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Audio2MIDI: a local Mac plugin for full-mix transcription

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A free, open-source Mac plugin that turns full audio mixes into separate, editable MIDI parts for a DAW.

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For: Mac musicians turning finished mixes into MIDI
Worth noticing: The local engine listens at 127.0.0.1:8722; listed model downloads range from about 0.4 GB to 5.5 GB.

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The workflow accepts WAV, AIFF, FLAC, MP3, and OGG files, or recording from a DAW track; users can export all detected parts or individual instruments. Three model sizes are listed: about 0.4 GB extra for small, about 2 GB for medium, and about 5.5 GB for large. The site says the engine communicates over 127.0.0.1:8722 and can transcribe offline after the initial engine and model downloads.

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