Program to transpose song and change speed

[Simon Max]

I've downloaded the Yamaha chord tracker app, available for Android and iphone. It does a half decent job of identifying chords.
I found it very useful for transposing songs, so that we ( my kids on keyboard and myself on piano accordion) can play along on easier scales.
It also has the ability to change playback speed, so it can be used to play along tricky pieces at a slow speed.

Yamaha chord tracker for android


I'm sure there are other programs / utilities that do this.

I would like to have this ability on a PC, and I have some difficulty getting this app to play songs that I added to my tablet.
Any suggestions?
Simon

 

[jozz]

I've downloaded the Yamaha chord tracker app, available for Android and iphone. It does a half decent job of identifying chords.
I found it very useful for transposing songs, so that we ( my kids on keyboard and myself on piano accordion) can play along on easier scales.
It also has the ability to change playback speed, so it can be used to play along tricky pieces at a slow speed.

Yamaha chord tracker for android


I'm sure there are other programs / utilities that do this.

I would like to have this ability on a PC, and I have some difficulty getting this app to play songs that I added to my tablet.
Any suggestions?
Simon

VLC Player

+12 -12 semitones pitch change, and change playback speed (up or down).

 

[Ventura]

this is an area where MIDI is superior on computer...

because it is simply data, you can change the tempo
without any negative affect on the sound, as you
do with an sound file because the audio is stretched
or shmushed

secondly, transposing also has no negative affect since you
simply select all tracks except channel/track 10, then
apply your transpose value

highlighting and then printing out the melody line is usually pretty easy too,
though you can often just let notes scroll across the screen depending on the
sequencing software you are using

sound quality of your MIDIfile playback can range from kind of casio sounding
to CD quality, depending on the internal or external MIDI Sound Module
you use for the "orchestra"

there are gazillions of MIDI files out there on the Internet
(check VanBasco for a starting point)

vanBasco's MIDI Search

and you will likely find many of the titles you want to learn..
some are great some are again kind of hokey, but they work

there is some fine sequencer software out there for free as well as
the professional studio level stuff

 

[Simon Max]

VLC Player

+12 -12 semitones pitch change, and change playback speed (up or down).

Thanks Jozz, I use vlc, but I guess I never took the time to learn the options.

 

[JeffJetton]

A big step up from the old way of changing the speed and key: Playing the 45 at 33 RPM.

 

[Simon Max]

this is an area where MIDI is superior on computer...

because it is simply data, you can change the tempo
without any negative affect on the sound, as you
do with an sound file because the audio is stretched
or shmushed

secondly, transposing also has no negative affect since you
simply select all tracks except channel/track 10, then
apply your transpose value

highlighting and then printing out the melody line is usually pretty easy too,
though you can often just let notes scroll across the screen depending on the
sequencing software you are using

sound quality of your MIDIfile playback can range from kind of casio sounding
to CD quality, depending on the internal or external MIDI Sound Module
you use for the "orchestra"

there are gazillions of MIDI files out there on the Internet
(check VanBasco for a starting point)

vanBasco's MIDI Search

and you will likely find many of the titles you want to learn..
some are great some are again kind of hokey, but they work

there is some fine sequencer software out there for free as well as
the professional studio level stuff

Hi Ventura,
What a wealth of songs and linked sites. I got lost in all the links ( and them fell asleep before getting around to thank you).

As I am learning to use Musescore ( taking a course on Udemy) I will definitely go the MIDI way for any song I can find there.

Thanks a lot,
Simon

 

[Simon Max]

A big step up from the old way of changing the speed and key: Playing the 45 at 33 RPM.

I still own a Realistic ( Radio Shack) cassette player that allows you to slow down the playing and correct the pitch.
I bought it about 30 years ago when I was responsible for having some lectures ( of Reb Bienush Finkel OB"M) transcribed for publishing.

 

[Corinto]

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