Kevin Dean Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 I've heard about this can be handy for working stuff out by ear .Is it something you have to buy ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 perhaps a link would help ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Dean Posted March 15, 2018 Author Share Posted March 15, 2018 7 minutes ago, Geek99 said: perhaps a link would help ? I don't have a link I don't know anything about it , apart from someone told me that's what its called apparently ? I just wondered if anyone used it or perhaps I was being wound up . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 https://transcribe.en.softonic.com/?ex=REG-60. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambient Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 It’s free I used to use it a lot. It’s excellent enabling you to slow down a piece, yet keep its original pitch. You can focus on a section and loop it too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepurpleblob Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 I use it all the time. It's very useful and, IMO, a bit better thought through than similar offerings. The ability to speed up, slow down, change tuning, easily identify and loop over sections, fiddle with the EQ etc. etc. is incredibly useful. A tad old fashioned looking if that bothers you. In fact, I've bought it twice. Both the Linux and Mac versions (licenses are not transferrable). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt P Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 my tutor @dodge_bassuses this to help slow down songs, it can also pitch shift and isolate sections easily to make short loops for getting parts nailed down. i have been using a cheap app on my tablet called amazing slow downer which has most of the functionality of transcribe (which isn't available on android) recently i downloaded another similar program to my pc but i can't remember the name and i'm not at home at the moment. i tried transcribe but i'm using Linux and i couldn't get it to run under wine. i thought that Transcribe was only free for 30 days then you had to buy a licence? matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulWarning Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 doesn't Audacity do the same thing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepurpleblob Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 Just now, PaulWarning said: doesn't Audacity do the same thing? Not interactively. You can process a whole song but that's not much use if you just want to have a look at "that fiddly bit in the middle 8". I suppose it depends who you are. If you have to get the bassline for half a dozen covers for a gig tomorrow night then it's a really useful tool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepurpleblob Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 2 minutes ago, Matt P said: . i tried transcribe but i'm using Linux and i couldn't get it to run under wine. i thought that Transcribe was only free for 30 days then you had to buy a licence? There's definitely a Linux version. No need to run it under Wine. I use it all the time. Linux is now quite a reasonable proposition for musicy stuff. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt P Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 @thepurpleblob thanks! i'm not sure how i managed to miss the Linux version when i was sorting this at the weekend. i'm slowly getting to grips with linux as an os, still some teething problems with getting my Scarlett 2i4 to play happily with reaper but i think it's all user issues as i've been blindly trying stuff rather than following tutorials and help pages properly. i'm going to persevere with the alternative program for the moment as it hasn't yet asked for money and i'm super skint at the moment! Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulWarning Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 33 minutes ago, thepurpleblob said: Not interactively. You can process a whole song but that's not much use if you just want to have a look at "that fiddly bit in the middle 8". I suppose it depends who you are. If you have to get the bassline for half a dozen covers for a gig tomorrow night then it's a really useful tool. you can just select the bit you want press shift then play and it'll keep playing in that loop 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodge_bass Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 2 hours ago, Matt P said: my tutor @dodge_bassuses this to help slow down songs, it can also pitch shift and isolate sections easily to make short loops for getting parts nailed down. i have been using a cheap app on my tablet called amazing slow downer which has most of the functionality of transcribe (which isn't available on android) recently i downloaded another similar program to my pc but i can't remember the name and i'm not at home at the moment. i tried transcribe but i'm using Linux and i couldn't get it to run under wine. i thought that Transcribe was only free for 30 days then you had to buy a licence? matt Transcribe is only about 30dollars and I use it pretty much every day for teaching and for transcription. It’s such a powerful tool and I’ve not personally found anything else that approaches the quality of it. Highly recommend getting hold of it and probably best to buy if you can as it supports small company and a great product.... it would be a shame if it went out of business! I use a Mac desktop and a Mac laptop so I’m not sure how is with other platforms in terms of compatibility. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodge_bass Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 3 hours ago, thepurpleblob said: I use it all the time. It's very useful and, IMO, a bit better thought through than similar offerings. The ability to speed up, slow down, change tuning, easily identify and loop over sections, fiddle with the EQ etc. etc. is incredibly useful. A tad old fashioned looking if that bothers you. In fact, I've bought it twice. Both the Linux and Mac versions (licenses are not transferrable). I think the ability to mess with the EQ and also change octave’s is a fantastic tool for being able to pull out bass from the mix. Especially when it’s hidden in a dense mix with lots of other things going on. The stereo pan is also really useful when using backing tracks with bass pan to one side and I’ve also found that a lot of the older Motown and similar recordings have-bass panned to one side(!). The ability to effectively change key as well is great when working with singers who do things in different keys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodge_bass Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 3 hours ago, ambient said: It’s free I used to use it a lot. It’s excellent enabling you to slow down a piece, yet keep its original pitch. You can focus on a section and loop it too. It’s about $30 I think to buy and well worth it ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 Highly recommend 'Transcribe!' - I use it all the time, especially for teaching. Worth paying the small amount. I bought it years ago and when I've moved to new computers the owner has sent me a new activation code. Really useful with great algorithms for slowing audio down. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt P Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 12 minutes ago, dodge_bass said: It’s about $30 I think to buy and well worth it ! currently $39 which works out about £28, i need all my spare pennies at the moment to pay for a shiny new interface though! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulWarning Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 stuck record here, Audacity is free, I tried transcribe on a 30 free trial and found it didn't do anything I couldn't do with Audacity, the only thing it did better was it was clearer when you got slower that about 35% Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambient Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 22 minutes ago, dodge_bass said: It’s about $30 I think to buy and well worth it ! It used to be free. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 ... and these were all green fields. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepurpleblob Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 I'm off to install Audacity and report back. I have used it but not like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dood Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 I found Transcribe rather clunky and frustrating. Like Audacity, REAPER can do everything transcribe can. Reaper also has the benefits of being a full spec recording application too (DAW). So I would wholeheartedly recommend getting that. Dead easy to use! https://www.reaper.fm 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 Have used it for years and it is cheaper than one bass lesson. No brainer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnR Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 It is the single-most essential music software I own, and I have have a lot of software. Free trial then a small payment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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