How to Speed Up Songs on Apple Music [Newly Tested]

When listening to songs on Apple Music, perhaps you have once thought about how to speed up songs on Apple Music. This can give you a different experience of studying, working out, or just enjoying music at a different pace. Then you may wonder: Can I change the playback speed on the Apple Music app? If not, how can I achieve that? Don't worry! You'll find the answers to your questions in this article. Just scroll down to read.

Can I Speed Up Songs on Apple Music?

Although you can adjust the streaming speed of podcasts and audiobooks on Apple Music, you can't change the speed of songs, be it speeding up or slowing down. Apple Music does not offer such a feature for unknown reasons. You may feel frustrated upon hearing this. But don't fret! Though the official app doesn't allow you to do so, there are still other ways to change the speed of Apple Music songs. With the help of some third-party tools, this task can be achieved without hassle.

How to Adjust the Streaming Speed of Apple Music

To customize the streaming speed while playing Apple Music songs online for a different experience, here are two most commonly used solutions to try.

1. Fast Forward Songs on the Apple Music App

Some of you probably want to skip a certain part of a song, but not change the entire playback speed. This can directly be done within the Apple Music app by controlling the "back" and "forward" status while playing Apple Music songs. Here's how to skip parts of a song in Apple Music without the help of third-party software:

STEP 1. Open the Apple Music app on your device and log in to your account.

STEP 2. Browse the Apple Music library and then play a song you like.

STEP 3. In the streaming interface, adjust the playback to skip parts to your preferences - long-press the "Fast-Forward" button to skip the current part of the song; press and hold the "Rewind" button to move backward and re-play the music part once again.

2. Adjust the Speed of Apple Music Songs with Perfect Tempo

Developed for iOS systems, Perfect Tempo provides the feature of tweaking music playback speed to let you customize the streaming experience at your preferred pace. However, it should be noted that the app may not be compatible with all Apple Music songs. In the following, you can go through the steps and check how it works:

STEP 1. After installing the Perfect Tempo app on your iOS device, open it and click "Add Songs" to import music from the Apple Music library.

STEP 2. Then play a song whose playback speed you want to change. Customize the tempo slider to speed it up or slow it down to your preferences.

STEP 3. When the customization is applied, you can directly enjoy the Apple Music playback with the speed changed.

How to Speed Up Apple Music Songs Offline

Besides changing the Apple Music playback speed while streaming songs online, you can also try the following solutions to adjust the speed offline by downloading the songs first. Once you get the local Apple Music files, you can import them to any media player with the playback speed customization for adjustment.

Download Apple Music Songs to Local Files

To get Apple Music downloads for adjustment of playback speed, you will need a third-party tool that can save songs in common audio formats. TuneFab Apple Music Converter could be a great choice for you in this case.

TuneFab Apple Music Converter features great functionality to remove Apple Music DRM, and download Apple Music songs to regular MP4, WAV, and other audio formats with original music quality maintained. Once you get the music files locally, you can transfer them to various devices and listen to them offline at different  playback speeds via different players. 

In the following section, take the brief guide to download Apple Music songs with TuneFab Apple Music Converter:

STEP 1. Launch TuneFab Apple Music Converter, select Apple Music, and log in to your Apple Music account.

STEP 2. In the built-in Apple Music web player, add songs you like by dragging and dropping them to the conversion window on the right panel.

STEP 3. Navigate to the "Converting" window to further customize the output format and quality to your preferences.

STEP 4. Simply hit the "Convert All" icon to batch download all added Apple Music songs offline.

STEP 5. Once the download completes, you can access the local files under the "Finished" section by tapping the folder icon. Then you can transfer them to your devices and follow the tutorial guides below to deal with the adjustment of Apple Music playback speed right away.

Speed Up Songs on Different Devices

Here, you will grasp the ways to speed up Apple Music songs on different devices, including Windows, Mac, Android, and iOS. Since you have the Apple Music downloads now, directly switch to the corresponding part according to the device you are using and speed up the songs immediately.

On Windows

On Windows computers, the default media player Windows Media Player allows you to change the playback speed while streaming a song. Here's how to process it:

STEP 1. Open Windows Media Player and play the downloaded Apple Music song you want.

STEP 2. In the playback interface, click the three-dot icon at the bottom-right corner. Select "Speed" in the menu and then you can choose a playback speed you want from the options.

On Mac

For Mac users, take use of the music editor application, GarageBand, which can help you easily speed up or slow down the downloaded Apple Music songs without hassle. Let's also see how:

STEP 1. On your Mac, open GarageBand and create a new editing project. Then click "File" to add the downloaded Apple Music song to the platform.

STEP 2. Drag the song onto the timeline of the workplace. Once the song is added, enable both the "Track" and "Region" options under "Enable Flex".

STEP 3. Hit the tempo number on the top-middle place of the interface. Then you can change the tempo value based on your need to change the playback speed (the higher the number is, the faster speed it will be).

On Android

Developed for Android systems, Music Speed Changer allows you to change the speed of audio files on your device in real time without affecting its pitch. After you transfer the Apple Music downloads to your Android device, take the following steps to change the speed as you want:

STEP 1. Complete the Music Speed Changer installation on your Android first.

STEP 2. Import Apple Music files to the library of Music Speed Changer. Then play a song you like.

STEP 3. Tap the bottom bar to access the Playback tab. Pull the slider of "Tempo" to speed up or slow down the speed of the Apple Music song.

On iOS

On iOS devices, there is a free application, called Speedic, which is specially designed to speed up or slow down Apple Music songs. As long as you have the songs downloaded, this app can work as a convenient solution. Now check out the detailed steps on how to use it to change playback speed:

STEP 1. Install and open the Speedic app on your iOS device, and tap the "Music" icon to add the song you'd like to change the playback speed of.

STEP 2. Start playing the song and then tap the speed adjustment button in the bottom-right corner.

STEP 3. Adjust the playback speed to your preferences and it will be changed directly.

Bonus: How to Fix Apple Music Streaming Slow

Sometimes you may unfortunately run into the problem of slow Apple Music streaming while you playing music within the platform. Under such a condition, instead of finding extra help to speed it up again, you can first try the following methods to see if the issue can be fixed:

1. Check the Internet Connection

In most cases, the slow music playback speed results from an unstable network connection. So when Apple Music streams slowly, you can check the network status to make sure whether it is too poor to load the streaming. If yes, changing to a faster Wi-Fi can directly solve the issue:

STEP 1. Go to your device network connection panel.

STEP 2. Select faster Wi-Fi and build up a connection.

STEP 3. Re-load Apple Music to play the song again.

2. Adjust the Streaming Quality

It will take more cellular data and better network conditions to load music of higher quality. When you are using Apple Lossless Quality to stream songs in the platform, you should make sure that the network is stable enough. Otherwise, the loading speed will be annoyingly down, which will lead to Apple Music streaming slow error. You can adjust the streaming quality to a lower standard to solve the problem. Here's how to turn off lossless audio on your device:

STEP 1. Open "Settings" on your iPhone.

STEP 2. Navigate to "Music" > "Audio Quality".

STEP 3. Toggle off the "Lossless Audio" option.

3. Disable Social Features

Many music streaming apps integrate the social sharing feature to enhance your social networks online. However, such features will consume both cellular data and time while loading the pages. So you can try disabling it to make sure that Apple Music can stream at a normal speed. Follow the steps below to turn it off:

STEP 1. In the Apple Music app, go to "Listen Now" to open your profile page.

STEP 2. Disable "Contacts on Apple Music" and also "Allow finding by Apple ID".

STEP 3. Next, tap "Notifications" and then turn off both the "Friend Activity" and "Artists and Shows" options.

Conclusion

This article has introduced several methods on how to speed up songs on Apple Music, including adjusting the streaming speed and speeding up songs offline. Since the methods to adjust streaming speed of Apple Music do not always work, it is better for you to do the adjustment offline. All you need is to download Apple Music songs locally with tools like TuneFab Apple Music Converter and transfer them to a device you want. Then you can use a speed changer on that device to speed up the songs.

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