vocal remover?

The two are the same process with different aims. The Vocal Remover is the general page, and the Instrumental Maker is meant for covers and background music. The karaoke angle is simply: you are the singer now.

Your files

The page works in your web browser, but the splitting does not run on your computer: your song is uploaded to our storage and split in the cloud. The song and its parts are saved in your account for 30 days, then deleted, and removing a song deletes its files straight away. We don't use your songs to train AI models. Only upload music you have the right to use, and remember that performing a song in public can have its own licensing rules.