Can Sonar slow down music for practicing?

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2011/06/29 11:00:58 (permalink)

Can Sonar slow down music for practicing?

Does anyone know if I can slow down music in Sonar without changing pitch? I'd like to do this to slow down, and loop parts of songs for learning purposes.

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    ericyeoman
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    Re:Can Sonar slow down music for practicing? 2011/06/29 11:49:55 (permalink)
    Not easy AFAIK. There's a thread here:

    http://forum.cakewalk.com/tm.aspx?m=1871919

    I did spot this today Rubber Band, which looks interesting.

    £5.99 (GBP), and there is a demo.

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    Re:Can Sonar slow down music for practicing? 2011/06/29 14:39:02 (permalink)
    At least in SONAR PE 6 it's easy, but to be safe, you better save the slowed down track as a separate file.

    I've used Process>Length to slow down or speed up songs, but I've never tested it's limits to see how big a change it tolerates. It's not a real time FX though, which you can toggle on/off. You have to convert the track, which is clumsier than what you're looking for, perhaps.
     
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    Re:Can Sonar slow down music for practicing? 2011/06/29 14:41:39 (permalink)
    Its easy in sonar 6,7,8 and 8.5. Just use audio snap. It works great! You can go from 120BPM to 60BPM with no artifacts

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    Re:Can Sonar slow down music for practicing? 2011/06/29 20:37:06 (permalink)
    Another option is to download Amplitube 3 Free.

    It has what they call "Speed Trainer" for exactly the purpose you want.

    I use it a bit, just dro a .wav file in, and choose how much to slow it with the slider, and start practicing.

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    Re:Can Sonar slow down music for practicing? 2011/06/29 23:39:07 (permalink)
    Thanks CjaysMusic- I now have a reason to learn Audio Snap!

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    Re:Can Sonar slow down music for practicing? 2011/06/29 23:40:21 (permalink)
    Sounds good cliffr - I'll check this out too - thanks!

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    Re:Can Sonar slow down music for practicing? 2011/06/30 06:00:48 (permalink)
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    Its easy in sonar 6,7,8 and 8.5. Just use audio snap. It works great! You can go from 120BPM to 60BPM with no artifacts


    Have you tried this in X1 yet CJ?

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    Re:Can Sonar slow down music for practicing? 2011/07/02 02:57:48 (permalink)
    I've used Process>Length to slow down or speed up songs, but I've never tested it's limits to see how big a change it tolerates. It's not a real time FX though, which you can toggle on/off. You have to convert the track, which is clumsier than what you're looking for, perhaps.
     

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    Re:Can Sonar slow down music for practicing? 2011/07/03 12:34:25 (permalink)
    CJaysMusic
    Its easy in sonar 6,7,8 and 8.5. Just use audio snap. It works great! You can go from 120BPM to 60BPM with no artifacts
    Even using the RadiusMixAdvanced algorithm, I've never been able to get an AS'd mix artifact free.  On individual parts... yea, pretty good (like solo piano or bass or drums).  AudioSnap is a great tool, but it does have it's limitations. 

    For your purposes of practicing, it's perfect... I'd agree.

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    Re:Can Sonar slow down music for practicing? 2011/07/03 12:52:50 (permalink)
    I am in the same boat with Ian.  Most times I cant even quantize parts by small amounts with no artifacts, forget about changing the tempo drastically.


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    Re:Can Sonar slow down music for practicing? 2011/07/06 23:55:36 (permalink)
    Even using the RadiusMixAdvanced algorithm, I've never been able to get an AS'd mix artifact free.  On individual parts... yea, pretty good (like solo piano or bass or drums).  AudioSnap is a great tool, but it does have it's limitations. 


    Sorry to hear that, but its very possible. Im not the only one that can change the tempo of songs without any artifacts. it works and it works great for this. I hate to say it, but user error is the reason why you cant achieve this.

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    Re:Can Sonar slow down music for practicing? 2011/07/06 23:57:02 (permalink)
    Have you tried this in X1 yet CJ?

    No I have not.

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