Play-at-Speed Toolbar

ToDo Perhaps images to go beside the quick text - though I'm unsure about putting sliders there.

Transcription Toolbar showing the special Play-at-speed button and slider

Transcription Toolbar lets you play audio at a slower or faster speed than normal, also affecting pitch. Slower than normal speeds can make it easier to transcribe speech or song lyrics.

Transcription Toolbar has its own own Play button which plays selected audio at the speed set by the slider to the right. Press spacebar to stop playback. Note that whatever the setting on the slider, audio only plays at normal speed if you use spacebar or the Play button on the Control Toolbar to play.

Drag the slider to set a speed from one-hundredth of normal to three times as fast, or use the arrow keys on your keyboard to change speed by 0.3x increments. To set a precise playback speed, double click over the slider, enter your desired speed in the box and click OK. It isn't currently possible to change speed during playback - changing speed takes effect after you stop and restart playback.

You can use Change Tempo on the Effect Menu to change the speed of the audio without modifying the pitch.