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Audio to Sheet Music
Go from a recording to a page you can actually read. Separate the part you want, let AI transcribe it, and render clean staff notation with a key, a time signature and proper note values, ready to print.
Turn a recording into a readable page.
Pick the vocal or instrument you want, let the model transcribe it, and get engraved notation with a key, a time signature and proper note values.
Upload audio & make sheet musicStep by step
- Upload the recording
MP3, WAV, M4A or OGG. A clear source gives the most accurate transcription.
- Separate and pick a part
A vocal, a bassline, a solo instrument. Monophonic parts notate most cleanly.
- Refine, then render
Correct pitches and durations, then export sheet music to print or save.
From sound to a readable page
Audio-to-MIDI stops at raw note data (pitch, start time, duration), which is perfect for a DAW but useless on a music stand. Sheet music needs something more: it has to decide where the beats fall, what the time signature is, which key the piece is in, and how each note's length should be written as a crotchet, quaver or dotted value. That interpretive layer is what turns a list of notes into a page a musician can sight-read.
This tool handles the whole chain. First it separates the song so the line you want stands alone, because a clean, isolated part is far easier to transcribe accurately than one tangled in a full mix. Then it estimates the notes, and finally it renders them as engraved notation: beaming quavers, placing rests, choosing a clef that suits the range.
The honest catch is rhythm. Pitch is relatively well-defined, but human timing is elastic, and forcing an expressive performance onto a metrical grid always involves judgement. The tool makes a sensible first pass; you tidy the durations in the editor so the score reads the way it sounds.
Who this is for
- Students and teachers: get a notated version of a song to study, mark up or hand out.
- Performers: sight-read a part from a recording instead of learning it purely by ear.
- Arrangers: capture a melody as notation to build a new arrangement around.
- Choirs and ensembles: turn a rehearsal recording into readable parts for singers and players.
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Frequently asked questions
How is this different from audio to MIDI?
MIDI is machine data for a DAW; sheet music is a readable page for a performer. This tool takes the transcription the extra distance (assigning note durations, a key, a time signature and a clef), so the result is something you can put on a music stand and play from.
Will the rhythm be notated correctly?
Rhythm is the hardest part of automatic notation. The tool quantises timing to a sensible grid, but expressive, rubato or swung playing may need you to correct a few durations in the editor before it reads naturally on the page.
Can I edit the notation before printing?
Yes. The transcription opens in a note editor where you can fix pitches, durations and rests, then render the final sheet music to print or save.
Which parts transcribe best to a readable score?
Single, monophonic lines (a lead vocal, a bassline, a solo instrument) produce the cleanest notation. Dense chordal or polyphonic parts are harder to lay out clearly on a staff.
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