Acapellas and remixes · Updated 2 October 2026
How to extract an acapella
from a finished song.
To extract an acapella, separate the vocals from a finished song and keep the vocal track. Mirinex lets you hear the vocals alone, compare them with the original, and download a WAV.
In this workflow, an acapella is the isolated singing from your recording. It can be useful for practising a vocal part, preparing a cover or working on a remix with material you are permitted to use. It is a separation of the supplied mix, so it may still contain reverb or traces of instruments.
Separate and save the vocal
- Choose the best source you have. Open Choose a track and select the song file. MP3, WAV and M4A are supported examples; you can also select a supported video recording.
- Select Vocals. When separation finishes, choose the Vocals preset and press Play. This mutes the separated music track.
- Compare the difficult phrases. Use Original to compare the source with the vocal result. Check the ends of words, breaths, long held notes and sections where instruments overlap the singer.
- Return to the vocal-only mix. Turn off the original comparison and select Vocals again. If you want a little accompaniment for practice, select Both and lower the Music fader instead.
- Download your result. With an audio input, Download mix saves the selected mix as WAV. Download both tracks saves the separate vocal and music WAVs in a ZIP.
For a video input, the mix may download as a video with your selected audio. Choose Download both tracks and use the vocal WAV when you specifically need audio for a music project.
Keep timing when you use the acapella elsewhere
Import the downloaded vocal into your editor before cutting away its opening silence. That silence may be the instrumental introduction before the singer enters. Keeping it initially helps you line up the extracted vocal with the source song.
If you only need one phrase, use the audio cutter to trim the saved WAV. Leave a little space around the phrase while you decide where it fits, and avoid cutting off a breath or the end of a held note.
Match the acapella to a different backing track
Check the recordings with the BPM and key finder. Its tempo and key results are estimates, so listen as well as reading the numbers. A vocal on its own may have too little rhythmic information for a steady BPM estimate; the original song can provide a more useful starting point.
The pitch changer lets you adjust pitch and speed separately. Make a small change, audition it with the backing track, then download the adjusted WAV when it fits.
Can I isolate only the lead singer?
The vocal track may contain the lead, harmonies, backing singers and vocal effects together. This workflow does not offer a control to select one singer. If you need a completely dry, individual lead take, the original recording session's vocal file is a better source.
Listen to the extracted vocal both alone and in the intended arrangement. A small musical trace that is obvious in isolation may be less noticeable in a remix, while a missing consonant can still matter.
Hear the first minute of your own file. A Day Pass or Pro processes the whole thing.