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ctopp - Posted - 11/01/2009: 13:13:54
I have enjoyed the post on using the metronome as a learning tool. How about slow down software.
1. Is it worthwhile?
2. What software do you recommend?
CTOPP
Edited by - jazzylynne on 11/03/2009 10:56:05
rob_jenny - Posted - 11/01/2009: 13:20:04
windows media player has one built in, try that, its free and you probably all ready have it!!!
an Aussie livin in NZ
Oldpiper - Posted - 11/01/2009: 13:23:08
I've found Amazing Slowdowner extremely useful. Easy to use and very adjustable for pitch and speed.
Fred USN(SS) Ret.
asmcsgac - Posted - 11/01/2009: 13:28:34
Amazing slowdowner gets my vote
Banjov1 - Posted - 11/01/2009: 13:34:13
Slowdown software was/is indispensible for me. Slowing down tunes to any speed and looping really helps you pick up notes and patterns. Some free software does the slowing down part, Windows Media player and Audacity will slow down for you but it's difficult to loop. I've heard good things about "Best Practice", another freebee, but I haven't used it in a few years.
I use Transcribe! which I find very similar to the Amazing Slow Downer. There's just a few little nuances that I liked better in Transcribe! Both of these packages run from $35-50 depending on how/where you buy it. I thought it was a good investment when I bought Transcribe! 2 years ago.
Tony
Bill Rogers - Posted - 11/01/2009: 13:43:38
Anything for a Mac?
Bill
Banjov1 - Posted - 11/01/2009: 13:49:55
Transcribe! and ASD both come in Mac versions. Freeware Audacity and Best Practice are also available for Mac platforms
Tony
MikeR - Posted - 11/01/2009: 13:52:04
Another vote for the Amazing Slow Downer!
Mike Robbins
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Thor - Posted - 11/01/2009: 14:00:16
quote:
Originally posted by Bill Rogers
Anything for a Mac?
I believe there is a Mac version of Amazing Slow Downer, and Audacity works for this too.
I used to use a free program called DJay.. fantastic program, but it's not free anymore:
http://www.djay-software.com/
It does a LOT more than just slow down.
These days I'm using QuickTime Pro ($30- you can upgrade from the QuickTime System Preference).
I also use QT Pro for video recording/editing. Tremendous bang for the buck.
NeilTurner - Posted - 11/01/2009: 14:00:23
I've been using Sonic Visualiser, it's free and works on Linux Mac and Windozzzz...
http://www.sonicvisualiser.org/download.html
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KennyB - Posted - 11/01/2009: 14:51:07
I've been using Winamp as my media player since before there was a Windows Media Player. There's a plugin for it called Pacemaker which allows independent adjustment of pitch and tempo. Both free and available at the Winamp website. Pacemaker also adjusts pitch in tenths of a half step, in case you're trying to play along with something slightly out of tune.
I also use Audacity for audio capture and sometimes playback, which also does independent adjustment of pitch and tempo. Also free. It also lets me select, edit, and loop on short sections.
Kenny.
harold saxton - Posted - 11/01/2009: 15:44:01
Amazing Slow Downer for me.
Lonesome Will - Posted - 11/01/2009: 16:56:24
I have used Amazing SlowDowner for years. Easy to use. Good support. Go to www.ronimusic.com and check it out.
Lonesome will
Prof - Posted - 11/01/2009: 17:03:58
I use "Best Practice" -- free, and works like a charm.
Dan
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Mopick - Posted - 11/01/2009: 18:31:38
Best Practice is an open source (free) slow me downer. It allows you to either change the pitch without changing the tempo, or change the tempo without changing the pitch. It also loops. Best practice will slow down an MP3 or an audio CD.
http://www.xs4all.nl/~mp2004/bp/
Audacity is good too because you can use it to record, even multi track. It's free also.
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mdgodaat - Posted - 11/02/2009: 09:08:50
Acoustica Dj Twist and Burn is also a good program for slow down and changing pitch.
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Stringmeister - Posted - 11/02/2009: 09:17:39
quote:
Originally posted by rob_jenny
windows media player has one built in, try that, its free and you probably all ready have it!!!
an Aussie livin in NZ
How do you get to this in Windows Media Player??
dcb - Posted - 11/02/2009: 09:23:30
Benji I can not find it either.
1968 Gibson Bowtie
TownBranch - Posted - 11/03/2009: 08:53:24
If you want to use Windows Media Player (Instead of having to buy extra software), all you have to do is click on the "Now Playing" tab at the top of the screen in Windows Media Player. When you place your cursor on the "Now Playing" tab, there will be a small down arrow under it. If you will click on that down arrow, it will show a menu box. In that menu box highlight "Enhancements". When you have you cursor on "Enhancements", you will then see another menu box. Move you cursor over the the "Play Speed Settings" tab and click that option. From there it will add a box at the bottom of the media player. You can slide that button to the left to slow down the song. This works really well, and to my experience, it does everything the "slow down" programs will do.
B. Elkins
www.townbranchbluegrass.com
Stringmeister - Posted - 11/03/2009: 09:51:38
quote:
Originally posted by TownBranch
If you want to use Windows Media Player (Instead of having to buy extra software), all you have to do is click on the "Now Playing" tab at the top of the screen in Windows Media Player. When you place your cursor on the "Now Playing" tab, there will be a small down arrow under it. If you will click on that down arrow, it will show a menu box. In that menu box highlight "Enhancements". When you have you cursor on "Enhancements", you will then see another menu box. Move you cursor over the the "Play Speed Settings" tab and click that option. From there it will add a box at the bottom of the media player. You can slide that button to the left to slow down the song. This works really well, and to my experience, it does everything the "slow down" programs will do.
B. Elkins
www.townbranchbluegrass.com
Awesome... Very good instructions... Thanks! 
bango - Posted - 11/03/2009: 11:43:53
I thought that Windows Media Player couldn't slow down commercial audio cds. I've navigated where you said to, and I see the bars & buttons. But I have no slider button, and the "slow / normal / fast" click spots do not react. It stays on "play speed 1.0" no matter what.
BUT it works fine for .mp3 files.
The Pope - Posted - 11/03/2009: 12:05:49
Windows Media player will not slow down CDs. You have to rip them first. Best Practice apparently does...
The Pope
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Drivel - Posted - 11/04/2009: 00:43:25
"GOM player" will do it, BUT what You CAN do with Video with it is so far beyond what You can do with Windows Media player it is flat out ridiculous. Like the difference between a firefly, and a searchlight. It's FREE.
Bill
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erstokke - Posted - 11/04/2009: 12:30:06
You already have Quick Time Player installed. Press command-K and there it is!
quote:
Originally posted by Bill Rogers
Anything for a Mac?
Bill
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37banjer - Posted - 11/04/2009: 17:17:50
well folks, i use slow gold, from world wide woodshed,they have a free trial version and i think it's the greatest...http://www.worldwidewoodshed.com/.. it's worth a try.
J.D.
XXXris - Posted - 11/04/2009: 18:16:42
yes, it is so useful.... i use transcribe!
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