HT-Demucs v4

Estimate vocals, drums, bass and other accompaniment from a mix.

SeparationOpen-source code
Start here
Separate a short mix you know well. Solo each stem, then hear it in the intended remix to judge bleed and transient damage.
Training data
MUSDB18-HQ plus 800 additional songs, according to the repository.
Training rights
MUSDB has research restrictions; the additional songs are not released as an open training collection.
License & output terms
Repository release: MIT. Training recordings retain their own rights.
Limitations
Stem bleed and artifacts remain. The original Meta repository is archived; the six-source variant has weak piano separation.
Technique
Hybrid waveform / spectrogram transformer
Runtime
Local CPU/GPU inference; higher-quality settings increase processing time.
Parameters
Not itemized for this release/family. Parameter sizes shown elsewhere may exclude encoders, decoders or other runtime components.

Sources reviewed . Training and rights notes summarize provider disclosures. A model license does not clear every source recording or generated output. Parameter counts refer to the named variant or component, not total runtime memory.