Audio to Midi

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m_musik
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Audio to Midi

Post by m_musik » Sun Nov 16, 2025 12:00 am

Hi,

I’ve been trying all day to convert an analog signal that is fed into the program through a Scarlett Solo live into spherical sounds, without hearing the original noises themselves. I can distort or process the sounds, but that’s not what I want — I want to measure the sounds and transform them into suitable sound patterns.

My setup was: one track for the audio input of the noises, where I remove unwanted noise; then a second track where I tested, among many others, the apTrigga3 plugin or the built-in Max envelope follower.
The data should then be converted into MIDI instruments on a third track.

Is this simply not possible, or am I just using the wrong approach?
Feel free to suggest alternative programs as well.

Best regards

borg
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Re: Audio to Midi

Post by borg » Sun Nov 16, 2025 12:45 am

If you want to do it on a "live" signal, you could try https://manifest.audio/x-translate
If you want to do it "off line", there's enough in Live to do this. There are several options to convert your audio to midi (right click on a clip and search in the list), learn about transition/warp markers if results aren't to your liking.
Results will vary depending on source material (how defined are your transients and pitches?), don't expect miracles.
andy
2023 Mac M2, Live 12, Push3, RME Fireface 800

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