We offer a technology that can speed up or slow down speech/music playback and still retain the tempo. Any compressed/uncompressed internet and local WAV and MP3 files can be speeded up to a factor of two to three times or slowed down to 60 % without losing comprehension, intellegibility and the pitch of the person. The player can also alter pitch and voice characteristics for better musical appreciation and listening pleasure.

Applications/Scenarios include:

• Transcription and dictation in office environment
• Law enforcement/intelligence/surveillance agencies monitoring conversational activity
• Entertainment Industry - Multimedia Players to zip thru' content and listen delayed broadcasting
• Commercials - Time editing of commercials to fit a time slot and still retain revenue
• Digital Voice Loggers
• Personal Digital Recorders for taking notes in classrooms and courthouses
• Telephone Message Recorders and Voice Email Players
• Interactive Voice Response Systems
• Music appreciation with slower speeds for lyrics
• Comprehension of foreign languages at slower speeds