Audio to jianpu ready to print
Upload a recording or paste a link to a song. ScoreStarling writes out the tune and shows it in jianpu, numbered notation, as a PDF you can print, check by ear and correct.
Drop a song, voice memo or video here
MP3, WAV, M4A or a video, up to 95 MB, or a link from Bilibili, YouTube and other sites. The new score opens in jianpu, 1 = the key; a voice or one instrument is free.
ScoreStarling turns audio into jianpu: it transcribes a song, a voice memo or a video link and shows the score in numbered notation, 1 = the key or 1 = C, with a PDF to print. A voice, one instrument or solo piano is free, up to five minutes a piece.
What goes in and what comes out
You bring
- A song or a recording: MP3, WAV, M4A, FLAC or a video
- A link from Bilibili, YouTube and other sites
- A voice memo of a tune you sang or hummed
You get
- Jianpu, 1 = the key or 1 = C, or the melody only
- A jianpu PDF to print, free
- The same score in staff notation, to edit
- MIDI and MusicXML once the score is unlocked
How it works
- Choose the recording or paste the link above. The workspace opens with jianpu chosen for the new score, after sign-in if needed.
- Say what is playing: one instrument or voice for a sung tune or a single line, solo piano for piano. Both are free.
- The score opens in jianpu. Play it beside the recording; to fix a note, switch to Staff, edit, and come back.
- Download the PDF. It follows the jianpu you chose.
Movable do or fixed do
- 1 = the key: 1 is the tonic of the song, the usual choice for singing, choirs and songbooks. A minor key is written from its relative major.
- 1 = C: 1 is always C, and black keys are marked. Some players of fixed-pitch instruments read it more easily.
- Melody only: just the top line, for a lead sheet to sing from.
What the jianpu keeps
- Lyrics, repeats and endings, dynamics, grace notes, and changes of key and meter.
- Triplets, and groups of five and seven, written under an arc with their number.
- Several voices of one part, combined.
Good for
- Learning a song to sing, or a choir part from a recording.
- Harmonica, hulusi, dizi, erhu or saxophone players who read jianpu: a single clear melody line gives the best result.
- Teachers making a handout from a recording.
Good to know
- Already have the sheet music? Sheet music to jianpu reads a PDF or a score file instead of listening.
- Jianpu is a view: you edit on the staff, and the jianpu shows the latest saved version.
- A song with a full band behind the voice gives a busier draft than a voice alone; check the melody by ear.
Questions and answers
Is there a website that turns a song straight into jianpu?
Yes. Upload the song or paste its link here, choose what is playing, and the score opens in jianpu with a PDF to download. Nothing to install.
Is it free?
A voice, one instrument or solo piano is free, up to three recordings a day, five minutes each, and the jianpu PDF is free too. A free score’s PDF carries a small footer line.
Can I use a Bilibili video?
Yes. Paste the link and only the sound is used. Some sites, Douyin and Xiaohongshu among them, may not let our server download a video: save it and drop the file in instead.
1 = the key or 1 = C: which should I choose?
1 = the key (movable do) is how most songbooks and choirs read jianpu: 1 is the song’s tonic. 1 = C (fixed do) keeps 1 as C whatever the key, with black keys marked, which suits some instrumentalists. Press Jianpu on the score to switch; the PDF follows.
Can I get only the melody?
Yes. Choose Melody only under Jianpu, which keeps the top line. For a song with accompaniment, choosing one instrument or voice writes the main line from the start.
Can a hummed recording become jianpu?
Yes. Sing or hum the tune clearly, choose one instrument or voice, and the score opens in jianpu. See voice memo to sheet music.
Can I fix wrong notes, or change the key?
Yes. Edit on the staff, where you can also transpose the whole score; the jianpu shows the latest saved version. Then download the jianpu PDF again.