Apps for pitch changes etc....

[Indiana Mike]

What’s the app everyone loves right now?

I need to learn some songs , like 80, for a band I think I’m still in. I had a long hiatus, but kept everything and even bought some new stuff.

the issue is about 15% the keys have changed and while I can handle that , I’m not pro level where I can just go “ ok , and a one and a two and a here we go” I understand and can move as needed ,but not necessarily on the spot.

I want to be able to change semitones so I can practice in the right key.




I don’t mind buying some singles to avoid DRMs. I know this can be an issue.

Thanks in advance

 

[Papuzzo]

Do you use a DAW program? I use Reaper and there is a plugin called ReaPitch that easily does this. I am pretty sure all modern DAWs can do this, as well as Audacity.

 

[jthisdell]

My guitarist charts out changes in an excel grid and the runs a substitute function to change the key.

 

[Malcolm35]

One way or the other you have to know what key the song is to be played in. I was lucky enough to be able to have sheet music on stage, so I marked the new key on the music sheet, and as i played mostly in Nashville numbers once you know the key you go there and play the song.

Nashville numbers cane about so we could change keys just by moving to the new key area and then play the music as written, i.e. 1-3-6-5-1.

If not lean over and ask; "What key are we in?". Best person to ask is the keyboard. The guitar's answer is sometime suspect, with all the non-standard tuning and capo use.

 

[CallMeAl]

Like changing the key of an mp3? I’ve used Audacity for this. Free version does it. Vocals sound a little trippy, but it works

 

[kevindahl]

Transcribe!
Transcribe! - software to help transcribe recorded music

 

[RyanOh]

I use an iPad app called Amazing Slow Downer. It can directly connect to my Spotify playlists and change pitch, tempo, and setup loops. It's handy for songs tuned down a half step, or semitones off from A440, but could be used to change keys up or down.

+1 for Nashville numbers. Best way to understand chord progressions and key changes on the fly.

 

[Papageno]

On Android Music Speed Changer: allows to change pitch and velocity. It's free and easy to use. You can generate loops as well and export as mp3 (or other formats).