time-stretched
Duration artificially lengthened
Time-stretched describes audio that has been altered to play slower or faster without changing its pitch.
This digital manipulation technique allows music producers and sound designers to extend or compress the duration of a sound while preserving its tonal qualities.
The time-stretched vocal sample gave the track an eerie, atmospheric quality.
The term also appears figuratively to describe moments that feel unnaturally prolonged or drawn out.
extended
Lengthened in time or space
- drawn-outExtended beyond normal duration
- lengthenedIncreased in extent
- dilatedMade wider or larger
expanded · protracted · lingering · suspended · distorted · warped · elastic · fluid · malleable · perception
slowed
Reduced velocity
granular · ambient · drone · reverb · echo · looped · sampled · processed · manipulated · distorted