Q: I want the "Chipmunk" effect. Do I use a Tempo changer or a Speed changer?
A: You explicitly want a Speed Changer. 100%.
When you aggressively speed up an audio file using a classic speed changer (often called tape-style pitching), it physically squashes the audio waveform closely together. When you play it fast? The pitch rockets furiously skyward. That's legitimately how they created the original Chipmunk records in the 60s. They literally just sped up the tape machines.
Q: What is "Nightcore" and how do I legitimately make it?
A: Nightcore is basically just taking a regular, somewhat slow pop or rock song, throwing it directly into a Speed Changer, and drastically increasing the speed by 20-30%.
Upload a standard track here. Slide the speed up. The beat becomes incredibly frantic and high-energy. The vocals pitch up intensely like an anime intro. Download it. Boom—you literally just produced a Nightcore remix.
Q: Will pushing the speed down make the song sound "Slowed + Reverb"?
A: Yes! Well, halfway there. Dragging the speed fader down violently lowers the pitch and furiously slows the tempo simultaneously (giving it that intensely dark, sluggish, syrupy vibe). To finish the official TikTok sound, you just need to add Reverb strictly afterward using our other effect tool.