[Green_mind]

I've got a voice sample off a friend who wanted me to make a song round it, just messing around. I want to make the vocals much slower, like when you play a tape slow or a record.
Anyone know of any free software on the net to may be slow the sound down by any chance? I got this cheap mixing software called logic hit kit I can bounce the tracks down into stereo and make into a wav. file, but I can't think of a way to slow this sample down. Any ideas and help much appreciated.

[SYRFox]

Windows recorder can do this actually, but that's not precise (it's 50% each time)

[Kosako]

Man, you should look for any audio editing software on the net, there are lot of cracked or patched or with keygen rar or zip software.

[Kosako]

You could try with soundforge. Or Adobe Audition 1.5 (I don't like the v3)

[Rob Instigator]

just change the setting from 45 to 33 rpm

[Green_mind]

Originally Posted by Rob Instigator

just change the setting from 45 to 33 rpm

haha, one of my friends always asks me to do this with a screaming trees record I got.

Thanks for the help already everyone, I'll check all the suggestions out.

[atsonicpark]

Sound recorder, go to "slow down".

Adobe audition, go to time stretch/pitch shift and you can compress the wav file.

There's a plugin for winamp called pacemaker I believe... and it does that, and you can convert the file into a wav.

Cakewalk does with the time shift/pitch shift.

Goldwave does it.

Actually, I'm pretty sure any sound program does that..

[o'connor]

i use audacity to record and you can change the speed of it. it's a free program and easy to use.

I rarely like slowed down vocals. They suck the majority of the time and they lack any ''personality'' overall.

[nicfit]

I like better downpitched (?) vocals rather than slowed down vocals.

[Green_mind]

Thanks everyone, the very basic software I got doesn't seem to do it, but it looks like there are plenty of options.

Downpitching? Just lowering the pitch of the vocals, that could work.

I wanted to slow it down mainly because I only got a couple of really small samples to work with, was thinking of stretching them out a bit more.

[Derek]

Weeeeeeeeen.

[leakyheadboy]

garage band!!!!!!!!!!!!

[o'connor]

ween is one of the worst bands of all time. they might even be worst than rush!

[atsonicpark]

fuckemos have the most ridiculous use of "Downpitched" vocals I think.

[Derek]

Originally Posted by o'connor

ween is one of the worst bands of all time. they might even be worst than rush!

Ween rule.

[atsonicpark]

ween have some okay stuff, yeah.

[ZEROpumpkins]

Originally Posted by Green_mind

I've got a voice sample off a friend who wanted me to make a song round it, just messing around. I want to make the vocals much slower, like when you play a tape slow or a record.
Anyone know of any free software on the net to may be slow the sound down by any chance? I got this cheap mixing software called logic hit kit I can bounce the tracks down into stereo and make into a wav. file, but I can't think of a way to slow this sample down. Any ideas and help much appreciated.

If you want to preserve pitch, it's a bit harder. You can put time stretching to great effect though, like Squarepusher does with drums on some tracks.

Works best if you're Autechre.

[atsonicpark]

Well it's pretty much impossible to slow it down to preserve the pitch completely but adobe audition's "compress wave" does that as best as you can. You're always gonna have some weird harmonics and clipping though if you RELALY slow something down and pitch it up.. but that's cool too.

Originally Posted by Green_mind

Thanks everyone, the very basic software I got doesn't seem to do it, but it looks like there are plenty of options.

Downpitching? Just lowering the pitch of the vocals, that could work.

I wanted to slow it down mainly because I only got a couple of really small samples to work with, was thinking of stretching them out a bit more.

You can do it by keeping the same length of the music/vocal line, or by stretching the length as long as you like.