How-to guide
How to separate drums from a Spotify song
Spotify streams are DRM-protected, so you cannot directly download and process them. But there are legitimate workarounds — and once you have the audio file, DrumSplit handles the drum separation.
Spotify's DRM (Widevine) prevents direct audio extraction. The most reliable approach is to purchase or download the same song from a DRM-free source like Bandcamp, iTunes or a CD rip, then run that through DrumSplit.
Step-by-step
- Find a DRM-free version of the song. Buy the track from Bandcamp (FLAC), iTunes (M4A at 256 kbps), Amazon Music, or rip from CD. These are all DRM-free.
- If no purchase option exists. As a fallback, you can record Spotify playback through a loopback audio driver (like BlackHole on Mac), but quality will be limited to 320 kbps OGG.
- Upload the audio file to DrumSplit.io. Drop the DRM-free file onto DrumSplit. Any format up to 100 MB.
- Choose your mode and pay. Natural for most music. $0.99 per split.
- Download the stems. 6 WAV files in 2-3 minutes: kick, snare, hi-hats, toms, cymbals and drumless music.
Tips for better results
- Bandcamp is the best DRM-free source — you get lossless FLAC and support the artist directly.
- iTunes purchases at 256 kbps AAC produce very clean separation results.
- Never use screen-recording apps that capture compressed system audio — the quality loss compounds through separation.
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Upload a song and get 5 individual drum stems plus a drumless music track. From $0.99 per split. No subscription. Credits never expire.
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