WAV to MIDI converter

Martyr

Can anyone recommend the best wav to midi file converter.
I'm assuming that some are better than others.

Helix

none are any use

melodyne will do the job with a bit of work but ONLY if youve got a monophonic wav

Martyr

I'll check out melodyne.
Guessing that if you want to convert some polyphonic wav to midi, it must be composed yourself?
ahh well, i thought there might be an easier way.

i wanted to convert a drum fill to midi, then control a drum sample of my own choice with the same velocity,length.

theexis

Sounds like you're after a beat detection rather than pitch detection (the really hard stuff) - most audio apps (Sonar, Cubase etc) can create "groove clips" today that extract the timing info from peaks in the audio signal. Tweak this yourself to line things up then you can save out the MIDI data.

Helix

the easiest way is to learn music theory

then you can just listen, and replay

theexis

Helix wrote:

the easiest way is to learn music theory

You're joking right?

Helix

not really no

the absolute basics are all you need to be able to reproduce with a bit of trial and error

theexis

You don't need any theory, just a good ear. Most musicians I know have no theory but can play whatever they want just listening to the stuff...

Martyr

Sounds like you're after a beat detection rather than pitch detection (the really hard stuff) - most audio apps (Sonar, Cubase etc) can create "groove clips" today that extract the timing info from peaks in the audio signal. Tweak this yourself to line things up then you can save out the MIDI data.

This sounds like good idea, i'll definetely look into it.

the easiest way is to learn music theory

then you can just listen, and replay

What i've done is order some books on drumming, like the Drummers Bible
and Jungle Drum n Bass as these are supposed to be quite good.

i was just having difficulty trying to emulate a real drum fill on a drum machine.
hopefully the books will help, i'll try that groove clip feature in the mean time.

thanks for advice.

Helix

for drum programming, if youre looking for something to sound authentic then you really really really have to work the velocity