MuScriptor vs SoundToMIDI
MuScriptor
muscriptor.kyutai.orgSoundToMIDI
soundtomidi.comSide by side
| Figure | MuScriptor | SoundToMIDI |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 2 | 2 |
| Spec score · Audio-to-MIDI converters | 8.7 (#7) | 7.7 (#27) |
| Audio formats | The web demo accepts MP3, WAV, FLAC, OGG, M4A, AIFF and Opus files. | The converter accepts MP3, WAV, FLAC, M4A, OGG, AAC, and compatible MP4 or WebM audio, with a 100 MB file limit. |
| Integrations | MusicXML output can be edited in MuseScore, Sibelius or Guitar Pro. | The maker says standard MIDI files open in DAWs and notation software including Ableton Live, FL Studio, Logic Pro, GarageBand, Cubase, Reaper, and MuseScore. |
| Purpose | MuScriptor transcribes recordings into MIDI and sheet music. | SoundToMIDI converts audio recordings into editable MIDI notes in a browser. |
Plans
In their own words
MuScriptor
MuScriptor turns audio recordings into MIDI and sheet music, with downloadable MIDI files, sheet-music PDFs, and guitar-tab PDFs from its hosted service. The web demo accepts MP3, WAV, FLAC, OGG, M4A, AIFF, and Opus files. It can transcribe voice, piano, guitars, bass, strings, brass, woodwinds, drums, and other instruments, and users can specify which instruments they expect to improve transcription accuracy. Guitar and bass parts can include tablature alongside standard notation, but the system does not produce chord symbols. MusicXML output can be edited in MuseScore, Sibelius, or Guitar Pro. Users can self-host the web interface, and transcription is also available through a CLI and Python API. Local use requires Hugging Face authentication and acceptance of the model's CC BY-NC 4.0 license. Hosted audio is processed on the server and not retained afterwards; local use keeps audio on the user's machine. The service says it performs better on acoustic and guitar music than electronic music, and that results are not perfect. The hosted demo is free; the code is MIT-licensed, while model weights carry the non-commercial license.
SoundToMIDI
SoundToMIDI has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.