wav to midi conversion

Quote from djemass

Hello everyone,

I am writing and recording my first album. I have a part of piano recorded in .wav some years ago by a friend, but the key has now changed and I would like to convert the wav in midi in order to change the key, the sound via my piano plug-in (Addictive keys grand piano), and the resolution in 48khz. It is a slow part

Could someone help me ?

I can even send you the wav file. In final I would need a midifile. A huge Thank you !!

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Hi Geraldo

Try this tool ---> Amazing MIDI

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From description it seems like smth you need.

Let us know if it worked for your application.

Quote from djemass

Great ! thank you !

i will try it and let you know

1) "Tone file" will be "piano1.wav" from AmazingMIDI directory - this will be the reference sound of piano which will be compared during conversion to:
2) "Input file" will be your wav with recorded piano.
3) "Output file" - as simple as field name

Quote from skoczy

1) "Tone file" will be "piano1.wav" from AmazingMIDI directory - this will be the reference sound of piano which will be compared during conversion to:
2) "Input file" will be your wav with recorded piano.
3) "Output file" - as simple as field name

Would it also be able also to transfer a guitar.wav
It's often I would need this, when I write arrangements with finale.

Interesting app. Thanks for sharing this!

I don't know that "Amazing MIDI" tool but I would expect that you will have to do some (or even a lot of) editing to the midi conversion. A simple pitch shift may be a better solution, especially if the new key is not too far off the old one.

Another suggestion: Melodyne can also handle polyphonic recordings (and do pitch shifting).

HTH

What software are you using ? Cubase or Logic can do speed / pitch adjustments

Quote from mrs-zambesi

A simple pitch shift may be a better solution, especially if the new key is not too far off the old one.

Whit pitch shifting it would be also hard to transfer the musical information to a notation programm as with the original.

Quote from djemass

- doesn't work well for polyphonic stuff
- We can't choose the tempo before converting

Do you have polyphonic transfer problems with a multi instrument wav-File.

To change tempo it's easy with free programs as e.g. audacity before converting.
And with a MIDI file is quite more simple to change the tempo.

I agree for complex alteration of polyphonic material Melodyne is best.
That said, @djemass, why not simply play the part again?
Is it too complicated?
Also try out Midi Guitar 2.
http://www.jamorigin.com/products/midi-guitar/
This actually works quite well and lets me play software synthesizers without using a keyboard.

Amazing MIDI is a great idea.

I read Melodyne can do it (which helps if you are a mac user only)

Quote from Sharry

Whit pitch shifting it would be also hard to transfer the musical information to a notation programm as with the original.

...yeah, I wasn't referring to you but to Djemass. But to transcribe music you might also try melodyne (you did read my whole post didn't you (wasn't that long!)? ). Better idea in my opinion is to train your ears, maybe with a little help from something like "Transcribe" (http://www.seventhstring.com - no affiliation with me) or anything similar, which can do timestretching, looping and transposing at the same time. But like Master Yoda might say: "A lot of work it still is!"

Quote from djemass

@Ingolf
Thank you very much for your tips, midi guitars will be really helpful for my bass, sitar, ouds, piano, string runs, bouzouki, ... Thank you, you will save me a lot of time !!!

I tried melodyne which is actually amazing to modify a wav file, but for
my file he has problems to track the notes, perhaps the reverb causes troubles but here the reverb is very very subtle

You're welcome, Dje.

Have you tried a simple pitch shift inside cubase / logic / whatever? Would be by far the simplest solution, therefore definitely worth trying.

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I tried melodyne which is actually amazing to modify a wav file, but for
my file he has problems to track the notes, perhaps the reverb causes troubles but here the reverb is very very subtle

It is not the best to do it this way, yes. Always pitch correct first, then apply any effects.
Otherwise artifacts are harder to pitch correct with "realness".

Melodyne is the best for it's many functions, ease of use, and "realness" for about a whole note. Past that you start getting away and only can tuck it if there are say, 1 vocal in a set of harmonies.

Also, for those who balk at the price and haven't settled on a DAW, Studio One 3 has Melodyne within it.