Sheet music
From a piano recording to sheet music
There is no button that turns audio into a perfect score. The reliable route is two steps: transcribe the recording to MIDI here, then open the MIDI in notation software.
One free transcription a week of the first 2 minutes of a recording, no card required. See plans
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Free transcriptions cover the first 2 minutes of a recording; anything after that is left out. Paid plans go up to 15 minutes.
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Step one: audio to MIDI
Upload the recording and tick "Separate hands". The hands come back on two tracks, which is what lets notation software put the right hand on the treble staff and the left hand on the bass staff.
Without that, everything lands on one staff and you have to split it yourself.
Step two: MIDI to notation
Open the MIDI in MuseScore, Sibelius, Dorico or Finale. The import settings matter: a transcription has the timing of a human performance, so choose a sensible shortest note value and let the program quantise to it.
Then set the key and time signature and correct what the import got wrong. For a simple piece this takes minutes. For a dense one, treat the result as a detailed draft.
What to expect
The notes and their pitches are the reliable part. Rhythm notation is the part that needs your judgement, because a performer who plays with rubato or swing is not playing what a score would show.
It is still far faster than starting from a blank page, and for music that was never published it may be the only way to get a score at all.
Questions
Does PianoToMIDI produce a PDF score?
No. It produces a MIDI file. Free notation software such as MuseScore turns that into a printable score.
Why does the imported score look messy?
Because the MIDI records the performance exactly, including notes that are slightly early or late. Stronger quantisation on import gives a cleaner page.
Can I publish or sell the sheet music?
That depends on who owns the composition, not on how you transcribed it. Your own music is yours. For someone else’s, you need the rights holder’s permission unless the work is in the public domain.