Music transcription
Turning a recording into notation: how automatic transcription works, where it is reliable and how to correct it.
Apple bought Samplab, a Swiss developer whose plugin turns polyphonic audio into editable MIDI notes. Here is what that points at for Logic Pro, and why your notation workflow stays the same for now.
A hands-on review of Maestro, the free notation app that opens Finale files. Entry feels like home; layout and engraving do not. What that means if a Finale file is your source for a score.
Boris FX put AI stem separation inside Samplitude 2026.5. Good news for anyone prepping a mix for transcription, with one catch worth knowing before you rely on it.
Maestro, a free notation editor for Mac and Windows, now opens and saves Finale files without Finale. Here is what it changes for anyone holding a folder of legacy scores.
Scoring Notes spent an episode on reading a notation file before you change it: missing fonts, hidden instruments, fragile setups. Here is how that applies to a score you just generated from audio.
Sibelius 2026.9 lets you move tremolo strokes without moving stems, set tie height globally and apply voice rules to cross-staff notes. What that fixes at the desk.
Maschine 3.7 adds probability and Euclidean sequencing. Useful for generating parts, but they raise a practical question: how do you get a shifting pattern onto a page?
Flat has moved beyond the browser with Mac and Windows apps, and built its own optical music recognition engine, released as a separate scanning app called Opuscan.
Why automatic drum transcription is moving from a niche research curiosity to a practical tool reshaping how drummers learn, practice, and teach.
From last-minute gig prep to flexing on TikTok, a look at the real, messy, human ways drummers use sheet music outside of music school.
A guided tour of the four stages that turn a stereo audio file into engraved, exportable sheet music — and the engineering tradeoffs at each step.
A look into how ghost-note sensitivity works, why ghost notes matter musically, and how you can fine-tune detection inside GrooveSheet.