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Riffloop 1.0: Stem Splitting Comes To Your Own Files

The Studio now takes your own uploads, not just YouTube. Drop in an MP3, WAV or FLAC and split it into stems, slow it down and loop it, all on your device.

RR Roy Rosenberg
Saxophonist & Riffloop coach
· Jul 4, 2026 · 3 min read

Short answer

Can you split your own audio files into stems?

Yes. Riffloop Studio takes MP3, WAV and FLAC uploads and splits them into six stems, vocals, drums, bass, guitar, piano and other, right on your device. You can mute or solo any part, slow it down and loop it. Free to start; Pro removes the daily limits and handles full-length songs.

bring your own ♪
YouTube· + your uploads ·six stems

Until now, Riffloop's home turf was the YouTube video: split it, slow it, loop it, re-key it, right on the page. That covers a huge amount of practice. But some of the recordings you most need to work on aren't on YouTube at all. They're on your own drive.

Riffloop 1.0 opens the doors. The web Studio now takes your own files.

The song you most need to slow down is often the one you recorded yourself.

Your files, not just the video

The Chrome extension still works right on the YouTube video you're watching, which is perfect for quick practice on almost anything. Alongside it, the web Studio now lets you upload your own audio, MP3, WAV, FLAC and more, and run the same tools on it: the AI stem splitter, the vocal remover, per-instrument isolation, key change, slow-down and A-B looping.

Use YouTube when you just want to grab a song and go. Upload your own files when you want the cleanest separation, or when the recording only exists on your machine.

Still on your device

The part that hasn't changed is the part that matters most: the separation runs on your device. Your uploads aren't sent to a server, aren't stored by us, and aren't fed through anyone's analytics. A practice take, a rough demo, a lesson recording, a rehearsal from last week, all of it stays on your machine while you pull it apart.

What people are already doing with it

The first thing everyone tries is the recording they've been fighting:

Free to start, Pro for full length

Riffloop is free to get going, and you can try it without an account. When it's earned a spot in your routine, Pro is a single $39 payment, no subscription, with a year of updates. It unlocks unlimited separations, full-length song separation in the Studio, longer loops, higher-quality separations, a saved loop library, and sync across your devices. Practising with separated parts stays free.

bring your own audio

Split a file you recorded, in the Studio

Upload an MP3, WAV or FLAC, split it into six stems, then solo, slow and loop any part. Free to start, no signup, and it all runs on your device.

01 UploadDrop in your own audio file.
02 SplitSeparate into six stems.
03 SoloKeep one part, mute the rest.
04 LoopSlow it and drill the section.

That's 1.0. YouTube when you want it, your own files when you need them, and everything staying on your machine either way. Go split the recording you've been meaning to figure out.

RR
Roy Rosenberg
Saxophonist & Riffloop coach

Roy has spent more hours looping the same four bars than he'll admit. He writes about practice methods and ear training for The Practice Room.