Soundslice
Ranked 4 of 7 music learning apps by recommenders
People recommend it for playing along with videos at adjustable speed and for scanning sheet music and tabs into an editable score. Quotes name no common caveat.
People recommend it for playing along with videos at adjustable speed and for scanning sheet music and tabs into an editable score. Quotes name no common caveat.
9 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 9
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 5 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 9 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 5 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Fast, accurate transcription from scans
“the only really good solution is soundslice. You scan and review some edge cases and get really good results.”
Comment from 23 Jun 2026 in “Unlimited OCR: One-Shot Long-Horizon Parsing” “This makes transcribing incredibly fast and (importantly) accurate.”
Comment from 8 Apr 2026 in “How to Get Better at Guitar” Does transcription without extra steps
“This workflow for transcription is fantastic, because otherwise you're juggling multiple apps”
Comment from 14 Jul 2026 in “Show HN: YouTube Guitar Tab Parser” “It does exactly the part of transcribing that I want done for me and nothing more”
Comment from 13 Jul 2026 in “Show HN: YouTube Guitar Tab Parser”
Other music learning apps people recommend
The four most recommended other music learning apps, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piano by ear memory game | 35 | 17 | 67% | 4 | — | Approved |
| OnKey | 23 | 4 | 85% | 1 | — | — |
| Music Theory for Programmers | 13 | 4 | 76% | 2 | — | — |
| SoundsliceThis page | 9 | 0 | 100% | 5 | — | — |
| Vocal Guide | 7 | 4 | 64% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
11 of the 13 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“It's great audio/video playback (with slowdown, looping, etc.), with an integrated tab and sheet music editor.”
“This workflow for transcription is fantastic, because otherwise you're juggling multiple apps”
“It does exactly the part of transcribing that I want done for me and nothing more”
“Soundslice, mentioned by another user, seems to do that.”
“the only really good solution is soundslice. You scan and review some edge cases and get really good results.”
“Ive been using it for years. You rock, for real, huge respect.”
“It's very pleasant to use, especially with the sync mode to help play over tabs I have with the official music video.”
“your tool puts everything together so well. Immediately subscribed.”
“How have i never heard about this, will definitely give a try.”
“This makes transcribing incredibly fast and (importantly) accurate.”
“it runs 100% in-browser and you can apply basic effects like normalization/compression as well”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.