WEBSITE
GAUDIO STUDIO IS a browser-based service that can be used by anyone to separate stems absolutely free. Though it’s in its beta version, it’s still one of the best stem separation tools we’ve heard, and excels particularly at lifting drums and vocals from mixes. Unlike programs like Serato Sample, Gaudio Studio offers very few bells and whistles; it’s simply a tool for extracting stems, not for doing anything creative with them afterwards.
Using Gaudio Studio is as simple as logging in and dropping your audio file in for upload. There’s a maximum duration of 10 minutes per clip. You’ll be given the choice of which stems you’d like to receive from a list that includes vocals, bass, guitar, drums, piano and other instruments. At this point, you’ll have to wait for the service to process your stems, which can take about 10 minutes. Once it’s ready, hit the waveform icon and you’ll be presented with the player pictured above, which will allow you to listen to your stems before downloading.
So how did Gaudio Studio do? The results are impressive. On Windowpane, Staffan’s multitracked vocal sounds decent, though some artefacts are audible on the very end of the vocal’s reverb tail. The guitar stem sounds a little wonky in parts, but the drums came out beautifully, sounding mighty crisp – the stem could probably pass for a clean drum loop found in a sample pack. Gaudio has grouped the percussion and acoustic guitar into
