Change audio speed

Export lecture or meeting recordings at 1.5× or 2× for faster listening. With “Keep pitch” on, voices stay natural and intelligible.

Settings

How to use

  1. 1

    Add audio

    Drop the audio or video whose speed you want to change.

  2. 2

    Choose the speed

    From 0.5× to 3×. With “Keep pitch” on, only the speed changes and voices keep their natural pitch.

  3. 3

    Run and save

    The lengths before and after are shown once processing finishes.

How pitch is preserved

Simply speeding up audio raises the pitch (the chipmunk effect). This tool uses WSOLA, which splits the waveform into short segments and shifts where they overlap, shortening the time without changing the pitch. It works well for speech and lectures.

Music may show slight wobble above 1.5×. If pitch does not matter, turning “Keep pitch” off gives a cleaner result.

Frequently asked questions

Does the pitch change?

Not with “Keep pitch” on. Turn it off and the pitch changes in proportion to the speed.

Can I change the speed of a video?

This tool outputs audio only. Use “Change video speed” to change the picture as well.

What is the maximum speed?

3×. Faster than that becomes hard to follow, so it is not offered.

Can I slow audio down?

Yes. 0.5× and 0.75× are available, which helps with language listening practice.

Help us improve the service

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What is sent

The tool you used and the settings you chose (output format, quality, etc.), your device specs (GPU, memory, core count), the input format with a rough size, how many files succeeded or failed and how long it took, and the error type and details when something fails.

What is never sent

The files themselves, file names, text, subtitles or prompts you add to a video, and IP addresses. The data goes only to this site's own server, never to a third-party service.

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