THE TRANSCRIBE! APP
How to use it to practice and learn music.

Many computer programs can be found that will slow down the playback of music without changing the pitch. My favorite is “Transcribe!” Yes, the name includes the exclamation point—kind of like the musical, Oklahoma! It is available as a download from SeventhString.com. They offer a 30-day free trial. The purchase price is only $39. It was developed and continues to be updated/improved by Andy Robinson, a guitarist.

Whether video or audio, make your life easier by using a computer app to slow down the music and video without changing the pitch. It is inexpensive (a one-time purchase with forever free updates, no subscription) and full of features.

Check out the website. If you’re a geek or a science guy you will find the explanations of how the program works fascinating. The mathematics required to do what Transcribe! does is amazing and very complex.

The best way to explain how this program works is with the following videos. PLEASE NOTE: Although I enthusiastically recommend the Transcribe! software program, I have absolutely no financial or otherwise connection with it, and do not benefit in any way should you decide to try it out or purchase it.

The first video clip shows the basic way you would use the program to improve your tremolo:

This next clip shows how you can use video in the program to improve your technique. It's amazing. Watch:

Now, watch how you can use Transcribe! to play along with and practice with another guitarist:

Stay with me here. Watch the next video clip explaining how to figure out unpublished music from a recording or steal fingerings from the likes of John Williams, Tommy Emmanuel, and David Russell.

Finally, watch how you can use Transcribe! to learn unpublished music for piano and other instruments: