How to Change Playback Speed in VLC Player?
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Published: 2021-12-23 11:49:06

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title: How to Change Playback Speed in VLC Player?
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[VLC Media Player](https://vlc.guru/vlc/windows-10-vlc/download-vlc-player-for-windows-10-pc/) is a free and open-source software program that helps play audio and videos in any format. Most of the users around the world still use VLC players to watch their favorite movies and songs. Many people don’t know that VLC has an  **audio playback speed**  feature.

This feature will make the currently played audio play  **faster** ,  **slower** , or at  **normal speed**. You can do this with a few clicks or use the keyboard shortcuts. This tutorial will guide you to know the steps needed to  **change audio playback speed in the VLC media player program**  on your system.

![Playback speed in VLC](https://eadn-wc01-5017445.nxedge.io/cdn/wp-content/uploads/Screen-Recording-1.gif)
_Playback speed_

## Features of VLC

- This software  **almost supports every video and audio file format**  and plays every media.
- It is used to  **convert any medial file formats**  without using additional plugins.
- VLC can  **stream media over the local network**  as well as on  **the internet**.
- It supports many platforms like  **Windows** ,  **Mac, ** and  **Linux**.
- This program helps to  **watch videos crisply and clearly**.
- It is ranked amongst the  **most advanced**  and  **progressive ** softwares.

## Change Audio Playback Speed in VLC

Kindly follow the below-given instructions to change the audio playback speed in VLC Player.

- First, you need to  **launch ** the [**VLC Media Player**](https://vlc.guru/vlc/how-to/) ** program**  on your PC.
- Go to the  **Media tab** , and  **select ** the  **Open File**  option from the menu.

![Open File option](https://eadn-wc01-5017445.nxedge.io/cdn/wp-content/uploads/Open-File-option.png)
_Open File option_

- It will open the Explorer window, where you need to  **locate the audio file**  you want to play.
- Then, **select** the **audio file** and **click** the **Open** button. 

![Hit the Open button](https://eadn-wc01-5017445.nxedge.io/cdn/wp-content/uploads/Hit-the-Open-button-1.png)
_Hit the Open button_

- To change the playback speed of your audio file, you have to **go to** the **Playback tab** and **select** the **Speed** option. 
- In the **submenu** , you will see the **playback options** such as **Faster** , **Slower** , **Normal**  **speed**. 

![Setting Playback Speed](https://eadn-wc01-5017445.nxedge.io/cdn/wp-content/uploads/Playback-Speed.png)
_Playback Speed_

## VLC Playback Options:

| **Playback Options** | **Description** |
| --- | --- |
| **Faster** | 2x speed |
| **Faster (fine)** | 1x |
| **Normal Speed** | 0x |
| **Slower (fine)** | -1x to -1.75x |
| **Slower** | -2x |

- If you click the **Faster** option, then it will **increase the speed** of your audio. 

![Playback Tab](https://eadn-wc01-5017445.nxedge.io/cdn/wp-content/uploads/Playback-Tab.png)
_Playback Tab_

- To **decrease** the speed of audio, you have to **click** the **Slower** option. 

![Select Slower option](https://eadn-wc01-5017445.nxedge.io/cdn/wp-content/uploads/Select-Slower-option.png)
_Select Slower option_

- Selecting the  **Normal speed ** option will  **play the audio normally** , which means there is no change in the playback speed.

![Setting Normal Speed](https://eadn-wc01-5017445.nxedge.io/cdn/wp-content/uploads/Normal-Speed.png "Setting Normal Speed")
_Normal Speed_

## Keyboard Shortcuts to Change Playback Speed

You can also use the [**VLC keyboard shortcuts**](https://vlc.guru/vlc/vlc-shortcuts/vlc-shortcut-keys/) to control the speed of the audio playing in the VLC Player.

- **[ (Left Square Bracket)** – You can click this button on your keyboard to reduce the playing speed of audio in VLC.
- **] (Right Square Bracket)** – This key will raise or increase the audio playback speed.
- **= (Equal to)** – It is used to get back to the normal playing speed.

## Verdict

This tutorial guided you on how to  **change audio playback speed in the VLC media player program**  on your system with simple steps. You can check out more VLC related posts on our site, [**vlc.guru**](https://vlc.guru/).

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