- 1). Convert audio drum loops to MIDI tracks using Ableton Live. If you're using Live to produce music, you can slice loops to MIDI using the digital audio workstation's built-in functions. Drop the loop into an audio track, right-click it and select "Slice to new MIDI track." Ableton lets you specify the length of the slices; you can cut the loop at every warp marker or at a defined note length. Unlike other converters, Ableton will preserve the original drum sounds as samples. The software supports most commonly-used audio formats, including MP3, WAV and AIFF.
- 2). Create MIDI loops from drum tracks using Celemony Melodyne Editor. Open a WAV or AIFF drum loop in Melodyne Editor, then apply the "Percussive" algorithm if there's only one drum sound in the loop, or the "Polyphonic" algorithm if the loop contains a full set of drums. Melodyne Editor can then export the analyzed loop to a MIDI file. Celemony offers a free, unlimited one-month trial version of Melodyne Editor for download.
- 3). Download and install Intelliscore Ensemble, then use it to create MIDI drum loops from audio files. Ensemble can convert MP3s, WAVs, AACs, AIFFs, WMAs and CD audio to MIDI. It includes a built-in conversion wizard, and will automatically organize the drums in a loop into multi-part MIDI files. The demo version of the Ensemble software can convert drum loops that are up to 30 seconds long; the paid version can convert loops of any length.
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