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Software for slowing down tunes for learning

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I would be grateful for advice on software that can be used to slow down recorded tunes. This is so I can learn by ear, pick up tips on ornamentation etc.
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The one most seem to use, (including me), is Amazing Slow Downer.

Here's where you can get the freeware version: http://downloads.gufile.com/V1/amazing- ... OgodOlEAIQ

The full product is available here: http://www.ronimusic.com/
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Best Practice is open source freeware that works quite well. Audacity is ditto recording software that has a speed/pitch changing function.
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ASC PRO is the one I use from android marketplace, if you want a slowdowner on your phone.
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The apple any anytune free is legendary. Great for picking through ornamentation and hearing oneself play too. You can slow it down to 50 percent of usual tempo. Jlpsix
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The Media Player that comes with Windows 7 has some basic functionality for this:
Mouse right click >> Enhancements >> Play speed settings
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Play It Slow is an excellent Open Source program for Linux. free. Quite similar to
BestPractice.

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If you are an iPhone/iPad user, both TunePal and theCraic offer this capability (and a lot more as well).

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I've been a huge fan of "Transcribe" for many years:

http://www.seventhstring.com/

Slows down both audio and video files, allows you to set markers, adjust pitch independent of speed, export files, etc.

Available on Mac, Windows, and Linux.
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Any recommendations for similar, for Android-based phones?

Being able to mark would be very useful.
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In the App Store there is a program called "Replayer." It is super easy to use even for someone who could never get the Amazing Slow Downer to work. Anyway, Replayer does exactly what I want--nothing fancy. I don't know if it works on a PC or other devices because the stack of old PCs in my closet all were destroyed by viruses. But I can vouch for it on my Macs, which have been cruising along for 8, 3, and 1 years respectfully. Worth looking at.
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The best free software is easily Sonic Visualizer. It is flat out amazing:

http://www.sonicvisualiser.org/

Some of the plugins do things that many people will tell you can't be done.
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Re: Software for slowing down tunes for learning

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Hi Everyone who responded.

Thank you very much for your help.

Cheers

John
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