MIDI comes with every result
Whether you convert a scan or engrave an existing MusicXML file, the results page carries a MIDI rendering alongside the notation. There is no separate step and no second upload.
Practice and rehearsal
Get practice MIDI from your sheet music.
Convert a printed score online and get MIDI alongside the MusicXML — playback that matches the notation you verified, for rehearsal and part-learning.
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Practice and rehearsal benefits
Playback that matches the verified notation
The MIDI is rendered from the same score you reviewed, so what you hear is what the score check validated — not a parallel guess at the music.
Built for rehearsal and part-learning
Open the MIDI in your notation app or DAW to solo a line, slow the tempo, or bounce a rehearsal track for each singer or player.
Processing stack
The recognition and validation layers behind each export.
StaveWave shows the recognition engines, specialist passes, validation checks, and quality gates involved so users can see what checked the score before trusting the MusicXML.
Recognition passes
Independent recognition passes read the score and create MusicXML candidates.
StaveWave compares independent readings of the notation and keeps disagreements visible instead of treating one reading as automatically correct.
Review checks
Review checks compare the original page with the rendered result.
Visual, corpus, and notation checks inspect weak spots, compare the original scan against the rendered transcription, and flag suspicious measures or suggested fixes.
Specialist checks
Specialist checks look for notation mistakes that matter in editing.
Focused passes review pitch, rhythm, text, structure, articulation, and style so the output needs less cleanup in Sibelius, Dorico, MuseScore, Finale, or another editor.
Quality gates
Release gates decide whether the export is ready or blocked.
Validation, consensus, visual comparison, audio checks, plausibility scoring, and audit evidence must run. If a required component fails, the job reports a blocking error.
Workflow
How StaveWave analyzes the upload.
Upload the score
Submit a PDF or scan of printed notation, up to 100 MB and 50 pages.
Walk the score check
Review the flagged measures and play any bar to hear rhythm errors before you trust the playback.
Get MusicXML and MIDI
Both arrive on the results page, ready for your notation app or DAW.
Questions
What to know before uploading.
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Do I need to install any software?
No. StaveWave runs online in the browser, so it works the same on Mac, Windows, Linux, iPad, or a Chromebook with nothing to install.
Do I have to do anything extra to get MIDI?
No. MIDI is produced with every conversion and every engraving job and appears on the results page next to the notation files.
Does the MIDI reflect corrections I made?
Yes. It is rendered from the verified score, so any measures you corrected during the score check are reflected in the playback.
Can I make a separate track for each part?
The MIDI is rendered per part from the verified score, so you can solo or mute a line in your notation app or DAW and bounce per-part rehearsal audio.
How accurate is the playback?
It is exactly as accurate as the notation it came from. That is why the score check runs first — bars flagged as uncertain are the ones to verify before relying on the audio.
Will dynamics and tempo marks be in the MIDI?
Tempo and dynamic markings that made it into the MusicXML carry into the playback. The score check flags measures where recognition was uncertain so you know what to check.
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