Change Pitch shifts a song or recording up or down in semitones while keeping its speed: to sing along in your range, to tune a track to your instrument or for fun. The song is processed in your browser and never uploaded.
How to change the pitch
- Choose a song, a recording or a video. The pitch starts at +2 semitones and the speed at 1×.
- Choose the Pitch, from −12 to +12 semitones. Leave Keep pitch when the speed changes ticked.
- Click Apply, listen, and try another value if needed. Then download.
How many semitones?
| Change | Semitones | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Half step | ±1 | Match a guitar tuned half a step down (−1) |
| Whole step | ±2 | Move a song into a comfortable singing range |
| Minor third | ±3 | A clearly lower or higher key |
| Fourth / fifth | ±5 / ±7 | Large key changes for a different voice type |
| Octave | ±12 | Same notes, one octave lower or higher |
One semitone is one key on a piano, including the black keys.
For singers
Sing along with the original first. If the chorus is out of reach, lower the song by 2 semitones and try again; if the verses feel too low and quiet, raise it by 1 or 2. Most people find their key within three semitones of the original. Changes of that size also sound the most natural, because the singer’s voice on the track does not shift too far from its real sound.
For karaoke in your own key, first remove the vocals with the Karaoke Maker and then change the pitch of the instrumental here.
For musicians
- Detuned recordings: many bands tune half a step down. Shift the track by +1 to play along in standard tuning, or −1 the other way round.
- Transposing instruments: move a backing track into a key that suits a saxophone, a trumpet or a capo position.
- Learning by ear: combine a pitch change with a slower speed in Change Audio Speed to work out a fast part.
Good to know
Pitch and speed are processed separately, so the tempo stays the same. If you turn Keep pitch off, the Pitch setting is disabled and the pitch follows the speed instead, like a record played faster or slower.