From recording to sheet music in seconds
Upload a voice, a solo instrument, or piano or guitar with chords. Notável writes the score, plays it back so you can check it, and gives you MusicXML and MIDI for MuseScore or Guitar Pro.
Request accessFree during the beta. Access is by invitation while we improve Notável with musicians' feedback.
How it works
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Upload your recording
WAV, MP3, M4A, FLAC, OGG or AIFF, up to 20 MB. Export it from beat 1 and the rhythm lines up with the bars on its own.
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Pick the instrument and tempo
Voice, guitar, bass, piano or another instrument, playing a melody or chords. The clef and the sound in MuseScore follow your choice.
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Check it and download
See the score, play it back with each note lighting up as it sounds, and download MusicXML or MIDI.
What musicians use it for
- Writing down a melody you just sang before it slips away.
- Turning a vocal line into a part for the band or the choir.
- Getting a guitar or keyboard idea onto paper, chords included.
- Bringing a recorded part into MuseScore, Guitar Pro, Sibelius or Dorico to arrange it.
What you get
The right clef
Treble clef for voice, octave treble clef for guitar and low voices, bass clef for bass, two staves for piano, and guitar chords on one staff ready for tab in Guitar Pro.
Key and accidentals
The key is detected and notes are spelled to match it: B♭ in flat keys, A♯ in sharp ones.
Hear it before you download
The score plays in your browser and each note lights up as it sounds, so mistakes are easy to spot.
Your audio isn't kept
The audio is deleted when the transcription ends and the score after 30 minutes. We only keep your e-mail and your feedback.
Questions
Is it free?
Yes, during the beta. You start with 5 transcriptions and get 10 more each time you answer a short feedback form.
How do I get access?
Request an invite with your e-mail and a few questions about how you make music.
Does it work with a full song or a band?
Not yet. Notável reads one instrument at a time: a voice or a melody, or piano or guitar playing chords. Recordings with drums, bass and vocals together come out wrong.
Which programs open the files?
MusicXML opens in MuseScore, Guitar Pro, Sibelius, Finale, Dorico and most notation software. MIDI opens in any DAW.
How accurate is it?
Clean recordings of one voice or instrument come out close to right. Expect to fix a few notes and rhythms in your editor, especially with reverb, background noise or very fast passages.
Why did the first transcription take a while?
The server sleeps when nobody is using it and takes about 30 seconds to wake up. After that it's quick.
What happens to my recording?
It's used only to make your score. The audio is deleted when the transcription finishes and the files after 30 minutes.