Songscription AI converts audio into sheet music and MIDI by listening to a recording. It’s designed for musicians, teachers, and learners who want a faster alternative to manual transcription.
What it does
- Transcribes audio to notation in about 3–5 minutes
- Supports instruments such as piano, violin, flute, and guitar
- Creates MIDI and MusicXML for use in DAWs
- Generates a piano-roll view for easier visual review
- Lets you edit the score in a built-in web editor
- Detects ornaments like trills, slurs, and mordents
- Transcribes from a YouTube link
- Exports to PDF for printing
How to use it
Songscription AI runs as a web app in your browser on any device. After signing up at songscription.ai, you can upload an MP3/WAV file or paste a YouTube link, choose the instrument, select outputs (sheet music, MIDI, piano roll), edit the result, and download PDF, MIDI, or MusicXML.
Plans and limits
The free version supports 30-second excerpts and includes 10 three-minute files per month. Pro costs $29.99/month and includes 100 transcriptions up to 15 minutes each. The interface is in English.

