AUTOMATIC TRANSCRIPTION OF MUSICAL CONTENT AND REAL-TIME MUSICAL ACCOMPANIMENT

Automatic transcription of musical content included in an audio signal received by a computing device. The method includes processing the input audio signal to extract musical information characterizing at least a portion of the musical content and generating a plurality of musical notation styles or layouts representing alternative musical interpretations of the extracted musical information. The method further includes applying a selected one of the plurality of musical notations for transcribing the musical content of the received audio signal, either by a user selection or by an automated selection. The plurality of musical notations differ from each other by at least one of key signature, time signature, meter, note values. An accompaniment that is musically compatible with the input audio is also generated and included in the output audio.