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Drummers practicing a song
Play the part yourself over the original band instead of a click or a MIDI rendition. Unmute the drum stem quietly when you need a guide.
Drum Remover
Choose what to remove
Drums are selected. Everything you check starts muted in the result, so Export remix gives you the song without it.
Detailed splits
Output format
Estimated costAbout 80 credits
Drum Remover
Take the drums out of a song and keep everything else
Upload a track and AI separates the drums from the vocals, bass and other instruments. The drums start muted, so one click exports a drumless version to play along with, record a cover over, or sample.
How it works
From full mix to drumless track in three steps
1STEP 1
Upload the song
Sign in and add an MP3, WAV, FLAC, AAC, M4A or OGG file up to 50 MB and 12 minutes.
2STEP 2
Keep drums selected
Lacuna runs a four-stem split, so vocals, drums, bass and the other instruments each land on their own track.
3STEP 3
Export the drumless mix
The drum stem opens muted. Listen, adjust the other tracks if you like, then use Export remix to download the song without drums.
What you get
Remove drums from a song without losing the rest of the band
AI source separation estimates the drum part itself, so the bass line, chords and vocals stay intact in the drumless version.
A drumless version in one click
Keep Drums checked when you upload and the drum stem opens muted in the result, so Export remix downloads a drumless track straight away. Any other part you checked before processing starts muted the same way, so there are no faders to hunt for. Play the result first, then export once the groove you want to replace is gone.
The rest of the band stays separate
Vocals, bass and the other instruments come back as their own stems, lined up with the original. Mute the vocals as well for a drumless instrumental, turn the bass up so you can lock in with it, or pan a part to one side. Export remix renders exactly what you hear, so the backing track matches the way you want to rehearse.
Keep the drum part as a reference
The original drums are not thrown away. Solo that stem to study fills, ghost notes and the hi-hat pattern, or switch to the original mix to hear how the kit sits with the band. Download it on its own and line it up with your own take in a DAW to check timing and feel against the record.
WAV remix, MP3 or WAV stems
Export remix renders the drumless mix in your browser as a WAV file and uses no extra credits. Each stem downloads as MP3 or WAV, in the format you choose before processing, and Download all saves every stem in one go. Load the files into a DAW, a practice app or a video editor and keep working from there.
Split the kit into kick, snare and cymbals
Need more than one track for the kit? Add Drum kit pieces under Detailed splits before you start, and it comes back as kick, snare, toms, hi-hat, ride and crash in a tab of its own. It costs extra credits, shown in the estimate. Solo a single piece to learn it, or rebalance the pieces and export that mix.
Who it's for
Drumless tracks for drummers, covers and producers
Anyone who wants to put their own drums where the original ones were.
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Drum cover videos
Record your cover over the drumless backing track, then keep the original drum stem to check your groove against the record.
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Bands and teachers
Make a practice track for a student or a band member who is learning the drum part, from the exact recording you rehearse.
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Producers and remixers
Strip the original beat and program your own drums under the vocal, bass and chords.
For producers
Remove drums from a sample
Sampling a record with the drums baked in? Upload the clip or the whole song, mute the drums, and export a drumless sample ready to chop and layer with your own kit.
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Upload the part you want to sample
A loop, a few bars or the full track all work. Trim the clip in your editor first if you only need one section.
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Export the drumless sample
Drums start muted. Export remix gives you the melodic and harmonic layers as one WAV file, ready to chop.
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Keep the break as its own file
Download the drum stem separately when you want the original groove as a reference or as another layer.
FAQ
Drum remover questions
Upload the song, keep Drums selected and start the separation. When it finishes, the drum stem is already muted in the mixer. Use Export remix to download the song without drums.
A version of a song with the drums taken out, so a drummer can play the part over the rest of the band. The drum remover makes one from any recording you upload.
Four stems (vocals, drums, bass and other instruments), each downloadable as MP3 or WAV, plus the drumless remix you export from the mixer as a WAV file.
Yes. Check Vocals as well as Drums before you start. Both start muted, so the export keeps the bass and the other instruments. You can also mute or unmute any stem after the split.
The drum stem covers the kit, cymbals included. Hand percussion, shakers and some electronic hits can land in either the drum stem or the other stem depending on the mix, so solo the drums to check before you export.
Usually not. Sub-bass and 808 lines tend to be separated into the bass stem, so they stay in the drumless mix. A kick drum with a long tail can split between the drum and bass stems.
Add Drum kit pieces under Detailed splits before you start. It costs extra credits, shown in the estimate, and opens as its own tab in the result. Drum Kit Splitter is built for that job on its own.
Sign in to upload. Free accounts get monthly credits that cover a separation, and the estimate next to the button shows the cost before you start. Exporting the remix runs in your browser and uses no extra credits.
MP3, WAV, FLAC, AAC, M4A or OGG, up to 50 MB and 12 minutes per file. Stems download as MP3 or WAV; the exported remix is a WAV file.
Related tools
More ways to rework the parts of a song
Drum Kit Splitter
Split the drums into kick, snare, toms, hi-hat and cymbals.
Instrument Remover
Remove guitar, piano, bass or vocals for a minus-one backing track.
Stem Splitter
Separate vocals, drums, bass, guitar, piano and other parts together.
Bass Extractor
Isolate the bass line, or mute it and play the part yourself.
Audio Speed Changer
Slow the drumless track down for practice without changing the pitch.
BPM & Key Finder
Check the tempo before you set a click or chop a sample.
Get the drumless version
Upload a song, mute the drums and export a track you can play, record or sample over.