AI MIDI Generator & Editor

    Inspiration:
    MIDI—the "digital sheet music" of production—records notes and timing, not audio. Fiverr overflows with gigs for "audio-to-MIDI" transcription and custom arranging.

    Target Customers:
    Producers, composers, music students, and hobbyists eager to learn production.

    Pain Points:
    Writing a beautiful melody or chord progression—or transcribing one from audio—takes serious time. Capturing an idea from your head, or ripping notes from a song, is tedious.

    Solution (Micro-SaaS):
    A multi-function AI MIDI toolbox providing three core abilities:

    1. Text → MIDI: Type "A sad piano solo in C-minor, 4/4" and receive a matching MIDI.
    2. Audio → MIDI: Upload a sung or played phrase; AI converts it to notes.
    3. MIDI style transfer: Upload a MIDI and transform its style (e.g., turn classical into jazz).

    MVP Core Features:

    • Multi-mode input: Support text prompts, audio upload, and MIDI upload.
    • AI processing engine: Different models handle each task.
    • Simple web MIDI editor: Piano-roll UI for quick tweaks.
    • MIDI download: One-click export of standard MIDI ready for any DAW.

    Development Effort (Tech): High—requires multiple specialised music-AI models.

    • Commercial APIs:
      • Audio→MIDI: Google MusicFX or similar.
    • Hugging Face OSS:
      • Audio→MIDI: bytedance/piano_transcription_mt3.
      • MIDI generation / style transfer: Magenta Studio models such as MusicVAE.
    • Core tech: A fast, responsive web piano-roll (e.g., Tone.js, Tonal.js).

    Traffic Acquisition & Validation (SEO Enhanced):

    • Step 1 – Validation
      • Producer-facing landing: Headline: "The Ultimate MIDI Toolkit for Music Producers. Generate, Transcribe, and Transform MIDI with AI."
      • Community demos: Post fun AI-generated MIDIs (e.g., "I asked AI to turn Twinkle Twinkle into jazz—here's the MIDI") in r/WeAreTheMusicMakers, Gearspace, etc.
    • Step 2 – SEO Growth
      • Keyword strategy:
        • Head terms: "AI MIDI generator", "audio to MIDI converter", "free MIDI file creator".
        • Long-tails: "text to music MIDI online", "hum to MIDI AI free", "chord progression to MIDI generator", "Magenta Studio online".

    Potential Competitors & Analysis:

    • Main competitors: Hooktheory, Scaler 2 (DAW plugin), Basic Pitch (Spotify).
    • Competitors' strengths:
      • Deep DAW integration (Scaler 2).
      • Solid theory resources (Hooktheory).
      • Big-tech backing (Basic Pitch by Spotify).
    • Competitors' weaknesses:
      • Single-function focus: Most tools tackle only one task (transcription or chord suggestion).
      • Software installs: Many require local installation.
    • Our Opportunity:
      • "Swiss-army knife": Combine multiple powerful AI MIDI abilities in one web tool.
      • Zero install: Accessible anywhere, lowering barriers.
      • Creativity-first: Unique modes like text-to-music differentiate us.