{"id":13152,"date":"2013-11-21T04:31:26","date_gmt":"2013-11-21T08:31:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/noelborthwick.com\/cakewalk\/?p=13152"},"modified":"2013-11-21T04:31:26","modified_gmt":"2013-11-21T08:31:26","slug":"hum-a-melody-convert-it-to-midi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/noelborthwick.com\/cakewalk\/2013\/11\/21\/hum-a-melody-convert-it-to-midi\/","title":{"rendered":"SONAR X3 Quicktip – Hum a Melody and Convert it to MIDI with ARA"},"content":{"rendered":"

As a musician, inspiration can hit you on the train, during dinner, or even while you\u2019re driving somewhere. \"\"<\/a>Many musicians that I’ve worked with carry some sort of recorder around with them. I know sound designers who always have a device ready for taking samples, and guitarists that hum melodies to themselves when they feel they’ve come up with something original that they want to remember.<\/p>\n

Given that we live in a very digitized world, it\u2019s easy to hum and capture a melody, and then email it to yourself or import it later for inspection. SONAR X3’s ARA integration is a great tool for taking melodies and easily converting them to MIDI. Here\u2019s a melody that I recorded off the top of my head by simply humming it to myself:<\/p>\n

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