BestPractice for Windows

By Robert Moerland
Free
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Key Details of BestPractice

Control the speed of your music.
Last updated on April 6, 2020
There have been 1 updates
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Developer's Description

By Robert Moerland

Control the speed of your music.

BestPractice is a musician's practice tool, to slow down or speed up music, either from an MP3 file or directly from a CD. Ordinarily the sound is distorted when slowed down our sped up - you get the effect like when playing a 33 rpm record on 45 rpm speed (remember the Chipmunks?).

BestPractice tries to correct this, so you can slow down and speed up music, while keeping the original pitch. It is also possible to change the pitch of the music without affecting its tempo. Play along with for instance Eb tuned guitars without retuning your own, or slow down that high-speed guitar solo on a CD that you like to learn. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.

BestPractice for Windows

By Robert Moerland
Free
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GENERAL

Release: January 10, 2008

Latest update: April 6, 2020

Version: 1.03

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Platform: Windows

Operating System

Windows ME
Windows 10
Windows Vista
Windows 2000
Windows NT
Windows 95
Windows XP
Windows 98

Additional Requirements: Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003 Server/Vista

POPULARITY

Total Downloads: 93,430

Downloads Last Week: 3

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User Reviews

3.5/5

13 User Votes

No malware like previously reviewed
Ears14UMay 5, 2016
Pros
Does what it says
Cons
Not too sure yet.
Summary
This was reported to install unwanted advertising malware. I can tell you as of 5-5-16 that isn't the case. It installs quickly, almost too quickly now. And it does pretty good considering it's a free. Almost as good as my Tascom.
It's a NO NO!
winterznightSeptember 27, 2014
Pros
It did slow down music okay BUT...
Cons
Added malware, even though I had ticked that I didn't want any. Changed my search engine and caused other problems with my computer which took me ages to put right,
Summary
DEFINITELY AVOID!
Utter rubbish. Crashed as soon as I tried to run it.
johnnythefridgeFebruary 2, 2014
Pros
Nothing good to say about it.
Cons
Tries to con you into installing other stuff too.
Summary
Avoid !
poor product, horrible, dangerous, and evil installer
banjodanMarch 18, 2013
Pros
free, or so they say
Cons
The CNET installer is absolutely HORRIBLE. It tries to install all kinds of crapware. Whoever at CNET decided to do this deserves only to work behind a circus elephant with a shovel and a bucket. I installed the product from a different source. The speed changer function is weird. It doesn't actually work but it does add a sort of echo effect to the songs.
Summary
Product isn't worth the trouble, CNET downloader is SCUM! Spyware for sure, settings-changer for sure, and who knows what malware, viruses, backdoors, keystroke capturers, etc. it might install? CNET was honorable for years. No longer. REMEMBER: CNET DOWNLOADER IS SCUM!!<br /><br /><span class='notifyMsg'> Updated </span>on Mar 25, 2013<p/>It's unusable for me. When I try to slow down or speed up a song it's so distorted that I can't hear much other than distortion. There's a sort of unsynchronized multi-track effect. I have a pretty standard setup here. Windows 7 on a PC with an AMD Athlon dual-core processor, 5 Gbytes of RAM. Primary browser is Firefox 19.0.2 so I don't think my system is the problem. I'm glad the program is free. If I had paid for it I would return it for a refund. Try it. You might have a better experience that I did.
Not for speech
aa787May 29, 2012
Pros
Good for music files
Cons
Not so good for speech
Summary
I only tried it for speeding up podcast speech. Not really suitable for this. The voices aren't clear enough when tempo increased >150%; no batch mode; only saves .WAV files.
No Mac version
rbeck777May 2, 2012
Pros
None for now
Cons
No Mac version
Summary
Great alternative to pricey slow downers. Works!
rbblizardMarch 25, 2012
Pros
good audio quality easy download easy to use
Cons
none found
Summary
get it.
It just works.
dj_drool91July 25, 2010
Pros
Works as stated. installs in seconds. great features. good for musicians who are trying to learn their fav songs that are way too fast. installed fine in windows 7. 5 stars.
Cons
none so far. =]
Summary
Bottom line, it works, has awesome features, and a overall great software to complement any musician no matter how good or bad they are. =]
Perfect Practice Software
cs3125February 22, 2009
Pros
Scope and execution and price
Cons
Not applicable
Summary
Scope is just right. Open an mp3, click play, click to set the start of the passage you want to work on, click to set the end point, set a percentage slowdown, click loop, and get to work on your chops. All you need, done just right. After a few minutes using it I was very impressed and so grateful that somebody would put it out there for free I had to join cnet and leave my first review. Thank you for your fine work.
Best FREE riff learning tool
scottmo223November 15, 2008
Pros
Simple to use Excellent features No spam or problems It's FREE!!!
Cons
A play list might be nice, but not absolutely necessary Sound sometimes gets a little digital when slowing down the song a ton, but you can still hear the notes. Plus it's free so who cares
Summary
Very simple program, easy to run. The loop is excellent especially when your really trying to nail a certain solo in a song. It could be useful for bass and drums as well. I definitly would recommend this as opposed to spending $50 for a more flashy program. Might as well give it a try! it's free.....