Slow down music software

[Dylan Harper]

Would you consider in slowing down music as an option in learning guitar? I asked this since I stumbled on some slow down music software which as being discussed can help in learning to play a guitar. Has anyone tried this?

[ganon]

Yes, use Amazing Slow Downer all the time. Also for key/pitch shift and karaoke functions. Great tool, as long as you don't become too dependent.

[ganon]

. . . (I) use Amazing . . . (this wasn't meant to be a command, as it reads)  ;>)

[Doug Lindhout]

I use Song Surgeon.  Very cool, very feature rich.  Able to change pitch and speed w no loss of fidelity; can easily create lead or rhythm tracks to play against; can create a stand alone executable of a song to send to your band mates and on an on.   If you want to learn how to play by ear, this is a terrific tool.  www.songsurgeon.com

 

[ganon]

I agree that Song Surgeon is more fully featured and has a much better interface (layout), and if I were to buy again, it would be my preference. Also, you can get a fully functional demo version (which stops working after four hours of use) so that you can give it a full test drive. However, my way old version of ASD does all that I need . . .

[Dylan Harper]

Thanks for the assistance. I was actually looking first on FREE slow down software but if below softwares you recommend will give me more features that would help in my progress then I would try it. I think both of you suggested base on experience but since I'm a starter just want to know if both software have a user friendly interface. Is amazing slow downer also have a free demo? I will also try song surgeon hoping one of this software will get me going. ;-)

[ganon]

I think the free (unregistered) version of ASD will (forever) work on the first 25% of a sound file, up to 3 minutes. So, if you really don't want to pay the software developers their due, you can simple paste 4 copies of a song together with any of many free sound file editors - for instance, 'Audacity' is a very powerful freeware (PC only) multitrack recording studio and sound processor.

Try 'em both in the free version - there is enough there to determine which you like most (probably SS), then buy the full version; IMHO, they are both worth the money - extremely useful, a constantly used tool for me.

 

[ganon]

ps ~ there are a few freeware 'slowers' out there - my experience (for the ones I tried a few years ago) was that they are worth what you pay for them.

[Tom Faux]

I use Audacity.  It's free and super easy to use for most recording, formatting, mastering, etc.  Works on most audio formats.

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

Tom

[Dane Hyde]

Yes! I use the "amazing slow downer" you can select music from a CD or a file and slow it down, pan left or right, loop or use any small segment or phrase and loop. The trick that I like to use is, as soon as you have learned the tune, go to a tempo that you can comfortably do and then increase that tempo SLOWLY. Going back to a slower tempo as needed. I find that, over all I learn a tune and get it 'up to speed' much faster than any other way. If you use a metronome to practice or learn, you will like such a device.