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AI-powered music transcription for producers, composers, and musicians
Import MIDI directly into your favorite DAW for editing and production
Capture melodies and chord progressions from any recording
Convert guitar, piano, or any instrument recording to MIDI notation
Extract MIDI from songs to create remixes and new arrangements
Turn your humming or beatboxing into MIDI compositions
Use extracted MIDI to trigger synthesizers and samplers
MP3, WAV, any format • Stays 100% private
Vocals, drums, bass, guitar, or everything
Studio-quality separation • Use anywhere
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Our AI achieves professional-grade accuracy, especially for monophonic instruments. Polyphonic transcription works best with clear recordings.
Best results with piano, guitar, bass, and vocals. Drums and percussion also work well. Complex orchestral pieces may need the stem separation option.
Yes! The MIDI files work in any DAW like Ableton, FL Studio, Logic Pro, Cubase, etc. Full editing capabilities.
Yes, our AI can detect both single notes and chord progressions, though single-note melodies typically have higher accuracy.
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Converting audio to MIDI represents one of the most challenging problems in music technology. Our AI-powered audio to MIDI converter uses state-of-the-art music transcription algorithms that analyze recordings with the same precision as professional musicians. Whether you need to convert MP3 to MIDI, extract melodies from WAV files, or transcribe complex polyphonic performances, our automatic music transcription system delivers accurate, editable MIDI files ready for any DAW or music software.
When you convert audio to MIDI, you're asking AI to reverse-engineer a recording into its constituent musical elements. This process goes far beyond simple pitch detection. Our music transcription system simultaneously analyzes multiple musical dimensions:
This comprehensive analysis enables our audio to MIDI converter to produce results that preserve not just the notes, but the musical expression and performance nuances of the original recording.
Music Production and DAW Integration: Producers convert audio to MIDI to access the full editing capabilities of their digital audio workstations. Transform a piano recording into MIDI, then reassign it to strings, synthesizers, or any virtual instrument. Our audio to MIDI converter preserves the original performance dynamics while giving complete control over the sound design.
Arrangement and Orchestration: Composers use MIDI files to experiment with different instrumentations and arrangements. Convert a guitar melody to MIDI, then explore how it sounds on flute, violin, or synthesizer. The MIDI data retains the original phrasing and timing, making it ideal for orchestral mockups and arrangement sketches.
Music Education and Analysis: Students and teachers convert recordings to MIDI for detailed analysis and learning. Slow down passages, visualize note patterns, transpose to different keys, or isolate specific voices in polyphonic music. Our transcription accuracy makes it possible to study complex classical works or jazz performances note-by-note. For educational use, combine MIDI conversion with our MP3 to sheet music converter to create comprehensive learning materials.
Remix and Electronic Music Production: Electronic musicians extract MIDI from vocal melodies, bass lines, or chord progressions to create entirely new compositions. The MIDI data can trigger samples, control synthesizers, or provide the foundation for electronic arrangements while maintaining the groove and feel of the original performance.
Our audio to MIDI converter excels with a wide range of instruments, adapting its analysis algorithms for optimal results:
Piano and Keyboard: Full polyphonic transcription including sustain pedal detection, hand separation, and complex chord voicings. The AI understands piano-specific techniques like arpeggiation and captures the full dynamic range from pianissimo to fortissimo.
Guitar Transcription: Accurate note detection including string bends, slides, and hammer-ons. The system recognizes guitar-specific articulations and can differentiate between fretted notes and open strings, producing MIDI that reflects authentic guitar performance techniques.
Bass Guitar and Upright Bass: Precise pitch tracking even in low frequencies where other systems struggle. Our transcription preserves the rhythmic pocket and groove essential to bass performance, including ghost notes and percussive techniques.
Vocal Melody Extraction: Advanced vocal transcription that captures melodic lines with proper phrasing and breath articulation. The AI distinguishes between sung pitches and speech, focusing on the musical content while filtering out non-tonal elements.
String Instruments: Violin, viola, cello, and other bowed strings are transcribed with attention to bowing articulations, vibrato, and extended techniques. The system recognizes the continuous pitch variations characteristic of string performance.
Wind Instruments: Woodwinds and brass instruments are analyzed for their unique attack characteristics and breath articulations. The transcription captures the subtle pitch bends and timbral variations that define wind instrument performance.
Automatic music transcription combines multiple AI technologies in a sophisticated processing pipeline. Our system uses convolutional neural networks for onset detection, identifying exactly when notes begin and end. Recurrent networks analyze temporal patterns, understanding how notes relate to each other over time. Transformer architectures provide musical context awareness, helping the AI make intelligent decisions about ambiguous passages.
The training process involves millions of audio-MIDI pairs, teaching the system the subtle relationships between sound and musical notation. The AI learns that a slightly sharp note might be intentional expression rather than an error. It understands when quiet notes are musical ghost notes versus background noise. This deep musical understanding is what separates professional transcription from simple pitch detection.
Clean Studio Recordings: High-quality recordings with minimal background noise produce the most accurate MIDI transcription. Studio tracks with clear separation between instruments allow the AI to focus on musical content without interference.
Live Performance Recordings: Concert recordings and live performances present unique challenges due to room acoustics and audience noise. Our system includes noise filtering and reverb compensation to extract clear musical information from ambient recordings.
MP3 and Compressed Audio: While lossless formats provide optimal results, our audio to MIDI converter handles compressed audio effectively. The AI compensates for compression artifacts and frequency limitations, producing usable MIDI even from highly compressed sources.
Multi-instrument Recordings: For complex mixes containing multiple instruments, consider using our stem separation tool first. Isolate individual instruments before MIDI conversion to achieve the highest accuracy and avoid note conflicts between different sources. This workflow is particularly effective for creating remix stems and MIDI files simultaneously.
Our converted MIDI files adhere to industry standards, ensuring compatibility with all major music software:
The standard MIDI format ensures your transcribed music remains accessible across platforms and future-proof as technology evolves.
Instrument Hints and Optimization: Specify the source instrument to optimize transcription algorithms. Piano mode uses polyphonic analysis, while melody mode focuses on monophonic lines. Bass mode emphasizes low-frequency tracking, and vocal mode filters out non-tonal elements.
Timing and Quantization Options: Choose between preserving original timing fluctuations or applying quantization for tight, grid-locked sequences. Professional musicians often prefer unquantized MIDI that maintains human feel, while electronic producers may need perfectly timed sequences.
Velocity Sensitivity: Our transcription preserves the dynamic nuances of the original performance, converting volume variations into MIDI velocity data. This ensures that soft passages remain quiet and loud sections retain their impact when played back through virtual instruments.
Multi-channel Output: For polyphonic instruments like piano, separate musical voices into different MIDI channels. This allows independent editing of melody and accompaniment parts in your DAW.
All audio to MIDI conversion happens entirely within your web browser using WebAssembly technology. Your audio files never leave your device, ensuring complete privacy for unreleased music, copyrighted material, or sensitive recordings. Local processing also eliminates upload times and server dependencies, allowing you to work with large files without bandwidth concerns.
This privacy-first approach is particularly valuable for professional musicians and producers who need to maintain confidentiality around new releases, unreleased demos, or client work.
To achieve optimal results when converting audio to MIDI:
Whether you're a producer seeking creative inspiration, a composer documenting musical ideas, or a student learning complex performances, our AI audio to MIDI converter provides the fastest path from sound to editable musical data. The combination of professional accuracy, universal compatibility, and complete privacy makes it an essential tool for modern music creation.
Ready to unlock the MIDI potential in your audio? Try our free audio to MIDI converter and experience the future of music transcription.