WAV/MP3 to MIDI

GrimReaper · Mar 19, 2006, 03:36 PM

I know wav/mp3 to midi conveters pretty much suck but what's a decent one? Link to a free one or cracked one would be great. Thanks in advanced!

Snowknight · 06:20 PM

...it doesn't work that way.
That is, there is no program that will 'transcribe' an MP3 (or comparable audio file) into a MIDI.

BlueMikey · Local time: Mar 20, 2006, 06:09 PM

There are programs that do that, you can find a bunch of them searching on Google.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...=Google+Search

The problem with many of them is that the song must be fairly simple with a small number of distinguishable instruments.

quazi · Mar 20, 2006, 10:07 PM

They suck because Midis suck. I can't concieve a reason to make that conversion.

Snowknight · Mar 20, 2006, 10:15 PM

Originally Posted by quazi

They suck because Midis suck. I can't concieve a reason to make that conversion.

Theoretically, if you had the MIDI, you could get some form of the sheet music. (At least, that's what I could see.)

BlueMikey · Local time: Mar 20, 2006, 08:26 PM

Additionally, people are still using cell phones that will only accept MIDI (or another transcribed format) for ringtones.

And you could fit like a billion MIDIs on a CD.

(Granted, shitty.)

Sausageboots · Local time: Mar 23, 2006, 12:50 PM

Originally Posted by BlueMikey

There are programs that do that, you can find a bunch of them searching on Google.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...=Google+Search

The problem with many of them is that the song must be fairly simple with a small number of distinguishable instruments.

The top result http://www.pluto.dti.ne.jp/~araki/amazingmidi/ seems to be what you are after. I tried another wav to midi program ages ago (cant remember the name of it though), the results are patchy but I suppose you'll be able to pick bits out.

Snowknight you're right you can view musical score from a midi file, one such program that allows you to do so is noteworthy composer.

GrimReaper · Mar 23, 2006, 07:12 AM

Thanks, Sausageboots!

RABicle · Local time: Mar 26, 2006, 10:57 PM

Originally Posted by Snowknight

Theoretically, if you had the MIDI, you could get some form of the sheet music. (At least, that's what I could see.)

Woah! This reminds me of this program I once had where you could get real life sheet music that you'd scan onto the computer and it would turn THAT into a .midi
Ingenious!

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