How to turn MP3s of what you wrote back into notation

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andkratz
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Post by andkratz » Sat Jul 14, 2018 6:00 pm

I have created an mp3 version of my piece not a midi. I did this because it was easier to transfer to others. Problem is, I didn't save the original .sib file. Is there any way to turn an mp3 file created from a sibelius score back into a score? Thanks!


MikeLyons
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Post by MikeLyons » Sat Jul 14, 2018 8:28 pm

Keep listening to it and transcribe it. Other than that, no - not without spending a large fortune on very sophisticated software.
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Post by bobp » Sun Jul 15, 2018 3:14 pm

If you worked on the piece in more than one sitting, Sibelius might have auto saved an earlier copy. Mike would know better than I.
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MikeLyons
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Post by MikeLyons » Sun Jul 15, 2018 7:01 pm

That's an idea I hadn't thought of.

Look in your Backup Scores folder, wherever that is on your machine. Every time you press save, a copy is made in this folder. You might be lucky!
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Post by andyg » Mon Jul 16, 2018 2:18 pm

MikeLyons wrote:Keep listening to it and transcribe it. Other than that, no - not without spending a large fortune on very sophisticated software.
And the very sophisticated software probably won't do it right anyway! Other than very simple melodic lines, audio to midi/notation is a myth!

The #1 ear, and plenty of practice, is the way to go - plus regular backups that don't rely on Sibelius to do the backing up for you!

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Post by MikeLyons » Tue Jul 17, 2018 6:31 am

Did you look in your backup scores folder?

Every time you save ([ctrl/cmd]s) your score sibelius automatically saves a copy in your backup folder. If you set sib up with the default locations, it will be in somewhere like "C:/Users/"your name"/Documents/Scores/Backup Scores" (in Windows). Depending how recently you saved it, you might save yourself a lot of work. You can set sib up in File->Preferences->Files to save these files in a different location of your choice.

It can be very useful if you have a big SNAFU like this. - Of course, you do have to save it from time to time!
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