Sounds fine, right? Remember: that was originally an audio file where I have no control over whether a part is major or minor! When faced with this dilemma previously, I would usually resort to copying over a major part to the relative minor, creating a kind of 7th chord that might cover the fact that I simply do not have control over the key of each chord! But now, I can really push the possibilities with loops and vocals! Luckily, I got tipped off to a free VST plugin that can do this. Melodyne is an amazing plugin that can deeply analyze an audio signal and convert that source into a fully editable performance, including splitting up polyphonic audio chords into separate notes that you can edit! But it comes with a pretty hefty price tag, and I know people are looking for free Melodyne alternatives. Up until now, this has been the exclusive domain of Celemony Melodyne. Have you ever heard a loop and thought “this is perfect for this song, but I wish that last chord wasn’t minor”? And there’s nothing you can do about it, because it’s printed into an audio file? Or have you wished you could turn audio into MIDI? Then Samplab might be the answer. Stop the presses! I just found out that there is a new, free plugin named Samplab that offers the same amazing polyphonic audio-to-MIDI features as the celebrated Celemony Melodyne plugin! Could this be a free Melodyne alternative? Read on to find out! What is Samplab?
