Note: This post contains some gruesome details about software development. If you're only interested in what this means for you as a Chronotron user, feel free to jump to the end of the article. Chronotron currently relies on Spleeter AI to allow you to separate audio tracks into stems; in other words, to unmix music … Continue reading A Standalone Executable for demucs
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Improvements to the YouTube Downloader
Hey folks, it's been a long time! Four years and about 40 Chronotron releases since my last post, I'm back today to tell you about how the media download capabilities of the app have evolved recently. If you're a long time user of Chronotron, you surely are aware that its media downloader stops functioning every … Continue reading Improvements to the YouTube Downloader
The Magical Hold Mode
I call the Hold mode one of the magical features of Chronotron. It makes the sound appear to be frozen in time, while allowing you to continue playback – either forward or backward – so slowly that you can distinguish every single note even in the fastest music passages. You can jump to the demo … Continue reading The Magical Hold Mode
Release 99 is Now in the Store
Something Went Wrong with Release 98 Chronotron version 98 was a bit of a sloppy release, to say the least. It turned out that a nasty Microsoft compiler bug caused Chronotron to crash on some systems, rendering the app unusable for some of you. Crash telemetry data from the Windows Store. The peak occurs at … Continue reading Release 99 is Now in the Store
Six Lesser-Known Chronotron Tricks
Chronotron is rich in features that allow you to tweak your media clips in all sorts of ways. This post describes some of the app's lesser-known tricks to keep in your repertoire. Transpose Without the Chipmunk Effect When audio material is pitch-scaled by a significant amount, the vocals start to sound unnatural, resulting in something … Continue reading Six Lesser-Known Chronotron Tricks
Chronotron Speed Changer Becomes Chronotron
A Brief History of a Time-Stretching App Time-stretching is defined as the process of changing the speed of an audio signal without altering its pitch. One popular use of this effect is to slow down audio material in order to make it easier to transcribe music or speech. The original Chronotron product was a time-stretching … Continue reading Chronotron Speed Changer Becomes Chronotron
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