BeatHalf is part of the HandyBeats Series. It is a Max for Live audio effect that plays your audio at half speed the moment you load it — no buttons, no setup. Shape the crossfade with Smooth, layer harmonic depth with Texture, tame the highs with Focus, and set the loop length with Range.

BeatHalf captures incoming audio into a buffer and plays it back at half speed, perfectly synced to your DAW tempo. Two crossfading read heads loop seamlessly with zero clicks or gaps.

Drop it on a drum bus, synth, vocal, pad, or full mix and hear the half-time effect immediately.

• Drum buses and loops that need weight and space
• Synths and pads that need a slower, deeper character
• Vocals and textures that benefit from half-speed atmosphere
• Breakdowns and transitions in arrangement
• Sound design and creative slow-motion effects

• Ableton Live 11 or 12 (Suite or Standard + Max for Live)
• Max 8 or Max 9
• Windows or macOS