# A Comprehensive Review on Music Transcription
## 5 Music Transcription Tools  
The process of translating audio recordings into some symbolic notation has been greatly facilitated by the scope of specialized software tools. These tools offer various transcription needs by accommodating both monophonic and polyphonic musical contexts. The review of well-known tools in this section highlights their features and contributions to the field of music transcription. Tony [18] stands as a prominent choice among the tools made to handle monophonic music. It can implement both melody estimation methods and note tracking based on pYIN (probabilistic YIN) [19], which is an extension of the YIN algorithm [20], originally developed for pitch detection. Another popular tool called IntelliScore ([[http://www.intelliscore.net/](http://www.intelliscore.net/)]([http://www.intelliscore.net/](http://www.intelliscore.net/)), accessed on 5 October 2023) of polyphonic version is particularly known for its capability to transcribe polyphonic audio, which means it can analyze and separate multiple instruments or voices that are playing simultaneously in a recording. It candirectly convert audio recordings into an MIDI format that can represent musical notes, rhythms, and other forms of musical elements. The key features of IntelliScore include batch processing for polyphonic transcription, instrument recognition, note detection, and tempo estimation. The users are able to listen to the transcribed MIDI output and make corrections and adjustments based on what they determine to be incorrect. IntelliScore can be used for various purposes including transcribing recorded music, creating MIDI tracks for remixes or arrangements, and extracting melodies or instrumental parts from recordings. Among the music transcription tools described above, there are many other popular tools available online. Amazing Slow Downer for windows, Mac, and iOS ([[https://www.ronimusic.com](https://www.ronimusic.com)]([https://www.ronimusic.com](https://www.ronimusic.com)), accessed on 5 October 2023) provides MIDI software such as sweet MIDI player pro, sweet sixteen MIDI sequencer, and sweet MIDI converter. AnthemScore version 4 [35] utilizes artificial intelligence to automatically transcribe complex compositions. AnthemScore can analyze an audio file, such as an MP3 or WAV, and convert it into sheet music or an MIDI file. This can be particularly useful for musicians who want to learn to play a piece of music, composers who want to transcribe their own compositions, or educators who need to notate music for teaching purposes. Sibelius for desktop and mobile version 2023.8 ([[https://www.avid.com/sibelius](https://www.avid.com/sibelius)]([https://www.avid.com/sibelius](https://www.avid.com/sibelius)), accessed on 5 October 2023), is a powerful notation software for precise musical representation. It provides a comprehensive set of tools for creating and editing music notation. Users can input notes, rests, dynamics, articulations, lyrics, chord symbols, and other musical symbols using a graphical interface. Sibelius supports the MusicXML file format, which allows users to import and export scores between different music notation software. This makes it easier to collaborate with musicians who use different notation software. ScoreCloud version 4.7 [97] employs audio recognition technology for intuitive melody-to-sheet music conversion. Users can sing or play an instrument into a microphone connected to their computer, and ScoreCloud will attempt to notate the music in real-time. Capo version 4 ([[http://supermegaultragroovy.com/products/capo/](http://supermegaultragroovy.com/products/capo/)]([http://supermegaultragroovy.com/products/capo/](http://supermegaultragroovy.com/products/capo/)), accessed on 5 October 2023) isolates and analyzes audio sections for detailed transcription. It mainly focuses on music transcription, chord detection, and pitch and tempo adjustment. Capo provides visual representations of chords, waveforms, and spectrograms from which the users can better understand the music.