SINGLE-NOTE GUITAR WORKFLOW
Use a clean guitar recording with one note sounding at a time. Upload an MP3, WAV, M4A, FLAC, or OGG file, convert it below, inspect the note preview, and download the .mid result. Mute ringing strings between notes and keep drums, backing tracks, and chords out of the source: this converter estimates one pitch at each analysis moment, so it does not separate a guitar chord into individual MIDI notes.
PROCESS ON THIS DEVICE
Try a short clean phrase first. Listen to the source and compare its note starts and tails with the detected notes.
INPUT MP3 / WAV / M4A / FLAC / OGG → OUTPUT .MID
or click to choose audio from your device
MP3, WAV, M4A, FLAC, or OGG · one file · up to 50 MB / 5 minutesRESULT
Your guitar recording stays on your device. All processing happens in this browser. No file is uploaded to a server.
LOCAL SIGNAL TEST
A locally synthesized WAV with plucked, decaying 220 Hz and 329.63 Hz tones separated by silence produced two detected notes, MIDI 57–64, at the default settings. This checks the tool with a controlled guitar-style signal; it is not a measurement of performance on real guitar recordings.
NEXT CHECK
Look at note starts and tails in your recording, then compare the same positions in the piano-roll preview. Keep the source file fixed when testing a control. Re-record only when the source itself contains a noisy attack or overlapping strings.
| What you see | Check in the guitar audio | First controlled test | Keep it if |
|---|---|---|---|
| Several notes appear at one pick attack | Is the pick transient much louder than the held note? | Record a gentler attack, keeping the same phrase | The extra blocks disappear while the held pitch remains |
| One note runs into the next | Is a previous string still ringing? | Mute the old string before the next note in a new recording | Separate note blocks follow the intended melody |
| Short fragments appear during decay | Do they occur as the pluck fades? | Raise Minimum note one step with the same file | Fragments vanish while real short notes remain |
| Soft sustained notes disappear | Are they audible near the end of the source note? | Lower Silence threshold one step | The note tail returns before room noise becomes notes |
| A chord produces an incomplete result | Are multiple strings sounding at the same time? | Record or isolate one note line at a time | Each moment has one intended pitch to detect |
DETECTION
The shared converter returns one detected frequency or no frequency for each analysis frame. It does not identify separate strings in a chord or write multiple simultaneous guitar tracks.
SOURCE FIRST
Two ringing strings create competing periodic patterns. Isolate a lead line and stop the previous string if its tail crosses the next note.
CONTROLS
Silence threshold filters quiet frames. Minimum note filters short detected events. Move one at a time so a change in the preview has an identifiable cause.
DESTINATION
The .mid file contains detected notes and timing, not the original guitar tone. Open it on an instrument track in your music app to hear it.
QUICK ANSWERS
Yes, for a clean single-note guitar line. Upload or record the audio, convert it in the browser, preview detected notes, and download a .mid file.
No. This detector estimates one pitch at each analysis moment. Record or isolate individual lines before converting if you need separate parts.
Check whether the split coincides with a noisy attack or fading tail. For a noisy source, record a cleaner phrase. For brief detected fragments, test Minimum note one step while keeping the file fixed.
No. Raising it ignores more quiet audio. Test a slightly lower threshold and keep it only if the intended note returns without unwanted noise events.
No. The selected audio is decoded and analyzed in this browser. No file is uploaded to a server.