Can't do it directly in iTunes, to my knowledge. If you're on a Mac, you can do it with your Quicktime player - hit Apple-K (for "kontrols"), and use the slider. If you're on a PC, you can do it with the controls in Windows Media Player.
And, of course, there's all sorts of other ways to do it. Popular ones being to do it with Audacity's "Change Tempo" filter in the Effects menu, or get a commercial shareware program like Amazing Slow Downer.
If some one can tell us how to do this I'd be interested to know. I'm a Mac user and finally got a copy of the Amazing Slow Downer and it's well worth it!
I'm shooting from the hip here but somewhere recently I thought I saw that a recent version (maybe a beta version) of "The Amazing Slow Downer" supported iTunes. My recollection is that could use it to slow tunes down, but that you could not save the slowed down version to a file.
iTunes has a plug-in architecture (that Apple keeps changing and breaking people's software), so there might be a solution there somewhere.
And ASD now supports the MP4 (AAC) format that iTunes uses, I think, so that might be what you were thinking, ralpheym... (Although, it probably doesn't support the AAC files with DRM that you buy from the iTunes store...)
But you might as well just do the slowing with either Quicktime or WMP, unless you want to save it slowed down, in which case, use Audacity or ASD.
I use the Amazing Slowdowner. I like it. You can store a tune in the slowdowner. Each time, you just choose what speed you want to play it at. While learning, I keep slowly speeding it up anyway, so this works out just find.
Reverend -
"Apple-k?" Can you be more specific about how to access the slider using a mac? Being a bit slow with the computer, perhaps you could tell us exactly what keys to hit in what order.
Sorry, thought that was pretty specific. "Apple-k" means that you hold down the Apple (sometimes called the "command" key), and then hit a K, while holding the Apple key down. (Similar to pretty much all the standard keyboard shortcuts, like Copy with Apple-c, and Paste with Apple-v)
You can also get to the controls window by going to the "Window" menu, and selecting "Show A/V Controls" (and it shows you the keyboard shortcut there too).
Keep in mind that you have to have Quicktime 7 to do this, I think. (The latest version is 7.3.2) You can check your version by launching the Quicktime player and selecting "About Quicktime Player" from the Quicktime Player menu at the top.
If you're running a very old PowerPC Mac with an old operating system, you might not be able to upgrade to QT7.
If you want to slow down DRM'd iTunes songs purchased from the iTunes store, you will probably first have to export them to an audio CD, then re-import them as straight .mp3 files.
Once you do that, you can do what I do to slow down files for learning, works for both Mac and PC, using "Transcribe" by Seventh String Software:
Another option is winamp using mp3 files. Grab the slowdown plugin and the loopmaster pluging. You can slowdown, change pitch and loop sections of the tune.
Tech question: slowing down tunes in iTunes
Tech question: slowing down tunes in iTunes
I seem to remember that someone in a discussion described how to slow down tunes in iTunes. I'm sure I did it once, but have forgotten how.
Anyone out there able to help?
# Posted on February 26th 2008 by qwertyuiop
Re: Tech question: slowing down tunes in iTunes
Can't do it directly in iTunes, to my knowledge. If you're on a Mac, you can do it with your Quicktime player - hit Apple-K (for "kontrols"), and use the slider. If you're on a PC, you can do it with the controls in Windows Media Player.
And, of course, there's all sorts of other ways to do it. Popular ones being to do it with Audacity's "Change Tempo" filter in the Effects menu, or get a commercial shareware program like Amazing Slow Downer.
# Posted on February 26th 2008 by Reverend
Re: Tech question: slowing down tunes in iTunes
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If some one can tell us how to do this I'd be interested to know. I'm a Mac user and finally got a copy of the Amazing Slow Downer and it's well worth it!
# Posted on February 26th 2008 by Keith Dubinsky
Re: Tech question: slowing down tunes in iTunes
I'm shooting from the hip here but somewhere recently I thought I saw that a recent version (maybe a beta version) of "The Amazing Slow Downer" supported iTunes. My recollection is that could use it to slow tunes down, but that you could not save the slowed down version to a file.
# Posted on February 26th 2008 by ralpheym
Re: Tech question: slowing down tunes in iTunes
iTunes has a plug-in architecture (that Apple keeps changing and breaking people's software), so there might be a solution there somewhere.
And ASD now supports the MP4 (AAC) format that iTunes uses, I think, so that might be what you were thinking, ralpheym... (Although, it probably doesn't support the AAC files with DRM that you buy from the iTunes store...)
But you might as well just do the slowing with either Quicktime or WMP, unless you want to save it slowed down, in which case, use Audacity or ASD.
# Posted on February 26th 2008 by Reverend
Re: Tech question: slowing down tunes in iTunes
I use the Amazing Slowdowner. I like it. You can store a tune in the slowdowner. Each time, you just choose what speed you want to play it at. While learning, I keep slowly speeding it up anyway, so this works out just find.
# Posted on February 27th 2008 by Anew
Re: Tech question: slowing down tunes in iTunes
Reverend -
"Apple-k?" Can you be more specific about how to access the slider using a mac? Being a bit slow with the computer, perhaps you could tell us exactly what keys to hit in what order.
Thanks!
# Posted on February 27th 2008 by MarcoTam
Re: Tech question: slowing down tunes in iTunes
Hey MarcoTam,
Sorry, thought that was pretty specific. "Apple-k" means that you hold down the Apple (sometimes called the "command" key), and then hit a K, while holding the Apple key down. (Similar to pretty much all the standard keyboard shortcuts, like Copy with Apple-c, and Paste with Apple-v)
You can also get to the controls window by going to the "Window" menu, and selecting "Show A/V Controls" (and it shows you the keyboard shortcut there too).
Keep in mind that you have to have Quicktime 7 to do this, I think. (The latest version is 7.3.2) You can check your version by launching the Quicktime player and selecting "About Quicktime Player" from the Quicktime Player menu at the top.
If you're running a very old PowerPC Mac with an old operating system, you might not be able to upgrade to QT7.
# Posted on February 27th 2008 by Reverend
Re: Tech question: slowing down tunes in iTunes
If you want to slow down DRM'd iTunes songs purchased from the iTunes store, you will probably first have to export them to an audio CD, then re-import them as straight .mp3 files.
Once you do that, you can do what I do to slow down files for learning, works for both Mac and PC, using "Transcribe" by Seventh String Software:
http://www.tradlessons.com/?page_id=135
# Posted on February 27th 2008 by Michael Eskin
Re: Tech question: slowing down tunes in iTunes
Another option is winamp using mp3 files. Grab the slowdown plugin and the loopmaster pluging. You can slowdown, change pitch and loop sections of the tune.
# Posted on February 29th 2008 by JonathanR
Re: Tech question: slowing down tunes in iTunes
Thanks to all of you for the helpful suggestions - I will work my way through them.
I suppose I was thinking of Quicktime Player - I just tried it and it seemed vaguely familiar, and best of all, it worked!
# Posted on February 29th 2008 by qwertyuiop