I tend to use Audacity to complement what I do in GarageBand (for instance, using Audacity to convert file formats - or compress, remove clicks etc. It’s been a very stable and reliable product. Or you can always choose ‘Undo’ (file menu > Edit > Undo…) if you don’t like the changes you’ve made. If not, just select the option and click on Preview. You can shift it up or down… the menu options are quite self-explanatory. Import the track into Audacity (file menu > Project > Audio Import)Ģ) Once the track is imported, select the entire track (file menu > Edit > Select > All)ģ) After making your selection, go to file menu > Effect > Change Pitch.Ĥ) With the Change Pitch option box, tweak the settings as needed. Pitch coarse - Change the base pitch in semitones. The basic steps in transposing a track in Audacity goes like this:ġ) Fire up Audacity.
Here’s another way, using Audacity ( ), which is a free open-source audio recording, editing and - to some extent - a mixing software. changing the ‘key’ or pitch, without changing the tempo). Earlier, I shared what I’d learned about transposing tracks in GarageBand (i.e.