Software | Description | OS | License | File Date | Comments | Power |
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Scratch Me | This tool plays a wave, changing its pitch and speed in realtime. | Windows | Shareware | 1998-12-29 | 504 | 70db |
Slow MP3 | Slow MP3 is a musician's music player that can slow down, transpose and transcribe songs on the fly. | Windows | Freeware | 2010-09-27 | 31 | 70db |
Amazing Slow Downer v3.5 | Slow down music without changing the pitch. | Windows | Shareware | 2013-08-05 | 12 | 65db |
Slow MP3 | Dcommander 2 0 1 – advanced two pane file manager. Slow MP3 is a musician's music player that can slow down, transpose and transcribe songs on the fly. | Mac | Freeware | 2010-09-27 | 12 | 60db |
Guitar & Drum Trainer v4.0 RC 1 | Slow down MP3 music to learn new music better. | Windows | Shareware | 2008-11-18 | 2 | 60db |
Slow MP3 | Slow MP3 is a musician's music player that can slow down, transpose and transcribe songs on the fly. | Linux | Freeware | 2010-09-27 | 2 | 60db |
Transcribe! v8.31 | Software to help transcribing recorded music. | Windows | Shareware | 2012-11-07 | 7 | 60db |
Jammit 2.2.8 | Jammit is an iOS app that lets you isolate specific instruments from the original multi-track recordings of your favorite tracks. | iPhone | Freeware | 2013-03-13 | 1 | 60db |
Riffster Lite Build 2406 | Learn symphonic passages, guitar licks, keyboard tricks, vocal parts, or use it for transcription -- do it quickly and easily by playing selected loops of digital audio. | Windows | Freeware | 2006-12-24 | 4 | 55db |
Music Analyzer v4.00 | Multimedia file player for music transcribing. | Windows | Free | 2004-06-26 | 6 | 55db |
Amazing Slow Downer v2.7.6 | Slows down music without changing the pitch. | Mac | Shareware | 2006-03-12 | 19 | 55db |
AudioLobe v5.4 | Alter the playback speed and pitch rate of audio files. | Mac | Demo | 2011-05-20 | 1 | 55db |
Slow Speed CD Transcriber 1.47 | A new way to slow down the speed of music in real-time without changing the pitch | Windows | Shareware | 2001-09-28 | 13 | 55db |
Anytune 3.5.1 | Anytune is the music practice app for musicians of all kinds, it allows you to slow down music, change the pitch, and repeat loops. | iPhone | Free | 2013-01-21 | 0 | 55db |
SPT-667 Phrase Trainer | Training and jamming tool for musicians. | Windows | Shareware | 2006-08-02 | 4 | 55db |
Audio Snail | Slow down music without any change in pitch | Windows | Demo | 2010-10-28 | 2 | 55db |
Transcribe! v8.31.1 | Software to help transcribing recorded music. | Linux | Shareware | 2013-01-21 | 0 | 55db |
Jam Player 2.1.1 | Jam Player is an intuitive iOS app that can manipulate song tempo and pitch, ideal for practice. | iPhone | Paid | 2013-04-03 | 0 | 55db |
Riffster v2900 | The musician's favorite practice tool -- Slow-motion audio. | Windows | Demo | 2007-11-05 | 4 | 55db |
Musician's Practice Edge | Slowdown audio and video. Zoom video. Other musician-specific features. NEW FEATURES ADDED JAN16 - Course Accelerators & Smart Metronome | Windows | Demo | 2016-03-22 | 0 | 55db |
Pulse Master v3.0 | Slow down music so you can learn new songs and techniques. | Windows | Demo | 2006-08-17 | 1 | 55db |
SlowBlast! | Slow CD audio and WAV to help you learn | Windows | Demo | 11 | 55db | |
Amazing Slow Downer v3.5 | Slows down music without changing the pitch. | Mac | Shareware | 2013-08-05 | 3 | 55db |
Yet Another Time Machine v0.6 | Adjust playback speed without changing the pitch of a recording. | Linux | Free | 2007-04-18 | 0 | 55db |
Transcribe! v8.31 | Software to help transcribing recorded music. | Mac | Shareware | 2012-11-07 | 1 | 55db |
iHearit 1.6 | Slow down music without changing pitch. | iPhone | Paid | 2010-09-12 | 0 | 55db |
Capo 2.0.1 | Helps you learn the songs in your iTunes library | Mac | Demo | 2010-08-24 | 0 | 55db |
Riffmaster Pro v3.0.5 | Gopanel 2 2 0 2. Slows down music and keeps the pitch. | Windows | Shareware | 2007-09-01 | 4 | 55db |
Screwlab Pro v1.0 | Screw, chop, and record your music with virtual turntables. | Windows | Shareware | 2005-10-12 | 2 | 55db |
TimeToy3xtreme v3.3 | Application for adding professional time-stretching effects to your soundfiles. | Mac | Shareware | 2007-02-23 | 0 | 50db |
ANYTUNE™ is the ultimate music practice app for singers, dancers and musicians of all kinds to slow down music, choose the perfect pitch, and learn to play by ear! Anytune free download - Anytune, Anytune for Existing Anytune Pro Customers - Choose the Perfect Pitch., Audio Pitch and Speed Player for Windows 10, and many more programs.
Anytune is an outstanding music slow downer app for musicians. Slow down music, choose the pitch & learn faster with the best music practice app for iOS. Anytune Mac — the ultimate desktop music practice app for musicians of all kinds. Musicians worldwide use Anytune on their iPads and iPhones to learn, transcribe or practice songs by slowing down the tempo, adjusting the pitch, repeating loops, setting navigation marks, sharing timed comments and much more. Anytune Pro+ - Slow Downer Music Practice Perfected. Anystone Technologies, Inc. Music Add to dashboard. Get widget Add keyword × Add new keyword for tracking Close Track keyword What is MetricsCat.
With the advancement of audio technology the ability to slow down the tempo of a song or change the key (pitch) of an existing song, has never been easier.
Being able to slow the tempo of a song can be extraordinarily valuable at times. Whether you are trying to decode and play a song like Eruption by Eddie Van Halen which is played on guitar at a lighting clip, deciphering something played by a jazz trio, transcribing a complete song, or simply have the need to change the key or tempo of a song -- any and all of these things can be accomplished --plus a lot more, by today’s top audio slow down software programs.
The biggest problem you may have is in choosing WHICH software program to buy. There are literally dozens of software programs available today that do time stretching (that’s what changing pitch and tempo is called in techie language), and unless you are an audiophile, you might have great difficulty in sorting through all of these choices. Hopefully that’s where we can assist you.
In our opinion the 12 points below are the most important characteristics to look for when selecting a slow down music software:
- Must maintain excellent audio quality from key and tempo change
- Must be able to export or save tempo and/or key changes permanently.
- Must have an easy-to-use wav file graphic interface
- Must have the ability to set or create multiple loops for repeated playing within a single file and each of these loops must be customizable
- Must be easy to use.
- Must be able to open and save in all of the most common audio file formats.
- The overall appearance should be high quality with a professional look and feel
- Should not only cover the basics, but give you room to grow as you advance
- Must have a FREE trial or demo
- Must have excellent customer support, with prompt < 24 hour response times. Real person support, by phone, is not absolutely required but desirable.
- Software must be a good value. Value does not necessarily mean a low price, rather it is pricing viewed with the overall features, benefits, quality, and content being factored into the mix.
As we mentioned previously, there are dozens of software programs that can do some of these things but most don’t do them all or do them well - or they don’t have a significant customer service component. We do not attempt to review all of these programs -- and would steer you away from buying them. What we have done is, selected the top handful of these programs and, reviewed them in details. The results of our investigation and reviews are found below.
Disclosure: We are a professional review site. We do not receive payments for the review of these products though, in some cases, we do receive commission payments when they are purchased. Nch mixpad masters 5 62.
- Song Surgeon
Professional - Song Surgeon
Standard - Riffstation
- Amazing Slow
Downer - Riffmaster Pro
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Song Surgeon Pro is our #1 rated product.
Riffstation (ver 1.6.3.0) is the new kid on the block..
Amazing Slow Downer (ver 3.5.7) was one of the.
Riffmaster Pro (ver 4) is a fairly popular program..
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SONG SURGEON PRO Based in the U.S
Song Surgeon Pro is our #1 rated product of the 5. SS Pro has a several unique features that Song Surgeon Standard does not have and several more again that 3rd ranked Riffstation does not. Song Surgeon Pro has a sophisticated scoring function, it has basic editing and basic recording features. It can automatically created 4-beat click tracks synced to the tempo of a song, and it also has the ability to detect or determine the key of a song. Lastly and very importantly, SS provides the most comprehensive support of any of the products with a 24/7 Help Desk, Training Videos and a written User Guide
SONG SURGEON STANDARD Based in the U.S
The Standard version of Song Surgeon is an excellent basic product, with excellent sound quality. In a head to head comparison the Standard model of Song Surgeon is simply a simply a better overall product. It can slow down tempo much further than Riffstation, its looping function is clearly superior and it has Speed Trainer, it detects key, which Riffstation does not, it can open and strip the audio from video files, it can export in a much larger variety of file formats and it can be used with a footpedal. None of these last features are found in Riffstation.
RIFFSTATION Based in Ireland
Riffstation is the new kid on the block when it comes to slow down type products. Riffstation has a very attractive and professionally designed interfaced geared toward guitarists. Riffstation maintains excellent quality on slow down, and like Song Surgeon has the ability to detect tempo and the chords found in a song. While it lacks several valuable features found in Song Surgeon it does have a few features not found in the Song Surgeon products, such as the ability to display the chord shapes for guitar, ukelelee, and piano.
AMAZING SLOW DOWNER Based in Sweden
Amazing Slow Downer was one of the first slow downers on the market but it hasn’t kept up with the times. While it has excellent sound quality, the interface is antiquated and could be much more user friendly. It does not display a wav form graph which can be very helpful for setting and refining loops. Lastly, it has no Help Desk and no substantial FAQ’s or knowledge base.
RIFFMASTER PRO Based in Australia
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Riffmaster Pro is a fairly popular program. It is easy to use and professional looking interface. However it has the poorest quality sound reproduction of any of the products. This is due to the fact that it uses a very old time-stretching algorithm that was designed to work with voice, not polyphonic music. While its sound quality can be a problem it has some nice features like the ability to open video files (strip the audio), looping creation and a playlist. These additional features offset the disadvantages of the lower quality audio and allow us to give it a ranking that is almost equal to ASD.