Sympathetic string file
The sitar extractor writes a sympathetic string file for the sitar part. Melody strings, drone strings, and ringing sympathetic strings share this stem. Jawari buzz stays on the file.
Sitar Extractor
A sitar extractor writes a sympathetic string file and a remainder file. Melody, drone, and ringing sympathetic strings share the sitar stem.
Sitar + otherSympathetic strings10 free minutes
Select Files
MP3, WAV, M4A, and FLAC — up to 10 min / 100MB per file
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Listen first
Hear the drone and the sympathetic strings
Solo the sympathetic string file to hear the melody, the drone, and the ringing tarafs. Mute the sitar to hear tabla, vocals, or the band on other. The sitar extractor preview matches the two files you download after upload.
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Workflow
How to use this mode
Three short steps run the sitar extractor. Keep the mode selected. Upload a raga or fusion mix. Solo the sitar to isolate sitar, then mute the drone to hear the remainder. Download both files from the player.
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Leave Sitar selected
The sitar extractor stays selected for this upload. One job writes a sympathetic string file and a remainder file. Leave the mode on Sitar before you drop the song.
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Upload a raga or fusion mix
Drop an MP3, WAV, M4A, or FLAC. Use this page to extract sitar from a finished song. A mix with drone and sympathetic strings gives the sitar extractor a clear sitar part.
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Solo the meend, then the drone
Press solo to isolate sitar and hear the meend over the drone. Listen for sympathetic strings ringing under the melody. Mute the sitar to hear the remainder, then download both files.
In this mode
Features
The sitar extractor aims at melody, drone, and sympathetic strings in a mix. Use it to extract sitar, to remove sitar from a fusion bed, and to learn sitar lines. An online sitar extractor keeps the work in the browser.
Drone under the melody
Drone strings hold a tonic bed under the line. Sympathetic strings ring in sympathy with the melody. Hear both layers on the isolated sitar stem.
Online sitar extractor
Preview sitar and other in the browser. An online sitar extractor needs no plugin. Solo the meend, mute the drone, then download the two files.
Remove sitar
Mute the drone to remove sitar from a fusion bed. Tabla, vocals, and extra parts stay on other. The remainder is ready for a new line or a dry mix check.
Who it is for
Who can benefit
Sitar students loop a meend from the sympathetic string file. Fusion producers lift the drone for a sketch. World-music teachers hand out the sitar stem for ear work.
Sitar students
Learn a line from the sympathetic string file. Hear the meend, the drone, and the ringing tarafs. Copy the phrase from the isolated sitar stem.
Fusion producers
Lift the sympathetic string file for a sketch. Or remove sitar and keep the rhythm bed. Other stays as the remainder for arrangement checks.
World-music teachers
Hand a student the sitar file for homework. Ask them to learn sitar lines from the isolated stem. Keep the remainder as a play-along bed.
Keep exploring
Related modes
Open a nearby mode when the next job needs a different stem layout.
Frequently asked questions
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This mode is preselected on upload. 10 free minutes — no credit card.