As a guitarist there are four main benefits of using Song Surgeon. Near the top of this short list is time savings. Song Surgeon can save you dozens if not hundreds of hours a year, by enabling you to learn new material on your guitar quicker and easier than you ever thought possible:
It Does The Work So You Don’t Have To...
Immediately upon opening a file, Song Surgeon determines the song key, tempo, chords and volume and displays them for you to use.
Learn Faster...
A survey conducted of guitarists more than a decade ago, who used our audio slow down app showed an increase of 614% in their ability to learn.
Makes the Complex, Simple….
SS’s ability to slow down those fast riffs and solos and play them repeatedly allows you to hear not only WHAT is being played but HOW it is being played breaking down what appears complex and making it easier to learn.
Time Savings
Whether a teacher or student, the 1-2-3 punch of reduced speed, chord detection and looping make learning easier, quicker and faster, saving dozens of hours a year.
Capture or grab the audio stream of any audio or video from the internet and use it in Song Surgeon. This includes audio from sites, like Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube.
Automatically detects and displays either chords or notes contained in a song. While not perfect, this ability is useful for figuring out learing songs or riffs.
Built-in frequency analysis shows the frequency (notes) on a piano keyboard to assist in Note/Chord identification.
Insert Beat and/or Measure markers in a song file.
Decipher and learn that difficult or fast riff by slowing it down and playing it repeatedly
Breakdown a complex sequence step-by-step
Tease out how something is being played (hammer on, pull off, slide, bend, etc.)
Embed key, tempo, EQ, and other changes into audio files for sharing with teachers or students
Print chords to share with students, teachers or band mates.
More than ten years ago, we conducted a survey of guitarists that had purchased and were using a guitar lesson that contained audio that was slowed down to 50% of the original tempo. We asked them how much easier it was to learn from these slowed down lessons than from something playing at normal tempo. We knew that slowing down made things easier, but what the survey results showed blew us away. Almost 200 guitarists told us that these slow down lessons increased their ability to learn by 2 to 10 fold, with the average being 614%. Wow, that's huge.
And remember this was 10 years ago… our product has been vastly improved since that time. It allows you to slow down much further while still retaining quality, it has speed trainer, and the program now provides you with the chords for the song when you load it.
When you combine, slow motion, high quality audio, with repeated playback (looping) with speed trainer (to gradually increase or decrease speed) with chord detection, you have an almost unstoppable combination of powerful tools for breaking down, analyzing and deciphering any guitar riff or song, no matter how difficult it is.
This short video to the left demonstrates just a few of the tools at your disposal which are found in Song Surgeon that can help you make learning a difficult riff or segment or a new song easier. In this video we briefly demonstrate the following:
Chord detectionAudio Slow DownLooping (repeated playback)Speed TrainerEQ /VR for instrument isolation
Actually, that's just the beginning. Song Surgeon 6 can change EQ, create multiple loops, automatically create and insert a 4-beat click track, perform basic editing, perform basic recording, sync a metronome beat to the tempo of a song, create new audio files in which changes are embedded and therefore permanent and portable and we're still just scratching the surface.
Song Surgeon is unsurpassed in the quality of audio AFTER key or tempo change. Normally the two standard algorithm settings used are sufficient and provide quality equal or better than software costing thousands of dollars (Cubase or Pro Tools). However there are multiple algorithm settings that can be used to attain even higher quality. In addition, Song Surgeon uses formant preservation to preserve the natural tonal quality of the human voice. This eliminates the chipmunk or munchkin effect which occurs when the key is changed on music that contains voice.
Audio Stream Capture is a new feature in Version 6 that allows users to grab audio from streaming sites like Apple Music, Spotify, YouTube and Amazon use these in Song Surgeon.
Song Surgeon has the ability to detect and display chords or notes found in a song. While not perfect it provides a good starting place for ascertain notes and chords and makes learning material quicker and easier.
The built-in frequency analysis uses a piano keyboard to show the notes in measures uses a series of dots placed on specific keys. Like both chord and note detection, it is far from perfect but it can be a very useful tool in helping to sort out a specific note that may be difficult to ascertain in a song or phrase.
Version 6 has a greatly expanded marker functionality. In addition to the information type markers found in earlier Song Surgeon versions, Version 6 gives users the ability to create both Beat and Measure markers.
You can create an unlimited number of loops to isolate specific segments within the songs for repeated playback. Each of these loops can be customized with its own key, tempo, EQ, and Vocal Reduction settings. And of course when you combine the ability to play something slowly with repetition, it is much easier to learn.
Speed Trainer is a function within a looping area that automatically increases or decreases the speed of playback each time it loops, based upon your customized settings. You select a beginning and ending tempo - and a percentage change, and Song Surgeon will do the rest. Speed Trainer allows you to practice with increasing speed, thus enhancing your learning.
Because of the overlapping frequencies of almost all instruments, no product can completely isolate one instrument in a normal song mix. However, when Song Surgeon’s VR slider is used in combination with the 31 band EQ, you can diminish or enhance specific instruments within a mix making it easier to hear only that frequency or sound or instrument you are most interested in.
Once you have made changes to a file within Song Surgeon, you can either save as a project file, or you can Export and create an new audio file with your changes embedded in it. You can select from any of the standard audio file formats and, once created, these files are completely portable and play in any standard audio player including your phone, iPad, computer and car. And of course that means that these files can be easily shared with family, friends, students, your instructor, or your band mates.
Based upon the detected BPM of a song, Song Surgeon can create a 4 beat click track at the exact tempo of the song and insert it at the beginning of your audio file
Not only does Song Surgeon open all standard audio file formats, it can also strip the audio from most standard video files for use in the program. Once you have stripped the audio channel you can save the audio in any standard audio format for future use.
Whether you are just learning to play the guitar, an advanced player, someone that plays in a band, or an instructor, Song Surgeon can help you learn new material faster and easier than you ever thought possible. How? By slowing down, looping and being able to see the chords you'll be able to not only hear and see every note being played, but you'll also be able to figure out the nuances of HOW it is being played. Was that a pull off, hammer on, slide or bend?
Song Surgeon is a must-have tool that will improve your guitar playing, save you dozens of hours of time, help you learn more quickly and give you a competitive advantage, and set you on the path to true success. Best of all, it won't cost you an arm and a leg to get your hands on this powerful guitar learning tool.
If you've spent any time on the Internet looking for guitar tabs for a particular song, you already know that finding accurate tabs is almost impossible. Most of the stuff you find is just not that good -- and some of it is pretty awful. Okay, you say, then what about sheet music? Recently I bought sheet music for six popular, well known songs that you hear on the radio. I had a 40+ year, guitar veteran go through each song and transcribe it and compare it to the original song on the radio. Any guesses as to what we found? The sheet music was not the same as the actual song!
What that means for you is that if you want to or need to learn a song, or riff, or solo, the only way to learn it is to analyze it and figure it out yourself. You can do this on your own without any tools, or you can use Song Surgeon and have it detect and give you a print out of the chords found.
Using the chords detected by Song Surgeon combined with slowing the audio down, instrument isolation and the repeated playback (looping) of a segment, give you a very powerful 1, 2, 3, 4 knock- out punch - and will significantly cut the time required to learn something on your guitar. So, the choice is yours: learn by yourself or use Song Surgeon.
I have played in various bands for some fifty years now. I play guitar and keyboards and although I have played in various lineups over the years I have be performing solo for the past eight years. My gigs are normally social, bowling, golf clubs etc. When I first started paying around with audio backing track I tried a couple of programmes but I tried your song surgeon 3 demo and just liked how easy it was to use. I did the upgrade to SS4 pro and now upgraded to SS5 pro. Hi, I would just like to congratulate James and his team on this fabulous version of Song Surgeon 5. I have the Pro version which I strongly advise you guys to use.
I have only had the programme for a couple of weeks and have not used all the functions yet but I would like to say that the key change, speed alteration and the EQ on the Pro version are really outstanding in quality and I mean outstanding.
Cheers and Best regards,
- Hugh Gilmour, UK
I would like to take the opportunity to tell you how much I am liking SS. It is an absolute terrific learning tool. I am also loving VS -- really great as well. I retired from a software development company which actually started in our founder's garage. It is now a worldwide company (DST International). So I have a real fondness for s/w companies such as yours. I won't bother you with more superfluous verbiage -- I just want you to know that I am LOVING your products as well as your unbelievable support.
Thanks Jim.
Andy Beard, USA
A While ago, a student and friend of mine recommended that I get a program called Song Surgeon. As a minimalist and as a skeptic, I don't look for more things to clutter up my computer and my house - and I don't believe everything works as well as I am told it does. I went ahead, I bought it and within just a few hours, I realized the potential it had for my teaching practice. I have 24 students, and every single student, except for four - so 20 of them, now have Song Surgeon.
- Curtis Fairchild, U.S.
Seldom am I impressed these days with hype about a product because so few live up to the promise, but you have. I am pleasantly surprised. While I am still figuring out the program I can tell already that you just blew Riff station out of the water.
I tab for guitar sites and now I am afraid I'll lose my ear for chords and looks like I'll have to brush up on flat 7ths suspend 5ths LOL. Thank you James for one of the finest programs I have ever bought. Looks like the delays paid off big time for you. You got it right!
- James Foster, USA
Just a line to let you know I received the release build and installed/registered it without any issues whatsoever. I must also say your email below is an understatement! At this point, this is a top-notch program! Fantastic job! In my opinion, you now have zero competition in your price range. THANK YOU for an amazing product!
- John Mills
I am a new user to Song Surgeon. I play violin and guitar at church and am an intermediate player of both instruments. When I ordered Song Surgeon I was not sure what I was getting. It turns out that it has exceeded all my expectations. So far it has done everything it is advertised as doing. I was trying to play along with some pre-recorded accompaniment of a couple of fast and fairly difficult pieces of music. Being able to slow down the music allowed me to learn the pieces much more quickly than I could have otherwise. I also found that the voice reduction software worked very well. The voice part is not completely eliminated but is acceptably reduced.
I ran into one slight problem and submitted a ticket. The response was detailed and extremely prompt. Also, the user guide is very thorough, and the video instructions are great. I have been recommending this program to all my musician friends.
- Lou O
WOW!! Been using Song Surgeon since version 3. Just installed 5 Pro. Loaded up one of my version 4 projects with no issues. I wanted to see how well the key detector worked on something I already knew.
I’m amazed! I play bass and the notes were spot on. I have 40 songs to learn for a gig this weekend.
My life just got WAY EASIER!!!!! And this is only after 5 min’s of using it. Great Job!
- Bo Martin
The ACCURACY of the chords detection is nothing short of “astoundingly GOOD”!
- D. Nuttal
SS5 is fabulous. It's a product that every musician should have. It distinguishes between E, Em, Em7, E7, E9 etc. it doesn't show the fingering for the chords.
Review the tutorials. They are very short, around 3 min each. Then try the demo. It's very, very powerful. It looks complicated, but it's not. Watch the tutorials first!
It’s the best on the market and for its price, it's a buy! It’s a must have! And it's fun! Have a great day!
- Danny Birge
I’m 100% confident that you’ll love Song Surgeon’s ability to analyze your music and songs, thus enabling you to learn more quickly and easily. Song Surgeon will take your learning and/or teaching to a whole new level.
This new AI tool isolates guitar and/or bass from a song – which makes hearing your part and learning it easier. It's not perfect and its effectiveness is song dependent - it depends what's in the mix - but it works surprisingly well. Click to buttons below to hear an example for both guitar and bass guitar.
YTD is our YouTube Downloader. It enables you to download almost any video found on YouTube. Song Surgeon can open and strip the audio channel from these videos. This product is currently sold on our site for $79/yr or $158 for two.
of the Guitar Leads Master Volume, containing 425+ guitar riffs and segments from 80+ classic rock songs. Each riff contains accurate tablature, plus full and 1/2 tempo interactive audio
- An Introduction video for tuning the guitar
- A video for each of the 7 mode shapes (Ionian, Dorian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Phrygian,
Aeolian and Locrian)
- A 28 page Manual that explains the Modes and scales that are the basis of ALL guitar
solos
- Audio Backing tracks for each of the modes (16 Tracks in total!)
- 17 Graphical Mode
- 7 Modes cheat Sheet
- 7 Modes Tablature Sheet
Song Surgeon and the four free bonuses are accessed via download links. If you ever need to reinstall or grab another copy of the products you can always download them again from the links in your Order Confirmation email. In addition, your order history and link are stored in your My Account page which you can access on the Son Surgeon website.
One other important note, your purchase allows you to install and activate 2 machines of the same OS (Mac or Windows) at any one time.
You are also given an option for a flat fee of $4.95 (US) and $18.95 (OUS) to have Song Surgeon plus the two physical bonuses provided on CD’s.
When you order on this special promotional page, you get the Professional model of Song Surgeon which contains all of the features, not the Standard or Basic models which has features disabled
SS V6 runs on Mac (OSx) and Windows. Specifically this is Mac OSx 11 – Mac OSx 15.x and Windows 10 – Win 11. Please note that some of the machines on which the older OS’s are installed may not have sufficient resources to run Song Surgeon 5 well.
Song Surgeon 6 is a computer software application. It does not run on phones or iPads or Tablets
Here are the suggested requirement for running Song Surgeon Version 6.
(Windows 10 – Win 11)>
• 2.0 GHz CPU with quad-core processor minimum (Recommended: Quad-core i5 processor or
better)
• 8 GB RAM minimum (Recommended: 8 GB or more)
• 500 MB of hard-disk space for program installation
• Display dimensions of 1024x768 or greater
(Mac OS X 11 or Newer)
• Mac computer with an Intel or M1-M3 processor (Recommended: Dual core 2.0GHz or
faster)
• 4GB of RAM (Recommended: 8GB of RAM or greater)
• 500 MB available disk space for program installation
• Display dimensions of 1024x768 or greater
The two licenses provided with your purchase are intended to be used by you or immediately family members within the same household, not friends, band members, co-workers, etc.
Song Surgeon has a full service Help Desk that includes Incident Support Tickets, FAQ’s,
Knowledge Base, Download Links and News.
The Help Desk is always the first stop for
support.
Based upon the ticket information you provide we will decide how to handle your issue. We
may
call, correspond via the Help Desk, do a remote assistance session, etc.
Song
Surgeon 6
Pro
customers receive two years of Support. This free support refers specifically to the use of
Incident Support Sessions or Tickets. Customers are always welcome to use the Support Desk
at
any time with this exception, even if their support period has expired. Customers may also
buy
Incident Support Sessions after their support period has expired or they may purchase an
annual
support contract to extend indefinitely this support period.
Todd, Michael & James, the parent company of Song Surgeon has been in the e-commerce business more than 18 years and has sold products into more than 150 countries across the globe. Song Surgeon comes with a 60-day, 100% money back guarantee, so you can buy with confidence knowing that if there is a problem you'll get you money back, no question asked. This 35% discount is a limited time offer, so don't wait, or you'll miss out on the $53 savings.
Don’t take our word for it. See for yourself how Song Surgeon can help you learn new guitar material quicker and easier than you ever thought possible.
Audio slow motion, combined with chord detection, key and tempo detection, and looping allow you to more quickly and easily learn any guitar song, solo or riff. Song Surgeon is an indispensable tool if you are serious about playing guitar.
