WAV to MIDI Converter

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For clean, single-instrument WAV recordings, pitch and timing detection is very accurate — most notes land exactly where played. Dense mixes lower accuracy, so expect light cleanup. Uncompressed WAV is the biggest accuracy lever you control.

This page is built for WAV — the lossless format that gives the most accurate results. If your file is compressed, use our MP3 to MIDI converter instead — the same engine, tuned for compressed input.

Yes — noticeably, for delicate material. MP3 compression discards the quiet harmonics and transient details that pitch detection depends on. If you can export the audio as WAV, do it; if MP3 is all you have, use our MP3 to MIDI page instead.

Absolutely — that's the whole point. The downloaded MIDI opens in our free online MIDI editor: fix slipped notes, quantize timing, transpose the key, then send it to your DAW.

Yes — transcription runs in the cloud, so your file is uploaded for processing. It's used only to generate your MIDI and deleted automatically afterward.

The free tier accepts WAV files up to 100MB or 5 minutes. Because WAV is uncompressed, five minutes of stereo audio is roughly 50MB — so for longer recordings, bounce a shorter section or split stems and convert each one.

Download the .mid file and drag it onto a MIDI track in any major DAW — Ableton, Logic, FL Studio, Cubase all read standard MIDI. Assign a virtual instrument and it plays your transcribed performance.

No — the WAV to MIDI converter runs entirely in your browser. Upload, convert, preview, and download without installing software, and your first conversion needs no sign-up.

Yes — click any of the four examples above and the recording loads straight into the converter. They are real recordings: a Bach cello prelude, a Vivaldi trumpet larghetto, a Ferling oboe study, and a Dvořák string quartet theme — no upload needed. Each card shows the real format and the measured length — the file that loads is exactly what the card describes.

Uncompressed WAV is heavy — 44.1kHz 16-bit stereo runs about 10MB per minute. The Bach and Vivaldi recordings are trimmed to their opening minute so the demo files stay small. Only the length was cut; the notes are untouched, with no fades or processing.

Export the cleanest take you have. A solo stem bounced straight from your DAW beats a full mix, and WAV keeps the quiet harmonics that MP3 compression throws away. Convert the clearest phrase first — most musicians only need 30 seconds anyway. If the take is a full mix rather than a solo stem, expect a rougher draft — a clean stem always wins.

Yes. A WAV voice memo or hummed melody converts the same way as any WAV recording — upload it and the engine maps the vocal line to MIDI notes. Monophonic sources like a sung melody convert cleaner than polyphonic ones, and WAV's uncompressed detail helps the pitch detection lock on.

No — and that is the point. MIDI stores note data (pitch, timing, velocity), not audio. You lose the original tone but gain full editability: assign any virtual instrument to the transcribed notes, fix timing, or print sheet music from the performance.

Yes — nothing stops you from running the same file through the converter more than once. Bounce a solo stem and a full mix separately, convert each, and keep the cleaner take. Each conversion counts as a separate task against your free quota.