Having spent countless hours over the past 2 decades searching the internet for studio acapellas, I decided to share the best websites that I have found so far.
I have broken the list down into sections, so whether you are looking for commercial studio acapellas, royalty-free acapellas or free-of-charge acapellas, there will be something here to help you.
If you use these acapellas in a remix, you will not be able to release the remix commercially or make money out of it. However, creating an unofficial remix of a popular track can be a great way of exposing your production talents to the world. They host in excess of 12, acapellas on their site and the majority of them are from your favourite artists and producers. Free membership is available to all users which is limited to 5 downloads per month and restricts the download of certain acapellas.
The download limit can be reset periodically in return for social sharing. Premium membership is available for 3. The upgrade allows unlimited downloads of acapellas and sample packs, the ability to preview the acapellas before you download them and also removes all adverts from the site.
Pros: A very clean interface, a great collection of commercial acapellas and the ability to sort acapellas by key, BPM or genre. MS Project Sound. A free membership will allow you a limited amount of downloads each month and some acapellas will be restricted. Upgrade to the VIP membership and you will be granted access to exclusive acapellas, unlimited downloads and the option to request acapellas if you cannot find what you are looking for.
Pros: A great selection of popular studio acapellas, easy filtering options with VIP access and that ever-handy acapella request facility. Cons: There is a mixture of studio quality and DIY acapellas hosted on the MS Project Sound servers, so sometimes the excitement of finding a rare acapella can be short-lived.
Remix Packs. Remix Packs host over 6, different tracks on their servers which include full stem packs, acapellas and artist competitions. The interface is the cleanest of all the websites listed in this post but you will have to encounter the occasional pop-up ad, all of which seem to be safe. The files can be sorted by genre, which includes everything from house, trance and techno to pop, rock and reggae. Pros: Extremely clean interface and easy to filter the files to find the right parts for your project.
Cons: Pop-ups will occasionally interrupt your searching, but it is a small price to pay for the quality on offer. Acapellas 4 U. Acapellas 4 U are possibly the original online acapella resource. They have been supplying DJs and producers since and host over 30, acapellas on their servers. Each download has a second waiting time which can be removed if you donate some money to the site. With testimonials from industry heavyweights Fatboy Slim, Afrojack and Jaguar Skills to name a few and offering acapellas from pretty much every genre you can imagine, Acapellas 4 U is a fantastic resource for the creative DJ or producer.
Pros: A huge catalogue of acapellas, completely free for all users and access to their helpful forums where other users share production tips and tricks. When I record mixes and mashups, I sometimes watermark them with a voice-over or DJ drop.
Commercial Kings regularly have good offers and their productions are of the highest quality. King Acapella. For a long time, King Acapella was one of the main sources for many producers trying to obtain the latest acapellas. There is also a section where you can download acapella packs from labels such as Defected and Mad Decent.
Beware that there are a number of pop-ups that you will need to fight through in order to reach the download link. Pros: The ability to accurately sort by studio acapella or DIY acapella is extremely useful. Cons: A number of pop-ups which will sometimes direct you to sinister landing pages.
Of course not every record label has the time to track down everyone using a sample of theirs so most producers turn a blind eye to the law and use them anyway, sometimes cutting them into smaller parts to avoid detection. If you want to make a track with a vocal it's best to pay for the license for an acapella or record one yourself with a singer.
Youtube is a great database of acapellas and you can download them for free using a service like YoutubetoMP3. The problem with Youtube is that you don't have legal permission to use these acapella samples in any tracks you produce and the quality of youtube rips is very low.
However, they are easy to use in DJ sets and live performances. You can find many acapellas on Youtube by following channels dedicated to acapellas. You can also get other samples from Youtube for DJ sets including radio drops, sound FX and dialogue from films. Many producers will find a famous quote from a film and use it just before the beat drops!
LSA production course graduates will be familiar with Splice. We use it because it's one of the best databases of samples on the internet and if offers an organised way to search and tag your favourite media. You pay monthly for this service and get access to a huge range of music production tools including vocal samples acapellas. One of the best things about Splice is that it shows you the key of sample so you can make sure you mix it with an instrumental in the same key.
It's really important to use acapellas harmonically. Voclr is our favourite browser-based database for acapellas. We even reached out to them about this blog and they've given our readers a special discount code! Click here for their pro package details. One of the most useful features on Voclr is the unique acapella charts, making it easy to find a hit vocal fast. Acapellas4u is one of the biggest online databases of free acapella downloads.
They have over 33k acapellas, samples and DJ tools that are kbps or above. It's easy to search their database and download up to 30 free acapellas per month.
If you become a donator, actively contributing to the database you will be given access to the entire library! Many DJs and producers are using it and have been for many years to find those rare acapellas.
This service is perfect for DJs. You should also be looking for a file that you have the rights to use and most of the popular acapellas on here are owned by the big labels, if you use them without permission you can get stung. Actually one the best ways to find an acapella that few people might have and in a high quality format is to rip it yourself from a vinyl record.
Vinyl pressings often come with acapella versions as bonus tracks and many acapellas were only released on the vinyl version to encourage people to buy the records. If you go hunting in a record shop ask them if they are stocking any records with acapellas. Get yourself a record and then take it to a studio with a record player, record it digitally in a high quality format like Wav or AIFF and you'll have a gem worth keeping!
It offers the users to sample music from an extensive collection. Users can then use them to create more unique works of their own. In terms of freedom of creativity, Loopermaster is second to none on this list. If you love remixing popular titles, MS Project Sound is your go-to website. It is a subscription-based distribution portal.
Even though it is a paid portal, it has a free membership option. That can be a good option for you if you are leery of investing too much too early. You can get a free membership and try out some of their collection and features. Free members get to sample a lot of things.
However, a good number of their collection is locked behind the paid subscription. VIP members even have access to exclusive acapella collections curated from prominent sources.
Remix Packs is a reliable source for getting good quality acapella music. It has a large collection of high quality acapella that you can remix and mixtapes. The unique thing about Remix Packs is that it combines a lot of music sources and Stems in one place. It has a lot of redirecting options and you eventually need to buy from the source website. But having everything in one place seriously improves the overall convenience.
Remix Packs hosts regular remix contests too, and a lot of talented artists participate and create new and amazing music regularly. A lot of well-known DJs use Remix Packs as their primary source of high quality acapella. Traxsource has been a place for getting high-quality music for a very long time. It has even stood the test of time and survived the massive competition against streaming sites. In terms of reliability and resourcefulness, only a few other music sites can compare to Traxsource.
Traxsource even went and opened a new and improved website very recently. That can be taken as a bold statement that this fan-favorite website is here to stay. The new Traxsource interface is a huge improvement over its old one and it is very smooth to navigate. Traxsource has an amazing acapella collection. What makes it truly rich is the fact that it has a very active number of artists who regularly create new content. New and aspiring artists in particular are some of the best sources for good quality music.
There are a lot of talented people who have yet to make a name for themselves. The improved Traxsource website has easy to find functions.
It also has a very interactive music player that lets you transition between browsing and listening effortlessly. It also has a very organized tier list based on community polls that keeps updating regularly. Teaxsource has such a massive collection of music that it inevitably overburdens even the new website. So, the site may feel a bit lethargic at times. Regardless of its admittedly lower speed, it is a very reliable website for acapella tracks and music.
And it only gets better every day with newer additions. When it comes to the acapella collection; Voclr is a behemoth compared to the other websites on this list. It boasts the largest collection of Acapella with tens of thousands of songs in its collection. There is a free option on this website for seeing the top chart and collecting your favorite acapella.
But if you are serious about the craft then you need to get the pro membership. The paid version allows you to access the high-quality studio acapella tracks that you want for your remix. Voclr has a library dedicated solely to acapella tracks. You can access it if you have the paid version. And, of course, unlimited downloads for paid subs. The free sources may seem like inferior versions, but they are nothing to scoff at.
Free acapella websites also have a lot to offer if you know where to look. You should remember one thing though. Most free acapella websites do not have clearance from the original artists, so the tracks and loops you get from here should only be used for practicing and making good music. You can upload the meshes and edits you make on sites like Soundcloud or Youtube.
Most websites will take it down if you aim for monetizing this sort of music. However, it is perfectly legal to use them for your own thing. Acapell is a website that has been on for quite some years. It has a decent collection of popular acapella tracks, and you can usually find a lot of songs that you can work on. It does not have a user-based catalog, so website management is the only one who can curate and upload songs.
That is why its collection does not get fresh blood too often. However, as a free website, it is quite reliable for getting decent acapella. Even though it has a great collection, I would rather use other free websites if I can. Acapella4You has a large collection of acapella for a free website. There are ad-free download options, and it offers an unlimited free download for popular Stems.
Another thing I noticed about the website is that it is organized very well for a free website. The interface may be a little clunky but it gets the job done, and it is perfectly safe for the most part. Unfortunately, these are all unofficial works and you do not have the original artist permissions. Acapellas4U is one of the oldest still running acapella sites.
Acapellas 4 U has a huge collection of acapella soundtracks as well as other popular songs. It is a great place to get unofficial acapella. There is only one downside. You can't release them. If, however, you want to use it for non-commercial or educational use. This is a great place to get popular acapella tracks. The site has a mix of official and DIY acapella. So, you should have your own quality control before using these acapella tracks. The only thing you have to keep in mind is that you should create a free membership before you can download any acapella music.
Most people who have been working with acapella and mixtapes know this name by now. It was probably the earliest music site we used and it is still there as a reliable source for acapella. Though back in the day there were not as many ads on the website. Datpiff has a very large collection of acapella that you can access completely for free.
Even though this site is old, it still has a lot of loyal users. The best thing about Datpiff Acapellas is that you can get a lot of music in one place. Free vocals is an odd one in the bunch. It has a decent-sized collection of good quality acapella and you can mostly get them for free.
Its list is updated daily with new and trending mixtapes from various genres. So, in terms of variety, this site is a good source. But I suppose they offer a day free trial during which you can access the premium ones for free too. So I guess some people can work with that. Aside from the tricky payment option, Free Vocals has a constantly updating collection in its stock.
What that means is that you can easily get the latest hits and trendy acapella songs here. Kreasound is currently one of the best free acapella websites. The website itself is polished and operates smoothly. It has an amazing collection of acapella templates and open-format projects. Kreasound has a growing community and one of its best features is the competitive remix contests that it hosts frequently. It even includes multiple artist sources.
One source with a lighter plugin for more casual users and one with all the bells and whistles for serious composers. Overall, Kreasound is one of the best free sources for unique and high-quality Acapella. It is one of the top choices for most DJs. The sheer convenience of this website is unparalleled even to most of the paid websites.
Looperman has a lot of royalty-free acapella music for your production or DJ sets. The downside is that these are uploaded with limited quality control. This is because it is produced by musicians and the community. This site really has a great community with a forum and a great site that goes along it.
Aside from acapella, the site also offers audio loops.
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