Hear how the score plays first. The rest of the piece is generated after you confirm the full plan.
From a YouTube link to your next performance.
From replay
to repertoire.
Paste a YouTube link, upload audio, or record directly. Get a two-hand piano score, play along, edit online, and export PDF, MIDI and MusicXML.
Preview one page free. Listen before generating the full score.
Turn a favourite recording into your next practice piece.
Notes are detected from your recording and arranged on a piano grand staff. Bring a cover or live piano performance to your music stand.
Follow Grand Piano playback with synchronized red notes. Full versions include playback speed, measure loops and PDF, MIDI and MusicXML.
For solo piano or vocals with piano. See a page and hear it play before choosing your next practice piece.
For practice, teaching and composing.
The piano creator
I want my original piano piece to become my first score for sale.
Record your own piano piece and listen to a preview. Continue editing the full MusicXML, prepare a PDF, and offer it through a platform you choose.
The adult learner, three years in
I want to play more than the pieces in my lesson book.
Bring a favourite piano version to your keyboard. Start with a free preview, then use slower playback and measure loops in the full score to practise one passage at a time.
The piano teacher
I want my students to take my demonstration home.
Record your piano demonstration and turn it into a score with playback. Share the preview link with your student and bring the full PDF to the next lesson.
The songwriter at the piano
I do not want to lose the melody I just played.
Play the idea and record it while it is fresh. Revisit the phrase with score playback, then take the full MIDI or MusicXML into your creative software.
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The piano cover creator
Next time someone asks for the score, I want a link to share.
Start with your own recorded piano cover and share a score preview. Before selling an arrangement, confirm the permissions needed for the composition and arrangement.
The returning pianist
After years away, I want to start with the song I still remember.
Choose a piano performance you want to revisit. Follow the score and playback as you bring the familiar melody back to your fingers.
The singer at the piano
I want to keep this piano accompaniment for my next rehearsal.
Upload your own singing with piano as the main accompaniment. Select vocals with piano and keep a score you can play back for your next rehearsal.
The wedding and event pianist
I want this wedding performance to become part of my repertoire.
Record your piano performance, generate the full score and download the PDF. Return to your version when the right occasion comes along.
The choir accompanist
I want to remember the piano part that worked at rehearsal.
Record your piano part on its own. Keep a readable, playable record of the accompaniment for the next rehearsal.
The game music composer
I want this piano theme to become part of my next game scene.
Use your solo piano demo to capture a melodic sketch. Take the full MIDI or MusicXML into your arranging workflow to develop it further.
The parent sharing music
I want to keep the first little tune my child made up.
Record your child’s piano creation and give the melody a written companion. Listen back together and return to it at the keyboard.
The online piano instructor
I want my lesson demonstrations to live beyond the video.
Give your recorded piano demonstrations a score preview link. Students can return to the same phrase to listen and practise again.
The band keyboard player
I want a score of my piano part before the next band rehearsal.
Export your isolated piano track before transcribing it. Keep a score of your performance, starting with the piano part rather than the full band mix.
The student connecting ear and score
I want to connect the phrase I hear with the notes I read.
Bring your piano recording and compare it with score playback. Listen and play through a passage repeatedly to connect sound and notation.
The improvising pianist
Some of my favourite moments happen only once.
Record your solo piano improvisation and keep a transcription as a starting point. Edit the full MusicXML and develop the phrase into something new.
The short-form music creator
I want someone else to be able to play my original melody.
Turn your own recorded piano passage into a score. Include its preview link with your work so viewers can take the idea to their keyboards.
The dance and theatre rehearsal pianist
I want to keep the piano version we used in rehearsal today.
Record your piano accompaniment on its own and generate a score. Keep a version you can listen back to before the next rehearsal.
The pianist writing a gift
I want to give my friend the score of the piece I wrote for them.
Turn the piano piece you played into a score. Share a preview link or download the full PDF to give the music another way to be kept.
The keeper of family music
I want to keep a melody my family played for my future self.
Start with a piano recording you have permission to use. Keep a score you can read and hear when you next return to the piano.
The pianist keeping a practice journal
I want to revisit how I played this passage last month.
Keep a score of your piano recording as a record of that version. Return to My scores to listen, practise and revisit your musical routine.
years of classical piano
Years of learning. Still searching for the score to a favorite cover.
WHY NOTAVUE
I could play piano.
I couldn’t write down what I heard.
I studied classical piano for 13 years, but I still couldn’t turn a performance into sheet music by ear. Whenever I heard a beautiful piano cover on YouTube, I wanted to sit at the piano and play that version.
Many creators couldn’t provide sheet music either. I would listen to their intros and arrangements over and over, without knowing where to start at the piano.
So I began building Notavue. My hope is that a YouTube link or an audio recording can become a score you can read, listen to and practice.
Founder of Notavue
See how to get startedThree steps to an editable score
Choose your recording
Paste a YouTube link, upload audio or record your piano directly.
Review the free preview
Listen to the first page and compare it with your recording before generating the full score.
Edit, practice and export
Refine notes, slow down or loop a passage, then export PDF, MIDI or MusicXML.
Transcription questions
Which recordings work best?
Clear solo piano, or vocals with piano as the main accompaniment, work best. Choose the matching audio content. Multi-instrument mixes are not available yet.
Will the system correct a wrong audio-content choice?
Not reliably at present. Piano solo runs note detection directly. Vocals + piano first removes vocals, then transcribes the remaining accompaniment. Choose according to the actual recording.
What if the recording has drums, guitar or strings?
Removing vocals does not leave only the piano. Other instruments can cause extra notes, missing piano notes, or incorrect rhythms and hand assignments. Use a solo-piano performance or a separate piano track you have permission to use.
How do I continue if a YouTube link cannot be imported?
Choose “Upload audio to continue” on the failed task and select an audio file you have permission to use, or switch to “Upload audio” above. The original link and failure record are kept, and a linked new task is created. Another piece is never substituted.
Which formats and lengths are supported?
MP3, WAV, M4A, FLAC, OGG, AAC, MP4 and WebM are supported. Each piece can be up to 10 minutes and 80 MB. YouTube links must point to a single video.
Does a free preview analyze the whole piece?
No. The free one-page preview processes up to the first 20 seconds plus necessary context. The rest is processed after you confirm a full-score plan. Full playback and downloads open after the complete recording passes delivery checks.
Can the score play and turn pages automatically?
Yes. Grand Piano plays notes read back from the score, highlighting them in red. Enable “Follow notes” for automatic page turns.
Why can one recording have different versions?
Analysis range, audio-content settings, model updates and notation-rule changes can affect the result. Source and version records are kept; a changed result does not mean the performer used a different original score.
Will I get the original edition or the recorded performance?
Notavue transcribes your recording. Reference scores inform notation; their structure is preserved only after edition and performance checks. Arrangements and flexible timing cannot simply be treated as the original edition.
Can I pay or sign in across devices now?
Sign in with Google or an email code to access your scores across devices. Preview free, then choose a single score or minute pack. Full generation continues after payment.
Can I use the result for public performance or commercial work?
Check your rights to the recording, composition and arrangement first. Automatic transcription does not replace permission from rights holders. Commercial use also calls for appropriate musical-quality review.
Is every transcribed note guaranteed to be correct?
No. Overlapping instruments, reverb, pedal, rapid passages and flexible timing make transcription harder. Audio and notation checks are performed, but these are not professional publication approval.
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