![]() I use it as my main playback device for music when working with students or in my own studies. The ASD is the coolest device I have found in a long time, the controls are very easy and intuitive, it’s like a little CD layer that sits on your computer screen. ![]() There is also an EQ function that helps to mask certain sounds while you try to figure out hard to hear parts of a mix like a quiet rhythm guitar or background part. The ASD also allows you to select a region to play over and over again so you can learn a particular solo or phrase in a solo. This is especially valuable when working on old recordings whose pitch has changed because of tape speed fluctuations caused by transfers and for other reasons. You can also change pitch in small increments that allow you to “tune” an out of tune recording to you instead of having to retune your guitar to the recording. ![]() The beauty of ASD is that you are able to slow the music down by percentages to any speed you wish without changing the pitch or sound of the music at all. Their website is They have a few other music products as well. It is a piece of software developed by a Swedish company called Roni Music. Well, there is a product out there that can be used to study music right on your computer. This made everything sound pretty weird and messed up the timbre of what strings things were played on and other clues that helped one to figure out what was going on. The only problem was if you slowed it down by half, the pitch also dropped an octave. Back in the day with vinyl and tape it was possible to slow down recordings by changing the tape or turntable speed. Have you ever tried to figure out songs by ear from CDs or MP3s on your computer? Have you ever tried to play along with a song that you have the TAB for but everything just goes by too fast to keep up? Bet you wished you could slow the whole thing down and try to keep up. The Amazing Slow Downer The Amazing Slow-Downer by Roni Music
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