[czr]

messed around with the 2stem model for a bit and it's reasonably good. I think phonicmind is still a bit better - phonicmind tends to err on the side of keeping too much, while the 2stem model tries to isolate aggressively and often damages the vocal as a result (distorting words by losing some harmonics, or losing quiet words entirely)

example:

https://files.catbox.moe/wjruiv.mp3 (phonicmind)

https://files.catbox.moe/uuzot3.mp3 (spleeter 2stem)

you can hear spleeter does better at actually taking out the bass drums, but phonicmind never loses or distorts any part of the vocal, while 2stem occasionally sounds like singing is through metal tube (harmonics are missing). will try to read instructions more carefully and see if there's some way to fix.

[roryokane]

For those who, like me, hadn’t heard of PhonicMind before, it’s an online service at https://phonicmind.com/ that charges $4 to $1.5 per song to separate out vocals, drums, bass, and the rest of the sounds. You can upload any audio file to that website and get a 30-second preview of separated parts for it.