MuScriptor vs WIDI Recognition System
MuScriptor
muscriptor.kyutai.orgWIDI Recognition System
widisoft.comSide by side
| Figure | MuScriptor | WIDI Recognition System |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 2 | 6 |
| Spec score · Audio-to-MIDI converters | 8.7 (#7) | 7.4 (#39) |
| Spec score · Music Transcription Software | 8.7 (#7) | 7.4 (#26) |
| Purpose | MuScriptor transcribes recordings into MIDI and sheet music. | WIDI Recognition System automates and assists music transcription by taking audio in formats such as MP3 and WAV and producing scores that can be saved as MIDI sequences. |
| Support | Bug reports and feedback can be sent to [email protected] or submitted as GitHub issues. | WIDISOFT says support emails are normally answered within 24–48 hours. |
Plans
WIDI Recognition System
- WIDI Recognition System Professional for macOS (30-day temporary license)$29.90, paid once
- WIDI Recognition System Professional for Windows (30-day temporary license)$29.90, paid once
- WIDI Recognition System 4.6 Standard (Mac OS X)$49.90, paid once
- WIDI Recognition System 4.6 Standard (Windows)$49.90, paid once
- WIDI Recognition System 4.6 Professional (Mac OS X)$99.90, paid once
- WIDI Recognition System 4.6 Professional (Windows)$99.90, paid once
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.
WIDI Recognition System
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