Yes, with “Sing Along”. While you listen, it replaces the current song with an AI-separated accompaniment and turns the original vocal down to the level you choose. Unlike Karaoke there’s no microphone, scoring or karaoke stage: the player and lyrics stay as usual, and it stays on across songs, in the background and on the lock screen. On iPhone, iPad and Mac it’s in the player’s “More” › “Sing Along”, with three “Original Vocal” levels. It works on music only; the first time it downloads an AI model of about 80 MB, and each song plays the original until it’s separated. Not on Apple TV.
Play a song, tap “More” › “Sing Along” in the player and turn it on, or just pick “Instrumental Only”, “Faint Vocal” or “Soft Vocal” under “Original Vocal”. On Mac it’s in “More” too.
The first time, the AI model (about 80 MB) downloads. While it downloads or separates, the bottom of the player shows “Preparing Sing Along” with progress; if it fails, tap “Retry” in the menu.
When singing starts and after a seek, the original is heard for about half a second, then fades. The next song is prepared early if the app is in front, the device isn’t hot and Low Power Mode is off.
Separation pauses in the background; songs already separated stay accompaniment in the background and on the lock screen. Songs from servers and cloud drives download in full once to be separated.
If it can’t work, the original plays and the menu says why: Apple Music songs, casting to another device, High Fidelity Direct (tap “Switch to Effects Output”) or “Spatial Audio” turned on.
Medleys, music videos, multichannel audio, systems before 26.4 and songs over 15 minutes or in unsupported formats also play the original. Karaoke takes over while open; Sing Along resumes after.
Overview
Yes, with “Sing Along”. While you listen, it replaces the current song with an AI-separated accompaniment and turns the original vocal down to the level you choose. Unlike Karaoke there’s no microphone, scoring or karaoke stage: the player and lyrics stay as usual, and it stays on across songs, in the background and on the lock screen. On iPhone, iPad and Mac it’s in the player’s “More” › “Sing Along”, with three “Original Vocal” levels. It works on music only; the first time it downloads an AI model of about 80 MB, and each song plays the original until it’s separated. Not on Apple TV.
Steps
- Play a song, tap “More” › “Sing Along” in the player and turn it on, or just pick “Instrumental Only”, “Faint Vocal” or “Soft Vocal” under “Original Vocal”. On Mac it’s in “More” too.
- The first time, the AI model (about 80 MB) downloads. While it downloads or separates, the bottom of the player shows “Preparing Sing Along” with progress; if it fails, tap “Retry” in the menu.
- When singing starts and after a seek, the original is heard for about half a second, then fades. The next song is prepared early if the app is in front, the device isn’t hot and Low Power Mode is off.
- Separation pauses in the background; songs already separated stay accompaniment in the background and on the lock screen. Songs from servers and cloud drives download in full once to be separated.
- If it can’t work, the original plays and the menu says why: Apple Music songs, casting to another device, High Fidelity Direct (tap “Switch to Effects Output”) or “Spatial Audio” turned on.
- Medleys, music videos, multichannel audio, systems before 26.4 and songs over 15 minutes or in unsupported formats also play the original. Karaoke takes over while open; Sing Along resumes after.