You can slow down the speed of sound in Byki Express and Byki Deluxe. Native speakers talking too fast for you? No problem. While in Learn mode, look for a small Turtle button (next to the Play button, near the bottom of the screen). Clicking that button will toggle SlowSound on and off. While SlowSound is activated, any word or phrase sound you hear will be slower than normal.

For instance, “Guten Abend,” (good evening in German)

will become

“G-g-u-u-t-t-e-e-n-n A-a-b-b-e-e-n-n-d-d.”

Why do this? Because slowing down sound helps you learn pronunciation. Use the Turtle button plenty and often, but especially when you are listening to long phrases or sentences. Sometimes, native speakers just talk too fast for non-natives to cope.

To make SlowSound even slower (or faster) than it already is, go to

Options > Sound > SlowSound Speed…

and adjust the little slide bar to “Slower” or “Faster”.

Tip: Use Ctrl+T (for turtle) to turn SlowSound on or off without having to depress the Turtle button with your mouse. Especially if your mouse is afraid of depressed turtles.