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S. M. Hutchens

The Fairy Tale God: Truth and Deceit in Children’s Fiction

MarkAble - $15

MarkAble is designed for audiobook listeners who own an Apple iPod, or who use iTunes to listen to such books. Or podcast listeners wanting to be able to combine and bookmark their saved files.

Amazing Slow Downer is available at www.ronimusic.com

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Pros:

• Plays tracks from CDs, CD-RW, .WAV files and MP3

• Independent control over pitch and speed.

• A simple measn for changing keys: - 2 drops the pitch 2 half steps.

• Numerous loop playback controls.

• Available for PCs and Mac (The competing SlowGold is for PCs only.)

• Doesn't add files to your harddrive!

Other Points:

• Speed: 20% to + 200%

SlowGold






SlowGold is available for $49.95 — and there's a stripped down version called SlowBlast for $19.95. SlowGold appears to be the best offering for the PC.






You'll find information about SlowGold at the SlowGold's home page at:

http://www.worldwidewoodshed.com/

There's a collection of reviews at:

http://www.worldwidewoodshed.com/reviews.htm

And a product comparison sheet at:

http://www.worldwidewoodshed.com/compare.htm

Plays tracks from CDs, CD-RW, .WAV files and MP3.

• Good sound quality.

• Independent control over pitch and speed.

Speed range: 5% to 200%

Other Variable-Speed CD Software for Macintosh Computers

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Retro CD 1.5 is a shareware utility that plays music CDs at any speed from 0% (that righ, full stop) up to 800%. You can download a free demo from the Internet. It comes with a four-hour trial period. And registration costs only $10!




Retro CD is available only on the Internet. You can download RetroCD from a number of Internet sites. However, finding RetroCD on the Internet can be a challenge. So I've provided some extensive notes below.




While RetorCD is a useful tool, bear in mind, unlike the current crop of CD utilities, RetroCD's playback speed and pitch are intertwined. In true "retro" fashion, when you change the speed the pitch changes proportionally — just as if you were using a variable speed turntable or tape deck! However with Retro CD, half-speed playback sounds much clearer than with cassette or vinyl, and you won't wear out you records or tapes! But as mentioned, with the speed set to 50%, the pitch drops an octave.