What is Songscription?
Songscription is an AI-powered music transcription platform that converts audio recordings, video links, and photos of printed sheet music into editable scores. It outputs sheet music, MIDI files, guitar tabs, and MusicXML for musicians working with instruments such as piano, guitar, bass, violin, flute, trumpet, saxophone, drums, and vocals. A free tier limits transcriptions to 30 seconds, while paid plans extend the maximum duration to 15 minutes.
What are the features of Songscription?
- Multi-source inputAccepts MP3, WAV, M4A, PDF, photos, MusicXML, MIDI files, direct microphone recording, or links from YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok.
- Multi-instrument transcriptionExtracts separate parts for keys, guitars, bass, strings, brass, woodwinds, synths, voice, and drums from a single mixed recording.
- Arrangement generationCreates piano covers at a chosen difficulty level, piano plus vocal arrangements, or lead sheets with chord symbols from any song.
- Export formatsDownloads transcriptions as PDF sheet music, MIDI for digital audio workstations, MusicXML for notation editors like MuseScore and Sibelius, or Guitar Pro format.
- Built-in editorIncludes an interactive piano roll, automatic piano fingering, and an AI assistant named Annie that applies edits described in plain words.
- Sheet music scanningConverts photos and PDFs of standard five-line staff notation into editable, playable, and exportable scores.
What are the use cases of Songscription?
- Transcribing unavailable songsConverts audio from platforms like YouTube into sheet music when no published score exists for a desired piece.
- Digitizing original compositionsTranslates personal live recordings or unwritten pieces into shareable sheet music for other performers.
- Practicing at a specific skill levelArranges existing songs as piano covers tailored to a user's chosen difficulty for focused practice.
Songscription Pricing Information:
- Free tierFree 30-second transcriptions; sheet music scanning limited to 1 page per day.
- Free trialAvailable for transcriptions longer than 30 seconds.
- One-time unlockAllows downloading an individual transcription from a free trial for a one-time fee.
- Plus and Pro subscriptionsSupport transcriptions up to 15 minutes each, include unlimited downloads in every format, and charge credits per page for sheet music scanning with the price shown before processing.
