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Capo for Mac

Slow down and learn to play your favorite songs.

Free
In English
Version 4.3.1
3.9
Based on 21 user rates

Capo overview

Capo lets you slow down your favorite songs so you can hear the notes and learn how they are played. With Capo, you can quickly tab out your songs atop a highly-detailed OpenCL-powered spectrogram display.

Features:
  • Detect, and enter chords
  • Pitch adjustment
  • Mark song sections
  • Loop at slower speeds
  • Export Capo-adjusted music
  • Basic effects available

The free trial allows 60 seconds of playback per session before noise is inserted into the song, plus access to all features, including the chords, slowing, our isolation engine, and more.

For $39.99 per year, Capo Pro grants access to:

  • Unlimited play time
  • Auto-detected chords for entire songs
  • All current features
  • All upcoming Pro features in development

What’s new in version 4.3.1

  • This update contains bug fixes and improvements based on user feedback and crash submissions.
Enhancements:
  • You can now replace chords with their enharmonic equivalent. For example, an Eb can now be replaced with a D#. Please note: Your changes may not apply when a project is transposed to another key. See the blog for a technical explanation of the issue.
  • When in the CHORDS song view, the Tuning popup now lists note names alongside each tuning name while editing your chord display preferences. For example, you'll now see entries like "Standard (EADGBE)".
Bug Fixes:
  • Capo no longer allows you to make invalid adjustments to the song's key using keyboard shortcuts.
  • We resolved a handful of reported crashes that were triggered by incorrect logic that led to excessive layout in the PRACTICE song view.

Capo for Mac

Free
In English
Version 4.3.1
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3.9

(26 Reviews of Capo)

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zlazkow
zlazkow
Aug 29 2021
4.2.1
0.0
Aug 29 2021
0.0
Version: 4.2.1
"capo" ??? please change this ugly name to something more related to music. Examples: Verdi, Mozart, Stradivarius, Nabucco, Figaro...
Bottacco
Bottacco
Oct 25 2019
3.8.1
1.0
Oct 25 2019
1.0
Version: 3.8.1
I am tired of applications saying they are free when they are not. You need to make an In-App-Purchase. Please Macupdate, stop this and start specifying which applications are really free, which ones have an In-App-Purchase and which ones are a subscription (and the renewal period).
Aargl
Aargl
Jan 2 2019
3.7.1
5.0
Jan 2 2019
5.0
Version: 3.7.1
I'm still using Transcribe! instead of Capo, mainly because I'm used to it, but any time I'm trying Capo I discover something new and I'm more and more impressed! Today I've discovered the "isolation" part on the right pane: it allows you to isolate an instrument to focus on it and it's really amazing. I've been working on Ray Charles' What'd I Say where the instruments are panned quite heavily, so you can nearly get only the piano and cancel the drums! It surely will give the best results with old recordings from the sixties with a lot of separation. In modern pop recordings where a lot of things are mixed dead center, it's harder but you can have good results using this feature to make a karaoké file instead, etc. The only thing that I prefer in Transcribe! is that you can click anywhere in the waveform to place the cursor: in Capo, you have to click on the ruler instead. Also, you can create regions (which is an interesting feature), but the cursor won't move automatically to the start of the region you've just created, which would be an interesting option.
roller-coaster
roller-coaster
Sep 15 2016
3.4.3
2.0
Sep 15 2016
2.0
Version: 3.4.3
I'm not sure this app is very effective. Have downloaded and tried it for several times. The idea of slowing down the song is good but in practice it become boring process. Much simpler and quicker way is to see the song notes in the Internet. Just my opinion.
Albabe
Albabe
Jun 11 2015
3.2
0.0
Jun 11 2015
0.0
Version: 3.2
I'm curious if any of you Capo Users might have some Information for me. I'm looking for a Client/App to Write (basically) Lead Sheets. I'd love to be able to Type-in Lyrics and be able to post Chord Symbols above the Lyrics... and a Lead/Melody Line like in a Fake Book. Any ideas?
Bottacco
Bottacco
Oct 25 2019
1.0
Oct 25 2019
1.0
Version: null
Aargl
Aargl
Jan 2 2019
5.0
Jan 2 2019
5.0
Version: null
roller-coaster
roller-coaster
Sep 15 2016
2.0
Sep 15 2016
2.0
Version: null
JD-1
JD-1
May 29 2015
4.0
May 29 2015
4.0
Version: null
Chocky
Chocky
Oct 26 2014
5.0
Oct 26 2014
5.0
Version: null
George6
George6
Oct 12 2014
0.5
Oct 12 2014
0.5
Version: null
Wts
Wts
May 25 2014
5.0
May 25 2014
5.0
Version: null
chrisalbert
chrisalbert
Jan 3 2014
4.5
Jan 3 2014
4.5
Version: null
InmaT2732
InmaT2732
Dec 21 2013
4.5
Dec 21 2013
4.5
Version: null
Kihoalu
Kihoalu
Dec 19 2013
4.0
Dec 19 2013
4.0
Version: null
Petersreviews
Petersreviews
Nov 20 2013
5.0
Nov 20 2013
5.0
Version: null
Hatstand
Hatstand
Nov 8 2013
3.0
Nov 8 2013
3.0
Version: null
Iliketrash
Iliketrash
Oct 8 2013
2.0
Oct 8 2013
2.0
Version: null
depo-broker
depo-broker
Sep 5 2013
3.5
Sep 5 2013
3.5
Version: null
Lik
Lik
Sep 30 2012
5.0
Sep 30 2012
5.0
Version: null
Stef-Vandenabele
Stef-Vandenabele
Oct 28 2011
3.0
Oct 28 2011
3.0
Version: null
Zac
Zac
Apr 23 2011
5.0
Apr 23 2011
5.0
Version: null
Mail3
Mail3
Feb 13 2011
5.0
Feb 13 2011
5.0
Version: null
Diefis
Diefis
Dec 11 2010
4.5
Dec 11 2010
4.5
Version: null
Acwolf
Acwolf
Aug 14 2009
5.0
Aug 14 2009
5.0
Version: null
Joellevin
Joellevin
Apr 22 2009
5.0
Apr 22 2009
5.0
Version: null