What AudioStrip does

AudioStrip is a London-based AI music technology company that operates a web-based platform for audio source separation, founded in 2021. The platform uses proprietary deep learning algorithms (VB-Splitz V3/V4) trained on large music datasets to split mixed audio recordings into individual stems — including vocals, drums, bass, guitar, piano, and individual drum components (kick, snare, tom, cymbal) — as well as lead and backing vocal tracks. The company also offers Denoise (speech noise removal), Master (AI-powered automated mastering), Key & BPM Finder (using Spotify metadata), and AudioStrip Batch (a desktop application for local batch processing). AudioStrip claims its proprietary VB-Splitz V4 algorithm surpasses Meta's open-source Demucs v4 benchmark in separation quality, and it bundles Demucs V3/V4 as alternative algorithms within its products.

AudioStrip serves a horizontal persona-based customer base comprising musicians, music producers, DJs, audio engineers, and post-production professionals, with use cases spanning karaoke, remixing, remastering, practice, beatmatching, and stem recovery from archived recordings. The company operates a product-led growth, self-serve SaaS model with a freemium tier (3 monthly isolations, MP3 output, 50MB limit, 15-60 minute processing) and a Premium tier at $9.99/month (promotional $7.77 for first-time subscribers) offering unlimited isolations, 10x faster processing, WAV/FLAC output, 200MB file size limits, and 20-minute duration limits.

The company has a small team of 1-10 employees led by co-founders Basil Woods (CEO, former Machine Learning Scientist) and Vipul Thakurdesai (CTO), with Esraa Badr as Designer. It is registered as AudioStrip Ltd in England and Wales (company number 13655980). The only identified external financing is an approximately £1 million grant from Innovate UK (April 2024) supporting AI music source separation development, alongside a research partnership with Queen Mary University of London. Revenue is not publicly disclosed.

Name

AudioStrip

Legal name

AudioStrip Ltd

Website

https://audiostrip.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

AudioStrip is a London-based AI music technology platform that uses proprietary deep learning algorithms to separate vocals, instruments, and drums from mixed audio recordings, serving musicians, producers, DJs, and audio engineers through a freemium SaaS model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Audio Source Separation Software

NAICS

Other Sound Recording Industries (512290), Sound Recording Studios (51224)

akta.pro primary industry

AI Music Creation & Assistive Tools (Generation, Separation, Mastering) (MPAIAIAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Audio Editing, Restoration & Mastering Software (MPAIAIAH)

Keywords

• AI audio separation
• Vocal isolation
• Stem separation
• Music production tools
• Audio mastering

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Premium Subscription: Monthly subscription model providing unlimited access to all AI separation tools, 10x faster processing speeds, higher file size limits (200MB), longer song duration limits (20 mins), WAV/FLAC output formats, batch uploads, and automatic email delivery of extracted files. Free tier provides limited monthly isolations with slower processing and MP3 output only.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

AudioStrip is an AI-powered online platform that allows musicians, producers, DJs, and audio professionals to split vocal and instrumental stems from mixed audio files. Its suite of tools covers stem separation (vocals, bass, drums, guitar, piano, lead/backing vocals, individual drum components), AI-driven noise removal, automatic AI mastering, and BPM/key detection. The platform is delivered through a freemium web SaaS offering with a paid Premium subscription and an optional desktop batch processing application.

Product overview

AudioStrip is a unified AI-powered music platform consisting of multiple integrated tools for audio processing. The core offerings include: Isolate (primary stem separation tool), Denoise (speech noise removal), Master (AI mastering), Key & BPM Finder (music discovery), and AudioStrip Batch (desktop batch processor). The platform uses proprietary VB-Splitz V3/V4 algorithms alongside open-source Demucs models for audio source separation. Premium and Free subscription tiers gate access to different feature sets and processing speeds.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Isolate Primary stem separation tool that lets users isolate vocals, instrumentals, drums, bass, guitar, piano, kick, snare, tom, cymbal, lead vocals, and backing vocals from audio files. Supports VB-Splitz Free, VB-Splitz Premium, and Demucs 4 algorithms with MP3, FLAC, and WAV output.
• Denoise (Noise Remover)

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 10x faster processing for Premium users compared to free tier
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability6 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Queen Mary University of LondoncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Research partnership for AI in music technology development. Queen Mary University of London collaboration with AudioStrip for advancing music source separation research and technology development.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• LALAL.AI: LALAL.AI offers AI-powered stem separation (vocals, drums, bass, guitar, piano) via a web app with freemium and paid tiers. It is the closest direct competitor to AudioStrip in AI music source separation.
• Moises: Moises provides AI stem separation, pitch/tempo change, and music practice tools to musicians and producers. Its multi-tool platform and freemium SaaS model overlap almost exactly with AudioStrip's offering.
• PhonicMind: PhonicMind offers AI-based vocal and instrumental removal for remixing and karaoke. It targets the same musician/DJ use cases as AudioStrip with a comparable web-based separation product.
• Audioshake: Audioshake focuses on AI audio separation for the music industry with a stronger B2B and licensing-oriented GTM. It competes with AudioStrip on the same underlying technology, targeting labels and rights holders.
• Splitter.ai: Splitter.ai provides AI-based stem separation with a focus on producers and DJs. It competes directly with AudioStrip in the same price point and target user base.

Emerging players

• BandLab: BandLab is a free, browser-based music creation platform with integrated audio tools. It represents a downstream platform competitor that could embed or acquire stem-separation capabilities similar to AudioStrip.
• AIVA: AIVA is an AI music generation and composition assistant. While primarily a generative tool rather than a separation tool, it competes for the same AI-music-for-creators wallet share as AudioStrip.
• Krisp: Krisp provides AI-based noise cancellation and voice clarity tools for calls and conferencing. It overlaps specifically with AudioStrip's Denoise feature from a different angle (real-time voice vs. file-based speech enhancement).

Broad incumbents

• Adobe Podcast: Adobe Podcast offers AI speech enhancement and noise removal for voice recordings. It overlaps with AudioStrip's Denoise tool but is positioned as part of a broader creator/content platform.
• iZotope: iZotope (RX, Neutron, Ozone) is a broad incumbent in professional audio editing, mastering, and noise reduction. While not specialized in stem separation, its RX suite overlaps with AudioStrip's denoise and mastering capabilities.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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