Miscellaneous

Here is where you make some additional settings.

Window Size
You may run Amazing Slow Downer in a number of different sizes. Select one of the predefined sizes that suit your screen/taste.

Show helptags
Here, you choose when helptags are displayed. A helptag is a tiny window displaying some helpful text when the mouse cursor pauses over one of the controls. Select between: "Always", "When Stopped" and "Never".

Loop Playlist
If the Loop function is off and the Start and End positions are set to set to their initial positions, checking this item will make playback start over with the first song when the last song is finished.

Autostart next track
Provided the Loop button is off and the Start and End Positions are set to their initial positions, checking this item will automatically play the next track after the current one is finished.

Display ID3 title/artist info
Many compressed audio file formats such as mp3, acc, etc may contain information about the performer and the song name. If you want this info to be displayed instead of the file name, check this item.

Reverse speed slider
As the default setting, dragging the Stretch/Speed slider to the right will decrease the speed of the audio. However, when the Stretch/Speed slider is set to Speed, it might feel more natural to increase the speed by moving the slider to the right. If you want this behavior, check this item.

Display slowdown as speed
Chose between displaying the slowdown as changing the speed or changing the amount of stretch.

Autoload preset
Check this item if you want Preset 1 to be automatically loaded when a song is selected.

Recall loop points only
When you recall a preset, the start and end positions, speed/pitch/mix and loop settings as well as the text in the text box below the start slider will be recalled. Check this item when you want only the start and end positions to be recalled when recalling a preset.

Reset on track change
The speed/pitch/mix and loop settings will be reset to their default values when selecting a new track/song.

Metal appearance
If you run OS X 10.3 or higher you may have a brushed metal appearance of the main window instead of the regular Aqua look.

Automatically check for updates
Check this item to automatically check for updates whenever the software is started.

Use QuickTime for MP3 decoding
Enable this item if you experience droputs when playing MP3 files. Might give better performace, especially for laptops.

Volume control affects saving
When saving files, the volume control is normally disabled to avoid saving files with a too low volume. However, when using the EQ and boosting frequencies, this may result in clipping/distortion. Enable this item for the volume control to have affect when saving.