How To Convert Audio To MIDI in FL Studio

A straightforward technique for converting audio files into MIDI inside FL Studio, commonly requested after vocal tuning tutorials.

• Audio loop (vocal or guitar example used) • Separate pattern created for MIDI notes • Synthesizer or Keys plugin ready in the channel rack

Works best for converting melodies from vocal loops and guitar loops into playable MIDI.

Does not work well for complex audio containing chords, bass lines, and melodies simultaneously.

• Click the waveform icon at top left of audio sample and select edit sample • Or right-click audio in picker panel and select edit sample

FL Studio's inbuilt audio recorder and editor that opens the audio for MIDI conversion.

• Select pattern for MIDI output (e.g., vocal MIDI) • Select synthesizer in channel rack • Click spanner icon in Edison, go to analysis, select convert to score and dump the piano roll • Alternative: right-click waveform, select tools, convert to score and dump the piano roll

MIDI notes are automatically added to the selected pattern and can be played back with the synthesizer.

The conversion may contain small mistakes or incorrect notes that need manual correction.

• Open piano roll and select all MIDI notes • Pitch notes up an octave if needed • Drag pattern over audio clip and zoom in to see fine detail alignment between words and MIDI • Manually correct individual notes that don't match the original audio

Humming a melody or playing it on guitar can help figure out correct notes, especially useful if not proficient at recognizing melodies by ear.

Using this technique as a starting point keeps the project moving quickly without needing perfect pitch recognition.

Same conversion process applied to a guitar audio loop, showing the technique works consistently across different audio types.

• The conversion interpreted an open guitar string incorrectly, requiring zoom-in and manual correction • Sometimes artifacts need cleanup by zooming back in and fixing individual notes

• Open loop in new tone or pitch corrector • Go to Edit tool and select copy to MIDI clipboard or send to piano roll • Advantage: allows correcting pitch problems before sending to piano roll, unlike Edison

Edison is usually the best method to use since not everyone has the new tone plugin, though new tone offers more control over pitch corrections.

Converting audio loops with chords, melodies, and bass lines together does not produce good results.

The conversion algorithm cannot accurately separate and interpret multiple simultaneous musical elements in complex arrangements.

The technique works really well for single melodies from vocals or instruments but not for polyphonic or harmonic content.

A simple and straightforward technique that requires minimal setup and provides a quick starting point for melody-based MIDI conversion with some manual refinement.