High-Precision Piano Transcription

No worries! A MIDI file is like sheet music for computers. To get a beautiful video:

• For stunning visual effects: Use Piano VFX - creates amazing 3D particle videos
• For simple visualization: Use Midiano - quick and easy piano visualization
• Want to customize: Use Signal to edit the MIDI first, then create your video

A MIDI file is like digital sheet music. It contains information about which notes to play, when to play them, and how loud they should be. Think of it as instructions for a virtual piano player. It's not an audio recording, but rather the "recipe" to recreate the music on any piano or computer.

Our system does its best to extract piano parts from complex songs, but sometimes it needs help:

• Try cleaner audio: Songs with clear piano parts work better than heavily mixed tracks
• Edit in Signal: Use the Signal MIDI Editor to fix wrong notes, timing, or add missing parts
• Piano-focused songs: Ballads, acoustic songs, and piano-driven tracks give better results
• Multiple attempts: Different sections of a song might work better - try uploading just the chorus or verse

Your MIDI file is just the starting point! Here's how to expand it:

• Free DAW: Use GarageBand (Mac) or BandLab (online) to add drums, bass, strings, etc.
• Advanced DAW: FL Studio, Ableton, or Logic Pro for professional production
• Online tools: Soundation or BandLab for browser-based music making
• Layer instruments: Import your MIDI and add virtual instruments, effects, and mixing

Our system analyzes every second of your audio to identify piano notes, which is computationally intensive. Longer songs (3-5 minutes) take 2-3 minutes to process, while shorter clips (30 seconds) process much faster. The wait is worth it for accurate transcription!