Audacity Tutorial How to Slow Down Music for Practice Remix and Mashup

Audacity Tutorial How to Slow Down Music for Practice Remix and Mashup | Record Tutorial

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This 'how to record' in Audacity tutorial / lesson gives step by step instructions on how to slow down the speed of a song using Audacity.
/ buckydurddle
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Slowing down the speed, or tempo can be very useful for learning a new song or piece of music which is too fast for you. Slowing down a song's tempo is also useful when doing remixes or mashups.
Audacity has the ability to slow down or speed up a song with an effect called "Change Tempo." This effect will change the beats per minute of a song (tempo) without effecting the pitch of the music.
Follow these steps to change the tempo of your song using Audacity.
1. Open your music in Audacity
2. Select the section of the music you want to change. If you want to change the entire piece the go EDIT-SELECT-ALL
3. Go to the EFFECTS menu and select CHANGE TEMPO (not CHANGE SPEED)
4. You will now see the Change Tempo window.
5. You can use the slider to choose a percentage you wish to speed up or slow down you music, or you can manually put in the percentage.
6. You can click PREVIEW to hear a portion of how your music will sound.
7. When you are done click OK
8. If the tempo is not correct DO NOT do another tempo chance. First UNDO what you have already done and start over. This can be done by going EDIT-UNDO
Difference in CHANGE TEMPO and CHANGE SPEED
Change speed is much like speeding up a vinyl record. As you increase the speed both the pitch and tempo will increase. This means that your song will sound HIGHER and FASTER. Unless you want your recording to sound like chipmunks you need to use CHANGE TEMPO.
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@garzillathehedgehog7005 8 ай бұрын

Great tutorial, but... the captions are amazing! They're HILARIOUS!

@CaptSlog 6 жыл бұрын

I guessed there must be a way to slow music down so I could learn a guitar piece, and a google search pointed me to your video. Clear and concise instructions (but an awful example track :) ) Thank you.

@alexvachev228 5 жыл бұрын

This tutorial can be summed up in a 20 sec video. Thanx though, it worked.

@stevemarsh733 11 жыл бұрын

Thanks for that - now I'm off to learn the solo for The Curse of the Traveller by Chris Rea

@buckydurddle 11 жыл бұрын

You are welcome. Be sure to check out my other tutorials at my site MakeAndBreakEducation (link in the video description) Thank you, Andrew

@mrlinklink 10 жыл бұрын

Andrew, you're the man. Great information that is paced just right and easy to follow. Please continue your videos.

@buckydurddle 10 жыл бұрын

Hi MrLinkLink, Thanks. I have many more Audacity, recording and editing tutorials in my Video Guide to Audacity at my site MakeAndBreakEducation (link in the video description). Check it out. Thank you, Andrew

@anthonyaguirre7143 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video!

@owlnative8 11 жыл бұрын

thank you! this was very helpful.

@AxelGreenOfficial 11 жыл бұрын

Thanks really helped. You kept it nice and simple! :)

@nezabarom1 7 жыл бұрын

Very helpful, thank you bunches!

@seandyke7272 9 жыл бұрын

Very helpful... Thank you!

@maxdondada 10 жыл бұрын

Great video!

@buckydurddle 10 жыл бұрын

Hmmm I think so. Try it and see. If you would like to learn more about Audacity be sure to check out my other tutorials and Video Guide to Audacity at my site MakeAndBreakEducation (link in the video description). Lots to learn in there. Thank you, Andrew

@CALEBENGLISH43 8 жыл бұрын

Thanks! very helpful

@Toto99fan 11 жыл бұрын

Awesome. Thank you!

@buckydurddle 10 жыл бұрын

Thanks Max. If you would like to learn more about Audacity be sure to check out my other tutorials and Video Guide to Audacity at my site MakeAndBreakEducation (link in the video description). Lots to learn in there. Thank you, Andrew

@RichCrowley 8 жыл бұрын

Very helpful, thank you! And yes, 10,000 Days is a GREAT album! Lateralus is my personal favorite.

@YourFriendsAunt 12 жыл бұрын

thanks man. made a pretty cool mashup because of u

@buckydurddle 11 жыл бұрын

You're welcome. If you are new to Audacity be sure to check out my other tutorials and Video Guide to Audacity at my site MakeAndBreakEducation (link in the video description). Lots to learn in there. Thank you, Andrew

@buckydurddle 11 жыл бұрын

No problem, Be sure to check out my other tutorials at my site MakeAndBreakEducation (link in the video description) Thank you, Andrew

@zachmcmanus4859 8 жыл бұрын

YES!!!! EXACTLY WHAT I NEEDED THX!!!!!!!

@JCloyd-ys1fm 8 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@ComputerDude2600 9 жыл бұрын

Thanks man!

@MrVfiles 11 жыл бұрын

Hi Andrew, Thank you so much! I wished to do some song editing for an upcoming event and i had to slow down a portion of a song....with Change speed, the pitched was all messed up...but with Change Tempo, the pitch was intact and i got what i wanted...Thanks! :)

@buckydurddle 11 жыл бұрын

Sure you can that. If you are new to Audacity be sure to check out my other tutorials and Video Guide to Audacity at my site MakeAndBreakEducation (link in the video description). Lots to learn in there. Thank you, Andrew

@parameswararaoyadamreddy96 7 жыл бұрын

very nice thank you

@thevideogamemaster454 7 жыл бұрын

thank you vey much for this tutorial it helped out alot

@FinleyGomez 9 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much dude, this vid really helped

@oyuntugsbatbayar7732 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much :D

@flwolf2000 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!

@VegaH_ 8 жыл бұрын

thanks a lot

@kaislater9114 8 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Really helpful video!! You are really funny :)

@adriana.freire99 8 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Andrew. I'm using it to slow down songs to my students of English.

@Donyvi 11 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@Anamistoso 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks :)

@SegaJennesiss 7 жыл бұрын

going to use this to make vaporwave

@kimjoiegallentes6348 7 жыл бұрын

Cheers for the Video clip! Apologies for the intrusion, I am interested in your opinion. Have you heard about - Rozardner Stopping Sounds Reality (probably on Google)? It is a smashing one off guide for how to instantly slow down music by software minus the normal expense. Ive heard some awesome things about it and my close friend Aubrey finally got amazing success with it.

@DiamondCubedGaming 6 жыл бұрын

did it end up working?

@Zuuhle 9 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Now I can learn guitar solos much quicker! :D

@excitemint7712 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, im trying to learn how sign a song in american sign language but the song is just too fast for me to keep up and this will help a lot thanks!!!

@jimvanfleet3463 8 жыл бұрын

Hey Andrew, Great tutorial. I take it in the change tempo box ,, if you know the BPM you want you can just edit those boxes? Thanks Jim Australia

@ashleetaber6278 10 жыл бұрын

Thank you :)

@buckydurddle 10 жыл бұрын

You're welcome. If you are new to Audacity then check out all my tutorials on the Video Guide to Audacity (link in the video description). Lots to learn in there. Thanks, Andrew

@buckydurddle 11 жыл бұрын

Hi PinkYuriRiri, I will put it on my list of tutorials to do. Be sure to check out my other tutorials and Video Guide to Audacity at my site MakeAndBreakEducation (link in the video description) Thank you, Andrew

@canefan17 9 жыл бұрын

Wonderful. I'm using it for practicing and wondering is there a way I can get audacity on my iPhone and have the slowed down versions right there with me? (as oppose to dragging my PC to the piano every-time I want to learn a song)

@buildbanner7976 8 жыл бұрын

IF YOUR EFFECTS BAR IS GREY THEN CLICK THE STOP BUTTON (BIG RED BUTTON) AND IT WILL ENABLE. You cant change or edit song if it is PAUSED, DO NOT LEAVE ON PAUSE

@gibsongirldaydream 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I couldn't figure out why it was grey.

@fritz. 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks man, still saving people's time :D

@buckydurddle 11 жыл бұрын

Hi Varun, Glad it worked out. Be sure to check out my other tutorials and Video Guide to Audacity at my site MakeAndBreakEducation (link in the video description) Thank you, Andrew

@phrozensinger 11 жыл бұрын

Hello (: Thank you for making these video's! They are very helpful. I am currently recording One Day More from Les Mis, and I was wondering if you could answer my question. When I record my voice, I have two bars, like you do in this video. (Two bars of the same exact recording). How do I compact it into just once bar. I don't need the duplicate it has underneath because it simply takes up space. Thank you!

@japanlover1411 10 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much, it also makes it sound pretty cool. :D

@buckydurddle 10 жыл бұрын

My pleasure. If you are new to Audacity be sure to check out my other tutorials and Video Guide to Audacity at my site MakeAndBreakEducation (link in the video description). Lots to learn in there. Thank you, Andrew

@japanlover1411 10 жыл бұрын

Andrew Mercer Can you teach me how to make a song acapella?

@andrejastankovic2038 7 жыл бұрын

hi everyone ,if anyone else wants to uncover the amazing slow downer free try Lomonting Slow Music Mentor ( search on google ) ? Ive heard some awesome things about it and my m8 got great success with it.

@jacksonm3350 2 жыл бұрын

chopped and screwed baby thanks alot andy

@jakehobbs 9 жыл бұрын

can you save the audio that has been slowed down so when you save it and open it again it will play at the speed you slowed down it at?

@kmew94 11 жыл бұрын

I know this is sort of an old video but would it work if we slowed down an instrumental then recorded vocals over it at that tempo and then sped both back up to the normal tempo?

@simon-y2b 10 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much :)

@buckydurddle 10 жыл бұрын

You're welcome. If you are new to Audacity then check out all my tutorials on the Video Guide to Audacity (link in the video description). Lots to learn in there. Thanks, Andrew

@aliismail9076 10 жыл бұрын

Andrew Mercer Thanks very helpful

@MelodicEgghead 6 жыл бұрын

How do you ritardando on Audacity? How do you make the tempo go slower gradually instead of instantaneously? I am trying to slow down the ending to one of my songs but gradually not all at once... Thanks for the help!!!

@MrKr0be 12 жыл бұрын

How would you fix the sound breaking in the music like you had at 2:40?

@c_rix 8 жыл бұрын

Question, I want to clean a song I recorded from an old K7... Great old music by Mr Chuck Neufeld that I can´t find anywhere.

@hughfogarty2365 10 жыл бұрын

Andrew Mercer is there any way to align two songs to have the same beat or is it just a matter of guessing and retrying?

@dodo15631 10 жыл бұрын

Do you know any idea how to make it play normal speed to slow speed like old CD player when it's broken. Sorry for bad english. and Thanks

@MrGiGiGLAM 10 жыл бұрын

Hi im trying to make a remix of a song is there anyway to record while turning solo on and off?

@Evfan091 11 жыл бұрын

How do I Change the tempo back to normal after making other changes with the slower tempo?

@jfvirey 8 жыл бұрын

That's interesting. I've never done any editing of sound files, but as I'm learning Koine Greek, I was wondering whether I could use Audacity to slow down some of the Bible readings on KZfaq which I converted to mp3, and this would seem to do the trick.

@frasian001 9 жыл бұрын

is there a way to change the rate at which the song is playing without actually change the length of the song itself? kind of like in flash, where you lower the fps if your animation is too fast, instead of adding more frames.

@dsamshandil641 8 жыл бұрын

i hv separately recorded vocals and karaoke but m unable to adjust them both properly

@c_rix 8 жыл бұрын

When I like a channel I let the add stay there until I am sure KZfaq payed the KZfaqr (you). That means more than 30 seconds, right? I suggest you put your screen on top so people don´t feel the urge to take the add off too soon. Thank you for the great video class.

@ryanwilliams4223 6 жыл бұрын

can you slow down a song,save it then add it back to your recorder where it came from ? I need to slow down a song then put it back on my recorder so I can overdub lead guitar,I think my song may be too quick for me to keep up with it atm,is this doable ? thanks

@wariotalkingwithoutlungs 12 жыл бұрын

listen, I need to know if I can adjust tempo to have the audio reach a specified length but so far, no luck. Is it just been a hit and miss every time I adjust. HELP

@ziasfusion 7 жыл бұрын

Hi, I am using a song that is primarily drums. When I change tempo by 6% the drums start sounding very tinny already. Do you have any suggestions for this? Thank you.

@PinkYuriRiri 11 жыл бұрын

Could you do a tutorial on auto-tune? Please :3

@xyouthe 5 жыл бұрын

stupid gross beat wont work in fl studio and ableton (every 1st beat of 2nd bar and forward would be skipped) but this does it perfectly, thank you so much

@jpdigs2852 8 жыл бұрын

How can i do a clean mash-up? thanks a lot. ^^

@nsternat2253 10 жыл бұрын

Is there a way to slow down the speed gradually over time? Instead of a sudden change?

@tmartz101 12 жыл бұрын

How do you edit a mellow/love song into a party music using audacity?

@dariusritchi7906 8 жыл бұрын

is it possible to record at a slower speed, and then play the recorded track at normal speed? (this is a trick which I used to use on analog tape systems to enhance timing precision of percussion tracks). It seems to me that changing speed is only for playback and not for recording...

@aryakvn6051 8 жыл бұрын

i saw a video on youtube that he slowed down the windows xp startup sound to 24 hours without any quality issues .. how did he do that ??

@buckydurddle 11 жыл бұрын

Good question Phtozensinger. Go to Audacity Preferences and choose Devices. Under the recording heading choose Chnnels: 1(Mono) This will record a mono track from your mic. Be sure to SUBSCRIBE and check out my new Audacity site FreeAudacityTutorial Cheers, Andrew

@pvatsal99 10 жыл бұрын

is it possible to slow down a music without getting the length of it increased?

@streetniggalamp5490 4 жыл бұрын

dad you're blaming me pls go read your newspaper

@kristofersjekabsrozevskis6951 5 жыл бұрын

was tryna figure out how to make the lower speed more smoth but ok

@bashkillszombies 4 жыл бұрын

For some reason it only affected the first ten seconds for me. Even though I selected the entire track. God I hate buggy freeware software like Audacity. :(

@arkaidov 7 жыл бұрын

I keep selecting it but none of the effects will work (on mac)

@kellym555 7 жыл бұрын

unpause it

@bennyeuugh754 8 жыл бұрын

Every time I try to slow a song down my audacity crashes , why?

@buildbanner7976 8 жыл бұрын

Skip to 1:25 to actually begin the video.

@rbmunkin 9 жыл бұрын

Why is my effects menu all grayed out?

@mitchellseager7304 9 жыл бұрын

rbmunkin when you want to change effects, the recording must be stopped not paused. if you are pausing your sound, you cannot change it.

@rbmunkin 9 жыл бұрын

Tre Barker Thank you very much :)

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@CamoThePanda 11 жыл бұрын

งฉัน การเ thanks!

@rileymc9Gaming 8 жыл бұрын

Hey prntscr.com/8tlojk I can not use any of the effects I used select all and it will not work on effects

@rileymc9Gaming 8 жыл бұрын

+rileymc9 Nvm fixed

@aidanthefuzzy8104 8 жыл бұрын

+rileymc9 What did you do? I'm trying to make nightcore songs for my channel but it's all grey

@aidanthefuzzy8104 8 жыл бұрын

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@marsattack5956 7 жыл бұрын

how did you fixed?

@dynamitestalker4219 7 жыл бұрын

I'm trying to make vaporwave.

@luizo0094 7 жыл бұрын

lol

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