User Guide

Chapter 12: Other New Features 51
Chapter 12: Other New Features
Half-speed (and slower) Audio playback without affecting pitch! Open a MP3/WAV/WMA or audio CD track,
and play back at 1/2, 1/4, or 1/8 speed. This is great for transcribing or analyzing audio.
To open an audio file, choose the new menu option File | Open Audio (WAV, WMA, MP3, WMV). This will open an
audio file in WAV, MP3, Windows Media Player, or CD Audio format.
To play it at a slower speed, choose the desired speed on the Play | Tempo menu.
Using the Half-Speed Audio feature to help you transcribe a piece of music.
Once you open the Audio file, open the Audio window and you can see the audio data on the track.
Choose “Half-speed tempo” (Ctrl+minus (-) hot key). Ctrl+equals (=) returns to normal tempo. (Use the Play |
Tempo menu for slower speeds like 1/4, 1/8.)
Highlight the range that you want to hear, and then press “Play Selected Area.”
You can then move around the window to play different sections as you
transcribe the recording.