All
Im after a piece of software that will allow me to slow down the speed of a recording whilst keeping the pitch the same.
I know CDSlow exists, but the only versions around are in russian, and Transkriber costs money I dont want to fork out!
thanks
Andrew
One way you might try...If you have Goldwave and Windows media player. Record a CD onto the media player library, find the folder where it is stored and drag it onto Goldwave. There is a feature on Device controls where you can slow the wav file down. Slow it down 50% and it's played at half speed an octave down.
A trial version of Goldwave can be got from www.Goldwave.com
You might be able to do this on other Digital Audio editors, maybe "Cool edit" I don't know.
"Cooledit2000" will do it. It's one of the optional add-ins if you go beyond the "lite" version. It works very well, not in real time though, but you do have the advantage of seeing the waveform on-screen and zooming in on individual notes. You can also alter the pitch and retain the speed, or do both together.
Trevor
Have a look at the amazing slowerdown by roni software. All the concertinanet people rave about it. You can slow down and/or move pitch - great for when people record in Eb or F#.
My reference is Winamp version 2.x with a plugin called Pacemaker, slows down the track but keeps the pitch if you want, or moves to another if you want.
Both are freeware. You may also need a plugin called CD-reader for Winamp (also freeware) so it reads striaght from the CD, otherwise it works only for MP3.
I've learned a lot of tunes from Matt Molloy and some other speedy flute players this way.
I'm not aware of a good freeware product that does what you want. Amazing Slowdowner costs $40US for a full license. It does work really well, though. And once you've loaded a tune into it, you can adjust pitch and tempo independently of each other, and set looping points, all in real time. Very convenient and intuitive.
If $40 is still too much, you can probably make do with the demoware version, which is fully functional but only over the first 30 seconds of a file (or the 1st track of a CD). You ought to be able to find a freeware editor that will let you clip out the 30 seconds of tune you want to work on, and feed that to the slowdowner.
I've got good results from SlowGold. As with much independently produced software, its user interface could use some work, but the slowing down and pitch changing work nicely.
The latest version of Microsoft's Windows Media Player, version 9 (free download) has a slow-down facility for certain file types - .mp3 and the Media Player file types .wm, .wma and .wmv. It also works for midi files (.mid), although this isn't documented in the Help files.
It doesn't work for commercial CDs (at least, not for the ones I've tried).
That can be overcome by first copying the track(s) you want to slow down from the CD, using the Windows Media Player commands File/Copy/Copy from Audio CD to copy the track(s) onto your hard disk. This copies music files in .wma format, so that it can be slowed down when replayed.
The slow-down facility is a bit limited, and the controls can be reluctant to display on your screen. You might have to click on View/Enhancements/Play Speed Settings to bring it up. It also doesn't allow the pitch to be altered. But it's free. Also, I think you need to be running Windows XP for the slow-down facility to work.
The Amazing Slow Downer is far superior, and works very well with Windows XP. It didn't work as well on an old machine (133MHz with Windows 98), with the music breaking up, but that might be the fault of the old computer, not the software.
Graeme
I've got my doubts too about Media Player 9 - aren't there rumours about the end-user being brought more into Microsoft's control with MP9? I'd stick with the independent software applications.
The comment about the Amazing Slow Downer not working well with an old machine isn't surprising. Such software needs a fast CPU (Pentium 4 or equivalent) and just as important, lots 'n' lots of RAM - 256MB and up is advisable. Most 133MHz machines with W98 probably have no more than 64MB of RAM, and versions of Windows up to 98 and Millennium tend to have problems handling much more than 160MB of RAM anyway. XP, on the other hand is a fundamentally different operating system and can quite happily handle enormous amounts of RAM, the more the merrier in fact. If you can go up to maximum RAM on your motherboard this is generally a better option all round than upgrading your CPU from 2GHz to 2.6.
Trevor
Being a cheapskate I down-loaded Winamp with the plug-ins but is there anywhere where it gives instructions as to how to use it?Oh, I'm also a complete computer idiot!
Thanks, Brad, I just downloaded transcribe. It's excellent. I can now understand what Liam Kelly and Seamus Tansey are doing. The only trouble is I'll never be able to do it myself at their speed!
Trevor is quite right about Windows Media Player 9.
In its default setting it is set up to do lots of things that you may not like - such as sending your Player usage data to Microsoft, sending your Player ID to content providers, connecting automatically to the Internet, searching the Internet for information about the music you are playing, making itself the default player for all media formats, pushing advertising for mainstream movies and music onto your screen, and more. Aaaaargh!
But, if you go through all the items in the Options menu, you can turn off all the "features" that you don't like, after which it becomes a docile beast, only speaking when it's spoken to. Like good software should.
@Danîy: you will some day, I bet (and if not this than next life...)
@Andrew: transcribe! is worth the money (and so why should anyone refuse to pay this small amount to the seventhstring people) - anyway I can tell you, the demo version not only has full functionality but its 30 days limitation can be skipped by install it again and again and again (if you really donŽt have that money) ... if you pay the license youŽll get updates, new versions and more info from the nice and competent seventhstring people from time to time.
Does anybody have a suggestion for portable record/playback units that'll slow down CD's, as opposed to a computer program? I don't have a computer... I've heard good things about the Marantz SuperScope, but I don't think it's being made anymore. Anybody?
Thanks
Rachel
Slowing down CD's and maintaining pitch
Slowing down CD's and maintaining pitch
All
Im after a piece of software that will allow me to slow down the speed of a recording whilst keeping the pitch the same.
I know CDSlow exists, but the only versions around are in russian, and Transkriber costs money I dont want to fork out!
thanks
Andrew
# Posted on May 1st 2003 by Amckay
Re: Slowing down CD's and maintaining pitch
One way you might try...If you have Goldwave and Windows media player. Record a CD onto the media player library, find the folder where it is stored and drag it onto Goldwave. There is a feature on Device controls where you can slow the wav file down. Slow it down 50% and it's played at half speed an octave down.
A trial version of Goldwave can be got from www.Goldwave.com
You might be able to do this on other Digital Audio editors, maybe "Cool edit" I don't know.
Dave.
# Posted on May 1st 2003 by Twiz
Re: Slowing down CD's and maintaining pitch
"Cooledit2000" will do it. It's one of the optional add-ins if you go beyond the "lite" version. It works very well, not in real time though, but you do have the advantage of seeing the waveform on-screen and zooming in on individual notes. You can also alter the pitch and retain the speed, or do both together.
Trevor
# Posted on May 1st 2003 by lazyhound
Re: Slowing down CD's and maintaining pitch
Have a look at the amazing slowerdown by roni software. All the concertinanet people rave about it. You can slow down and/or move pitch - great for when people record in Eb or F#.
# Posted on May 1st 2003 by geoffwright
Re: Slowing down CD's and maintaining pitch
Hi,
My reference is Winamp version 2.x with a plugin called Pacemaker, slows down the track but keeps the pitch if you want, or moves to another if you want.
Both are freeware. You may also need a plugin called CD-reader for Winamp (also freeware) so it reads striaght from the CD, otherwise it works only for MP3.
I've learned a lot of tunes from Matt Molloy and some other speedy flute players this way.
Rob
# Posted on May 2nd 2003 by Robinson
Re: Slowing down CD's and maintaining pitch
Amazing Slow Downer is the way to go. Cheap and very good.
# Posted on May 2nd 2003 by Tusong200
Re: Slowing down CD's and maintaining pitch
I'm not aware of a good freeware product that does what you want. Amazing Slowdowner costs $40US for a full license. It does work really well, though. And once you've loaded a tune into it, you can adjust pitch and tempo independently of each other, and set looping points, all in real time. Very convenient and intuitive.
If $40 is still too much, you can probably make do with the demoware version, which is fully functional but only over the first 30 seconds of a file (or the 1st track of a CD). You ought to be able to find a freeware editor that will let you clip out the 30 seconds of tune you want to work on, and feed that to the slowdowner.
# Posted on May 2nd 2003 by pm
Re: Slowing down CD's and maintaining pitch
Try "Transcribe!"
http://www.seventhstring.demon.co.uk/xscribe/download.html
It let's you do everything Amazing Slow Downer does, the demo version let's you do a whole tune. Instead of the first 30 seconds. It's just as good
# Posted on May 2nd 2003 by Mad Baloney
Re: Slowing down CD's and maintaining pitch
Cooledit 2000!!!!!!!
It works so perfect that it's almost unbelieveable (ok, I'm overstating a bit).
# Posted on May 2nd 2003 by tufbo
Re: Slowing down CD's and maintaining pitch
If you are a little bad you can download the full version, 175$ copy of cooledit 2000 pro from kazaa. Ok! I never told you that.
# Posted on May 2nd 2003 by tufbo
Re: Slowing down CD's and maintaining pitch
I've got good results from SlowGold. As with much independently produced software, its user interface could use some work, but the slowing down and pitch changing work nicely.
---Michael B.
# Posted on May 2nd 2003 by MichaelBolton
Re: Slowing down CD's and maintaining pitch
The latest version of Microsoft's Windows Media Player, version 9 (free download) has a slow-down facility for certain file types - .mp3 and the Media Player file types .wm, .wma and .wmv. It also works for midi files (.mid), although this isn't documented in the Help files.
It doesn't work for commercial CDs (at least, not for the ones I've tried).
That can be overcome by first copying the track(s) you want to slow down from the CD, using the Windows Media Player commands File/Copy/Copy from Audio CD to copy the track(s) onto your hard disk. This copies music files in .wma format, so that it can be slowed down when replayed.
The slow-down facility is a bit limited, and the controls can be reluctant to display on your screen. You might have to click on View/Enhancements/Play Speed Settings to bring it up. It also doesn't allow the pitch to be altered. But it's free. Also, I think you need to be running Windows XP for the slow-down facility to work.
The Amazing Slow Downer is far superior, and works very well with Windows XP. It didn't work as well on an old machine (133MHz with Windows 98), with the music breaking up, but that might be the fault of the old computer, not the software.
Graeme
# Posted on May 3rd 2003 by GraemeO
Re: Slowing down CD's and maintaining pitch
I've got my doubts too about Media Player 9 - aren't there rumours about the end-user being brought more into Microsoft's control with MP9? I'd stick with the independent software applications.
The comment about the Amazing Slow Downer not working well with an old machine isn't surprising. Such software needs a fast CPU (Pentium 4 or equivalent) and just as important, lots 'n' lots of RAM - 256MB and up is advisable. Most 133MHz machines with W98 probably have no more than 64MB of RAM, and versions of Windows up to 98 and Millennium tend to have problems handling much more than 160MB of RAM anyway. XP, on the other hand is a fundamentally different operating system and can quite happily handle enormous amounts of RAM, the more the merrier in fact. If you can go up to maximum RAM on your motherboard this is generally a better option all round than upgrading your CPU from 2GHz to 2.6.
Trevor
# Posted on May 3rd 2003 by lazyhound
Re: Slowing down CD's and maintaining pitch
Being a cheapskate I down-loaded Winamp with the plug-ins but is there anywhere where it gives instructions as to how to use it?Oh, I'm also a complete computer idiot!
# Posted on May 3rd 2003 by ceoltoirbeth
Re: Slowing down CD's and maintaining pitch
Thanks, Brad, I just downloaded transcribe. It's excellent. I can now understand what Liam Kelly and Seamus Tansey are doing. The only trouble is I'll never be able to do it myself at their speed!
Danny
# Posted on May 3rd 2003 by Alf Tupper
Re: Slowing down CD's and maintaining pitch
Trevor is quite right about Windows Media Player 9.
In its default setting it is set up to do lots of things that you may not like - such as sending your Player usage data to Microsoft, sending your Player ID to content providers, connecting automatically to the Internet, searching the Internet for information about the music you are playing, making itself the default player for all media formats, pushing advertising for mainstream movies and music onto your screen, and more. Aaaaargh!
But, if you go through all the items in the Options menu, you can turn off all the "features" that you don't like, after which it becomes a docile beast, only speaking when it's spoken to. Like good software should.
Graeme
# Posted on May 4th 2003 by GraemeO
Re: Slowing down CD's and maintaining pitch
@Danîy: you will some day, I bet (and if not this than next life...)
@Andrew: transcribe! is worth the money (and so why should anyone refuse to pay this small amount to the seventhstring people) - anyway I can tell you, the demo version not only has full functionality but its 30 days limitation can be skipped by install it again and again and again (if you really donŽt have that money) ... if you pay the license youŽll get updates, new versions and more info from the nice and competent seventhstring people from time to time.
# Posted on May 5th 2003 by crannog
btw: it is USD 40 to register transcribe! - I use mine about 2 years now and still happy with it.
# Posted on May 5th 2003 by crannog
Re: Slowing down CD's and maintaining pitch
Does anybody have a suggestion for portable record/playback units that'll slow down CD's, as opposed to a computer program? I don't have a computer... I've heard good things about the Marantz SuperScope, but I don't think it's being made anymore. Anybody?
Thanks
Rachel
# Posted on May 6th 2003 by rachj