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Transcribe! is one Nifty Program

Here are 9 reasons why you really should look into it:

• It is far superior to iTunes and other audio players (or worse, YouTube!) in just finding your spot. Ever try to transcribe a tune using YouTube? Forget about getting to your spot instantly (wheel galore! But also inaccurate). With Transcribe! you can quickly navigate to exactly where you need to be. And I mean exactly– down to the very note! Or explore a fraction of the beat. Zoom into that waveform until it fills your screen!
• Awesome key commands to make navigating the song a breeze!
• Speed up or slow way down without changing the key!
• Change the key of any song (Working with singers, anyone?)
• Loop sections and shed!
• Boost frequencies to hear certain instruments better!
• Set section markers, measure markers or even beat markers!
• Export transposed or slowed down files for students, band mates…!
• Even slow down videos and zoom in down to the exact note!

Yes, there are other programs that can fulfill basic slow down/speed up functions – even free ones like Audacity. There is the “Amazing Slow-downer” and iPhone app I like, AnyTune Pro.

But Transcribe!‘s cool features and intuitive layout, great algorithms (minimizing mickey-mousing when changing tempo or keys) and killer exporting options make it by far my favorite of the lot.