AudioShake

Overview

AudioShake is an audio separation and speech-recovery platform for musicians, media teams, and developers building audio products. It stands out for combining detailed stem separation with lyric alignment, speaker separation, and deployment options that range from browser tools to private and on-device inference. It is a strong fit when those specialized workflows matter; it is not a general-purpose speech transcription service.

Key features

AudioShake Studio separates music into vocal and instrumental stems, with options for drums, bass, piano, guitar, winds, strings, and other parts. It can also split finished mixes into dialogue, music, and effects. That breadth suits remixing, production, and media post-production better than a tool limited to vocal removal. Studio accepts WAV, AIFF, FLAC, MP3, AAC, M4A, MP4, and MOV files up to 2 GB.

The Lyric Editor transcribes lyrics, aligns words to a recording, and lets users edit and realign them in a browser. Multi-Speaker separates overlapping speakers into labelled tracks, while Speech Recovery denoises and de-reverbs recordings to improve speech intelligibility. Those tools give AudioShake uses beyond music production, but its focus remains bounded: it does not provide general speech transcription.

Developers can use REST API processing, batch and streaming workflows, and webhooks. The Local Inference SDK supports iOS, macOS, Android, Windows, and Linux. For organizations that need data to remain inside their environment, AudioShake offers self-deployed inference in a customer's cloud or fully offline. Its technology is also available through Chordal, OOONA, Yella Umbrella, Dubverse, and cielo24. AudioShake displays a SOC 2 compliance badge on its Data Services page; its privacy policy says it does not sell personal information and describes security measures and access restrictions.

Pricing

The Free plan costs nothing and starts with 200 credits. It includes MP3 export, files up to 10 minutes, stem separation, and lyric editing. The short file cap and limited starting credits make it best for trying those workflows, not longer projects.

Starter costs $20 a month, billed monthly, and includes 500 credits every month, all tools, WAV, FLAC, and MP3 exports, and files up to two hours. Pro costs $40 a month, billed monthly, and raises the monthly allowance to 1,500 credits while retaining the same stated tools, exports, and file-length limit. Starter suits lighter recurring use; Pro is the clearer fit for users who need more monthly processing. Yearly billing is available in Studio.

Enterprise has custom pricing and adds SSO support, custom SLA, team workspaces, and early access to new models. It is aimed at organizations that need team and service arrangements beyond the individual plans. AudioShake offers a free trial, but no trial length or terms are given.

Platforms

AudioShake supports Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, Windows, web, API, and self-hosted deployment. That range is useful for teams choosing between browser access, application integration, local inference, and private deployment rather than relying on one operating environment.

Who it's for

AudioShake is best suited to musicians and producers who need more than a vocal split, media companies separating dialogue, music, and effects, and developers building karaoke, remix, practice, or other audio-experience apps. It also merits consideration for organizations that need offline or customer-cloud inference. Readers seeking ordinary speech-to-text should choose a service focused on general transcription instead.

Pros and cons

• Pro: Music, dialogue, music-and-effects separation, lyric editing, speaker separation, and speech recovery are brought into one product family, supporting varied audio workflows.
• Pro: REST APIs, batch and streaming processing, webhooks, local SDKs, and private inference give developers and organizations several deployment paths.
• Pro: Paid plans support files up to two hours, while the free plan gives users 200 credits to start and supports files up to 10 minutes.
• Con: AudioShake does not offer general speech transcription, so it is a poor match for routine meeting or interview transcription.
• Con: Free exports are MP3-only and the plan's 10-minute file cap is restrictive for longer recordings.
• Con: Starter and Pro both have monthly credit allowances, so users with heavier or variable workloads may need Pro or custom-priced Enterprise.

Alternatives

For a broader comparison, see Stem Separation Software and AI Voice Isolators.

Choose LALAL.AI if its free previews and relaxed queue are enough: its free Starter plan allows 10 minutes and 200 MB per file, but full downloads are unavailable.

Moises is a fit for users who want a free mobile-friendly stem splitter and can work within five uploads per month, five-minute files, and limited separation options.

Choose Pymss if a free, open-source tool that runs locally is the priority.

Fadr offers a free tier with vocals, melodies, drums, and bass, plus MP3 downloads, MIDI detection, and a Remix Maker; it suits users who value those remix-oriented tools.

MVSEP offers a free unregistered tier with more than 100 AI models and up to 50 daily separations, with a 10-minute, 100 MB limit, one concurrent job, MP3 output, low queue priority, and captcha requirement.

StemDeck is a free option for users who prefer no account, quota, uploads, or subscription and can accept one job at a time.

Choose Ultimate Vocal Remover if you want a free, open-source desktop application that users can modify.

InSplitter is another web-based option, with a free plan that supports files up to 50 MB, standard stem quality, video workflows, batch processing, and API access.

Verdict

AudioShake is a strong choice for musicians, media teams, and developers who need precise separation alongside lyric tools, speech recovery, and flexible deployment. Its mix of browser editing, APIs, local inference, and private deployment is the main reason to choose it. Look elsewhere if general speech transcription is central, or if a small free-tier file cap and monthly credits do not fit your workload.