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Keep only the music

You want the music on its own, to reuse a track, grab a rough instrumental, or drop the talking off a clip.

The setup

Mode
Keep only
Prompt
"background music" ยท preset

Step by step

  1. 1 Drop your video or audio file into SoundScrub.
  2. 2 Set the mode to Keep only.
  3. 3 Pick "background music" from the sound list.
  4. 4 Run it. You get the file back with only that kept and everything else dropped.

Why this works

Keep only with "background music" holds the music and drops the voices and noise around it.

Honest heads-up

If someone's singing, that vocal counts as part of the music and stays. And a busy mix won't split perfectly, you get the music on its own, but not perfectly clean.

Common questions

How do I keep only the music from a video?

In SoundScrub, set the mode to Keep only and pick the "background music" preset. That holds the music and drops the talking and noise around it.

Can I use this to remove the vocals from a song?

No. A sung vocal counts as part of the music, so it stays with it. This keeps the music and drops speech and noise around it, it won't give you a karaoke track or an instrumental.

Video or audio file?

Either works, and you get the same type back.

Other guides

Turn the music down, don't remove it → Keep only the singing → How to remove background music from video or audio →
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