Generate editable guitar tabs, bass tabs, drum notation, and sheet music from local audio. Export as MIDI, MusicXML, or PDF. Results are drafts — the editing tools help you finish the job.
Tab & Score Assistant is a local desktop transcription workbench for audio-to-tab drafts, guitar tab, bass tab, drum notation, score views, MIDI/MusicXML/PDF export, quantize, and edit workflows.
Detection preview and tab/sheet viewing for evaluation. Editing, quantization, and export are Professional features.
One-time professional license that unlocks export, quantization, and advanced editing.
Hannes Software wins on focused local desktop workflows, $19 lifetime licensing, no subscription, simple export, and less friction than broader, more expensive, cloud-account, or overbuilt alternatives. Read why Hannes wins.
| Capability | Tab & Score Assistant Best value | Soundslice | Guitar Pro | MuseScore Studio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audio-to-tab draft generation | Primary product direction | Web transcription and synced media workflow | Manual tab/score creation and playback | Manual notation; scanner/services sit around the ecosystem |
| Guitar/bass/drum views | Guitar tab, bass tab, drum notation, and score direction | Interactive web notation/tab workflow | Manual guitar/bass tab and score editing | Broad notation across instruments |
| Manual editing after detection | Required and expected | Web editing workflow | Manual desktop editing workflow | Broad notation editing workflow |
| MusicXML/MIDI/PDF export | Paid export workflow direction | Export depends on plan/features | File workflow after manual authoring | Broad notation export workflow |
| Synced video/lesson publishing | Not the core product | Core web/cloud strength | Not primary | Not primary |
| Local desktop workflow | Yes, no subscription | Web/cloud account workflow | Desktop | Desktop |
| Workflow pressure | Getting an editable transcription draft from local audio | Web/cloud lesson platform and subscription pressure | Manual authoring before audio drafting | Broad notation app before audio drafting |
No. It creates editable drafts from local audio. The product is meant to speed up transcription, not replace the musician's ear.
No. The workflow is designed for local desktop analysis so practice recordings, lessons, and song files stay on your machine.
The beta targets guitar tab, bass tab, drum notation, standard staff notation, MIDI, MusicXML, and PDF export workflows.
Yes. Tab & Score Assistant is centered on review, quantization, manual correction, and export after the detection pass creates a draft.
