Double Bass What are people using to Slow stuff down?

[Ketbass]

What are people using to slow stuff down for transcribing? I've seen a lot of threads on it here but wonder how it works. I stream a lot of different types of music (go ahead, hate me but my ADHD doesn't allow me to listen to whole albums or the same old stuff and I've spent a lot of money on tunes over the years before streaming services I can't stand anymore, So...). Anyway, do I need an mp3 or other audio unit to load into the software or can it listen via AI? I was looking at an App called Anytune. Anyone have an opinion on the app, not my listening habits please. Thanks.

 

[Lee Moses]

I use Amazing Slow Downer. The only other one I've tried is Transcribe. Transcribe has more bells and whistles, but ASD is simpler and more intuitive for me, and already has more features than I use.

That said, I'm not sure if it will work directly with streaming. I think you have have to download it in some form or another.

 

[Ketbass]

Ok thanks.

 

[jj.833]

YouTube also has a button to slow stuff down. With using keyboard shortcuts, it's quite practical.

 

[Ryan in PDX]

I use my DAW or youtube's play rate control.

 

[Ketbass]

I use my DAW or youtube's play rate control.

Hadn’t thought of that..What DAW are you using? I use Logic pro

 

[brianrost]

I use Transcribe.

Some BLs actually send me files. For lazier BLs, I have two ripping apps...one rips audio off YouTube videos and the other off Spotify (I’m a paid subscriber). I load the mp3s into Transcribe and off I go.

 

[Chris Fitzgerald]

I really like ASD.

 

[Aragorn35016]

Anytune is pretty great, in addition to the slowdown, you can loop and label sections of the tune to he learned, plus you can easily change keys and isolate frequencies.

 

[Ketbass]

Thank you all for the feedback. It sounds like getting the music from stream to app is the important piece for me. @brianrost what is the ripping program you use. I could just set up a mic I guess to the speaker and hit record into Logic. This is really for me to learn new tunes I really dig from my random playlists. I’m working on Shaun Martins Torent that is currently kicking the proverbial a**.

 

[Ryan in PDX]

Hadn’t thought of that..What DAW are you using? I use Logic pro

I use Reaper, and I just record the audio stream from whatever app is playing the music.

 

[crd]

Transcribe! I love it. You can record audio files from streaming into it no problem. I use ASD when I am traveling on my phone but much prefer Transcribe!'s interface.

 

[Jason Sypher]

I use ASD. I think it’s essential for really zeroing in on details that would be missed otherwise. It used to work perfectly with streaming but now there is no pitch control so key changes are not possible UNLESS you purchase the track first. But slowing down tracks is still the main draw.

 

[lurk]

You can record anything you can play with (free) Audacity. Then load it into your phone or whatever and use it with ASD.

 

[oren]

I use Tempo SloMo on my iPad. I find the user interface easier to work than the others I’ve tried. It does require the sound files to be loaded onto the iPad.

 

[Martin Spure]

@Ketbass In order capture the stream into Logic you might want to check out Audio Hi-Jack app from Rogue Amoeba. It’s more or less considered the ‘de facto’ standard app for Mac, for sending audio between apps on the same computer:

Audio Hijack - Record any audio on Mac

 

[Ketbass]

@Ketbass In order capture the stream into Logic you might want to check out Audio Hi-Jack app from Rogue Amoeba. It’s more or less considered the ‘de facto’ standard app for Mac, for sending audio between apps on the same computer:

Audio Hijack - Record any audio on Mac

I’ll look into this. I think my kid uses this to pull parts out of tunes for their dj club work.

 

[Low Commotion]

Another vote for Amazing Slow Downer! But it doesn’t work with streaming. I’ll covert the song to mp3.

I’ve been using ASD for at least ten years now. It’s easy to use and works like a charm. I'll use the speed control to slow down the song without changing the pitch. You can easily loop a passage to work out a part. If I can’t quite hear the bass notes, I’ll raise the pitch. Sometimes I’ll raise the pitch a full octave (12 semitones) and that way, the bass is audible and the higher frequencies (guitars, keys etc) are out of the way. Sometimes I’ll just raise the pitch five semitones and figure out the part a little higher up the neck.

I have Anytune and it works great with my iPad. But I use ASD with my computer when I’m transcribing. I also have Audacity, but it’s not as easy and quick to use.

I fill in for a couple groups, so I need to learn songs quickly and I find ASD really easy to use and an asset for learning tunes. In fact I’ve set up my computer to use ASD as my default MP3 player.

There are others out there and I’m sure they’re good too. I think you just need to pick one and become familiar with it.

 

[Jason Sypher]

I was heartbroken when I realized I could no longer pitch control streams. It was such a great tool. Still, ASD is a pretty excellent app. I’d be fairly lost without it.

 

[Ketbass]

So for the limited transcriptions I do, I’ve downloaded and started using Audacity. I can record right from Spotify or whatever and I’ve finally figured out how to slow it down without losing the pitch. Thank you all.