PianoRollArt — Pixel Art for Music Nerds | Image to MIDI | Free Mac App
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Frank_GianaBrotherz Frank_GianaBrotherz https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=753460
- KVRist
- 46 posts since 22 May, 2025
Hey everyone,
I just released PianoRollArt, a free tool that converts images into MIDI notes. The concept is simple: dark pixels become notes, bright pixels stay silent. Load an image, see what happens in your piano roll.
5 retro image modes included:
Grayscale (full detail)
Threshold (hard pixel contrast)
Dither (Atkinson old Mac style, Floyd-Steinberg, Ordered grid)
Edge Detect (wireframe outlines)
Halftone (screen print raster look)
What to throw in: Logos, selfies, pixel art, QR codes, barcodes, album covers, old game screenshots, cat photos... basically anything.
Export as MIDI, drop it into your DAW, throw a synth on it, done. Bitwig users get a direct integration via Controller Script (available on Patreon).
Free, Mac only for now.
Download on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/gianabrotherz
Share your MIDI art creations: https://kreuzberg-audio.com/piano-roll-art
Would love to see what you come up with. Drop your results!