Lead and Backing Vocal Splitter

A lead and backing vocal splitter writes a melody file and a harmony file. Both downloads are vocals from the same upload.

Lead + backing vocalsTwo vocal files10 free minutes

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Listen first

Hear the melody leave the harmony stack

Solo the lead to hear the melody line. Solo the backing file to hear the stack. The lead and backing vocal splitter writes these two vocal stems. Both files stay vocals after the job.

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Backing vocals
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Workflow

How to use this mode

A vocal role split is three steps. Keep this page selected. Add a vocal-heavy file or a full mix. Solo the lead, then solo the backing stack, before you download.

  1. 1

    Keep this vocal split selected

    Leave the lead and backing vocal splitter selected. The vocal role split stays locked to two vocal files. Melody and the harmony stack come back together.

  2. 2

    Add a vocal-heavy file

    Drop a full mix or a vocal stem. A stacked vocal file is a strong input. The job still aims at lead and backing roles on the voices in the upload.

  3. 3

    Solo each vocal file

    Use the player to isolate lead vocal, then isolate backing vocals. Hear the melody alone. Hear the stack alone. Download the vocal file you need for practice.

In this mode

Features

This harmony stack separator is built for vocal roles. Isolate lead vocal on one file. Isolate backing vocals on the other. An online lead backing splitter opens both stems in the player.

  • Vocal role split

    A vocal role split writes melody versus the harmony stack. The lead file holds the main sung line. The backing file holds the stacked parts around it.

  • Harmony stack separator

    The harmony stack separator groups backing parts on one file. Alto, tenor, and extra doubles can share the backing stem. Solo it to learn the stack by ear.

  • Online lead backing splitter

    An online lead backing splitter opens both vocal files in the browser. Preview the melody. Preview the stack. Download after you hear the vocal role split.

Who it is for

Who can benefit

Harmony singers, vocal coaches, and section leads use a lead and backing vocal splitter to study the stack. Two vocal files make a melody line and a harmony pass easier to learn.

Harmony singers

Harmony singers learn the stack from the backing file. Isolate backing vocals and loop the chorus. Keep the lead file nearby to hear how the melody sits.

Vocal coaches

Vocal coaches give a student the melody stem. Isolate lead vocal for a first pass. Bring the backing file in later as a harmony stack separator reference.

Section leads

Section leads study backing parts as their own file. A lead and backing vocal splitter keeps the stack on one download. Use it to assign lines in rehearsal.

Bedroom producers

Audition a backing vocal stem before a deeper split. Drop the file on a new beat. Save the rest of the choir for a later pass.

From users

What people say

I heard the alto stack on its own file. The lead and backing vocal splitter made the harmony pass easy to loop, and the lead stem stayed there for pitch.
MMina J.Harmony singer
Students lock to the melody stem first. I isolate lead vocal for the first week, then I bring the backing file in for the stack. Two vocal files is the whole lesson.
CChris V.Vocal coach
Two vocal files is the job I wanted. I could split lead and backing vocals from our choir mix and hand the stack to the section without a long edit session.
RRuth A.Section lead
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Open a nearby mode when the next job needs a different stem layout.

Frequently asked questions

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