Remove the Piano from Any Song
You can take the piano out of a recording and keep the drums, bass, guitar and vocals exactly where they were. StemConsole does it in the browser with no install: piano gets its own stem, so removing it is one mute.
Short answer: Upload the song, choose Full Separation, mute the piano fader and use Bounce mix to render a pianoless track. Full Separation costs one US$1.99 credit for a single song, or comes with Pro (US$6.99 a month, currently with a 7-day free trial). On the free 4-stem split, piano shares “other” with guitar and synths.
The fastest way to remove the piano
A US$1.99 credit
Full Separation on that song: piano on its own fader, MP3 downloads, basic looping. Never expires, no subscription.
Pro, US$6.99 a month or US$49 a year
Full Separation on 100 songs a month, plus the practice room: slow down with the pitch locked, change key, named loops, count-in, WAV. Monthly Pro starts with a 7-day free trial if you have never subscribed.
Free
5 splits a month with the live mixer. Piano shares the “other” stem, so on a piano-led song muting other removes it for free. When guitar or synths share it too, you need the piano stem.
The trial is the whole of Pro. A card is required at checkout and nothing is charged during the trial; it is one per account, monthly plan only.
The pricing page always shows the current plans and any free trial.
How to remove the piano from a song
- 1
Upload the song
Drop an MP3, WAV, FLAC, OGG, M4A, AAC or WMA file up to 200MB at stemconsole.ai.
- 2
Choose Full Separation
The six-stem mode returns vocals, drums, bass, guitar, piano and other. Use a US$1.99 credit for this one song, or Pro.
- 3
Mute the piano
Pick Piano under I’m practising and click Play with the band, or mute the piano fader. Everything else keeps its balance.
- 4
Keep a guide if you want one
Pull the piano fader down low instead of muting it, so the original part is a quiet reference while you learn.
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Bounce the pianoless mix
Bounce mix renders the result as MP3, or WAV with Pro, including at a changed speed or key.
Why remove the piano instead of using a backing track
A pianoless track from the actual record keeps what a generic backing track cannot: the real rhythm section, the vocal phrasing you have to leave room for, and the exact stops, pushes and dynamics of the arrangement. You are playing the song, not a loop in the same key.
It also tells you quickly whether you have the part. With the original piano gone, your voicings and your time are the only keys in the room. Worship teams, cover bands, students and accompanists use pianoless tracks to rehearse and to record a new part over a finished mix.
Free four stems or six stems?
Basic Split, the free mode, separates vocals, drums, bass and other. Piano is inside other, together with guitar, synths and strings. On a piano ballad where the piano is the only thing in other, muting other removes it cleanly, which is a useful free workaround.
On a song with guitar as well, muting other takes the guitar with it. Full Separation gives piano and guitar their own stems, so you can remove the piano and keep the guitar. It costs one US$1.99 credit for a single song (MP3, never expires), or comes with Pro.
What ends up in the piano stem
Acoustic and electric piano. Grand, upright, Rhodes and Wurlitzer style sounds usually go to the piano stem. Organ, synth pads and strings tend to stay in other, so a song with piano and organ loses the piano and keeps the organ.
Piano and guitar can overlap. When both play the same chords in the same register, a little of one can land in the other’s stem. Once you are playing the part yourself, a trace left in the guitar stem is hard to hear.
Just piano and voice? The free Vocal Remover already does it: on a piano-and-voice song, its vocal stem is the song without the piano.
Practising over the pianoless track
Once the song is split, pick your instrument under I’m practising in the mixer. Hear my part solos it; Play with the band mutes it. Both are free on any split, and the individual faders let you keep a little of the original in as a guide.
Pro turns the track into a practice room. Change the key without changing the speed when a singer needs it lower. Slow a fast passage to 75% with the pitch locked. Name loops for the intro, the verse figure and the bridge, and add a count-in from a tapped tempo so you come in cleanly.
Frequently asked questions
How do I remove the piano from a song?
Upload the song to StemConsole, choose Full Separation, mute the piano fader and use Bounce mix to download the result. Full Separation is one US$1.99 credit for a single song or included in Pro.
Can I remove the piano for free?
Partly. The free Basic Split puts piano inside the other stem with guitar and synths, so muting other removes piano along with those parts. A separate piano stem needs Full Separation: a US$1.99 credit per song, or Pro. The pricing page shows whether a free trial is currently running.
What does a US$1.99 credit get me?
One Full Separation on one song, with piano and guitar on their own stems, downloaded as MP3. It never expires. WAV and the practice tools are Pro.
Will it remove organ and synths too?
Usually not. Acoustic and electric piano go to the piano stem, while organ, synth pads and strings usually stay in the other stem.
Can I change the key of the pianoless track?
Yes, with Pro. Key change moves the whole song up or down without changing the speed.
Can I download the song without the piano?
Yes. Mute the piano fader and use Bounce mix. It downloads as MP3, or WAV with Pro.
Does it work on a phone or tablet?
Yes. Upload from the browser, split the song and mute the piano. There is no app to install.
Related guides and tools
Isolate piano
Hear the piano alone to learn the voicings.
Remove guitar from a song
The same approach for guitarists.
Make a backing track
Turn any song into a play-along track.
Change a song’s key
Move the band to your key (Pro).
Slow down a song
Practise fast passages, pitch locked (Pro).
Vocal Remover
Free: vocal and instrumental in two stems.
Written by Dan Murtagh, mixing and mastering engineer and audio educator. Updated 23 September 2026.