Audio To Midi Converter, Audio to Midi Converter Options

[vega145]

Hi,

First posting here, so hope you can help.

I'm looking for an audio to midi converter, in order to allow me to transcribe audio recorded drum parts a bit easier. I'm doing it by ear at the moment!

I have Cubase to do the transcription, but I believe that it has to be in a midi format for it to work.

I need to know if anyone has any experience with converting audio to midi, and what software is best for the job (or freeware even!).

I'm a newbie, so go easy!


Thanks,

Vega

[coldharbour]

You can not convert audio to midi automatically with any software. The only way is to do it by ear. Digital audiodata is completely different thing than midi, which is just control data for instruments.

[vega145]

Hi,

Thanks for the reply.

I've seen software like Intelliscore, which claims to be able to convert polyphonic audio (from pretty much any source, cd, mp3, wav etc.), but not sure how good it is, or if anyone has had any experience with it or similar.

[Stuarta]

There is one program and it is really a pretty amazing piece of software and it does have the ability to convert audio to Midi. You can even modify the amount of the Audio note processed. You get to see the actual note and the audio that represents it.
Not very good at Polyphonics due to the nature of Polyphonice sound. But if you want an applications that is extremely cpable in its own right that has Audio to Midi built in then take a look at Celemony's Melodyne. Now available on Macs or Pc's.

Years ago Opcode had Audio to Midi built in to Studio Vision Pro so there are possibilities, but you can pretty much forget Polyphonic audio.

Also the Axxon Guitar to Midi converter has an input on it that can output MIDI from a monophonic source pretty much Live. Not the best solution but it is another option.

[Stuarta]

ALso for altering the drum sounds you have there are some plug Ins that will allow you to take certain types of audio like drum hits and replace the recorded notes with other sounds that you select.
SoundReplacer is one from Digidesign and I am sure there are others.
These applications that work on the actual audio itself, and require not conversion to MIDI.
You select the Hits your want to replace and the Hits you want to replace them with.
Takes a bit of getting used to but there are some amazing effects you can achieve.

Maybe someone else on this site can name some of the other applications that can do this, I am sure there are a lot of them around and some of them are probably Plug Ins for Cubase. Remember this is repllacing actual audio with audio.
Newbieism is a state of mind, I hardly ever post here or anywhere but i sure can learn a lot of new tricks for an old dog here.

This post has been edited by Stuarta: Thu 8 Sep 2005, 09:37

[Morbass2004]

In responce to audio to midi, Melodyne is the way to go, I believe they have a version called Uno that is free!! I'm using the studio version and I just started converting audio to midi, its not 100% perfect but it seems like the only game in town right now!!
Gene

[Stuarta]

Morbass2004, has it right Melodyne for Audio to MIDI conversion is really the only game in town, in fact it is fantastic what you can do with this amazing app. I have waited years for hem to get this App on the Mac, I shouold have bought PC.

Right ON Morbass2004, I completely agree with you, it is amazing how few people know of Celemony and Melodyne

[vega145]

Hey...some good tips, thanks guys!

I'll definately check it out.

I came across Intelliscore, which claims to be able to convert polyphonic, but at $70-80, it's a bit pricey to try if it doesn't work.

It's about time someone came up with something like this, trying to transcribe from ear, then write down the notation is a real bore!!

Has anyone tried out Intelliscore?

[rickenbacker]

Waited years? Wasn't Melodyne released as a Mac-only app at first? And that was way back in early 2002. It was definitely OS X at that time, anyway.

Of course, if you mean the basic idea of an audio-MIDI converter for Macs, then please disregard this message.