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The Week in Rap
Discuss this week's news...
This is really interesting but difficult.
Original rap videos feature weekly news and lyrics.
Unfortunately this is now a pay for Website but you do a free trial.
lyrics training
listening and vocabulary training
Lyrics training with a great selection of videos.
Start with easy levels, then work your way up.
The University of Iowa Phonetics Flash Animation Project clearly demonstrates consonants and vowels:
go to the website and download the mobile app
EnglishCentral has amazing video content graded at different levels.
It uses speech recognition technology that actually works well !
This is worth a visit.
Paid registration is required for serious use.
EIKEN MILLIONAIRE
Eiken Millionaire is a challenging vocabulary game.
This is a tough challenge, but it's really interesting. http://www2g.biglobe.ne.jp/~saido/eitango/zeroq5/zeroq5.cgi
AUDACITY
Audacity is a free, open-source powerful application used for audio editing and recording. It's a widely popular and easy to use once you get used to it. Highly recommended.
Regular program --- https://www.audacityteam.org/download/
Portable program --- https://portableapps.com/apps/music_video/audacity_portable
TAGSCANNER
TagScanner Portable is a free, portable software used for organizing and managing music files by editing metadata, including tags, renaming files, and generating playlists. This is a real timesaver.
FOOBAR2000
Foobar2000 is a customizable audio player software, offering high-quality playback and extensive file format
Customizable is the operative word here... it's really useful and the option for installing a portable version is available too...
https://www.foobar2000.org/download
BPM analyzer add-on ( Windows 32 bit version only )
To install... file > preferences > components: install > select the BPM analyzer add-on and click apply
https://www.foobar2000.org/components/view/foo_bpm