Transcribe music recordings and performances into sheet music.

AudioScore Ultimate 8 is the full featured version of the AudioScore Lite audio transcription software included with Sibelius Ultimate. With AudioScore Ultimate 8, you can quickly and easily turn CD tracks, MP3s, MIDI files, and even your own vocal and instrument performances into detailed music notation. It's the ultimate music composing secret weapon for your Sibelius workflow.

Get higher accuracy

With version 8, AudioScore's audio recognition engine has been completely re-engineered to provide better music precision and detail. Get improved recognition of multiple overlapping notes. Minimize interference caused by drum and percussion sounds. And experience superior pitch recognition and note separation.

Work fast and easy

Easily create scores from transcribed notes. AudioScore will automatically detect all instrumentation and create a score with staves labeled for each part. Play back note selections in high-quality audio. Save scores as PDFs for easy printing. Open MIDI files to automatically create high-quality, printable scores. And work with Sibelius 8.

Transcribe CDs and MP3s

With AudioScore Ultimate, you can open a CD track or MP3 file and transcribe it to a score. The software employs the most intelligent technology available today to convert up to 16 instruments or notes at a time into multiple staves, with up to four voices per staff. After transcribing your music, you can send it directly to Sibelius or save it as a MusicXML, NIFF, or MIDI file for use in most other music programs.

View, edit and playback nuanced performances

AudioScore Ultimate enables you to view, play, and edit the most intricate nuances of a performance—such as the subtle changes in pitch, volume, and timing. You can also produce new versions of music using MIDI instruments of your choice. AudioScore analyzes the original music in great detail, and plays it back with tremendous realism.

Create a score manually

AudioScore Ultimate can “serve” you a set of notes, which you can quickly split, join, resize, and adjust pitch, purely on a performance level—no worrying about rests and technicalities such as the key signature, accidentals, augmentation dots, beaming, ties, etc.

Features

• Advanced Polyphonic Audio Transcription – Converts recordings of multiple instruments or chords into editable notation.
• Monophonic Precision for Vocals and Solos – Ideal for transcribing single-line melodies, sung parts, or lead instruments.
• Real-Time Pitch and Rhythm Recognition – Visualizes pitch, dynamics, vibrato, and more for each audio event.
• MIDI and MusicXML Export – Seamlessly send your transcribed music into Sibelius, Finale, Dorico, or any MIDI-capable software.
• Handy Manual Editing Tools – Tweak pitch, duration, and note grouping directly in the transcription window before export.
• CD, MP3, and WAV Support – Import common audio formats including entire CD tracks for conversion.
• Up to 16 Simultaneous Instruments – Transcribe ensemble audio or layered tracks into notation for deeper analysis.
• Rhythmic Quantization and Cleanup – Automatic correction of timing errors and inconsistent note durations.
• Spectrogram View with Pitch Overlay – Analyze your audio visually to understand tonal content and structure.
• Integration with Sibelius – Optimized for Sibelius users to edit, arrange, and engrave scores right after transcription.

Technical details

• Operating systems: Windows, macOS
• Plug-in formats: AAX
• Architecture: 32 and 64 bit
• Licensing: licence key, manufacturer account

System requirements

• macOS 10.6.7 or newer
  • Processor: Apple Macintosh Intel; Intel dual- or quad-core 2.66 GHz or faster processor recommended
  • RAM: 1 GB
  • Disk space: 1 GB
• Windows Vista, 7 or 8
  • Processor: IBM-compatible Pentium IV (or equivalent AMD processor) or faster PC; Intel dual- or quad-core 2.66 GHz or faster processor recommended
  • RAM: 1 GB
  • Disk space: 1 GB

The licence is registered with the manufacturer at https://avid.com/registration. You will receive your serial number and the download link by e-mail immediately after purchase.