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A way to slow down MP3s without altering the pitch?
- Thread starter mst3k
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You obviously didn't read the sticky in Off Topic then. There's been one in there for quite a long time now.
No doubt! I've pretty much tried them all. I own a Tascam Bass Trainer, I've used Audacity and Amazing Slow Downer, as well as using features in my DAW, but none can touch the ease of use and power of Transcribe!, as far as I'm concerned. It's one of the best pieces of software I've ever owned.
If you have a mac there is a FREE app (or at least free when I got it) in the app store called "gAssistant". It can slow down/speed up music without altering pitch, but if you want, you can alter the pitch for transposing or what have you.
Software for Windows
Audacity
Amazing Slow Downer
Slow Gold
Hardware
Tascam - CD-BT2 Bass Trainer
I've used all of these and they all work well
Audacity
Amazing Slow Downer
Slow Gold
Hardware
Tascam - CD-BT2 Bass Trainer
I've used all of these and they all work well
Best Practice or Audacity are the 2 I keep going back to.
In audacity it's nice to be able use "real notation" to transcribe ... example "C to F#" then export to mp3 for future use.
Best Practice has a nice looping feature.
Tim
In audacity it's nice to be able use "real notation" to transcribe ... example "C to F#" then export to mp3 for future use.
Best Practice has a nice looping feature.
Tim
Just in case if anyone is interested windows media player slows down without altering the pitch. Although I still prefer to transcribe in real time.
Hardware Wise I use the Boss Micro-BR 4 track recorder. It's pocket sized, you can put any of your MP 3's on it to practice with (plug in your bass and headphones), it has a built in tuner and effects, and will slow them songs down without changing pitch. Best piece of practice equipment I own.
windows media player has done this for quite some time...
enhancements - play speed settings
oh ...that's to practice slow and transcribe i mean ...if you mean permanently alter an mp3 ..i use sound forge
enhancements - play speed settings
oh ...that's to practice slow and transcribe i mean ...if you mean permanently alter an mp3 ..i use sound forge
The amazing slow downer isn't actually free.
Best practice is virtually identical and works just as well. Apparently there is less noticeable loss of quality with ASD, but I think you have to be pretty picky to worry about it, after all it's a tool.
Best practice is virtually identical and works just as well. Apparently there is less noticeable loss of quality with ASD, but I think you have to be pretty picky to worry about it, after all it's a tool.
miltslackford said:
Not free but worth every penny and it plays MP4's also with no digital breakup at any speed.
Best Practice is my chosen tool for slowing songs down and pitch shifting. I use GuitarPro a lot to loop sections I need to learn though. The ability to increase the tempo gradually on each loop becomes invaluable for learning covers quickly. Downside of GPro is the sound quality isn't that good and you are at the mercy of the available transcriptions on the net. Most are accurate enough though.
Quicktime. Under File -> Open put the location of the MP3. If it's an iTunes, click on Get Info and copy the location to put into the Open of Quicktime. Then in Quicktime Ctrl K to access the speed controls. I use this because I learn and play 90% with iTunes on my computer. Works great.
There's actually a cool free program out there called Digital Transcriber. It's technically for dictation, but works great with mp3s.
Express Scribe Transcription Playback Software: Digital Transcriber - Free Transcription Software Player
Express Scribe Transcription Playback Software: Digital Transcriber - Free Transcription Software Player
I have used the Tascam MP3 Bass Trainer, MP-BT1 for a couple of years now I guess. I think there is a newer version but mine does fine. I can not plug it into my Carvin BX500 I like to use over my home practice rig, so I keep my little Acoustic 260 over my BX just to use the Bass Trainer. It is very handy and one of the best training aids I ever used.
