Feature list
Please note: AI-supported recognition is only available in the new version capella audio2score pro 4.
Feature comparison:
| Features | capella audio2score | capella audio2score pro |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Development stage and year | Version 1 (2021) | Version 4 (2023) |
| For macOS | ||
| For Windows 64 Bit | ||
| Automatic software updates | ||
| Continuous program maintenance | ||
| Demo and trial version available |
| Note by note recognition | capella audio2score | capella audio2score pro |
|---|---|---|
| AI-assisted note recognition | ||
| Distinction of three timbres: 1. winds, 2. strings, 3. piano | ||
| Optimized mode for solo piano | ||
| Recognition can be combined with the recognition of a singing voice | ||
| Suitable for pieces without vocals (stereo suppression of vocals and sole recognition of accompaniment possible, depending on recording) | ||
| Recognition of polyphonic sounds of any instrumental recordings (except percussion) | ||
| Automatic arrangement of the recognized notes for various ensembles (selectable: piano, string quartet, wind quintet, guitar, monophonic, etc.); independent of the original | ||
| Intelligent distribution of notes to voices (no fixed split points, but formation of lines) | ||
| Specification of different levels of difficulty for piano arrangements; Level of detail slider |
| Harmony detection | capella audio2score | capella audio2score pro |
|---|---|---|
| Harmony symbols |
| Holistic recognition | capella audio2score | capella audio2score pro |
|---|---|---|
| Suitable for pieces without or with vocals | ||
| Recognition of the melody (instrumental and/or vocal; with differentiation) | ||
| Bass line detection | ||
| Realization of accompanying voices based on the harmonies | ||
| Predefined ensembles selectable (piano, orchestra, band, ...) | ||
| Robust, well playable result even with complex pieces |
| Further recognition | capella audio2score | capella audio2score pro |
|---|---|---|
| Recognition of barlines (can be corrected if desired) | ||
| Key detection (can be corrected if desired) | ||
| Tuning detection (concert pitch a') | ||
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Automatic local derivation of enharmonic changes (“F sharp” or “G flat”?) according to the harmonic context |
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| Free configurability: set up any desired ensembles with individual voices, recognition settings, quantization and accompaniment patterns | ||
| Combination of note-by-note and holistic recognition; creation of templates for new projects | ||
| Notes can be transposed if desired | ||
| Support of transposing instruments | according to templates | any |
| Editing | capella audio2score | capella audio2score pro |
|---|---|---|
| Support from the sound tissue, which provides visual insight into the sound | ||
| Display of tones as tone boxes (piano roll view) and as note images | ||
| Intuitive editing in both views, real-time synchronization | ||
| Post-processing of harmonies (accompanying voices adapt) | ||
| Barlines and beat strokes: changeable by manually setting marks | ||
| Barlines: changeable by tapping along with playback | ||
| Adjustable formatting of the notes (page size, bar numbers, ...) | partly | |
| Voice editor for the score layout of all voices (clefs, line spacing, solid barlines, etc.) |
| Operation | capella audio2score | capella audio2score pro |
|---|---|---|
| All settings with visual and acoustic preview in real time | ||
| Qualitative playback of recognized notes via soundfont (capella-tune) | ||
| Control listening of the result by simultaneous playback of the original (mixer function), at any tempo (time stretching) | ||
| Mouse mode: playback of original and/or recognition by mouse swipe at any tempo | ||
| Voice filtering for tones boxes and playback | ||
| Modern MDI interface in which multiple documents / views can be placed side by side | ||
| Easy-to-use, limited wizard interface for getting started | ||
| Switch to the main program (complete features) and back possible at any time | ||
| Direct transfer of the notes to capella | ||
| Help notes in the program and detailed documentation |
| File formats | capella audio2score | capella audio2score pro |
|---|---|---|
| Input (audio): MP3, WAV; WMA (Windows only) | ||
| Output (sheet music): CapXML (capella), MusicXML, PDF | ||
| Output (MIDI): SMF-0, SMF-1 |
| This can not be done by the software |
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| No recognition of percussion |
| No differentiation between individual instruments; only the instrument groups are differentiated according to wind instruments, strings or piano (with harpsichord, guitar). For example, a violin can be distinguished from a clarinet, but not from a cello. The automatic distribution of notes to voices within an instrument group is done according to pitch. |
| Recognition of the vocals succeeds more or less, depending on the recording |
| You should specify the time signature manually (positioning of the barlines is done automatically) |