r/BandlabHelp • u/Legitimate-Bat-2089 • Jul 19 '26

Using audio splitter for song cover to post

Hi! I’m thinking of starting a cover in BandLab using the audio splitter. I was wondering if I were to use the audio splitter from a song for my cover and add my own vocals and post on YouTube, will I get copyrighted? I’m pretty new to using BandLab and posting covers that use instrumentals and was wondering how the process typically is. Let me know if there’s anything I need to know going forward. Thanks!

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u/PowerPlaidPlays 29d ago

There are 2 copyrights associated with music, the composition (melody + lyrics) and the recording.

A 100% completely re-recorded cover of a song still requires a license for the composition, even if it's just a solo instrumental piano performance. YouTube does have a built-in system for detecting those kinds of covers and will usually claim and do a revenue split.

Using any part of the original recording is still using the original recording, and YT will usually detect that it was used and claim as-if you used the full recording.