Audio Speed

Audio Speed Changer

Make lectures, podcasts and voice notes faster or slower without the chipmunk effect. Pick a preset or a custom speed, check the expected length, and download the result — processed on your device.

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1. Audio file

Local · not uploaded

Drop an audio file here

or click to browse

MP3 · WAV · FLAC · OGG · OPUS · WEBM AUDIO

Processing uses the bundled open-source libav.js engine (FFmpeg libraries, LGPL-2.1), loaded from this site only. Licences and source code.

2. Speed & format

Pitch preserved

About this tool

About Audio Speed Changer

Audio Speed Changer makes audio faster or slower while keeping its pitch. Choose a preset from 0.5× to 2× or any custom speed from 0.25× to 4×, see the expected new length, and save the result as MP3, WAV, FLAC, Ogg Vorbis or Opus. Time stretching uses FFmpeg’s atempo filter in libav.js, an open-source WebAssembly build of FFmpeg’s libraries loaded from this site, running in your browser.

Speeding up lectures and podcasts saves time; slowing down music or language lessons makes them easier to follow. Simply changing the playback rate also changes the pitch, while a time-stretch filter keeps voices natural. Large changes — below 0.5× or above 2× — use several filter passes and can sound less natural.

How to use

Step by step

  1. Drop an MP3, WAV, FLAC, Ogg, Opus or WebM audio file onto the upload area.
  2. Listen to the original and check its length.
  3. Pick a speed preset or type a custom speed between 0.25× and 4×.
  4. Check the expected output length shown under the speed.
  5. Choose the output format and bitrate.
  6. Press Change speed, listen to the result and download it.
Key features

What it offers

  • Pitch-preserving speed change with FFmpeg’s atempo filter
  • Presets for 0.5×, 0.75×, 1×, 1.25×, 1.5× and 2×
  • Custom speeds from 0.25× to 4× with validation
  • Original and expected output length shown before processing
  • Multi-pass processing for very slow or very fast speeds, clearly noted
  • MP3, WAV, FLAC, Ogg Vorbis and Opus output
  • Real progress and a Stop button
  • Runs locally — nothing is uploaded
Best practices

Tips for best results

  • Use 1.25×–1.5× for speech; most listeners still understand it easily.
  • Use 0.75× for practising music or language listening.
  • Avoid extreme speeds for music — artefacts become audible.
  • Choose WAV or FLAC if you will process the audio again.
  • Listen to the result before replacing the original.
Benefits

Why people use it

Natural sound

Pitch stays the same.

Time-saving

Shorter playback for long recordings.

Private

Processing happens on your device.

Predictable

Expected length shown in advance.

FAQ

Common questions

No. The tool uses FFmpeg’s atempo filter, which stretches or compresses time while keeping the pitch. Very large changes can sound less natural.
Presets from 0.5× to 2×, or any custom speed from 0.25× to 4×. Speeds below 0.5× or above 2× are applied in several tempo-filter passes, which may slightly affect quality.
No. The speed change runs in your browser with a bundled open-source engine (libav.js, FFmpeg libraries compiled to WebAssembly) loaded from this website.
Input: MP3, WAV (16/24-bit PCM, 32-bit float), FLAC, Ogg Vorbis, Ogg Opus / .opus and WebM audio. Output: MP3, WAV (16-bit), FLAC (16-bit), Ogg Vorbis and Opus. M4A/AAC is not supported.
The expected length is the original length divided by the speed — for example a 30-minute file at 1.5× becomes 20 minutes. The result shows the actual decoded length.
Yes. The audio is decoded, time-stretched and encoded again, so lossy formats lose a little quality. At 1× the audio is only re-encoded.
Files up to 300 MB and up to 30 minutes of output (after the speed change), to stay within browser memory.
Private by design

This runs entirely in your browser

No file or text you enter here is uploaded. Encoding and decoding happen on your device using native browser APIs — close the tab and nothing remains on a server.

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