Drum Kit Separation & Transcription

Split drums into kick, snare, cymbals, and toms - then convert to MIDI and notation. The complete toolkit for drummers.

Isolate individual kit pieces with AI Generate accurate drum notation & MIDI 100% browser-based - no uploads needed

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Built for Serious Drummers

Study Any Drummer's Technique

Isolate the kick pattern, snare ghost notes, or hi-hat work from your favorite tracks

Get Accurate Drum Notation

Convert any drum performance to readable sheet music and MIDI files

Create Practice Tracks

Remove drums completely or mute specific pieces for targeted practice

Make Drum Covers

Build the perfect backing track and get MIDI reference for complex fills

Sample Individual Hits

Extract clean kick, snare, and cymbal samples from any recording

Ready in 30 Seconds

1

Upload Your Song

MP3, WAV, any format • Stays 100% private

2

Pick What to Extract

Vocals, drums, bass, guitar, or everything

3

Download Your Tracks

High-quality separation • Kit pieces • Piano hands • Export anywhere

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Pro

$9.99 USD / month
  • ✓ Unlimited songs
  • ✓ High quality processing
  • ✓ Stem separation, MIDI, & sheet music
  • ✓ Drum kit breakdown (kick, snare, cymbals, toms)
  • ✓ Advanced piano transcription (hands & pedals)
  • ✓ Private, on-device processing

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  • Priority support

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Drum Kit Breakdown & Notation

Split drums into kick, snare, toms, and cymbals with individual volume control, then turn the performance into MIDI and printable drum notation in one pass.

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96% Piano Note Accuracy

State-of-the-art piano AI captures left/right hands plus sustain pedal events with 91% pedal accuracy. Watch the demo to hear the dramatic before/after difference.

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Pro members get immediate access to all new features as they launch. We're constantly improving with new AI models and capabilities.

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Drum Separation FAQs

Which drums can you separate?

Our AI separates kick, snare, toms, and cymbals (including hi-hats) into individual tracks. You can solo, mute, or export each piece separately.

How clean is the separation?

Kick and snare separation is very clean. Cymbals and toms have some natural bleed (like in real drum recordings), but are isolated enough for practice and production.

Can it create drum sheet music?

Yes! Our state-of-the-art AI converts drum audio to both MIDI and MusicXML notation. Export to any notation software or DAW.

What audio formats work?

Any common format - MP3, WAV, FLAC, M4A, etc. Higher quality recordings produce better separations.

Is my audio uploaded somewhere?

No. Everything processes in your browser using WebGPU. Your files never leave your computer.

Can I make drumless backing tracks?

Yes! Remove all drums or just specific pieces. Great for practice, covers, or creating play-along tracks.

Will it work in my browser?

Music Demixer works best on modern computers with up-to-date web browsers. WebGPU in the latest Chrome, Edge, or Safari 18+ gives the best results. Use our compatibility check or visit the full guide to see if your setup is ready.

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Upload a track, isolate the kit pieces you care about, and export notation, MIDI, or drumless mixes in minutes.

Professional Drum Separation & Transcription

Music Demixer brings two breakthrough technologies to drummers: kit-piece separation and automatic drum transcription. Using state-of-the-art AI, we can isolate individual drums from mixed audio and convert drum performances into accurate MIDI and sheet music. Whether you're learning a challenging fill, creating drum covers, or teaching students, our tools give you complete control over every element of the kit.

How Drum Kit Separation Works

Traditional stem separation gives you a single "drums" track. Our AI goes deeper, recognizing the unique frequency signatures and attack patterns of each drum. The kick drum's low-end punch, the snare's midrange crack, the shimmer of cymbals - each gets its own track that you can control independently.

This means you can finally isolate complex kick patterns, study hi-hat voicings, or focus on ghost notes that get lost in the mix. Mix engineers can extract and replace specific drums. Teachers can create custom practice loops focusing on just the elements their students need to work on.

Pro Drum Suite Demo

🎬 Watch the Drum Suite in Action

Chris Adler's iconic drum fill from Lamb of God - separated into individual drums, then converted to MIDI and notation.

🎧 What You're Seeing
  • 0:00 – Original drum fill in the full mix
  • 0:04 – Drums isolated from guitars and vocals
  • 0:08 – Individual pieces: kick, snare, toms, cymbals
  • 0:12 – Same fill as MIDI and sheet music

Automatic Drum Transcription to MIDI & Notation

Beyond separation, our AI can transcribe drum performances into MIDI and sheet music. It recognizes kick, snare, hi-hat patterns, and cymbal hits, converting them into standard drum notation. The MIDI output maps to General MIDI drum standards, so it works immediately in any DAW or drum software.

This is game-changing for learning. Instead of watching YouTube tutorials at 0.5x speed trying to catch every hit, you get the actual notation. See exactly when the kick lands, how the hi-hat pattern flows, where those ghost notes sit. Export to your favorite notation software or load the MIDI into your DAW to practice at any tempo.

Real-World Applications

For Learning: Isolate and transcribe drum parts from songs you want to master. Slow down complex fills in your DAW using the MIDI. Focus on specific elements like the kick pattern or hi-hat technique.

For Teaching: Create targeted exercises from real songs. Give students the notation for parts they're learning. Build practice tracks with certain drums removed so students can play along.

For Covers & Performance: Get the exact drum arrangement as MIDI to trigger samples or plan your cover. Create drumless backing tracks for live shows or YouTube videos.

For Production: Extract clean samples from breaks. Replace drums in a mix while keeping the original groove. Layer new drums with the isolated originals.

Simple Workflow, Professional Results

1. Upload your track - Any audio format works
2. Choose your mode - Kit separation, drum transcription, or both
3. Get your files - Download individual drum tracks, MIDI files, or notation

The MIDI exports work instantly in any DAW - Logic, Ableton, Pro Tools, FL Studio, or Reaper. General MIDI mapping means it triggers the right drums in Superior Drummer, EZdrummer, or any drum plugin.

What Works Best

Like any AI tool, results vary with source quality. Modern recordings with clear drum production separate beautifully. Older recordings or live bootlegs might have more bleed between drums, but are still useful for learning and practice. The cleaner your source audio, the cleaner your separated tracks.

Why This Changes Everything for Drummers

For decades, learning drums meant endless rewinding and guessing what's happening in busy mixes. Now you can take any song, see exactly what the drummer played, and practice along with isolated parts.

Powered by Meta's Demucs (Sony Music Challenge winner) for separation and state-of-the-art AI for transcription, this represents years of research finally accessible to every drummer. No installation, no uploads to servers, just immediate results in your browser.

Ready to dissect your favorite drum performances? Try the drum separation tool and discover what your drum heroes are really playing.