Convert sheet music to MIDI

From a page to a MIDI file

1. Scan the page or import the PDF.
2. Listen to the result, and answer any questions about uncertain bars.
3. Fix anything that needs it. It is easier to do this now than in a piano roll later.
4. Export as MIDI, and send the file wherever you like with your phone's share sheet.

What you can do with the file

• Open it in a music program such as GarageBand, Logic Pro, Ableton Live or FL Studio
• Give the parts new sounds, or build a backing track around them
• Play it on a digital piano or sequencer that reads MIDI files
• Bring the notes into a practice app

MIDI or MusicXML?

MIDI is about what is played: which note, when, and for how long. If you want to keep working on the notation itself, with its spelling, layout and lyrics, MusicXML is the better choice. See the differences side by side.

Just want a recording?

ClefSnap can also export WAV audio: the score as the app plays it, ready for any audio player or message.

Export is part of ClefSnap Premium.

Read next

• Convert a PDF or photo to MusicXML
• MusicXML vs MIDI: which one do you need?
• Scan sheet music with your phone