best way to slow down audio

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2012/08/28 17:31:02 (permalink)

best way to slow down audio

I never have to do this but I now need to slow down some audio to pick out a part. 
It seems I've read of people using audio snap for this (something I never use) but there's a gazillion references in the manual...I know it's a powerful tool but I just need to slow a piece of music down by about half without changing pitch...can someone tell me a quick way of doing this?
Thanks very much,
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    Jones Studio
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    Re:best way to slow down audio 2012/08/28 17:41:12 (permalink)
    In Sonar highlight the track and go to "process" and then (i think) "length" (you'll find it) and experiment with percentages.

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    Re:best way to slow down audio 2012/08/28 19:03:54 (permalink)
    Right click the clip itself, choose 'process effect/audio effects/Cakewalk/' then choose Time/Pitch Stretch 2 and tweak to taste.
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    Re:best way to slow down audio 2012/08/28 19:16:17 (permalink)
    I use Audacity for this kind of thing.
     
    It's quick, simple and free.

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    Re:best way to slow down audio 2012/08/28 19:52:59 (permalink)
    If you do this often, I can't speak highly enougn of Transcribe
    http://www.seventhstring.com/xscribe/overview.html

    it's $39 but what a wonderful tool.

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    Re:best way to slow down audio 2012/08/29 12:54:49 (permalink)
    Thanks very much my friends!

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    Re:best way to slow down audio 2012/08/29 13:22:24 (permalink)
    This is an area where Roland's R-Mix technology REALLY shines.  It is the best tool I have found for learning new parts.  The BAD news is that R-Mix isn't available in Sonar X1.  The GOOD news is that it is an announced feature in the upcoming X2 version.  AND it is currently available standalone.


    Not only can you change speed but you can...
    - change pitch
    - isolate (to a very large degree) one instrument in the mix.
    - move an instrument in the stereo field.


    I recently used the tool for a friend who was trying to learn a harmony part to a song but was having trouble hearing it in the mix.  Just using a commercial CD mix it was very quick and easy to greatly enhance the harmony part, reduce the level of some instruments and the lead vocal, move it to be panned center - and then transposed the entire arrangement to the key she would be singing in.


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    Re:best way to slow down audio 2012/08/29 13:28:16 (permalink)
    hold down control and drag out the end of the clip till it reads 150%. Then bounce to clip

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    Re:best way to slow down audio 2012/08/29 22:45:03 (permalink)
    Adobe Soundbooth, has a great tool for changing audio tempo without affecting pitch.
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    Re:best way to slow down audio 2012/08/30 01:09:00 (permalink)
    perfectprint


    hold down control and drag out the end of the clip till it reads 150%. Then bounce to clip
    Iv'e been wondering about this one too,but don't you have to be in a specific part[with the mouse pointer]of the clip,before it has that "yellow" line underneath,with the percentage value?
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