Yes, intelliscore was the first program i used and the result was awful. Don't know how i can isolate certain instruments since there is no stereo version of the song.

So MuseScore is only for creating midi-type files?

Yes, i've searched in tab sites for the song, but i've only found "Lonesome Cowboy" tune...
btw, the tune you posted doesn't have any of the sections of my song. Unfortunately :/

MIDI is not an audio format, it just contains instructions which can be followed by nearly anything, be it a soundcard, virtual instruments or even a game's internal music system (NOLF, for example). Conversion from audio to MIDI is comparable to turning a scan of a book into an editable text format. It's a completely different issue than converting between audio formats and a far more complex process (and even more than text recognition). Last time I checked there didn't exist any software that can do this well. It's more like vectorizing a painting. :p

Anyway, I could try making a MIDI version and with most songs it wouldn't require too much effort but that banjo line would be a pain in the ass to reconstruct.

Hey man, thank you very much! I got this banjo part on 50% speed. Did that for better clarity of what this madman plays on Banjo and also in case IntelliScore wouldn't screw up in the conversion! But it didn't help!

Want me to send you the file?

I hope you get your help / that the guys who've agreed to do this, do a fine job. Like some have already said, this is a task that needs to be done manually, as no computer or software can yet identify every single note on a track and then lay them out on a workable sheet, even if the track was as clear as can be audio-wise.

Nah, don't need it, but still, can't make any promises. Have no idea how much effort this would require before trying and if I could get good results. I'll take a look later today, maybe tomorrow. Incidentally this might be the perfect exercise for me, though, since I've been interested in creating some banjo music for quite some time. ^^
That's not quite true. Isolated melodies can be recognized by software and hardware very easily, also a very dominant one in an arrangement. Even chords can. It really depends on the complexity of the arrangement, though, and how "clean" the sound of the instrument is that you're trying to capture.

'makin' banjo music' almost sounds like a euphemism for incest


I blame that movie

God, I hate that movie. My butt hurts just thinking about it.

sheeeeesh don't need to squeal about it.

That first 2 seconds had me thinking, "OK, so far so good". But that didn't last long as the banjo came in at a trillion km/h and destroyed any hope I had of transcribing the song. Who wants you to do this, and why do they hate you so much? :P