Nightcore Maker

Drop in any song and get the nightcore version: 1.2x faster, with the vocals rising in pitch and a short reverb tail on top. Tune the settings while it plays, then download the WAV.

drop a song,
hear it slowed

Instant slowed + reverb, sped up, and custom remixes. Done entirely in your browser.

drag a track here

or click to browse (mp3, wav, flac, m4a, ogg)

free while in beta · nothing is uploaded · works offline once loaded

What makes it nightcore

Making a song nightcore isn't the same as just speeding it up. The nightcore preset switches Preserve pitch off, so the tempo and the pitch climb together, like a record spinning too fast. That rising vocal is what defines the genre, and if you keep the original key it doesn't really count as nightcore. If you want the speed without the key change, use the sped up song maker instead. As for where the sound came from, it spread through the fan-edit and anime-AMV circles of the early internet (although the exact history is debated).

Adjusting the settings

The preset opens at 1.2x varispeed (the same rate behind the sped-up remixes on our YouTube channel) and adds a quick-fading reverb at 30% wet plus a one-notch treble shelf. Three controls matter from there:

  • Speed changes the feel the most. 1.25x or 1.3x starts to sound frantic, while backing off toward 1.1x keeps the lift and gives the lyrics room to land.
  • Pitch adds semitones on top of what the speed change already did. One or two up adds extra brightness without shortening the song, and negative values bring it back down if the vocals get too chipmunky.
  • Swap the EQ to the Bright preset (a +9 dB high shelf) when you want even more of the treble-heavy sound nightcore is known for.

How it works

  1. Load a track above (mp3, wav, flac, m4a, ogg, or aac).
  2. Playback starts with the nightcore preset already applied. Adjust speed, pitch, reverb, or EQ while it plays.
  3. When it sounds right, export it. There's nothing to sign up for and no server to wait on.

What you download

Your export runs as a separate pass through the whole effect chain rather than recording the live playback. It arrives as a WAV, labeled with the track and the preset, and it keeps every detail the pitch shift created. That means it drops straight into a video editor or DAW without conversion.

Frequently asked questions

What speed is nightcore?

Nightcore never standardized a tempo. The preset opens at 1.2x (speed and pitch rising together), which is around the classic range. Faster sounds more frantic, and much past 1.3x the lyrics start to blur. However, easing back toward 1.1x keeps the lift subtle.

Does nightcore change the key of the song?

Yes, and that's the point. With Preserve pitch off, playing at 1.2x raises the whole track along with the tempo, so it ends up in a higher key than the original. The pitch control can add semitones on top for extra lift, or dip into negative values to pull it back. If you flip Preserve pitch on, the key stays put. However, at that point you are making a regular sped up song instead of nightcore.

Can I make a nightcore version of a Spotify song?

Since Spotify streams its songs rather than giving you files, they cannot be dropped here directly. However, you can still play them as nightcore. The free Reverbify extension runs a nightcore preset live inside the Spotify web player on Chrome, Edge, and Firefox. Press play, pick the preset, and your whole library speeds up in real time.

Is this nightcore maker free, and does my song stay private?

Yes, it's free and your song stays private! Nothing on this page asks for money or an email address, and your track is processed entirely on your own machine (there is no server for it to reach). The only paid part of Reverbify is the Pro tier of extra sounds and controls, and nightcore has never been part of it.