Skip to content

Sattari Music

Music Guides

Good questions. More music.

Practice

How to practice bass using isolated stems

Separate the bass and drums, learn a short phrase by ear, and compare it with the full mix. Then mute the bass and play over the remaining stems. Use Studio to align the stems and build your practice backing track.

Read guide

Backing tracks

Remove vocals from a song for karaoke

To make an estimated karaoke backing track, select Drums, Bass and Instruments in Sattari Stem Separator. Download those three WAV files and align their starts in Studio. Instruments alone is not the full backing track: it leaves out bass and drums.

Read guide

Drum practice

Make drumless tracks for drum practice

Separate all four stems. Use Drums as your listening reference, then combine Vocals, Bass and Instruments with aligned starts for an estimated drumless backing track. Play the part yourself and compare your timing with the original drummer.

Read guide

Song analysis

Find a song's key and BPM from audio

Add a song to Sattari Stem Separator and run separation. Its analysis estimates the original song's key and BPM, then analyzes the selected stems. Treat the results as listening clues, not a verified chord chart or transcription.

Read guide

Audio workflow

Batch separate songs into audio stems

Drop several audio files into Sattari Stem Separator, choose the stem types once, and start the queue. Tracks process one after another on your device. Download individual WAVs, one track's ZIP, or a ZIP of completed tracks before leaving.

Read guide

Local services

Where can I get instrument repairs near Encino?

Encino musicians can contact Sattari Music in Woodland Hills about instrument repairs, setups and troubleshooting. The shop is at 4881 Topanga Canyon Blvd #202, Woodland Hills, CA 91364. Call (424) 465-3020 to discuss the instrument and arrange a visit.

Read guide

Buying guide

How to choose your first cymbals

Start with the sounds you will use most: hi-hats for timekeeping, a crash for accents and a ride for a sustained pulse. Compare them at your normal playing volume, and budget for stands and protective fittings as well as the cymbals.

Read guide

Know your tools