Dr. Audio has released version 1.0.0 of NeuralNote, a free and open source audio plugin for macOS and Windows that "brings state-of-the-art Audio to MIDI conversion into your favorite Digital Audio Workstation".
Features:
- Works with any tonal instrument (voice included).
- Supports polyphonic transcription.
- Supports pitch bend detection.
- Lightweight and very fast transcription.
- Allows to adjust the parameters while listening to the transcription.
- Allows to scale and time quantize transcribed MIDI directly in the plugin.
New features / Improvements since 0.1.0:
- Installer for both Windows and Mac:
- Windows: includes Standalone and VST3.
- Mac: includes Standalone, VST3 and AU.
User chooses what format(s) to install.
- MIDI Output option (transcription can be played with another instrument):
- Need to take NeuralNote's MIDI output and route it to another instrument plugin.
- Not all plugin formats / DAWs support it. Should work with VST3.
- Tested in Ableton with VST3.
- Parameter management:
- Parameters are visible to the DAW and can be managed via the DAW.
- State management:
- Parameters, settings, audio, transcription, etc... are saved on end of session and restored when reloading this session.
- Recorded files are saved to
/Users/YourUsername/Library/NeuralNote
on Mac andC:\Users\YourUsername\AppData\Roaming
on Windows. A recording is deleted when the bin icon is clicked.
- Note Quantization and Time Quantization can now be enabled/disabled.
- Time quantization can now be enabled with audio loaded from a file.
- NeuralNote assumes the start of audio is the start of a measure.
- Tempo and time signature can be set manually.
- Transcription update on parameter change is significantly faster.
Bug fixes:
- Fix incorrect minimum note duration parameter.
- Fix flickering playhead.
.aif
audio files can now be loaded.