diff --git a/spleeter/commands/__init__.py b/spleeter/commands/__init__.py
index 2bbc974..9461a07 100644
--- a/spleeter/commands/__init__.py
+++ b/spleeter/commands/__init__.py
@@ -68,6 +68,18 @@ OPT_DURATION = {
         'the input file)')
 }
 
+# -w opt specification (separate)
+OPT_CHUNKED = {
+    'dest': 'chunk_duration',
+    'type': float,
+    'default': -1,
+    'help': 'Maximum duration of the segments that are fed to'
+            ' the network. Use this parameter to limit '
+            'memory usage. Use -1 to process the whole signal'
+            ' in one pass.'
+}
+
+
 # -c opt specification (separate).
 OPT_CODEC = {
     'dest': 'codec',
@@ -176,6 +188,7 @@ def _create_separate_parser(parser_factory):
     parser.add_argument('-c', '--codec', **OPT_CODEC)
     parser.add_argument('-b', '--birate', **OPT_BITRATE)
     parser.add_argument('-m', '--mwf', **OPT_MWF)
+    parser.add_argument('-w', '--chunk', **OPT_CHUNKED)
     return parser
 
 
diff --git a/spleeter/separator.py b/spleeter/separator.py
index 3ef3ecf..4423888 100644
--- a/spleeter/separator.py
+++ b/spleeter/separator.py
@@ -13,17 +13,14 @@
 """
 
 import os
-import json
 
-from functools import partial
 from multiprocessing import Pool
-from pathlib import Path
 from os.path import basename, join, splitext
+import numpy as np
 
 from . import SpleeterError
 from .audio.adapter import get_default_audio_adapter
 from .audio.convertor import to_stereo
-from .model import model_fn
 from .utils.configuration import load_configuration
 from .utils.estimator import create_estimator, to_predictor
 
@@ -90,9 +87,21 @@ class Separator(object):
         prediction.pop('audio_id')
         return prediction
 
+    def separate_chunked(self, waveform, sample_rate, chunk_duration=-1):
+        chunk_size = waveform.shape[0] if chunk_duration == -1 else chunk_duration*sample_rate
+        n_chunks = int(waveform.shape[0]/chunk_size)
+        out = {}
+        for i in range(n_chunks):
+            sources = self.separate(waveform)
+            for inst, data in sources.items():
+                out.setdefault(inst, []).append(data)
+        for inst, data in out.items():
+            out[inst] = np.concatenate(data, axis=0)
+        return out
+
     def separate_to_file(
             self, audio_descriptor, destination,
-            audio_adapter=get_default_audio_adapter(),
+            audio_adapter=get_default_audio_adapter(), chunk_duration=-1,
             offset=0, duration=600., codec='wav', bitrate='128k',
             filename_format='{filename}/{instrument}.{codec}',
             synchronous=True):
@@ -108,6 +117,8 @@ class Separator(object):
                                     descriptor would be a file path.
         :param destination:         Target directory to write output to.
         :param audio_adapter:       (Optional) Audio adapter to use for I/O.
+        :param chunk_duration:      (Optional) Maximum signal duration that is processed
+                                               in one pass. Default: all signal.
         :param offset:              (Optional) Offset of loaded song.
         :param duration:            (Optional) Duration of loaded song.
         :param codec:               (Optional) Export codec.
@@ -115,12 +126,17 @@ class Separator(object):
         :param filename_format:     (Optional) Filename format.
         :param synchronous:         (Optional) True is should by synchronous.
         """
-        waveform, _ = audio_adapter.load(
+        waveform, sample_rate = audio_adapter.load(
             audio_descriptor,
             offset=offset,
             duration=duration,
             sample_rate=self._sample_rate)
-        sources = self.separate(waveform)
+        sources = self.separate_chunked(waveform, sample_rate, chunk_duration=chunk_duration)
+        self.save_to_file(sources, audio_descriptor, destination, filename_format, codec,
+                          audio_adapter, bitrate, synchronous)
+
+    def save_to_file(self, sources, audio_descriptor, destination, filename_format, codec,
+                     audio_adapter, bitrate, synchronous):
         filename = splitext(basename(audio_descriptor))[0]
         generated = []
         for instrument, data in sources.items():