topic Re: [MAC] Slow-like pitch/tempo, as if music tuned 1 step down in Desktop (Mac)

[MAC] Slow-like pitch/tempo, as if music tuned 1 step down

kokonutssss — Tue, 10 Sep 2013 05:34:55 GMT

I feel like the songs are playing in a slower tempo and lower pitch.

The problem is very likely to be on the downloadable app, since i've just tried the web player and it worked perfect.

The same song sounds perfect on my iTunes and the web player, but on the downloadable app sounds like someone slowed it down and lowered the pitch.

Macbook pro13'' 2012 osx 10.8.4 if you need to know

Re: [MAC] Slow-like pitch/tempo, as if music tuned 1 step down

Peter__ — Tue, 10 Sep 2013 17:01:31 GMT

Hey! Welcome to the community 🙂

Can you try disabling all of the advanced options such as gapless playback and high quality streaming in Spotify > Preferences > Playback and see if that makes any difference?

Peter

Re: [MAC] Slow-like pitch/tempo, as if music tuned 1 step down

kokonutssss — Tue, 10 Sep 2013 23:29:40 GMT

well it worked when i disabled all that stuff, but... i mean, i do want high quality streaming and i do want gapless playback, so what now

Re: [MAC] Slow-like pitch/tempo, as if music tuned 1 step down

Joe — Wed, 11 Sep 2013 09:37:01 GMT

Re-enable the options one at a time starting with the quality setting until the issue returns and let us know what causes the issue to return please.

Re: [MAC] Slow-like pitch/tempo, as if music tuned 1 step down

Bpbean — Thu, 08 Dec 2016 03:22:14 GMT

I was having the same problem on my phone (moto). I read your suggestions and I found that the "normalize volume" was the issue.

Re: [MAC] Slow-like pitch/tempo, as if music tuned 1 step down

Bpbean — Sat, 17 Dec 2016 02:52:46 GMT

Up-date. It only lasted a couple days. Now it's worse. And I don't have anything on.

Re: [MAC] Slow-like pitch/tempo, as if music tuned 1 step down

istylei — Fri, 23 Dec 2016 10:28:13 GMT

I am having a simlar issue. All songs are playing slowed, like im playing a 45 record on 33 setting. iphone app and PC app. infuriating. I have turned off all playback settings. no difference

Re: [MAC] Slow-like pitch/tempo, as if music tuned 1 step down

StevenLynne — Fri, 06 Jan 2017 17:59:51 GMT

well that doesnt solve the problem. I believe the problem lies in the original recordings. It would be great to have a +5 -5 adjustment to pitch. that way we could use what we needed to correct pitch.

Re: [MAC] Slow-like pitch/tempo, as if music tuned 1 step down

ThantonMenace — Thu, 12 Jan 2017 19:34:26 GMT

I've got this problem too. What's the suggestion Spotify?

Re: [MAC] Slow-like pitch/tempo, as if music tuned 1 step down

eilco — Wed, 15 Mar 2017 13:45:21 GMT

the problem still exists...

album of Ed Sheeran sounds correct except nancy mulligan.tempo slower and voice lower. same track on iphone app sounds correct.

please find a solution..

Thanks!

Re: [MAC] Slow-like pitch/tempo, as if music tuned 1 step down

Bpbean — Wed, 15 Mar 2017 17:58:41 GMT

i still have the problem as well. It is a communication problem between my
phone and the speaker. I use another device and I have no problems anymore.

Re: [MAC] Slow-like pitch/tempo, as if music tuned 1 step down

Source90 — Sat, 01 Apr 2017 18:19:40 GMT

Unistalling Spotify completly and reinstalling the newest version from the website fixed the problem for me.. Everything sounds fine again (for now?)

Re: [MAC] Slow-like pitch/tempo, as if music tuned 1 step down

Danny8888 — Sat, 03 Jun 2017 10:29:17 GMT

Yep, I also have this Problem on the latest Macbook Air 😞
Got it with the new "Kraftklub - Keine Nacht für Niemand" Album.
Tried to reinstall it a few times, disabled every function mentioned here and still no fix.

Re: [MAC] Slow-like pitch/tempo, as if music tuned 1 step down

Havenless42 — Sun, 04 Jun 2017 17:31:55 GMT

I'm actually getting the same problem with YouTube, as well as Spotify, so this is fundamentally a Mac problem unfortunately.

I can play a YouTube or Spotify song on my phone and it plays the correct speed (I know it's correct, because it's my own band!), but on my Mac Pro (2012) it's playing a fair amount slower.

Doesn't make sense. Please help, as I use this machine for studio recording and this issue makes me nervous!

Re: [MAC] Slow-like pitch/tempo, as if music tuned 1 step down

mRkukov — Wed, 15 Nov 2017 10:12:42 GMT

Windows user here with the same problem. Reinstalling the whole App did not help. Neither any of (advanced) settings.

Solution:

Change audio playback device to something else and back (win settings). Then everything is fine again.