Sped Up Song Maker
Raise the tempo and hold the pitch — fast but not squeaky
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Sped Up Song Maker
Speed a track up without the pitch rising with it. This is the "sped up" edit that has become standard on short-form video: faster, more energetic, but still in the original key and with vocals in their natural register.
How it differs from nightcore: a nightcore edit raises pitch along with tempo, which is what gives it the high, bright character. A sped-up edit holds the pitch, so the track simply moves faster. Both are popular; they sound quite different, and this page is the pitch-locked one.
Where it helps: fitting a song to a fixed video length, making a slow track feel energetic without changing its key, tightening a spoken take, or creating a faster version that can still be mixed against the original.
Trade-off to know: pitch-preserving speed changes use a phase vocoder, which is gentler on sustained material than on dense percussion. Speeds up to about 140% stay convincing on most music; beyond that, transients begin to smear. A small amount of reverb can mask that smearing if you need a higher speed.
Export: WAV for editing, MP3 for publishing. Decoding, processing, and encoding all run in this browser tab. The file you select is not uploaded, and the rendered audio is not stored on any server.
How It Works
Load a track
Add the song you want to speed up.
Set the speed
Start at 125%, the common short-form setting.
Add reverb if needed
A little reverb smooths artefacts at higher speeds.
Render and export
Preview and download as WAV or MP3.
Features
Pitch Locked
Tempo rises, pitch does not — no chipmunk effect.
105% to 200%
From a subtle lift to double speed.
Optional Reverb
Hides phase-vocoder smearing at higher speeds.
Level Trim
Compensates for the loudness change that speed introduces.
Sped Up, Nightcore, and Slowed — Three Different Edits
All three edits change tempo, and they differ in what happens to pitch. Sped up holds the pitch, so the track moves faster while remaining in its original key. Nightcore raises the pitch with the tempo, which is what makes it sound bright and high. Slowed and reverb goes the other way, reducing tempo and adding a long decay.
The distinction matters when you are matching an edit to other material. A pitch-locked sped-up version can be mixed against the original without a key clash, because it is still in the same key. A nightcore version cannot — it is a semitone or more higher, and layering the two produces dissonance.
Artefacts, Levels, and Rights
Speed changes alter perceived loudness even when the sample peak is unchanged. Faster material delivers more transients per second, which the ear reads as louder. If the sped-up version will sit on a timeline alongside other audio, compare the average level rather than the peak, and use the output trim to compensate.
Every effect here is deterministic: the same file and the same control values produce the same output. That means you can reproduce a result later, but it also means the tool will not guess what you intended — check a short excerpt before rendering a long file, and keep the original.
As with any tempo edit, the result is a derivative of the original recording. Personal use, classroom use, and public distribution are governed by different rules, and platform content-ID systems recognise sped-up versions of protected tracks. Make sure you know which situation applies to you before publishing.
Related Tools
Tempo & Speed Changer
Slow down or speed up audio while holding the original pitch
Audio Trimmer
Drag a selection on the waveform, add fades, and export just that part
Nightcore Maker
Speed a track up with a matching pitch lift — the classic nightcore sound
Slowed + Reverb Maker
Slow a track down and wash it in a long reverb tail
Sped Up Song Maker — FAQ
Does speeding a song up change its pitch?
Not here. This tool time-stretches, which changes duration while holding frequency content steady. If you want the pitch to rise with the tempo, use the Nightcore tool instead.
What speed should I use for a short-form edit?
125% is the most common. It is fast enough to feel energetic without becoming obviously processed. Below 115% the change is subtle; above 145% artefacts start to show on percussive material.
Why does higher speed sound worse?
Phase-vocoder quality depends on the material being locally periodic. Compressing the timeline shortens the analysis windows' effective span and exposes more transient detail to the algorithm's assumptions. This affects every implementation, not just this one.
Does the tool change my original file?
No. The original is read into memory and left untouched; the tool writes a new file when you download.
Can I speed up just part of a song?
Not in one pass. Trim the section you want with the audio trimmer, speed it up here, then merge it back with the audio joiner if you need a combined file.
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