spotify/basic-pitch

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5489 stars · 501 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

Basic Pitch is a lightweight neural network library from Spotify for automatic music transcription, converting audio recordings of nearly any single instrument into MIDI files with pitch bend detection. It is pip-installable in Python and npm-installable in TypeScript, and runs faster than real time on modern hardware.

Use cases

• convert a recording of me humming into a MIDI file
• transcribe guitar or piano audio to MIDI for my DAW
• extract notes from a polyphonic instrument recording
• detect pitch bends in audio and preserve them in MIDI
• add audio-to-MIDI conversion to a Python or TypeScript app
• turn voice recordings into editable digital scores

When to choose

• you need fast, lightweight audio-to-MIDI transcription without heavy GPU resources
• you work with single-instrument or monophonic recordings, including voice
• you want a pip/npm-installable library or a quick web demo
• you need pitch bend detection for expressive MIDI output

When to avoid

• you need accurate transcription of multi-instrument mixes
• you require studio-grade, note-perfect transcription for professional engraving
• you need real-time streaming transcription rather than file-based conversion

Facets

library · maturity stable

machine-learning audio-processing nlp machine-learning media audio python windows cross-platform audio-to-midi music-transcription pitch-detection polyphonic pitch-bend midi deep-learning music-production audio macos linux nodejs

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