Alternatives to Basic Pitch
A free, open-source audio-to-MIDI converter from Spotify with pitch bend detection, usable in the browser. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Basic Pitch
A free, open-source audio-to-MIDI converter from Spotify with pitch bend detection, usable in the browser.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Basic Pitch.
Klangio
AI music transcription apps that turn recordings and YouTube audio into sheet music, tabs and MIDI.
Klangio transcribes recordings and YouTube audio to MIDI, sheet music and tabs with an edit mode, but is proprietary and free use stops after 20 seconds.
AnthemScore
Desktop software that uses machine learning to transcribe audio recordings into sheet music, tablature and MIDI.
AnthemScore is paid desktop software for Windows, Mac and Linux that transcribes to MIDI, PDF sheet music, MusicXML and tablature, bought once without subscription.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Fadr
A browser-based set of AI music tools for splitting songs into stems, remixing and detecting chords.
Chordify
An online service that automatically detects the chords in a song so you can play along.
RipX DAW
An AI digital audio workstation that separates mixed audio into stems and editable individual notes.
Hookpad
Songwriting sketchpad built on music theory, with an AI assistant that suggests chords and melodies.
Magenta Studio
A free Ableton Live plugin that uses Magenta machine learning models to generate and transform MIDI clips.
