Songscription blog & music transcription resources
Explore Songscription’s guides to music transcription, sheet music, MIDI, piano roll, and AI-powered music learning, plus product updates and company announcements from the Songscription team.
How to get MIDI out of audio and put it to work: converting a recording or a YouTube link to MIDI, cleaning up the result, and moving it into a DAW like Ableton, Logic, or GarageBand.
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22 articles- Resources8 min readMusicXML vs MIDI vs PDF: Which Songscription export should you use?Every transcription gives you a PDF, a MIDI file, and a MusicXML file, and picking the wrong one wastes time. The short version: edit in the score editor and print the PDF, produce from MIDI, take MusicXML to another notation app. Here is the full breakdown, with a 30-second decision guide.Resources · · 8 min read
- Resources7 min readHow producers use audio-to-MIDI to recreate soundsSometimes the sound in your head is already in a record you love. Audio-to-MIDI lets you pull the notes out of that record and play them back through your own instruments. Here’s how producers use it to rebuild a part, swap the sound, and make it theirs.Resources · · 7 min read
- Tutorial6 min readHow to use Songscription with Ableton LiveAbleton Live is built for working with MIDI and audio, not for working out what’s in a recording. Songscription fills that gap. Here’s how to turn a track into MIDI or notation and drop it cleanly into a Live set.Tutorial · · 6 min read
- Tutorial6 min readHow to use Songscription with GarageBandGarageBand is where a lot of musicians start, and it plays nicely with MIDI once you know the steps. Songscription turns any recording into MIDI you can drop into a project. Here’s how to connect the two.Tutorial · · 6 min read
- Resources8 min readHow Songscription fits into a modern composition workflowMost composers live in two worlds: a DAW for sound and a notation editor for the page. Moving ideas between them is where time disappears. Here’s how AI transcription bridges audio, MIDI, and notation so the work flows in one direction.Resources · · 8 min read
- Resources7 min readMusicXML vs MIDI: What’s the difference and which should you export?MusicXML and MIDI look like two names for the same file until you open one in the wrong program. One describes a written score, the other describes a performance. Knowing which is which saves you a lot of cleanup. Here’s the difference, plainly.Resources · · 7 min read
- Tutorial6 min readHow to use Songscription with Logic Pro and FL StudioSongscription turns a recording into MIDI, MusicXML, or PDF, so the audio you want to work with lands in Logic Pro or FL Studio as editable notes. Here’s which export to choose and how to get a clean result before it reaches your DAW.Tutorial · · 6 min read
- Tutorial11 min readOriginal recordings to MIDI: Converting your music for pianoConverting your own recordings to MIDI opens up everything that comes after: editing, arranging, generating notation, dropping the part into a DAW session. Here’s the workflow that works for piano-focused MIDI.Tutorial · · 11 min read
- Tutorial9 min readMIDI to sheet music: How to convert MIDI files to notationMIDI files carry exact note information, but turning them into readable sheet music involves real choices: quantization, hand splits, key signatures. Here’s how to make those choices well.Tutorial · · 9 min read
- Resources10 min readAI music tools for producers: Audio to MIDI & notationProducers don’t usually need pristine engraved scores. They need MIDI they can drop into a session and chord charts they can hand to a session player. Here’s the producer-focused subset of AI music tools that actually fit that workflow.Resources · · 10 min read
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