Drumless tracks: every source compared, by what you need

Drumless tracks come from five very different places, and the right one depends on one question: do you already have a song in mind? If you do, an AI drum remover takes the drums out of the recording you own. If you want a library of songs you know, ready-made drumless versions and backing-track apps have them, some from the original recordings and some re-recorded. If you just want to play, practice grooves and play-along books are written for it. This page puts every kind in one table.

By Raul Rodrigues. Checked on . 16 tools, every fact sourced.

Upbeat Studio makes one of the tools in this table, the free Drumless Tracks tool. It is not ranked anywhere on this page: it sits in the table with the same columns and the same criticism as every other row, and the picker never shortlists it. Where it does not fit, the page says so.

Three questions

Which one should you try first?

Do you have a song in mind?
What do you need?
Where will you use it?

Every row, one standard

The table

ToolKindPlatformsPrice modelYour songSourceChartTempoClickDownloadYouTubeFreeCatalogOfflineApp StoreGoogle Play
OrlandoDrummer drumless loopsOrlandoDrummer (Adam Tuminaro)groove packWeb, iOSsubscription✕drumless loop albums sold by OrlandoDrummer, composer not stated (vendor's words: 'album-quality drumless Play Alongs'), about 9 to 13 minutes each in the packs we opened???✓✕self-reported on 2026-10-07: 'Free for 14 days. Cancel anytime.' for the membershipself-reported on 2026-10-07: '300+ Drumless Loops & Play Alongs (45+ Albums)'; the App Store listing still says '240+ Practice Loops'✓4.9 (51)not on this store
JamzoneRecisiobacking-track appiOS, Android, macOSfreemium✕re-recorded covers (vendor's words: 'multi-track songs recorded by professional musicians in the studio')✕✓✓?✕self-reported on 2026-10-07: Free plan gives 'Unlimited play of a selection of rights-free songs' and '45-second previews of the full catalog'self-reported on 2026-10-07: 'Access 74,000 songs, with over 500 added monthly'; the store listings say 'over 70,000+'✓4.8 (9k)4.8 (2k)
ShedtracksShedtracks LLClibraryWeb, iOSfreemium✕original compositions (vendor's words: 'created by award winning producers and musicians')??✓✓✕self-reported on 2026-10-07: 'Get Free Downloads of Drumless Tracks in the app.' and a '7 day FREE TRIAL'; the store lists 16 free items (our count)self-reported on 2026-10-07: 'Play hundreds of Drumless Tracks' on the site, '600+ premium drumless practice tracks' on the App Store✓4.7 (15)not on this store
Melodics (drums)Melodics Limitedbacking-track appmacOS, Windows, iOSfreemium✕Re-recorded covers ('pitch-perfect covers' made by Melodics' own musicians)?✓✓?✕iPad: '20 free premium lessons with 5 minutes of playtime per day'; iPhone: the same 'with unlimited playing time'; desktop: a 7-day trial, then a 'limited free plan' (melodics.com, checked 2026-10-07)'Hundreds' of songs, 'with new lessons added every week' (self-reported, checked 2026-10-07)?4.7 (620)not on this store
MoisesMoises Systems, Inc.ai splitterWeb, iOS, Android, macOS, Windowsfreemium✓AI-separated from the file or public URL you import?✓✓✓?Free plan: 'up to 5 files per month', 'files up to 5 minutes long'; Smart Metronome limited to 'the first minute of the song' (Moises help center, checked 2026-10-07)not applicable✕4.7 (28k)4.5 (434k)
SongsterrSongsterrtab playerWeb, iOS, Androidfreemium?original recordings, in the vendor's words 'synchronized original recordings of the rest of the band (with your part muted) for our most popular songs'; other songs play a synthesized band built from the tab✓✓✓?AI tab onlyself-reported on 2026-10-07: 'The free version allows you to view and playback all the tabs.'self-reported on 2026-10-07: 'over a million accurate tabs & chords'; backing tracks only 'for our most popular songs', no number?4.7 (48k)4.3 (61k)
Drumeo Songs (Musora)Musora Media Inc.libraryWeb, iOS, Androidsubscription✕Catalog recordings with the drums removable; Drumeo says its instrument-less music comes from its partnership with Moises (AI separation)✓✓??✕Free trial: '7 days to try everything on Musora' (musora.com, checked 2026-10-07)2500+ songs on Musora's drums page (self-reported, checked 2026-10-07); the Musora app listing says 5000+ across all instruments?4.7 (3k)4.2 (2k)
LALAL.AIOmniSale GmbHai splitterWeb, iOS, Android, macOS, Windowsfreemium✓AI-separated from the audio or video file you upload???✓?Starter, 'Always free': '10 minutes in the Relaxed Queue' with previews; 'downloading the full output requires a paid plan' (lalal.ai, checked 2026-10-07)not applicable✓4.4 (639)4.0 (3k)
SoundBoost Drumless TracksDIKTATORIAL Inc. (SoundBoost)ai splitterWeb, iOS, Androidfreemium✓AI-separated from the file you upload or a YouTube or SoundCloud link?✓✓✓✓'no daily or monthly limit on standard splits or instrument practice'; MP3 stem downloads follow a 'rolling 24-hour allowance' (soundboost.ai, checked 2026-10-07)not applicable?2.7 (3)no rating yet
Drumless - Drums RemoverDrumless (Fine Mug Solucoes Em Informatica EIRELI)ai splitterWebsubscription✓AI-separated from the MP3 or WAV you upload or share from Google Drive???✓?Tryout: MP3 or WAV 'maximum 10 MB for the tryout', a 'first minute preview' of the separation, and a daily tryout limit (drumless.app, checked 2026-10-07)not applicable?not on this storenot on this store
Drumless Tracks by Upbeat StudiooursUpbeat Studioai splitterWebfree✓AI-separated from the MP3 or WAV you upload, or from a YouTube link when that option is on✕✕✓✓✓'One song a day without an email, three a day with one' (upbeat.studio, checked 2026-10-07)not applicable?not on this storenot on this store
DrumlessVersionDrumlessVersion.com (one-person operation)libraryWebone-time?original multitracks minus drums, as the vendor states it and not verified by us (vendor's words: 'made from original multitracks', 'NO AI')???✓?self-reported on 2026-10-07: the homepage says 'Any song. Instantly created. Always free.' without saying how; the paid pages sell the library, single songs and song requestsself-reported on 2026-10-07: '10,000+ Ready Songs'✓not on this storenot on this store
Hal Leonard Drum Play-Along seriesHal LeonardbookPrint, Webone-time✕a demo with drums plus separate backing tracks (vendor's words: 'listen to the audio to hear how the drums should sound, then play along using the separate backing tracks'); only the Buddy Rich volume states 'sound-alike audio recordings'✓✓?✓✕none stated on 2026-10-07; only sample pages and audio samplesnot applicable for a book series; the series page listed 42 products on 2026-10-07 (self-reported listing), volumes numbered up to 53✓not on this storenot on this store
Karaoke Version Custom Backing TracksRecisiolibraryWebone-time✕re-recorded covers (vendor's words: 're-recorded drumless versions and not the original versions')?✕✓✓✕self-reported on 2026-10-07: free section header reads 'Custom Backing Track - 167 tracks available', with sign-upself-reported on 2026-10-07: 'thousands of Drum Backing Tracks', no number given✓not on this storenot on this store
TrackpeelTrackpeelai splitterWebfreemium✓AI-separated from the audio or video file you upload?✕✕✓?'preview the result for 30 seconds free, with no sign-up'; a free account can 'download 30-second MP3 samples' (trackpeel.com, checked 2026-10-07)not applicable?not on this storenot on this store
Vic Firth Drum Set Play-Along TracksVic Firth (The Avedis Zildjian Company)libraryWebfree✕artists' own tracks minus drums, supplied by the artists (vendor's words: 'worked with several of the world's top artists to obtain playalong tracks')✓?✓✓✕all tracks open to download on 2026-10-07 with no sign-up (our check); Vic Firth states no limitnot stated by the vendor; our count on 2026-10-07: 56 track pages in the site map, 12 shown on the hub by default✓not on this storenot on this store

Ratings and review counts are the stores' own, pulled on 2026-10-07. A cross means the feature is not there; a question mark means neither the store listing nor the maker says. No prices on purpose: they change monthly and the price model does not.

One by one

What each one is for, and what it is not

Moises

Moises Systems, Inc. · ai splitter · Web, iOS, Android, macOS, Windows · freemium

Moises splits any song you import into stems so you can mute the drums, solo them to study fills, slow the song down and play to a Smart Metronome click that stays synced to the song, even through tempo shifts. Know before choosing: the free plan stops at 5 uploads a month of files up to 5 minutes, and the synced click covers only the first minute of a song unless you pay.

Best for
Any song I choose, Gig backing
Not for
Drummers who want to practice offline or process more than a handful of songs a month without paying.
Someone does it better
SoundBoost has no daily or monthly cap on free splits and accepts YouTube links, while the Moises free plan stops at 5 uploads a month.
Free tier
Up to 5 uploads a month of files up to 5 minutes, split into 2 stems or 4 stems that include drums, with the synced click and chord detection limited to the first minute of each song and tempo changes limited to 10 BPM either way.
Stores
App Store 4.7 (28k) listing. Google Play 4.5 (434k) listing. Maker
Sources (14)
  • Drummer landing page: drumless tracks from any song. Generate drumless tracks for ANY song source
  • Click synced to the song. practice with a click that stays synced to the song, even with tempo shifts source
  • Speed changer. Slow down or speed up any song with one click. source
  • Key and speed set independently. play your favorite music in any key, and at any speed source
  • Download stems. Download separated stems or a custom mix. source
  • Import sources (no YouTube named). Import: Google Drive, Dropbox, iCloud, public URL. source
  • Count-in for band rehearsal. so you and the band can start on the right beat. Perfect for rehearsals or your personal practice. source
  • Free upload cap. On the Free plan, you can upload up to 5 files per month. source

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LALAL.AI

OmniSale GmbH · ai splitter · Web, iOS, Android, macOS, Windows · freemium

LALAL.AI separates the drums from any audio or video file you upload and gives you two stems, the drums and everything else, which you can preview and then download together. Know before choosing: it is a general stem splitter with no click or tempo tools listed, and the free Starter plan only previews results, since downloading the full output needs a paid plan.

Best for
Any song I choose
Not for
Drummers who want a free full-length drumless download or built-in practice tools like a click and tempo control.
Someone does it better
Moises adds a Smart Metronome click synced to the song and a speed changer, practice tools LALAL.AI does not list.
Free tier
The Starter plan lets you split a small number of minutes and preview the drums and no-drums stems, but downloading the full result needs a paid plan or minute pack.
Stores
App Store 4.4 (639) listing. Google Play 4.0 (3k) listing. Maker
Sources (9)
  • Drums among the stems. Remove vocals or instrumentals from songs. Isolate drums, bass, guitar, piano, and more. source
  • Remove drums from any song. isolate all percussion instruments as a single track and remove drums from any song or video source
  • Download both stems. Click the Download All button to save both stems at the same time. source
  • Free plan exists. Always free source
  • Free plan previews only. includes 10 minutes in the Relaxed Queue and lets you preview results, but downloading the full output requires a paid plan source
  • Offline local processing (Pro, desktop). Local processing works without an internet connection, doesn't upload your audio to the server source
  • Offline is a Pro feature. for Pro subscribers, local processing via Lyra, LALAL.AI's on-device AI model source
  • Desktop platforms. For Windows, macOS, and Linux. source

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Trackpeel

Trackpeel · ai splitter · Web · freemium

Trackpeel lifts the kit out of a song you upload in the browser and gives you the drumless mix plus the original drum stem as lossless WAV or 320 kbps MP3, so you can A/B your take against the recording. Know before choosing: free use is a 30-second preview, or a 30-second MP3 sample with a free account, and Trackpeel says it has no tempo, metronome or other practice tools.

Best for
Any song I choose
Not for
Drummers who want to slow a song down, play to a click, or download a full track without paying.
Someone does it better
Moises adds tempo control and a click synced to the song, practice tools Trackpeel says it deliberately leaves out.
Free tier
A short in-browser preview of every stem with no account, and short MP3 sample downloads with a free account; full-length downloads need a day pass or plan.
Stores
App Store not on this store. Google Play not on this store. Maker
Sources (8)
  • Drumless tracks from any song. Make Drumless Tracks From Any Song source
  • Bring your own song, no fixed catalog. No fixed catalog: feed it the song you're actually working on. source
  • Full-length download. Download the drumless mix as full-length, lossless WAV and play the whole song end to end. source
  • Drum stem included. You also get the original drum stem on its own source
  • Free preview and samples. preview the result for 30 seconds free, with no sign-up. Create a free account to download 30-second MP3 samples. source
  • Browser only. Trackpeel runs entirely in your web browser source
  • No tempo or practice tools. No. Those are Moises strengths. Trackpeel is focused on source separation and clean export source
  • Practice suite with a metronome is left out. that Trackpeel deliberately does not try to be. source

SoundBoost Drumless Tracks

DIKTATORIAL Inc. (SoundBoost) · ai splitter · Web, iOS, Android · freemium

SoundBoost splits a song you upload, or link from YouTube or SoundCloud, into vocals, drums, bass and other, then opens it in a browser studio where you mute the drums, loop fills, change the tempo without changing pitch and play to an adaptive metronome that follows the song. Know before choosing: splitting and practice are free without a quota, but MP3 downloads have a rolling 24-hour allowance and a single mixed drumless file or WAV export needs a membership.

Best for
Any song I choose, Free, no sign-up
Not for
Drummers who want a free WAV or a single mixed drumless file, since those exports require a membership.
Someone does it better
Drumeo Songs pairs each song with a professional drum transcription, while SoundBoost's chord view is built for guitar, piano and ukulele.
Free tier
Standard four-stem splits with a drums stem, the browser practice studio with mute, loop, tempo and an adaptive metronome, and MP3 stem downloads under a rolling daily allowance, with no account needed to start.
Stores
App Store 2.7 (3) listing. Google Play no rating yet listing. Maker
Sources (11)
  • Drummer landing page. Remove the drums, keep the music, and play your own groove over drumless backing tracks made from songs you actually want to practice. source
  • Click that follows the song. An adaptive metronome follows the song automatically. source
  • Chord view is for other instruments. See live chord diagrams for guitar, ukulele, and piano. source
  • Tempo without pitch change. Adjust BPM without changing pitch. source
  • YouTube and SoundCloud links. Paste a YouTube or SoundCloud link and we'll handle the rest. source
  • No split quota. There is no daily or monthly limit on standard splits or instrument practice. source
  • Download allowance. The rolling 24-hour allowance applies to MP3 stem downloads. source
  • Free MP3 downloads. Yes! You can download MP3 stems for free on the web. source

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Drumless Tracks by Upbeat Studioours

Upbeat Studio · ai splitter · Web · free

Drumless Tracks takes an MP3 or WAV you upload, or a YouTube link when that option is on, and returns two tracks: the song without its drums and the drums on their own. A click that follows the song is one press away, and you can download both tracks as MP3 or your mix as a WAV, free and without an account. Know before choosing: this is Upbeat Studio's own lab experiment, files stop at 10 minutes, the track will not slow down for you, and on dense mixes you may still hear a bit of the drums, with cymbals the hardest part to remove.

Best for
Any song I choose, Free, no sign-up
Not for
Drummers who need to slow a song down, change its key, or split it into four or more stems.
Someone does it better
Moises and SoundBoost split a song into four or more stems and change its speed and key, which this tool cannot do; its own page says that if you need a slower tempo or four stems, those apps are the better tool today.
Free tier
All of it: full songs with the drums removed and the drums-only track, a click that follows the song one press away, and downloads of both tracks as MP3 or your mix as a WAV. One song a day without an email, three a day with one, no account.
Stores
App Store not on this store. Google Play not on this store. Maker
Sources (17)
  • Free, no sign-up, in the browser. Free, no sign-up, right in your browser. source
  • Upload or YouTube link. Upload a song or paste a YouTube link. source
  • AI separation into two tracks. An AI model separates the drums from everything else: two tracks, about a minute for a full song. source
  • Output is two audio tracks. You get two tracks: the song without its drums, and the drums on their own. source
  • Daily free quota. One song a day without an email, three a day with one, so it stays quick for everyone. source
  • Click that follows the song, both tracks to download. a click that follows the song, and both tracks to download. source
  • Download formats. Download gives you the drumless track and the drums-only track as MP3, or your mix as a WAV source
  • YouTube only when the option is on. When the YouTube option is on, yes: paste the link to one video and we fetch the audio and treat it like an upload. source

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Drumless - Drums Remover

Drumless (Fine Mug Solucoes Em Informatica EIRELI) · ai splitter · Web · subscription

Drumless is a single-purpose web tool that splits an uploaded MP3 or WAV into a play-along track without drums and a drums-only track, which you can mix in its browser player and download for any audio software. Know before choosing: it runs in the browser with no App Store or Google Play listing found, and free use is a daily tryout that plays only the first minute of the separation.

Best for
Any song I choose
Not for
Drummers who want a free full-length track, a click or tempo control.
Someone does it better
SoundBoost splits full songs free in the browser and adds an adaptive click and tempo control, where Drumless limits free use to a one-minute preview.
Free tier
A daily tryout on MP3 or WAV files up to 10 MB that plays only the first minute of the drumless and drums-only tracks; a free sign-up adds a promotional prize wheel that can unlock free removals, and full songs come with the paid plan.
Stores
App Store not on this store. Google Play not on this store. Maker
Sources (9)
  • Page title names the product. Drumless - Drums Remover - Drum Stem Separator source
  • Any song. Remove drums from any song instantly. source
  • Tryout file limit. Supported formats are MP3 and WAV with maximum 10 MB for the tryout. source
  • Free preview length. You are listening to the first minute preview of the drums separation. source
  • Download both tracks. Download the play-along and drums-only tracks to use in any audio software. source
  • Paid plan. Unlimited drum stem separations source
  • Daily tryout limit (limit dialog). You've reached the free tryout limit for today. source
  • Google Drive import. Paste a public Google Drive link. source

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Drumeo Songs (Musora)

Musora Media Inc. · library · Web, iOS, Android · subscription

Drumeo Songs gives a Musora member a large catalog of professionally transcribed songs with scrolling notation, a remove-the-drums switch so you are the drummer, tempo control and practice loops. Know before choosing: you can only play songs that are in Drumeo's catalog, and it is a subscription after a 7-day free trial.

Best for
Ready-made songs, Learn the part too
Not for
Drummers who want a drumless version of a song outside Drumeo's catalog, or who do not want a subscription.
Someone does it better
Moises, SoundBoost and the other AI splitters work on any song you bring, where Drumeo Songs only covers its own catalog.
Free tier
A short free trial with full access to everything in Musora, then a monthly or annual membership.
Stores
App Store 4.7 (3k) listing. Google Play 4.2 (2k) listing. Maker
Sources (12)
  • Catalog size. Note for note breakdowns of 2500+ songs. source
  • Remove the drums. Remove the drums so you're the drummer. source
  • Transcribed notation. Professionally transcribed for accuracy. source
  • Scrolling notation. Follow along with scrolling notations. source
  • Tempo control. Control the tempo to practice at your speed. source
  • Sheet music offline. Downloadable sheet music for offline access. source
  • Free trial. When you sign up for a free trial, you'll have 7 days to try everything on Musora source
  • Subscription. Yes, Musora is a subscription (either Monthly or Annual) source

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Melodics (drums)

Melodics Limited · backing-track app · macOS, Windows, iOS · freemium

Melodics turns songs into drum lessons: you play the part over a backing track of its own re-recorded covers, can turn the guide notes down so the drums are all yours, drop the BPM, loop sections and get real-time feedback on every hit from an e-kit, acoustic kit or pad. Know before choosing: the songs are Melodics' renditions, not the original recordings, and the app runs on Mac, Windows, iPad and iPhone but not Android.

Best for
Ready-made songs, Learn the part too
Not for
Android users, and drummers who want to play over the original recording rather than a re-recorded cover.
Someone does it better
Drumeo Songs offers a larger self-reported catalog (2500+ drum songs against Melodics' 'hundreds') with professionally transcribed sheet music.
Free tier
A limited free plan after the desktop trial, and a set of free premium lessons on iPad (with a daily playtime cap) and iPhone (without one); full song lessons need a subscription.
Stores
App Store 4.7 (620) listing. Google Play not on this store. Maker
Sources (12)
  • Re-recorded covers. Our pro musicians create pitch-perfect covers of songs you love source
  • Songs come from Melodics' catalog. playing along with our incredible catalog, perfectly recreated just for you by our pro musicians. source
  • Renditions, not original recordings. The high caliber to which our music team produce our renditions for each song source
  • Backing track plus guide notes you can turn down. Go ahead and turn down those guide notes! source
  • Metronome in every lesson. Open any lesson, go to performance mode or practice mode. Click the two dots in the top left corner. source
  • Tempo slider. Practice Mode has a BPM slider that you can pull down to give you more time to find those notes. source
  • Drum display ordered like sheet music (option). This setting reorders the drums to match the ordering of drums in traditional sheet music. source
  • Platforms. Melodics software runs on Windows, macOS, iPad, and iPhone. source

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Jamzone

Recisio · backing-track app · iOS, Android, macOS · freemium

Jamzone plays studio re-recordings of songs as separate instrument tracks, so a drummer can mute the drum track, play with the bass, guitars and a metronome click, and slow the tempo to learn a part. The free plan plays full songs only from a selection of rights-free tracks; the full catalog, offline downloads and the licence for public performance need a paid plan.

Best for
Ready-made songs, Gig backing
Not for
Drummers who want the drums removed from a song outside the catalog, or a drum chart to read, since Jamzone offers neither.
Someone does it better
Moises removes the drums from any song you upload, while Jamzone only covers songs it has re-recorded.
Free tier
Unlimited play of a selection of rights-free songs, 45-second previews of the rest of the catalog, and the key, tempo and section-loop controls.
Stores
App Store 4.8 (9k) listing. Google Play 4.8 (2k) listing. Maker
Sources (12)
  • Catalog size and who records it. Access 74,000 songs, with over 500 added monthly, all created by real professional musicians source
  • Drummers mute the drum track. By muting the drum track in the Backing Tracks, drummers can play along with bass, guitar, and other instruments source
  • Multitrack studio recordings. library of 74,000 multi-track songs recorded by professional musicians in the studio source
  • Tempo control. Change the pitch, key and tempo of any song source
  • Click that follows the track, kept in the monitors. Use Stage Mix to send the main mix to your PA while keeping the click in your monitors source
  • Free plan contents. Unlimited play of a selection of rights-free songs source
  • Free plan previews. 45-second previews of the full catalog source
  • Offline use. Even without an internet connection, carry all your tracks with you source

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Karaoke Version Custom Backing Tracks

Recisio · library · Web · one-time

Karaoke Version sells studio re-recordings of songs through a mixer where you mute the Drum Kit, keep or drop the Click track, add a count-in, and download your mix as an MP3 to keep. Tempo cannot be changed on the site, so slowing a song down means another program, which Karaoke Version itself points out.

Best for
Ready-made songs, Gig backing
Not for
Drummers who want to slow songs down while practising, since Karaoke Version says tempo cannot be changed on its website.
Someone does it better
Jamzone, Recisio's own app, changes tempo inside the player and keeps tracks offline on phones and Mac, which Karaoke Version's website does not do for tempo.
Free tier
A free section of custom backing tracks, such as traditional and holiday songs, that you can mix and download after signing up, plus short previews of paid songs.
Stores
App Store not on this store. Google Play not on this store. Maker
Sources (10)
  • Drum backing tracks are re-recorded drumless versions. re-recorded drumless versions and not the original versions source
  • Catalog claim, no number. Practice thousands of Drum Backing Tracks source
  • Mute any instrument, including the drumset. Mute any instrument to create your Guitar Backing Track, Playback without Piano, Drumset, Bass source
  • Download format. Format: MP3 320 Kbps source
  • Count-in click option (the mixer also lists a Click track). This option adds a pre-count click sound before the beginning of the song source
  • No tempo change on the site. It's not possible to change the tempo directly from our website. source
  • Free section size. Custom Backing Track - 167 tracks available source
  • Free tracks need an account. Sign up, download, and sing! source

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DrumlessVersion

DrumlessVersion.com (one-person operation) · library · Web · one-time

DrumlessVersion sells a large library of drumless versions of well-known rock and pop songs, which it says are made from original multitracks with no AI, to stream or download through lifetime cloud access or to buy one song at a time by email. The rights behind it are unclear: the site calls the tracks '100% Licensed & Legal' and its licence allows commercial use, yet it names no label or publisher and is run by one person.

Best for
Ready-made songs
Not for
Drummers who need a documented licence before posting or releasing covers, since the site asserts its rights without naming any licensor.
Someone does it better
Karaoke Version states plainly that its drumless tracks are re-recordings and spells out when live use needs a licence, a clearer rights picture than DrumlessVersion gives.
Free tier
A Samples page that streams 18 drumless samples (our count on 2026-10-07), some full-length and some excerpts of about one minute; no free download is described.
Stores
App Store not on this store. Google Play not on this store. Maker
Sources (9)
  • Made from original multitracks. Play along with professionally produced drumless tracks made from original multitracks. source
  • No AI claim. NO AI. NO INSTALL. JUST REAL MUSIC. source
  • Catalog claim. 10,000+ Ready Songs source
  • Stream or download the library. Stream online or download as many songs as you like, whenever you like. source
  • Rights claim. 100% Licensed & Legal, Use Freely on Social Media source
  • Licence grants commercial use. We grant you a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to use our drumless tracks for personal and commercial purposes source
  • Single songs delivered by email. Your songs will be delivered to your email in the format you desire. source
  • Run by one person. Hey! I’m a one-man operation, just a drummer building this for drummers. source

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Hal Leonard Drum Play-Along series

Hal Leonard · book · Print, Web · one-time

Each volume prints drum notation for a set of songs (eight in the volumes we opened) with online audio: a demo to hear the drum part and a separate backing track to play along, in a Playback+ player that slows the audio without changing pitch and loops sections. You only get the songs printed in that volume, and the audio is unlocked with the code inside the book.

Best for
Learn the part too, Ready-made songs
Not for
Drummers who want a particular song on demand, since each volume is a fixed list of songs.
Someone does it better
Songsterr shows drum notation for a far larger catalog in one app, with synced original recordings for its most popular songs.
Free tier
Sample pages and a demo track and play-along track audio sample on the series page; the full audio needs the code inside a purchased book.
Stores
App Store not on this store. Google Play not on this store. Maker
Sources (7)
  • Drum notation in the book. Just follow the drum notation source
  • Demo audio plus separate backing tracks. listen to the audio to hear how the drums should sound, then play along using the separate backing tracks source
  • Audio streamed or downloaded with the book's code. the audio is accessed online using the unique code inside each book and can be streamed or downloaded source
  • Playback+ tempo and loop. allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right source
  • Sound-alike recordings in one volume. This unique volume includes sound-alike audio recordings featuring Gregg Potter and the Buddy Rich Alumni Band! source
  • Series size on the listing. 42 Products source
  • Free audio samples. Click here for a play-along track audio sample source

Vic Firth Drum Set Play-Along Tracks

Vic Firth (The Avedis Zildjian Company) · library · Web · free

Vic Firth's education site hosts play-alongs from drummers such as Benny Greb, Peter Erskine and Stanton Moore, each with an MP3 without drums, on most tracks a second MP3 with drums or with a click, and usually a PDF chart of the drum part. The tracks are plain MP3 downloads, so slowing them down or looping a section means using your own player.

Best for
Free, no sign-up, Learn the part too
Not for
Drummers who want popular cover songs, since this is a few dozen tracks supplied by the artists rather than a hit-song library.
Someone does it better
Hal Leonard's Playback+ slows the audio without changing pitch and loops sections, which the Vic Firth pages do not offer.
Free tier
Everything: each track page links a no-drums MP3, on most tracks a second MP3 with drums or with a click, and usually a PDF drum chart, with no account or checkout (our check on 2026-10-07).
Stores
App Store not on this store. Google Play not on this store. Maker
Sources (6)
  • Tracks obtained from top artists. Vic Firth has worked with several of the world’s top artists to obtain playalong tracks source
  • No-drums MP3. MP3 TRACK (NO DRUMS) source
  • No-drums MP3 with click. MP3 TRACK (NO DRUMS, with click) source
  • PDF chart of the drum part. DOWNLOAD A PDF OF THE CHART source
  • Tracks come from the artists' own projects. THIS TRACK IS EXCERPTED FROM CARMINE APPICE: GUITAR ZEUS source
  • Some tracks pair the drumless MP3 with a full version. MP3 TRACK (WITH DRUMS) source

Songsterr

Songsterr · tab player · Web, iOS, Android · freemium

Songsterr shows drum tabs and drum notation synced to playback, and for its most popular songs Plus plays the original recording of the rest of the band with your part muted, slowed without changing pitch. For other songs, muting the drums leaves a synthesized band built from the tab, not the real recording.

Best for
Learn the part too
Not for
Drummers who want the real band recording without drums for any song, since backing tracks cover only the most popular songs and muting needs Plus.
Someone does it better
Moises separates the drums from any song you upload, while Songsterr's original-recording backing tracks exist only for its most popular songs.
Free tier
View and play back every tab with the built-in synthesized playback; muting your part, speed control and loop need the Plus subscription.
Stores
App Store 4.7 (48k) listing. Google Play 4.3 (61k) listing. Maker
Sources (9)
  • Backing tracks are original recordings, popular songs only. Play along with synchronized original recordings of the rest of the band (with your part muted) for our most popular songs source
  • Free version scope. The free version allows you to view and playback all the tabs. source
  • Muting is a paid feature on Android. Mute current track. Just play along the backing track. (Premium only) source
  • Speed control without pitch change. Adjust playback speed without changing pitch. source
  • Downloads of tabs. Download any tab from our extensive library in MIDI, Guitar Pro, MP3, and WAV formats. source
  • Metronome in the player. N - Turn metronome on/off source
  • Drum notation view. expand the player panel and select Open drum notation source
  • Original audio is not cached offline. Original audio (YouTube) is not available offline. source

1 more in the full Markdown version of this page.

Shedtracks

Shedtracks LLC · library · Web, iOS · freemium

Shedtracks sells its own drumless tracks in pop, R&B, gospel, funk, hip hop and other styles, and each paid track comes with an MP3 with percussion, a drumless MP3 and a BPM-locked click track, plus a licence to post drum covers on social media. These are original productions, not famous songs, so it suits groove and content practice rather than learning a hit.

Best for
Practice grooves, Ready-made songs
Not for
Drummers who want to play along to famous songs, since Shedtracks sells its own productions.
Someone does it better
Vic Firth gives artist play-alongs with PDF drum charts at no cost, while Shedtracks mentions no charts.
Free tier
A few free drumless tracks and loop packs in the store (16 listed at no cost on 2026-10-07, our count) and a 7-day free trial of the app.
Stores
App Store 4.7 (15) listing. Google Play not on this store. Maker
Sources (9)
  • Drumless file in each purchase. x1 .MP3 File of Drumless Track (No Percussion) source
  • Click track in each purchase. x1 .MP3 BPM Locked Click Track source
  • Licence for social media and public use. License to use the track for social media & public use. source
  • Download after purchase. Instant Download After Purchase! source
  • Who makes the tracks. The full collection of shedtracks are created by award winning producers and musicians from around the world source
  • Cleared for social media. All Drumless Tracks are clear for use on YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook and all social media! source
  • Catalog claim on the site. Play hundreds of Drumless Tracks source
  • Catalog claim on the App Store. Explore 600+ premium drumless practice tracks across multiple styles source

1 more in the full Markdown version of this page.

OrlandoDrummer drumless loops

OrlandoDrummer (Adam Tuminaro) · groove pack · Web, iOS · subscription

OrlandoDrummer offers long drumless practice loops, about 9 to 13 minutes each, in styles from classic rock and metal to dubstep, trap and chill hop, sold as packs you can stream or download as MP3s, or streamed with the drum lessons in the All Access Membership. They are grooves to jam over for minutes at a time, not songs, and the listings mention no click, chart or tempo control.

Best for
Practice grooves
Not for
Drummers who want to learn a specific song, since the loops are long practice grooves rather than covers.
Someone does it better
Shedtracks includes a BPM-locked click track with each paid track, which OrlandoDrummer's pack listings do not mention.
Free tier
A 14-day free trial of the All Access Membership, which streams the drumless loop library alongside the drum lessons.
Stores
App Store 4.9 (51) listing. Google Play not on this store. Maker
Sources (7)
  • Membership streams the drumless library. Unlimited streaming access to the world's most expansive library of album-quality drumless Play Alongs. source
  • Packs stream or download as MP3. 25 Drumless Tracks included. Stream from the site anytime, or download MP3s instantly. source
  • Packs are bought or streamed with the membership. Stream free w/ All Access Membership, or Purchase to Download and Stream Instantly. source
  • Catalog claim. 300+ Drumless Loops & Play Alongs (45+ Albums) source
  • Offline in the app. Use the ODTV Mobile App to save content offline and create custom playlists. source
  • Free trial. Free for 14 days. Cancel anytime. source
  • App listing loop count. Stream or Download 240+ Practice Loops source

What the data says

What we found

Your song or their catalog decides everything else

Six of the 16 sources in this table take the song you bring and remove its drums with an AI model. The other ten give you a catalog: whatever songs they have, in their versions. No catalog has every song, and no AI removal is as clean as a track mixed without drums, so the first question is not which is best but whether you need one particular song.

Ready-made does not always mean the original recording

Songsterr plays what it calls synchronized original recordings, and Vic Firth's free play-alongs come from the artists who recorded them. Jamzone, Karaoke-Version and Melodics re-record their songs as covers, which is how they can mute any instrument. Shedtracks and OrlandoDrummer sell tracks written for practice, not songs. DrumlessVersion says its tracks are made from original multitracks with no AI; that is the vendor's claim, and we have not verified it. The Source column says which each one is.

The free option with the drum part written out

Only four sources give you the drum part as notation alongside the track: Drumeo Songs, the Hal Leonard play-along books, Songsterr and Vic Firth. Vic Firth's is the free one: all 56 of its play-along pages offer a track without drums, and 52 of them a PDF drum chart, though only 32 include a version with the drums to check yourself against. The AI removers give you audio only, so pair them with a chart from elsewhere.

Method

How we checked

Where the facts come from. Every spec, feature tick and claim comes from the maker's own page, a store listing, a manual or a retailer's spec sheet, read on 2026-10-07, and the exact words relied on are kept with each row (open "Sources" on any card). Store ratings and review counts are the stores' own on that date, pulled through Sonar, an app-store analytics service. A feature is marked yes only when one of those sources says it; when none does, it is shown as unknown rather than as no.

How it was checked. Every row was researched once and then handed to a second, independent pass whose only job was to break it: open the same pages, check every spec, every tick, every rating and every quote. Rows it could not confirm were corrected, marked unknown, or dropped before publishing.

What this page does not measure yet. We have not run the same song through every drum remover and compared what is left of the drums. When we do, it will be with audio we are allowed to publish, and the method will be here. Until then, the Source column is the best guide to quality: a track mixed without drums sounds cleaner than one where the drums were removed afterwards.

On rights. Drum removers process music you bring; use them only on music you own or have permission to use. Ready-made libraries either license the songs or re-record them; the Source column says which.

No prices. Free quotas and plans change often. The table quotes what each vendor says is free, with the date; the vendor shows today's price.

FAQ

Questions drummers ask about drumless tracks: every source compared, by what you need.

Songs with the drums taken out, so a drummer can play the part. They are made in three ways: mixed from the original recording without the drum tracks, re-recorded by session players without drums, or separated from the finished song by an AI model. The Source column says which each option uses.

Free sources include drum-brand play-alongs, YouTube channels, the free tiers of AI drum removers, and a few groove packs. Free AI tiers limit how many songs or how many minutes you get; the Free column quotes each limit as the vendor states it.

Upload the song to an AI drum remover: it separates the drums from everything else and gives you the song without them, often with a drums-only track too. Quality is good enough to practice with on most songs; on dense mixes some of the cymbals stay audible.

Sometimes. A few sellers make them from the original multitrack recordings, backing-track apps mostly re-record the songs, and AI removers work on the finished recording you bring. The Source column says which each one is.

Some tools accept a YouTube link and treat the audio like an upload; the YouTube column shows which. Use it only on music you have the right to use. When the link option is not available, upload the song file instead.

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