Video to MIDI: get the notes out of any video
Video to MIDI without a converter in between: upload the MP4, MOV or WebM file itself and Midify pulls out the soundtrack, separates the instruments and gives you MIDI for each of them. A rehearsal filmed on your phone, a screen recording of a session or a performance video all work.
Try it free: transcribe 3 songs a month and edit them in the browser.
How to convert a video to MIDI
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Upload the video
An MP4, MOV or WebM file up to 100 MB, with up to 10 minutes of sound (6 on the free plan). Only the audio is used.
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Choose the instruments
Keep the stems you want as MIDI: drums, bass, vocals, piano, guitar or the rest. A solo performance can skip separation.
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Check it against the sound
Play each MIDI track against its separated stem and fix anything that sounds off in the piano roll.
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Export the MIDI
Download one multi-track .mid file with the detected tempo map, or one file per instrument.
MP4 to MIDI, MOV to MIDI, WebM to MIDI
Phones record MOV (iPhone) or MP4 (most Android phones), screen recorders and editing apps export MP4, and browsers record WebM. All three upload as they are. The picture is ignored; the soundtrack goes through the same pipeline as any audio file: separation, AI transcription per instrument, then the clean-up for tempo, timing and velocities.
There is no need to convert the video to MP3 first, and nothing is gained by doing so: re-encoding the sound only loses detail. If a video is over the 100 MB upload limit, trim it to the part you need, or export just its audio as a WAV or M4A and upload that through the audio to MIDI converter.
Converting a YouTube video to MIDI
Midify does not import YouTube links. If the video is yours, download it first: in YouTube Studio, open Content, then the options menu of the video, and choose Download. You get an MP4 that uploads here like any other video.
If the video is someone else's, you need the right to use its music: the recording and the song belong to their owners. Where the music is available to buy or is shared under a licence that allows it, use that file instead, which also gives a better result than a video's compressed sound.
What makes a video convert well
The sound in a video is usually compressed harder than a music file, and phone microphones pick up the room. A few things help:
- Film close to the instrument, in a quiet room, without music playing in the background.
- A performance on one instrument converts most cleanly; a full band works, with more to check in the busiest parts.
- Turn off noise suppression in your recording app if you can; it chops quiet notes.
- For a song you also have as a file, upload the file: MP3 to MIDI or WAV to MIDI beat a recording of a speaker.
Video to MIDI: questions people ask
Which video formats can I convert to MIDI?
MP4, MOV and WebM, up to 100 MB and 10 minutes of sound (6 minutes on the free plan). The video must have an audio track; the picture is not used.
Can I paste a YouTube link?
No. Download your own video from YouTube Studio first, or use an audio file you have the rights to, and upload that.
Is video to MIDI free?
You can try it free: the free plan transcribes 3 songs a month, including videos, and you can edit and preview them in the browser. Exporting the MIDI of a full transcription needs a paid plan.
Can I get the drums or the bass from a video?
Yes. Keep only the drum or bass stem selected and that part is separated from the rest of the soundtrack and transcribed on its own.
Try it on your own track
Transcribe 3 songs a month for free and check every part in the editor. Upgrade when you want to export them.