What is Dialogue, music and effects separation?

Dialogue, music and effects separation Choose model and processing mode Cost, time, formats and parameters depend on the selected model.

Who is Dialogue, music and effects separation for?

Separation & stem split Dialogue, music and effects separation Choose model and processing mode Cost, time, formats and parameters depend on the selected model.

What tasks can Dialogue, music and effects separation help with?

Separation & stem split; WAV; Remix, practice with accompaniment and edit separate parts.; Supports inputs in formats such as mp3 / wav / flac / ogg / m4a / aac / aif / aiff / mp4 / mov / mkv; SFC-Locoformer DnR; BandIt

Separation & stem splitGPU workload

Dialogue, music and effects separation

Q: Which models and related terms are associated with Dialogue, music and effects separation?

SFC-Locoformer DnR, BandIt, TIGER-DnR, SFC-Locoformer, TIGER, SFC paper, BandIt paper (IEEE OJSP), TIGER paper

Extract clear dialogue from film and TV audio, and split the background into separate music and sound-effects tracks.

25 credits/useFile inputMax 100 MBEstimated 60-1200 seconds

Input

Supports inputs in formats such as mp3 / wav / flac / ogg / m4a / aac / aif / aiff / mp4 / mov / mkv

Supported formats

mp3wavflacoggm4aaacaifaiffmp4movmkv

Output

WAV

Use case

Remix, practice with accompaniment and edit separate parts.

Choose model and processing mode

Choose by input and output needs, then comparable tests, published evaluations and capabilities. Missing scores do not imply lower quality; more parameters or a newer release do not prove superiority. This is a suggested usage order, not an overall leaderboard.

Cost, time, formats and parameters depend on the selected model.

Available

Models, parameters, and sources

SFC-Locoformer DnRBandItTIGER-DnRSFC-LocoformerTIGERSFC paperBandIt paper (IEEE OJSP)TIGER paperSFC paper, Table IID3 · mediumPublished DnR Table IITable II

SFC-Locoformer DnR

SFC-Locoformer BandIt TIGER SFC paper

Separation profile: SFC-Locoformer DnR is the default dialogue/music/effects route; BandIt and TIGER-DnR are alternative checkpoints for the same three-stem task.
Video output stem: when the input is a video, choose which separated stem is written back with the picture; automatic uses the tool's primary stem.

BandIt

SFC-Locoformer BandIt TIGER BandIt paper (IEEE OJSP)

Separation profile: SFC-Locoformer DnR is the default dialogue/music/effects route; BandIt and TIGER-DnR are alternative checkpoints for the same three-stem task.
Video output stem: when the input is a video, choose which separated stem is written back with the picture; automatic uses the tool's primary stem.

TIGER-DnR

SFC-Locoformer BandIt TIGER TIGER paper

Separation profile: SFC-Locoformer DnR is the default dialogue/music/effects route; BandIt and TIGER-DnR are alternative checkpoints for the same three-stem task.
Video output stem: when the input is a video, choose which separated stem is written back with the picture; automatic uses the tool's primary stem.

AV-CASS

AV-CASS source and official checkpoint links (pinned)AV-CASS paper

Model comparison

Model

Role

Why it is used

Output impact

Scores apply only to the cited dataset, metric and model version. Leading this table does not mean a current world record or a result from this service. Capabilities and tests can justify prioritizing models without comparable scores.

Public leaderboard: DnR v2 · SI-SDR / Video Speech, Effects & Music Separation · AV-CASS

The table includes only models with public weights or configurations that can run locally.

DnR v2 · SI-SDR

SFC paper, Table II

Values come from the linked public source. Row labels identify the test set or checkpoint; models without a matching result are omitted.

Public sources checked: 2026-09-10

Rank	Model	SI-SDR (dB) ↑	Detailed metrics
D3 · medium	SFC-Locoformer DnRTelkNetPublished DnR Table II	11.83Best	DX SNR (dB) ↑16.38BestDX SI-SDR (dB) ↑16.32BestMX SNR (dB) ↑9.70BestMX SI-SDR (dB) ↑9.28BestFX SNR (dB) ↑10.56BestFX SI-SDR (dB) ↑9.88BestAverage SNR (dB)12.21BestParameters (M)16.00
Table II	BandItTelkNetPublished DnR Table II	10.90	DX SNR (dB) ↑15.70DX SI-SDR (dB) ↑15.60MX SNR (dB) ↑8.70MX SI-SDR (dB) ↑8.00FX SNR (dB) ↑9.80FX SI-SDR (dB) ↑8.20Average SNR (dB)11.40Parameters (M)37.00

Video Speech, Effects & Music Separation · AV-CASS

AV-CASS paper, Table 1

Values come from the linked public source. Row labels identify the test set or checkpoint; models without a matching result are omitted.

Public sources checked: 2026-09-10

± indicates the 95% confidence interval.

Rank	Test setting	Model	MOS ↑
#3	Real-world videos	MRXAV-CASS paper Table 1	2.55 ± 0.10
#2	Real-world videos	BandItAV-CASS paper Table 1	3.78 ± 0.10
#1	Real-world videos	AV-CASSAV-CASS paper Table 1	4.13 ± 0.09Best

Video Speech, Effects & Music Separation · AV-CASS

AV-CASS paper, Table 2

Values come from the linked public source. Row labels identify the test set or checkpoint; models without a matching result are omitted.

Public sources checked: 2026-09-10

Rank	Test setting	Model	WPR (%) ↓
#3	Dialogue (DX)	MRXAV-CASS paper Table 2	2.63
#2	Dialogue (DX)	BandItAV-CASS paper Table 2	0.60
#4	Dialogue (DX)	DAVIS-FlowAV-CASS paper Table 2	5.88
#1	Dialogue (DX)	AV-CASSAV-CASS paper Table 2	0.46Best
#4	Sound effects (FX)	MRXAV-CASS paper Table 2	33.72
#3	Sound effects (FX)	BandItAV-CASS paper Table 2	22.41
#1	Sound effects (FX)	DAVIS-FlowAV-CASS paper Table 2	14.58Best
#2	Sound effects (FX)	AV-CASSAV-CASS paper Table 2	19.81
#3	Music (MX)	MRXAV-CASS paper Table 2	6.01
#2	Music (MX)	BandItAV-CASS paper Table 2	0.35
#4	Music (MX)	DAVIS-FlowAV-CASS paper Table 2	35.94
#1	Music (MX)	AV-CASSAV-CASS paper Table 2	0.32Best

Video Speech, Effects & Music Separation · AV-CASS

AV-CASS paper, Table 3

Values come from the linked public source. Row labels identify the test set or checkpoint; models without a matching result are omitted.

Public sources checked: 2026-09-10

Rank	Test setting	Model	FAD ↓	Detailed metrics
#3	AVDnR protocol	Hybrid DemucsAV-CASS paper Table 3	2.05	KL ↓1.03SI-SDRi (dB) ↑13.57PESQ ↑2.16WPR (%) ↓5.24
#4	AVDnR protocol	HTDemucsAV-CASS paper Table 3	2.08	KL ↓1.06SI-SDRi (dB) ↑13.41PESQ ↑2.06WPR (%) ↓9.23
#7	AVDnR protocol	MRXAV-CASS paper Table 3	3.47	KL ↓1.67SI-SDRi (dB) ↑10.60PESQ ↑1.89WPR (%) ↓14.91
#5	AVDnR protocol	BandItAV-CASS paper Table 3	2.15	KL ↓1.14SI-SDRi (dB) ↑14.40BestPESQ ↑2.15WPR (%) ↓4.65
#6	AVDnR protocol	MSDMAV-CASS paper Table 3	2.90	KL ↓2.90SI-SDRi (dB) ↑11.63PESQ ↑2.12WPR (%) ↓5.65
#8	AVDnR protocol	DAVIS-FlowAV-CASS paper Table 3	5.94	KL ↓1.64SI-SDRi (dB) ↑9.25PESQ ↑1.96WPR (%) ↓12.14
#1	AVDnR protocol	AV-CASSAV-CASS paper Table 3	0.84Best	KL ↓0.93BestSI-SDRi (dB) ↑12.32PESQ ↑2.26BestWPR (%) ↓1.84Best
#2	AVDnR protocol	AV-CASS audio-onlyCorresponding tool model: AV-CASSAV-CASS paper Table 3	1.63	KL ↓1.15SI-SDRi (dB) ↑12.23PESQ ↑2.08WPR (%) ↓2.01

Paper and benchmark notes

Input-Adaptive Spectral Feature Compression by Sequence Modeling for Source Separation

arXiv - 2026

Paper

A Generalized Bandsplit Neural Network for Cinematic Audio Source Separation

IEEE OJSP - 2024

Paper Source

TIGER: Time-frequency Interleaved Gain Extraction and Reconstruction for Efficient Speech Separation

arXiv - 2024

Paper Source

Cinematic Audio Source Separation Using Visual Cues

CVPR - 2026

Use AV-CASS visual and audio conditions to separate speech, sound effects and music from a video. Audio-only conditioning remains available for a direct comparison.

Paper

Official / repositories

SFC-Locoformer BandIt TIGER AV-CASS source and official checkpoint links (pinned)

Papers / technical notes

SFC paper BandIt paper (IEEE OJSP)TIGER paper AV-CASS paper

Parameter guide

Separation profile: SFC-Locoformer DnR is the default dialogue/music/effects route; BandIt and TIGER-DnR are alternative checkpoints for the same three-stem task.
Video output stem: when the input is a video, choose which separated stem is written back with the picture; automatic uses the tool's primary stem.

Workflow

1Upload film audio or video and choose a dialogue separator.
2Download dialogue, music and effects separately for dubbing or remixing.

Before you submit

Separation profile: SFC-Locoformer DnR is the default dialogue/music/effects route; BandIt and TIGER-DnR are alternative checkpoints for the same three-stem task.
Video output stem: when the input is a video, choose which separated stem is written back with the picture; automatic uses the tool's primary stem.

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Rank

Model

SI-SDR (dB) ↑

Detailed metrics

D3 · medium

SFC-Locoformer DnRTelkNetPublished DnR Table II

11.83Best

DX SNR (dB) ↑16.38BestDX SI-SDR (dB) ↑16.32BestMX SNR (dB) ↑9.70BestMX SI-SDR (dB) ↑9.28BestFX SNR (dB) ↑10.56BestFX SI-SDR (dB) ↑9.88BestAverage SNR (dB)12.21BestParameters (M)16.00

Table II

BandItTelkNetPublished DnR Table II

10.90

DX SNR (dB) ↑15.70DX SI-SDR (dB) ↑15.60MX SNR (dB) ↑8.70MX SI-SDR (dB) ↑8.00FX SNR (dB) ↑9.80FX SI-SDR (dB) ↑8.20Average SNR (dB)11.40Parameters (M)37.00

Rank

Test setting

Model

MOS ↑

Real-world videos

MRXAV-CASS paper Table 1

2.55 ± 0.10

Real-world videos

BandItAV-CASS paper Table 1

3.78 ± 0.10

Real-world videos

AV-CASSAV-CASS paper Table 1

4.13 ± 0.09Best

Rank

Test setting

Model

WPR (%) ↓

Dialogue (DX)

MRXAV-CASS paper Table 2

2.63

Dialogue (DX)

BandItAV-CASS paper Table 2

0.60

Dialogue (DX)

DAVIS-FlowAV-CASS paper Table 2

5.88

Dialogue (DX)

AV-CASSAV-CASS paper Table 2

0.46Best

Sound effects (FX)

MRXAV-CASS paper Table 2

33.72

Sound effects (FX)

BandItAV-CASS paper Table 2

22.41

Sound effects (FX)

DAVIS-FlowAV-CASS paper Table 2

14.58Best

Sound effects (FX)

AV-CASSAV-CASS paper Table 2

19.81

Music (MX)

MRXAV-CASS paper Table 2

6.01

Music (MX)

BandItAV-CASS paper Table 2

0.35

Music (MX)

DAVIS-FlowAV-CASS paper Table 2

35.94

Music (MX)

AV-CASSAV-CASS paper Table 2

0.32Best

Rank

Test setting

Model

FAD ↓

Detailed metrics

AVDnR protocol

Hybrid DemucsAV-CASS paper Table 3

2.05

KL ↓1.03SI-SDRi (dB) ↑13.57PESQ ↑2.16WPR (%) ↓5.24

AVDnR protocol

HTDemucsAV-CASS paper Table 3

2.08

KL ↓1.06SI-SDRi (dB) ↑13.41PESQ ↑2.06WPR (%) ↓9.23

AVDnR protocol

MRXAV-CASS paper Table 3

3.47

KL ↓1.67SI-SDRi (dB) ↑10.60PESQ ↑1.89WPR (%) ↓14.91

AVDnR protocol

BandItAV-CASS paper Table 3

2.15

KL ↓1.14SI-SDRi (dB) ↑14.40BestPESQ ↑2.15WPR (%) ↓4.65

AVDnR protocol

MSDMAV-CASS paper Table 3

2.90

KL ↓2.90SI-SDRi (dB) ↑11.63PESQ ↑2.12WPR (%) ↓5.65

AVDnR protocol

DAVIS-FlowAV-CASS paper Table 3

5.94

KL ↓1.64SI-SDRi (dB) ↑9.25PESQ ↑1.96WPR (%) ↓12.14

AVDnR protocol

AV-CASSAV-CASS paper Table 3

0.84Best

KL ↓0.93BestSI-SDRi (dB) ↑12.32PESQ ↑2.26BestWPR (%) ↓1.84Best

AVDnR protocol

AV-CASS audio-onlyCorresponding tool model: AV-CASSAV-CASS paper Table 3

1.63

KL ↓1.15SI-SDRi (dB) ↑12.23PESQ ↑2.08WPR (%) ↓2.01

Before you submit

Separation profile: SFC-Locoformer DnR is the default dialogue/music/effects route; BandIt and TIGER-DnR are alternative checkpoints for the same three-stem task.

Video output stem: when the input is a video, choose which separated stem is written back with the picture; automatic uses the tool's primary stem.