LALAL.AI alternative with key change before download
Upload a song, hear it without the vocals, and move the instrumental into a key that suits you before you download it. Free downloads are MP3s, 2 songs a month.
- MP3 downloads on the free plan
- Instrumental key up to 6 semitones either way
- Nothing you upload is used to train models
Hear the result before you upload
Press play, then switch tracks to hear the difference at the same moment.
Key -2 plays the same file you would download in that key.
You get two tracks: the vocals, and everything else together. Drums, bass and keys are not split apart.
- Files deleted automatically: 24 hours without an account, 7 days on Free, 30 days on paid plans
- Never used to train models
- A failed separation costs nothing
How it works
Example
- Upload
- Queue
- Separate0:53Time since upload · Usually under two minutes.
- Ready
- Largest upload, as MP3, WAV, M4A, AAC, FLAC, OGG, MP4, MOV, M4V, MKV, WEBM, AVI, or WMA
- 500 MB
- Longest track on Free, 20 min on paid plans
- 10 min
- Key shift for the instrumental
- ±6 st
- When files are deleted: without an account, on Free, on paid plans
- 24h · 7d · 30d
DeVocal and LALAL.AI, side by side
What each one gives you, from each product's own pages.
| Question | DeVocal | LALAL.AI |
|---|---|---|
| Where it runs | DeVocalIn your browser. Nothing to install. | LALAL.AIWeb, desktop and mobile apps, a VST plugin and an API. lalal.ai/pricing |
| What the free plan gets you | DeVocal2 separations a month, tracks up to 10 minutes, MP3 downloads with a free account. Listening needs no account. | LALAL.AIStarter: 10 minutes in the Relaxed queue and no Fast-queue minutes. The Result Downloads row shows "–" for Starter. lalal.ai/pricing |
| Lowest paid price | DeVocalStarter: $4.99 a month for 20 separations a month. | LALAL.AILite: $7.50 a month billed annually ($90 a year), with 90 Fast-queue minutes a month. lalal.ai/pricing |
| Tracks you get back | DeVocalTwo: the vocals, and the instrumental as one track. | LALAL.AIThe Stem Splitter extracts vocals, instrumental, drums, bass, guitar, synth, string and wind instruments. lalal.ai/pricing |
| Change the key and listen before download | DeVocalYes. Move the instrumental up to 6 semitones up or down, hear it on the page, then download it in that key. The vocals stay in the original key. | LALAL.AIWe found no feature on the site to shift a separated instrumental's key before download. lalal.ai |
| File limits | DeVocalMP3, WAV, M4A, AAC, FLAC, OGG, MP4, MOV, M4V, MKV, WEBM, AVI or WMA up to 500 MB. Tracks up to 10 minutes free, 20 minutes on a paid plan. | LALAL.AI200MB per file on Starter, 2GB per file on Lite. lalal.ai/pricing |
| Processing and privacy | DeVocalSeparated online after you upload. Files are deleted automatically: within 24 hours without an account, 7 days on Free, 30 days on a paid plan. Nothing you upload is used to train models. | LALAL.AIIts privacy policy says it "does not use user files for artificial intelligence training". It gives no fixed deletion period; storage follows "the respective statutory retention period". lalal.ai/privacy-policy |
Checked 16 October 2026. DeVocal figures are from our pricing page. Plans and features change, so check each product's own pages before you pay.
When LALAL.AI is the better choice
DeVocal does one thing: two tracks from a song, with the key change before download. LALAL.AI fits better when you need more than that.
- You need drums, bass, guitar, synth, strings or wind instruments on their own tracks. DeVocal returns only the vocals and everything else together.
- Your files are large. LALAL.AI takes up to 2GB per file on Lite; DeVocal stops at 500 MB.
- You want a desktop or phone app, a VST plugin inside your DAW, or an API. DeVocal is a website.
Questions before you switch
- Can I download on the free plan?
- Yes. With a free account you get 2 separations a month and can download both tracks as MP3s, for songs up to 10 minutes. You can listen without an account, up to 2 tracks a day.
- Can DeVocal split drums, bass or guitar?
- No. You get two tracks: the vocals, and everything else together. If you need each instrument on its own track, LALAL.AI lists drums, bass, guitar, synth, string and wind instruments.
- How does the key change work?
- After the song is separated, pick up to 6 semitones up or down and listen to the instrumental in that key on the page. Download it when it sounds right. Changing the key does not use another separation.
LALAL.AI and Ultimate Vocal Remover are trademarks of their respective owners. DeVocal is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by either of them.
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Separate your first track without creating an account.