For the best results, you may want to refine how the player handles speed increments:
: Launch MPC-HC and press O on your keyboard, or go to View > Options . mpc hc speed up without pitch
: Playing at very high speeds (e.g., 4x or higher) requires significant CPU power. If the audio begins to stutter or the video lags, your hardware may be struggling to decode the frames fast enough. For the best results, you may want to
: You can see your current playback rate in the status bar at the bottom. If it's not visible, go to Options > Player > User Interface and ensure "FPS" or "Statistics" is checked. : You can see your current playback rate
while maintaining the original audio pitch, you must enable the internal , which includes a built-in time-stretching feature. How to Speed Up MPC-HC Without Pitch Distortion
Follow these steps to enable pitch correction (time stretching) so voices do not sound like "chipmunks" when the playback rate is increased: