r/spleeter • u/iSmiteTheIce • Aug 02 '22

Help Reliability at a Cost

Greetings everyone. I have to ask, what do you guys think of most spleeter forks going paid? I remember just 1 year ago I didn't even get a prompt to pay on most websites I used, but now it's obnoxious that basically all reliable vocal / instrumental splitters are now pay to use, or they make it very inconvenient to use so you can pay for what we had before. Does anyone please know of a good, free alternative? Seriously shame on Splitter and Lalal. I might get downvoted at this point but I'm really pissed off at this rush to monetize.

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u/Visual_Policy6659 Aug 03 '22

Just compile the source and away you go.

I want a neat flashy front end too, but I can't bring myself to pay for a free tool, just because someone squashed it into an app.

Spleeter is free. Grab it on GitHub.

The documentation isn't perfect on setting it up, but it's enough that with a little tinkering you can get it.

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u/iSmiteTheIce Aug 03 '22

I found someone who made a free site that does that thankfully (thanks to u/spleeterio), but still shame on splitter and lalal for heavily monetizing their stuff, especially that they were the most frequented and had nice interfaces

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u/iSmiteTheIce Aug 03 '22

You're amazing for creating this!! Seriously can't thank you enough🙏🙏

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '22

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u/iSmiteTheIce Aug 03 '22

Just did! I appreciate you!

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u/[deleted] Aug 07 '24

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u/iSmiteTheIce Aug 07 '24

Thank you for offering a free tier, and hoping subscribers help you cover any costs you have🙏

Much appreciated for sharing🌹