Reduce a centered vocal in a short audio file

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  2. Set options
  3. Get result

Limits in your browser: 1024 MB · 10 min.

Your file never leaves your device. Processed locally in your browser. Nothing is uploaded.

FFmpeg stereotools lowers the middle, the part shared by left and right. Strong sets that level to 0.015625. Light leaves it at 0.55. A hard-panned sound stays. The file type stays. Audio up to 10 minutes. A video belongs on the video pages.

Leave strong, or pick light or medium, then download the same file type. Strong drops what left and right share. A hard-panned sound stays. The work runs in this tab.

How to reduce vocals

1. Drop an audio file you already have. A photo or a video is refused here. 2. Leave strong, or pick light or medium. 3. Press “Reduce vocals” and download.

GustKit runs FFmpeg stereotools and lowers the middle, the part both channels share. Strong sets that level to 0.015625, the lowest the filter allows. Medium uses 0.25. Light uses 0.55. This is the center cut used for karaoke. MP3, WAV, M4A, OGG and FLAC stay in that type. The length stays about the same.

A quieter center, not a pan

Audio pan moves the balance toward one side. Stereo to mono mixes both channels into one. This page lowers what is the same on left and right and keeps the file type. A voice already in the center drops. A guitar parked on one side stays. It does not change the pitch.

The audio stays in this tab

FFmpeg runs in this browser, on one thread. GustKit does not fetch audio from a link. Leave the tab open until the download appears. Close it and the file is gone. Audio up to the limit shown next to the button.

How to check the vocal reduction

1. Play the download next to the original. 2. A tone that is the same on both sides should sit lower. Strong should drop it more than light. 3. If the file type changed, you opened a different page.

Audio pan moves the balance to one side. This page runs an FFmpeg center cut and keeps the file type. Nothing is uploaded.

Frequently asked questions

A tone that was the same on both sides got quieter and the file is still WAV. Did it work?

Yes. Strong sets the middle level to 0.015625. The extension stays the same. The length stays about the same.

Why does a mono file get very quiet?

A mono file is all center. There is no side signal to keep. Use a stereo file when the voice sits in the middle and the instruments sit to the sides.

Can I reduce the vocals and also pan the file in one step?

No. Reduce the vocals first, or pan the file first, then open the other page on the download.

Is the audio uploaded?

No. The vocal reduction runs in this tab.

A centered tone got quieter and the file is still WAV. Did it work?

Yes. Strong sets the middle level to 0.015625. The extension stays the same.

Can I reduce the vocals and also pan the file in one step?

No. Reduce the vocals first, or pan the file first, then open the other page on the download.