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How to Convert Audio to MIDI in Logic Pro X

In this post, I am going to show you how to convert audio to MIDI in Logic. Convert To New Sampler Track... Load the audio you want to use into your Logic session. Double-click on…

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How to Convert Audio to MIDI in Logic Pro X

In this post, I am going to show you how to convert audio to MIDI in Logic.

Convert To New Sampler Track…

Load the audio you want to use into your Logic session.

Audio file loaded onto a track in the Logic Pro arrange window

Double-click on the audio file (or press “W”) to open up the file editor.

Logic Pro file editor showing the waveform of the audio file

In the file editor, press the “Transient Editing Mode” button or press “ctrl+T”. This will then add transient markers to your audio file.

Logic Pro file editor with the Transient Editing Mode button circled and transient markers added

In the arrange window, right-click on the audio file and select “Convert To New Sampler Track”

Logic Pro audio region right-click menu with Convert to New Sampler Track highlighted

This will open up a new window that allows you to alter how the audio will be added and in what format. I have chosen to cut by transient markers and add them to the piano roll in a sampler.

Logic Pro Convert Regions to New Sampler Track window with Transient Markers and Sampler selected

And there you have it, your audio has been converted to MIDI.

Logic Pro piano roll with the MIDI notes of the new sampler track rising in steps
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