Changing speed and/or pitch

[runnerlister]

I am thinking of buying GoldWave. Its spec is highly impressive, BUT I will be using it ONLY for burning CD tracks so that I can change speed without changing pitch and vice versa (or change both pitch and speed), to help with music practice. I presume it will do the job, but do I need a product as complicated as GoldWave?

[runnerlister]

Whoops ~ I've just seen the "How do I sleep..." thread. Suppose I should have posted there. If I'd known what it meant. Still like to know if there's a simpler solution though.

[DougDbug]

Still like to know if there's a simpler solution though.

It should be fairly simple...

Effect -> Time Warp -> FFT will allow you to change the tempo while preserving pitch.

Effect -> Time Warp -> Rate will simply speed-up or slow-down the file (affecting both speed and pitch together, just like if you change the speed of a record or tape).

To alter the pitch without changing the tempo/speed, you can use Effect -> Pitch.

I presume it will do the job, but do I need a product as complicated as GoldWave?

GoldWave isn't really that complicated... for an audio editing program... But, audio editing can be complicated. If you are new to it, there are lots of concepts & terminology to learn. GoldWave does have a good user manual & help file, but you might need to look-up some terminology on Wikipedia, or ask questions here.

[runnerlister]

Many thanks DougDbug. If I can't find another very basic software tool which will do the job, the GoldWave route sounds easy enough.