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Music Transcription Software?

Asked by tekn0lust (1868points) April 1st, 2010

Does anyone know of a software that will transcribe what I play on the piano into sheet music?

I have a regular piano, not an electronic keyboard that could be hooked to a computer.

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Shuttle128's avatar

If you have a digital recording device of some kind you could use:

Amazing Midi
and
A midi to sheet music converter

JeanPaulSartre's avatar

The newest version of Sibelius does this, but it’s really expensive software.

mammal's avatar

yeah Sibelius is good, wait you will have problems without using a midi instrument.

iam2smart99037's avatar

That’s some really sophisticated software you’re talking here. I’ve never heard of Sibelius, but if it really has the capability to turn a microphone’d acoustic piano’s notes into sheet music, it’s pretty damn epic. You’re better off using a basic notation software and just enter it yourself.

JeanPaulSartre's avatar

Yeah, the latest can do it supposedly from voice or instrument… They’re really trying to bring singers into their $600+ circle of friends I think. I’m sure it requires calibration of some kind…

JeanPaulSartre's avatar

Although, you know, for that much you can get a sweet USB MIDI board.

tekn0lust's avatar

Brilliant @Shuttle128. Thanks. I was able to do exactly what I needed with this.

Shuttle128's avatar

@tekn0lust Glad it worked. I’d expect it’s a lot easier to do with a direct method like Sibelius but I figured a workaround wouldn’t be too bad. How well did Amazing Midi work? I’m rather curious since I’ve done a little bit of sound processing in programming classes.

JeanPaulSartre's avatar

@Shuttle128 listen for $600 less I think most anyone is willing to take the extra steps! ;)

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