WAV to MIDI
Convert clear WAV melodies into editable MIDI
About WAV to MIDI
Audio to MIDI conversion is the step that turns a recording into something you can actually edit. A WAV file is a fixed performance: you cannot change a wrong note, transpose it cleanly, or reassign it to a different instrument. MIDI is the opposite, being pure note data that can be edited freely. Converting between them requires detecting pitch and timing accurately, which is genuinely hard, and this tool is honest about where it works: clean recordings with a clear melodic line rather than dense mixes.
That scoping is worth taking seriously, because it is the difference between a useful tool and a disappointing one. The stated sweet spot is clean WAV recordings, piano clips, vocal melodies, guitar riffs and short musical ideas, all of which are essentially monophonic or clearly voiced. A full band mix will not transcribe well no matter what any tool claims, and a product that says so is more trustworthy than one that does not. WAV is supported specifically because it is uncompressed and therefore the best possible input for pitch detection. Plan limits are stated up front by file size and duration.
Upload your WAV file, with limits checked against your plan before conversion begins: 30MB and two minutes on Free, 150MB and eight minutes on Basic, and 300MB and fifteen minutes on Standard. Because WAV is uncompressed, the files are considerably larger than MP3, which is why the size check happens first. The tool analyses the audio to detect pitch and timing, and produces a MIDI file of the melodic content. Download the MIDI and open it in any digital audio workstation, where the notes can be edited, transposed, quantised or reassigned to a different instrument entirely. Sibling tools cover MP3 to MIDI and MIDI back to MP3.
- •WAV Input Specifically - Uncompressed audio gives pitch detection the best possible source material
- •Honest Scope - States that it suits clean recordings and clear melodies rather than claiming to transcribe full mixes
- •Editable MIDI Output - Notes become editable data, transposable and reassignable to any instrument
- •Stated Plan Limits - File size and duration published per tier, so a job either fits or does not before you start
- •Free Tier - 30MB and two minutes, enough for a short idea or riff
- •Sibling Converters - MP3 to MIDI and MIDI to MP3 available on the same platform
- •Instrument Coverage - Tuned for piano, vocal and guitar material
- •Browser Based - No installation required
For musicians and producers who record ideas as audio and want them as editable notes: a hummed melody, a guitar riff, a piano sketch. It suits anyone transcribing a part they played but did not notate, which is otherwise slow manual work. Composers can convert a sung idea into a score starting point. Educators can turn a student performance into notation for review. Set expectations by the stated scope, since a clean solo line will convert well and a dense mix will not, whatever any tool in this category promises.
Pricing
$4.99 - $8.99/mo
- Basic$4.99/mo
- Standard$8.99/mo
From the vendor pricing page, 2026-09-21
