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Shiro · April 29th, 2009, 03:46 PM

I don't a better name for it, but it will slow down recordings or jam tracks without altering the pitch. I know of one called "The amazing slowdowner" (fancy that) that cost 50 bucks to download. Any one know of another? Cheaper maybe? I would just as soon not buy a "trainer" that does cd's...I have enough trinkits and doo-dads laying around. Thanks Mike

Budda · April 29th, 2009, 03:57 PM

Well, if you use Windows Media Player, just go to the Tools tab and click on "Enhancements". You will see an EQ and a "Play Speed" feature, as well as other features. FREE!

For the ones you need to purchase, I recommend Transcribe. It's really sweet. And it also "guesses" at the Notes and even Chords as they appear. So, it helps a lot.

Shiro · April 29th, 2009, 04:19 PM

Well I'll be dipped.......Thank you! I do use Win Media player.

bigrinwv · April 30th, 2009, 08:13 AM

Just tried it and its under view on mine.....thanks Budda I had forgotten about this.

bigrinwv · April 30th, 2009, 08:17 AM

Oh well it doesn't seem to work...the speed doesn't change. Strange I've used it before and it did work.

stxrus · April 30th, 2009, 09:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Budda

Well, if you use Windows Media Player, just go to the Tools tab and click on "Enhancements". You will see an EQ and a "Play Speed" feature, as well as other features. FREE!

isn't it WMP>View>Enhancements>Play Speed Settings?

steve

Boubou · April 30th, 2009, 09:41 AM

its been discussed here a few times, quicktime will also slow down. I use winamp, 2 plugins, one for slowing down, one for looping

gaddis · April 30th, 2009, 10:11 AM

You can download Audacity for free. It's an audio editing/processing tool. "Slowing Down" is one of several things you can do with it.

Budda · April 30th, 2009, 02:27 PM

Oh yeah, there is one quirk to the Windows Media Player Play Speed Function:

Cue the Track up to Play, and once it starts, you hit Pause. Once you have the Track Paused, THEN you can adjust Play Speed.

Kinda funny, but that's the "secret"! LOL

And yeah, Audacity IS a pretty good program.

bigrinwv · April 30th, 2009, 04:07 PM

I still can't get Media Player to slow down.....doesn't really matter, just playing around with it, but its almost like the controlls are disabled. I did get WIN DVD PLayer to work.

bigrinwv · April 30th, 2009, 04:12 PM

Not trying to hijack MJ's thread but this is an intersting topic to me and I was looking around at Audacity and noticed thst there are several sites to download from. Is one better, safer than the others?

daves561 · April 30th, 2009, 09:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigrinwv

Not trying to hijack MJ's thread but this is an intersting topic to me and I was looking around at Audacity and noticed thst there are several sites to download from. Is one better, safer than the others?

Go to the source, namely sourceforge:

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/

Audacity is a wonderful application. I use it daily.

milracing · May 1st, 2009, 06:20 AM

What about something that I could put on my ipod to slow em down? I know thats a stretch....

bigrinwv · May 1st, 2009, 05:39 PM

Thanks Dave....I'll try that

rkwrenn · May 1st, 2009, 10:32 PM

Here's one to try...

http://www.xs4all.nl/~mp2004/bp/

Works great!

Cheers and HTH,

Bob

bigrinwv · May 7th, 2009, 04:31 PM

Just down loaded Audacity and managed to get a tune loaded but I can't figure out how to slow it down. I clicked on effect and I can see where it says change speed but it seems that the choices aren't high lighted, in other words I can't click on any of the effects, can anyone help?

still_fiddlin · May 7th, 2009, 04:35 PM

In Audacity, you have to select the part of the track you want to apply the Effect to before they are enabled. You usually want to slow down the whole track, so just click on it, and do Ctrl-A.

bigrinwv · May 7th, 2009, 04:39 PM

OK, thanks I'll try that right now..

bigrinwv · May 7th, 2009, 04:41 PM

Yep, that did it thanks...

Corey · May 7th, 2009, 11:53 PM

TRANSCRIBE! is great software, it does this and much more -- and it's a guitar-specific tool.

April 29th, 2009, 03:46 PM	#1 (permalink)
Shiro Tele-Meister Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Sonoma, CA. Age: 58 Posts: 347	Slowdowner Software? I don't a better name for it, but it will slow down recordings or jam tracks without altering the pitch. I know of one called "The amazing slowdowner" (fancy that) that cost 50 bucks to download. Any one know of another? Cheaper maybe? I would just as soon not buy a "trainer" that does cd's...I have enough trinkits and doo-dads laying around. Thanks Mike

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rkwrenn Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: La Plata, MD Age: 55 Posts: 354	Here's one to try... http://www.xs4all.nl/~mp2004/bp/ Works great! Cheers and HTH, Bob __________________ Help I've fallen and can't reach my Tele! http://www.facebook.com/robert.wrenn

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April 29th, 2009, 03:57 PM	#2 (permalink)
Budda Tele-Holic Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Arkansas Posts: 876	Well, if you use Windows Media Player, just go to the Tools tab and click on "Enhancements". You will see an EQ and a "Play Speed" feature, as well as other features. FREE! For the ones you need to purchase, I recommend Transcribe. It's really sweet. And it also "guesses" at the Notes and even Chords as they appear. So, it helps a lot.

April 29th, 2009, 04:19 PM	#3 (permalink)
Shiro Tele-Meister Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Sonoma, CA. Age: 58 Posts: 347	Well I'll be dipped.......Thank you! I do use Win Media player.

April 30th, 2009, 08:13 AM	#4 (permalink)
bigrinwv Tele-Meister Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Logan, WV Age: 58 Posts: 230	Just tried it and its under view on mine.....thanks Budda I had forgotten about this.

April 30th, 2009, 08:17 AM	#5 (permalink)
bigrinwv Tele-Meister Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Logan, WV Age: 58 Posts: 230	Oh well it doesn't seem to work...the speed doesn't change. Strange I've used it before and it did work.

April 30th, 2009, 09:41 AM	#7 (permalink)
Boubou Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Montreal, Quebec Age: 53 Posts: 4,296 4 Photos	its been discussed here a few times, quicktime will also slow down. I use winamp, 2 plugins, one for slowing down, one for looping

April 30th, 2009, 10:11 AM	#8 (permalink)
gaddis Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: New York Age: 57 Posts: 1,014	You can download Audacity for free. It's an audio editing/processing tool. "Slowing Down" is one of several things you can do with it.

April 30th, 2009, 02:27 PM	#9 (permalink)
Budda Tele-Holic Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Arkansas Posts: 876	Oh yeah, there is one quirk to the Windows Media Player Play Speed Function: Cue the Track up to Play, and once it starts, you hit Pause. Once you have the Track Paused, THEN you can adjust Play Speed. Kinda funny, but that's the "secret"! LOL And yeah, Audacity IS a pretty good program.

April 30th, 2009, 04:07 PM	#10 (permalink)
bigrinwv Tele-Meister Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Logan, WV Age: 58 Posts: 230	I still can't get Media Player to slow down.....doesn't really matter, just playing around with it, but its almost like the controlls are disabled. I did get WIN DVD PLayer to work.

April 30th, 2009, 04:12 PM	#11 (permalink)
bigrinwv Tele-Meister Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Logan, WV Age: 58 Posts: 230	Not trying to hijack MJ's thread but this is an intersting topic to me and I was looking around at Audacity and noticed thst there are several sites to download from. Is one better, safer than the others?

May 1st, 2009, 06:20 AM	#13 (permalink)
milracing Tele-Meister Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: colorado Age: 39 Posts: 200	What about something that I could put on my ipod to slow em down? I know thats a stretch....

May 1st, 2009, 05:39 PM	#14 (permalink)
bigrinwv Tele-Meister Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Logan, WV Age: 58 Posts: 230	Thanks Dave....I'll try that

May 7th, 2009, 04:31 PM	#16 (permalink)
bigrinwv Tele-Meister Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Logan, WV Age: 58 Posts: 230	Just down loaded Audacity and managed to get a tune loaded but I can't figure out how to slow it down. I clicked on effect and I can see where it says change speed but it seems that the choices aren't high lighted, in other words I can't click on any of the effects, can anyone help?

May 7th, 2009, 04:35 PM	#17 (permalink)
still_fiddlin Tele-Afflicted Join Date: May 2009 Location: Texas Age: 62 Posts: 1,098 5 Photos	In Audacity, you have to select the part of the track you want to apply the Effect to before they are enabled. You usually want to slow down the whole track, so just click on it, and do Ctrl-A.

May 7th, 2009, 04:39 PM	#18 (permalink)
bigrinwv Tele-Meister Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Logan, WV Age: 58 Posts: 230	OK, thanks I'll try that right now..

May 7th, 2009, 04:41 PM	#19 (permalink)
bigrinwv Tele-Meister Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Logan, WV Age: 58 Posts: 230	Yep, that did it thanks...

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