Double Bass Free Amazing SlowDowner, today only...

[LyleRyan]

Amazing SlowDowner for iPad, iPhone, iTouch....Today only, under the iTunes free "App of the Day" offer:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/amazing-slow-downer/id308998718?mt=8

I use this app daily. Very helpful for looping & getting the music in my ear, or slowing down to transcribe.

.....Lyle

 

[photogdude]

thanks for the heads up

 

[lcdck]

Thanks! I use this on my computer but it will be handy to have on my phone too!

 

[Jason Sypher]

indispensable

 

[Tom Lane]

How would you compare it with Transcribe?

 

[LyleRyan]

I've tried both, and if you were really transcribing to staff paper, Transcribe might work best.

But for me to get a melody into my ears (I'm working on Irish tunes), ASD lets me loop a section and slow it down as needed, until I can sing along with it. All using only one thumb on my iPhone.

I think you can get either job done with either product, though.

...Lyle

 

[Tom Lane]

Thanks Lyle. Good to know.

 

[fbny71]

Thanks Lyle, I downloaded the app yesterday.

I'm certain this will prove indispensable.

 

[Feral Feline]

Thanks! Installed this much needed app on my iPad.

 

[pbasswil]

Hey guys,

Great idea to share app recommendations, and sale head's ups!

I use a cheaper, competing app (for iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch) called
iLift.
It's from $3 to $5, depending on the version (also a free version for simple looping of song sections, without the tempo or pitch control).

I don't know if it's better or worse than SlowDowner, but I like iLift's graphic style.
You see a mini waveform of the song, and can drag the loop points along it. You can transpose in exact 1/2 steps, and fine tune too. And of course change tempos (keeping pitch stable).

Also:
On Mac, I use a program called Finetunes.
It has a nice built-in tune browser with playlists, so it's quick to change thru different repertoire you may be working on.

Its big feature is multiple loop points -- so you can have different loops set up and ready to go all at once. E.g., you can loop thru the chorus and then loop the bridge, without having to stop and reset the loop points.
It'll remember all the loops between launches/sessions, too.

The other thing is, every function has a convenient key shortcut.

$20 -- not bad for a Mac program.

 

[tornadobass]

Thanks for the tip...downloaded it this morning on the bus

 

[martinc]

I downloaded the PC version. It's restricted to part of a couple of tracks unless you buy it for 52 bucks.
I downloaded another program "Slow MP3" which does not do as much as "Slow Downer". However it's freeware and does a good job of slowing down to half speed and transposing to other keys.

 

[pbasswil]

I downloaded the PC version. It's restricted to part of a couple of tracks unless you buy it for 52 bucks.
I downloaded another program "Slow MP3" which does not do as much as "Slow Downer". However it's freeware and does a good job of slowing down to half speed and transposing to other keys.

Yup, there are a number of choices these days.
Another one for iOS (iPhone,iPad,Touch) is Anytune. There's a free version and a $17 version.

But iLift does it for me, for $5.
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Finetunes on Mac, $20.
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[powerbass]

I use garage band. you can adjust the tempo, loop sections/measures or cut and paste to isolate a passage, you can also export/save and add it to your playlist.