Speed Control for YouTube
To slow down a song on YouTube and learn it, play it in Mixtuby, open the track's settings and choose a speed below 1x. There are eight steps: 0.25x, 0.5x, 0.75x, normal, 1.25x, 1.5x, 1.75x and 2x. On youtube.com one speed applies to everything you watch. Here every track keeps a speed of its own, so the hard étude can sit at 0.5x while the piece after it plays at normal speed, and the player changes over by itself. The demo playlist on this page holds 30 calm, piano-led recordings from 30 different artists, opening with Vanessa Wagner playing Philip Glass's Etude No. 16.
Why It Works
Musicians have always slowed music down to learn it. A pianist takes a fast run at half tempo until the fingering is automatic, then moves up a step at a time. Guitarists use 0.75x to hear which notes in a quick lick are being played. Dancers mark a routine slowly before dancing it at full speed. At the other end of the scale, 1.5x gets you through a recorded lecture or a long interview in two thirds of the time.
Why Mixtuby
Speed is stored per track in your browser, and with a free account it travels with your playlists. Because playback goes through YouTube's official embedded player, nothing is downloaded and the view still counts for the artist. For a difficult passage, set an A-B loop around it and lower the speed, then raise the speed a notch each time it feels comfortable.
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How to Listen
Go up in small steps: 0.5x, then 0.75x, then normal speed.
Very slow speeds sound smeared. Use 0.25x to find notes, not to play along.
For talks and podcasts, 1.25x keeps voices natural while saving time.
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Slowing a song down is the first step. These help you bring it back up to tempo.
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Korg MA-2 Digital Metronome
Learn it at 70 percent, then climb a few clicks a day
Focusrite Scarlett Solo 4th Gen Audio Interface
Record yourself at full speed and compare it to the original
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Speed Control for YouTube — FAQ
What gift helps someone practise music at a slower speed?
A metronome lets them raise the tempo a little at a time once the slow version feels easy. A beginner audio interface lets them record themselves and hear what still needs work.
How slow can a YouTube video play in Mixtuby?
Down to 0.25x, which is a quarter of normal speed. The fastest setting is 2x.
Can each song in a playlist have a different speed?
Yes. Speed is saved for every track separately and applied when that track starts.
Does changing the speed change the pitch?
No. YouTube's player keeps the pitch the same, so a song at 0.5x is slower but stays in the same key.
Can I speed up lectures and podcasts?
Yes, up to 2x. Many people find 1.25x to 1.5x comfortable for speech.
Do I need an account to change the speed?
No. Speed control is free and works without signing in. An account only adds sync between devices.
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