Riser Extractor

How to extract risers from a song

1. Upload a track. MP3, WAV, M4A or FLAC, up to 10 minutes.
2. Press Extract the risers. The price shows on the button before it runs: 1 credit per minute of audio. New accounts get 5 credits after signing in with Google.
3. Wait a few minutes. It usually takes 1 to 3 minutes, longer when many people are using it.
4. Listen and download. You get two files: Risers and Without the risers. Click either reel to hear it alone and download each as a 320 kbps MP3.

If a job fails, your credits are refunded.

What is a riser?

A riser is a sound that climbs. It rises in pitch, volume or brightness over a few seconds to build tension, then it stops, and the beat or the main hook lands. You hear risers right before the drop in EDM, in the build before a pop chorus and in the seconds before a trailer cut. Common types are noise sweeps, synth swells, reversed cymbals and pitched-up whooshes.

A riser stem is that sound on its own. Producers search for the term when they want to sample a build-up or learn how a favorite one was made.

Who uses it

• Producers and DJs who want a riser from a track to reuse in their own build-up.
• Sound designers studying how a sweep is layered.
• Remixers who want to take the old build-up out and write a new one.
• Video editors who want the swell to underline a transition.

What to expect

Risers are broad sounds that fill the frequency range, so they overlap other parts, especially cymbals, noise, pads and vocals. They separate best in electronic and cinematic tracks where the build-up is clear and the other layers thin out. Subtle risers in a dense mix may stay partly in the other file, and some cymbal sounds can land in the riser file.

Compare both files before you use them. If you also want to pull out the single big hit that follows a build-up, see the Braam Extractor. For general sound effects such as whooshes and impacts, try the Sound Effects Extractor. To take the beat out, use the Drum Remover.