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Split a track into mid, side, left, and right

Every stereo file hides four useful mono signals: the center (mid), the width (side), and the raw left and right. Audition each one, download any of them as WAV, or take all four as a ZIP.

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M/S shows you where things sit. Stems hand them to you.

The side channel is a classic sample-digging trick — but it's geometry, not separation. SongStrip's AI actually isolates the vocal and the instrumental, cleanly. Sign up and run a song: 3 full packs free.

Frequently asked questions

What are mid and side channels?

Mid is the sum of left and right — everything mixed to the center, like lead vocals, kick, and bass. Side is the difference — everything that makes the mix wide, like reverbs, doubles, and stereo synths. Together they rebuild the original exactly.

What can I do with the side channel?

Producers dig through side channels for ghostly pads, reverb tails, and wide textures that sample beautifully. It's also how you check what a stereo widener actually did to your mix.

Are the downloads mono or stereo?

Each extracted channel downloads as a mono WAV — that's what mid, side, left, and right actually are. The ZIP contains all four.

Does this remove vocals?

The side channel naturally lacks anything center-mixed, so it often sounds like a thin instrumental — the same physics as our vocal-remover tool. For a clean instrumental you want real separation in the studio.