Isolate the Piano from Any Song
Piano gets its own stem with Full Separation, StemConsole’s 6-stem mode: US$1.99 for one song, or included in Pro. The free 2 and 4 stem splits keep piano inside “other”. Solo the piano stem to hear every chord voicing and fill, or mute it and play the part yourself with the real band.
Short answer: Upload the song, choose Full Separation, then solo the piano fader. 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). The free 4-stem split keeps piano inside “other”.
The fastest way to get the piano stem
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 stays inside the “other” stem, but you hear your song in the mixer before paying for 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 isolate the piano from a song
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Upload the song
Drop an MP3, WAV, FLAC, OGG, M4A, AAC or WMA file up to 200MB at stemconsole.ai. It works on a phone or tablet too.
- 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
Solo or mute the piano
Solo the piano to study the voicings. Mute it to take the keyboard seat while the band plays on.
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Practise it
Loop the passage. With Pro, slow it down with the pitch locked, move it to an easier key, and name loops for each section.
Learning a piano part from the isolated stem
Solo the piano and listen for the shape before the notes: where the left hand sits, when the right hand moves, and which chords are inversions rather than root position. Those are the things that disappear under a vocal and a bass line.
Loop two bars at a time; basic looping is free. With Pro, drop to 60 or 70% speed with the pitch locked, so fast runs and grace notes separate into individual notes and the chords still match your piano. If the song is in an awkward key for your hands, Pro changes the key of the stems without changing the speed.
A sustain-heavy part can blur when slowed. Loop shorter sections and compare with the full mix at normal speed to hear where the pedal changes.
Playing along with the piano muted
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.
This is how session players and cover band keyboardists rehearse: the real drums, bass and vocal, with a hole where your part goes. Keep the original piano at a low level at first, then pull it out. To bounce a pianoless version to take to rehearsal, see remove the piano from a song.
What it can and cannot separate
Piano, not every keyboard. Acoustic and electric piano go to the piano stem. Organ, synth pads and strings usually stay in “other”, and a sound halfway between can split across the two.
Both hands come out together. The stem is the whole piano, so there is no separate left hand and right hand.
Piano and guitar can overlap. When a piano and a strummed or clean guitar play the same chords in the same register, a little of one can land in the other’s stem. Solo both to check.
No sheet music. StemConsole gives you the piano audio on its own, not notation or chord names, and the free Key & BPM Finder names the song’s key and tempo.
Frequently asked questions
How do I isolate the piano from a song?
Upload the song to StemConsole, choose Full Separation, and solo the piano fader in the mixer. Full Separation is one US$1.99 credit for a single song or included in Pro.
Is isolating the piano free?
The piano stem is part of Full Separation: a US$1.99 credit for one song, or Pro at US$6.99 a month or US$49 a year. The free 2 and 4 stem splits (5 a month, no watermark) keep piano inside the other stem. The pricing page shows whether a free trial is currently running.
What is the cheapest way to get one piano stem?
A US$1.99 credit. It runs Full Separation on one song, downloads as MP3 and never expires. There is no subscription.
Does it separate organ and synths too?
Acoustic and electric piano go to the piano stem. Organ, synth pads and strings usually stay in the other stem, and some sounds can split between the two.
Can I slow down the piano part without changing the pitch?
Yes, with Pro: 50% to 150% with the pitch locked on the stem, plus key change and named loops. A credit and the free plan play stems at the original speed and key; the free speed and key player slows a whole song.
Can I mute the piano and play along?
Yes. Pick Piano under I’m practising and click Play with the band, or mute the piano fader. The rest of the song plays on at its original balance.
Can I download the piano stem?
Yes. Download it as MP3 on a credit, or as WAV with Pro. You can also bounce the whole mix without the piano.
How clean is the piano separation?
Piano shares its range with guitars, strings and vocals, so dense mixes can leave some bleed. Full Separation uses a state-of-the-art model, and you hear the result in the mixer before you download anything.
Related guides and tools
Remove piano from a song
Bounce a pianoless version to play along with.
Learn a song by ear
A method for working parts out from stems.
Slow down a song
Hear fast runs note by note, pitch kept, free in your browser.
Change a song’s key
Move it to a key that suits your hands, free in your browser.
Isolate guitar
Hear the guitar part alone.
Loop a section
Repeat a passage until it sits under your fingers.
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Written by Dan Murtagh, mixing and mastering engineer and audio educator. Updated 5 October 2026.