Convert Audio to MIDI
Upload a recording → get MIDI you can edit note by note in your DAW.
A sample result appears here before your first conversion.
What is audio to MIDI conversion?
Audio to MIDI conversion analyzes a sound recording and extracts the musical notes inside it. Instead of producing another audio file, an audio to MIDI converter outputs a MIDI file — a lightweight format that stores pitch, timing, velocity, and duration as editable events rather than a fixed waveform.
Why does that matter? Because MIDI is editable in ways audio never can be. You can fix a wrong note, shift a melody up an octave, swap a piano sound for strings, quantize the rhythm, or rearrange entire sections — all without re-recording. For producers, songwriters, and music students, converting audio to MIDI turns a finished-sounding recording back into raw creative material you can reshape from scratch.
From recorded idea to editable notes
Stop transcribing by ear. Upload a recording, convert audio to MIDI, and reshape the melody, harmony, or rhythm in your DAW.
Upload the recording you already have
Drag in a vocal take, piano sketch, guitar riff, or any clear melodic clip you want to convert audio to MIDI from.
Keep it private in your browser
Basic mode runs the audio to MIDI conversion locally — nothing leaves your machine.
Preview the MIDI with multiple instruments
After conversion, audition the MIDI with piano, strings, winds, brass, and other built-in sounds before you download it.
Download MIDI for any major DAW
Open the .mid file in Ableton Live, FL Studio, Logic Pro, GarageBand, Cubase, or any DAW that reads MIDI.
Why creators choose this audio to MIDI converter
The short version: you upload audio, convert it to MIDI, and stay in control the entire time.
How audio to MIDI conversion works
Three steps to convert audio to MIDI and keep shaping the result.
1. Upload your audio
Drag in an MP3, WAV, FLAC, or OGG file — a vocal take, piano sketch, or guitar riff.
2. Convert audio to MIDI
Basic runs the audio to MIDI conversion instantly in your browser, so you can go from upload to editable notes without leaving the page.
3. Download and edit
Open the .mid in your DAW and start fixing notes, changing arrangement, or building on top of the audio to MIDI result.
What the audio to MIDI converter includes
Here is what you get when you convert audio to MIDI on this page.
MP3, WAV, FLAC, OGG
Four audio formats supported for audio to MIDI conversion today. More may follow.
Standard MIDI output
Every audio to MIDI result is a .mid file that opens in any DAW or notation editor.
Free Basic conversions
Basic audio to MIDI mode is free, runs in your browser, and needs no account.
Preview with multiple instruments
Audition the converted MIDI with piano, strings, brass, winds, and other built-in sounds before you export it.
Vocals, piano, guitar
Clear monophonic or lightly polyphonic sources produce the strongest audio to MIDI results.
Works with your DAW
Ableton Live, FL Studio, Logic Pro, GarageBand, Cubase — any DAW that imports the .mid from an audio to MIDI conversion.
Who uses audio to MIDI conversion?
Different people, same audio to MIDI tool. Here is how creators at every level put it to work.
Producers
Record a rough vocal or instrument take and convert audio to MIDI to get a starting point for arrangement. Swap the original sound for any virtual instrument, layer harmonies, or quantize the rhythm — all without re-recording.
Songwriters
Hum a melody into your phone, upload the recording, and convert audio to MIDI so you can develop the idea inside a full DAW session. Capture ideas the moment they happen instead of losing them by the time you sit down at a keyboard.
Music students
Use audio to MIDI conversion to extract the melody from a recording and study intervals, chord voicings, or rhythmic patterns as editable data. Seeing the notes on a piano roll can make theory concepts click faster than listening alone.
Content creators
Convert audio to MIDI, load a virtual instrument, and produce original background music for videos, podcasts, or streams without licensing worries. The MIDI file is yours to arrange however you like.
Audio to MIDI — common questions
Everything about audio to MIDI formats, accuracy, privacy, and playback.
This audio to MIDI converter supports MP3, WAV, FLAC, and OGG. Most recordings exported from a phone, DAW, or streaming rip in one of these formats will work. If your file is in a different container like M4A or WMA, convert it to WAV or MP3 first using any free audio converter.
Yes. The public audio to MIDI workflow runs in Basic mode, so your source audio stays on your device while the conversion happens in the browser.
Yes. In the current public workflow, your audio never leaves the browser — the entire audio to MIDI conversion runs locally on your device.
Audio to MIDI results are strongest with clear monophonic or lightly polyphonic recordings: solo vocals, piano melodies, guitar riffs, whistling, or humming. Dense full-song masters with multiple overlapping instruments, drums-heavy mixes, and noisy live recordings are harder to convert accurately and may need manual cleanup in your DAW.
Each audio to MIDI conversion produces a standard .mid file containing note events with pitch, timing, velocity, and duration data. Open it in Ableton Live, FL Studio, Logic Pro, GarageBand, Cubase, or any other DAW or notation editor that reads MIDI.
Yes. The current public audio to MIDI conversion flow is completely free, requires no account, and has no daily limit.
Audio to MIDI accuracy depends heavily on the source material. Clean solo instruments and vocals typically produce results that need only minor corrections. Complex or noisy audio may require more editing after conversion. Think of the output as a strong first draft rather than a perfect transcription — it saves you from entering notes manually, but you should expect to fine-tune in your DAW.
You can upload any audio within the file size and duration limits, but audio to MIDI conversion works best on isolated melodic lines. A full mixed song with drums, bass, vocals, and multiple instruments layered together will produce messier results than a single clear melody. For best output, isolate the part you want before uploading — many DAWs and free tools can extract stems.
MIDI is a data format that describes musical events — which note was played, when, how hard, and for how long — rather than recording the actual sound waves. Converting audio to MIDI gives you full creative freedom: change the instrument, fix wrong notes, shift the key, adjust the tempo, or rearrange sections. Audio is a photograph of a performance; MIDI is the editable blueprint behind it.
Yes. You are responsible for having the rights or permission to upload and convert the source audio to MIDI. Do not upload copyrighted material you do not own or have a license to use.
Ready to convert audio to MIDI?
Upload your recording, run the audio to MIDI conversion, audition the MIDI with different instruments, and download your .mid file — all on this page.