Members Fenderman1991 Posted February 19, 2011 Members Share Posted February 19, 2011 I'm trying to get a jazz solo down, but it seems to me that the only tab is wrong in that every time I play it, even thought I'm playing it as written perfectly, when I match it up to the actual song, I always get lost. Not because it's too fast, it just sounds like the tab has me playing too many or not enough notes so it doesn't match up...I was wondering if there were any programs to slow it down so I can see for sure?Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members soundcreation Posted February 19, 2011 Members Share Posted February 19, 2011 pretty sure you can slow down tempos in nearly any DAW. Audacity does it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bubbluz Posted February 19, 2011 Members Share Posted February 19, 2011 Windows media player will do it too . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mockchoi Posted February 19, 2011 Members Share Posted February 19, 2011 Audacity is my pick too. You can highlight a selection, drop the tempo while keeping the pitch, and loop it. Works great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bonaventura Posted February 19, 2011 Members Share Posted February 19, 2011 +1 on audacity here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The Machman Posted February 19, 2011 Members Share Posted February 19, 2011 I've used Audacity quite a bit, it's a bit of hassle to use but works great. I also like to use it to change the pitch of a song from (usually) Eb to E to play along with my standard tuned guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Arr0wHead Posted February 19, 2011 Members Share Posted February 19, 2011 The alternative approach would be to use an app like Guitar Pro. Load a tab in GP, and you can hear it at full speed (to be sure it sounds right compared to the original) and then you can use the speed trainer function to start super slow and gradually work your way up to speed. I've found myself that many times something in a tab sounds wrong because at slow speed I'm emphasizing the wrong notes or phrasing too exact to the metronome, when the final sped up lick concentrates more on starting and ending notes, etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Felix959 Posted February 19, 2011 Members Share Posted February 19, 2011 Do you have a PC? If so, download BestPractice. It's a freeware program that allows you to slow down or speed up mp3s, as well as tweak the pitch. So even if the album version of the song is a few clicks sharp, you can bring it back down to standard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members paulisme Posted February 19, 2011 Members Share Posted February 19, 2011 VLC media player is another one for Mac and PC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Marc G Posted February 19, 2011 Members Share Posted February 19, 2011 +1 on audacity here... yeah... Audacity is my go to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members faberbz Posted February 19, 2011 Members Share Posted February 19, 2011 Audacity will do the job. GarageBand can, too. For the non-free guitar trainers and mp3 slow-downer apps, you could also use the demo of one. The advantage to some of those apps is that you can mute/reduce vocals, filter out other instruments, change key, etc. A friend of mine uses the demo of Amazing Slow Downer which apparently has no expiration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Eddie Posted February 19, 2011 Members Share Posted February 19, 2011 You'll find a thorough discussion here:http://acapella.harmony-central.com/showthread.php?2713361 Audacity is not bad, but in my experience I've preferred other alternatives. Some are not free, but offer a lot of bang for the buck. Paid stuff usually uses better algorithms so sound quality is typically better. Processing speed may also be a factor. These issues are more evident as slower tempos are used. More comparisons here (in French):http://fr.audiofanzine.com/pitch-shifter-time-stretcher/editorial/dossiers/de-l-etirement-et-de-la-hauteur-partie-1.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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