> I didn't explain my purpose for using Audacity. I use it to play MP3 files, but also> to change their tempo while preserving the pitch so I can learn drum and guitar parts> for complicated riffs. It's excellent for this purpose. I've tried a few other tempo> control apps before but they were excessively choppy. It's been a while so if anyone> can recommend one that works better than Audacity these days, I'd love to hear it. good old mplayer again: $ mplayer -af scaletempo -speed 0.7 file.mp3 speed can then be altered on the fly with [ ] and { }_______________________________________________Linux-audio-user mailing listLinux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-user