If the built-in method produces echoes or "flanging" artifacts, you need the MPC Audio Renderer. This is an external filter that provides superior pitch-preserving speed change.
To install and enable it:
Now, when you use Ctrl+Shift+S with the pitch box checked, the external renderer handles the time-stretching with lower latency and higher quality—especially useful for high-speed playback (2.5x or 3x). mpc hc speed up without pitch
Preserving pitch while speeding up is CPU-intensive. If you try to play a 4K video at 2x speed with pitch correction on a weak laptop, you will get dropped frames and stuttering audio. To avoid this, ensure your video decoding is offloaded to your GPU.
If you want precise control over the playback speed (for example, setting it to exactly 1.25x rather than jumping by large increments), you can use the menu controls: If the built-in method produces echoes or "flanging"
This can happen on older hardware or with very high-bitrate files. You can try reducing the audio queue size in the Audio Switcher settings, though usually, simply lowering the speed slightly (e.g., from 1.5x to 1.3x) resolves the issue.
MPC-HC is an excellent tool for consuming content efficiently. By enabling the SoundTouch time-stretching feature, you can breeze through lectures and movies at 1.5x speed or faster while keeping the audio natural and easy to listen to. Now, when you use Ctrl+Shift+S with the pitch
Quick Recap:
Once configured, controlling the speed is intuitive:
You can verify the current speed by looking at the status bar at the bottom of the player, which will display the rate (e.g., 1.5x).
