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Hum to MIDI

The melody in your head, as notes in seconds.

Hum to MIDI listens while you hum, sing or whistle. Pitch is tracked continuously, snapped to grid and scale and turned into a MIDI clip. Grid, scale and octave can still be changed after recording. The audio never leaves your computer.

MIDIPrototype in the studio
Give it a hum

How it works

  1. 01

    Count in

    Metronome and count-in, length 2, 4 or 8 bars.

  2. 02

    Hum

    The detected pitch follows you live.

  3. 03

    Take the notes

    Adjust grid and scale, take it into the DAW as MIDI.

Give it a hum

Allow the microphone and hum a note. Nothing is recorded or sent.

— · — Hz

Green: detected pitch. Red: snapped to semitones — that is how the notes are made. Processing happens in your browser only.

Features

  • Pitch detection based on the YIN method
  • Quantised to 1/8, 1/16 or triplets
  • Snaps to any scale — wrong notes get corrected
  • Audio stays in the browser
  • Key detection from the hummed notes
  • Quantize strength and transpose

Specifications

Range
70–1000 Hz (humming to whistling)
Length
2, 4 or 8 bars
Input
Built-in microphone is enough

From the studio

Screenshot: Hum to MIDI in the studio prototype
Screenshot from the studio prototype. Interface and features may still change.