My gift to the forum:

vadrum · #1 02-15-2007, 07:34 PM

ive found some fantastic free software online and figured that i would share it w/ anyone thats in the need:

this is a digital sampling software that allows you to slow down a recording w/o dropping the pitch, perfect for transcribing:

http://www.nch.com.au/twelvekeys/index.html

i had to download this software in order to convert music from a cd into a compatible format for 12keys:

http://www.nch.com.au/switch/index.html

enjoy.

jonescrusher · #2 02-15-2007, 07:35 PM

...remember you can do this on windows media player also, but nice find.

vadrum · #3 02-15-2007, 07:42 PM

i did not know you could do that on media player....interesting.....oh well, maybe the sampling software will have other benifits too....

Casper "DrPowerStroke" Paludan · #4 02-15-2007, 11:00 PM

There is another popular program for that called SlowBlast, which is bundled with Band-in a Box

Bernhard · #5 02-15-2007, 11:14 PM

But be careful: this is a WINDOWS program!!!!!

(Soundengineers are using MAC of course)

Bernhard

gusty · #6 02-16-2007, 07:12 AM

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Originally Posted by jonescrusher

...remember you can do this on windows media player also, but nice find.

really? how? 20202020202020

#7 02-16-2007, 08:11 AM

I think you can only do it on windows media with the actual cd, not sure it does it with mp3's, or maybe it's the other way around.

I know there were a few times when I could not get the slider to come up but not the exact instances.

justducky · #8 02-16-2007, 04:06 PM

i tried it thru windows and could not get it to work

radiofriendlyunitshifter · #9 02-16-2007, 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by jonescrusher

...remember you can do this on windows media player also, but nice find.

please explain as to how.

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KCMcC · #10 02-16-2007, 05:47 PM

to slow down (or speed up) playback on Windows Media Player

View>enhancements>play speed settings

works for .wma and .mp3 audio at least, as well as .wmv video

Afrolicious · #11 02-16-2007, 09:21 PM

I found Audacity to be very useful as well. If you download the version with the effects and have a LAME encoder on your PC (should be in every good codec pack such as K-Lite) you can import MP3s, change the speed and altitude of the notes independently along with many other effects, you can record, cut, record a second track above the first and so on and it's FREE! I do all my recordings with this programme.
Edit:It's available for MAC as well!

jonescrusher · #12 02-16-2007, 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Bernhard

But be careful: this is a WINDOWS program!!!!!

(Soundengineers are using MAC of course)

Bernhard

Useful then, as most of use here aren't sound engineers.

#13 02-16-2007, 10:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bernhard

But be careful: this is a WINDOWS program!!!!!

(Soundengineers are using MAC of course)

Bernhard

so true!
I do photography in college,an after years of using a PC at home,MACs just freak me out!!

it can be horribly awkward..but once you get used to a MAC they can be so much nicer!!

I also hate windows....especially since XP....98' was good!but then they had to totally control what we did!!!

gusty · #14 02-17-2007, 01:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KCMcC

to slow down (or speed up) playback on Windows Media Player

View>enhancements>play speed settings

works for .wma and .mp3 audio at least, as well as .wmv video

cant find view lol 2020

#15 02-17-2007, 02:51 PM

open windows media and start playing a song. Then click on now playing in the upper left,
there is a small arrow indicating a drop down menu right under now playing, choose enhancements, then choose play speed settings. A slider should come up and you can speed it down.

This is the newest version of media so yours may be a little different. I just did it with an mp3 song so I guess they are good to go.

radiofriendlyunitshifter · #16 02-17-2007, 04:23 PM

thanks guys.

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Talon · #17 02-17-2007, 05:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bernhard

But be careful: this is a WINDOWS program!!!!!

(Soundengineers are using MAC of course)

Bernhard

Yeah, I was about to ask this -- is there a Mac equivalent of this program somewhere you know of?

Quote:

Originally Posted by da cheese walks

I also hate windows....especially since XP....98' was good!but then they had to totally control what we did!!!

I can't even tell the difference between 98 and XP, lol. They haven't done anything to their system in over a decade.

#18 02-17-2007, 10:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Talon

I can't even tell the difference between 98 and XP, lol. They haven't done anything to their system in over a decade.

well if youve tried to in any way sort out a problem on your computer with XP installed the whole thing tryies to do it automatically an barrages you with warnin messages an totally screws the whole hting up...you cant access the more important files because they seem to think you dont need to....YOU DO!!sometiems anyway....

ahhh...

whereas 98' was basically a nice GUI.....haha!

jollymosher · #19 02-21-2007, 06:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Afrolicious

I found Audacity to be very useful as well. If you download the version with the effects and have a LAME encoder on your PC (should be in every good codec pack such as K-Lite) you can import MP3s, change the speed and altitude of the notes independently along with many other effects, you can record, cut, record a second track above the first and so on and it's FREE! I do all my recordings with this programme.
Edit:It's available for MAC as well!

i love this program i also use it. but thank god it comes for windows too huh mates?