Speeding up and slowing down audio

http://twelveblackcodemonkeys.com/fastspokenword.htm is a decent article on speeding up and slowing down audio, and the commentary that comes after it is priceless. They list several programs with this functionality including:


music morpher made by audio4fun

Amazing Slow Downer

Sox (Sound Exchange) is another great program for modifying digital audio.

1 program - Cool edit Pro. It has since become Adobe Audition

Transcribe! from http://www.seventhstring.com

Audacity

I'm trying Audacity first since it's free. =)

-apk

Combining files in iTunes

1. Download Join Together -- this allows you to combine any files in iTunes.

http://dougscripts.com/itunes/scripts/ss.php?sp=jointogether

2. Download ChapterTool -- this allows you to set chapter marks in big audiofiles

http://mac.softpedia.com/get/Audio/Apple-Chapter-Tool-Beta.shtml

3. Combine all of the files from one book, etc. using Join Together. Join Together allows auto-setting chapter markers.

4. Convert the one file book to aac.

5. Change the extension of the file from .m4a to .m4b

6. Delete the file from iTunes and drag-and-drop it back into the application.