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Piano Board => Performance => Topic started by: eyeballnick on November 04, 2006, 01:33:07 PM

Title: Slowing down the Pieces!!!
Post by: eyeballnick on November 04, 2006, 01:33:07 PM

Hi, im learning a piece and on a phrase i cant quite get it right, i find it easy to learn if i hear the piece played. However on a peticular part i can hear what is exacly going on, due to speed of the piece, is there anyway on media play, itunes or whatever, im willing to download programs too....anywas, a way to slow the piece down so i can hear the recording played much slower.......
           Thanks......Nick

Title: Re: Slowing down the Pieces!!!
Post by: freakofnature on November 04, 2006, 01:45:36 PM

There's a program called 'Amazing Slow Downer' (what a silly name :D). Just google it - it does exactly what you want. I've used it some time ago to transcribe songs for guitar that were much too fast.

Title: Re: Slowing down the Pieces!!!
Post by: aaron_ginn on November 04, 2006, 02:07:58 PM

Windows Media Player will play songs at half/double speed.  If you want more control than that you'll probably need to download additional software.  There's a free digital audio editor called Audacity that should be able to time shift in any scale.  Haven't tried doing it, but the software is excellent.