Problem
I love podcasts! In fact, I am listening to one right now. They are great to listen to while you are travelling or waiting around. Unfotunately, I love podcasts too much. If I was to listen to podcasts at normal speed then I would spend hours every day listening to them. That’s why I increase the playback speed. I get through podcasts faster and still can understand them very clearly.I covered Astro player a while back which was the only solution for speeding playback of podcasts on Android. It did the trick but was very buggy. Fast forward a couple of months and Presto is released. Presto isn’t actually an app, they call themselves a sound library. You download Presto and variable playback speed will be added to the following podcast apps:
- BeyondPod Beta (not on Android Market)
- DoggCatcher
- PodTrapper
I have been using Presto since it was implemented into DoggCatcher and I have to say, it works very well. I have experienced no hiccups with the fast playback. Smooth normal sounding audio, just faster.
Pros
- Mutliple podcast player support – The sound library supports three podcast players with more to come. This means that you don’t have to settle with one podcast player to get fast playback.
- Works flawlessly – Unlike the other method of fast playback on Android, Presto works flawlessy. The podcast will play faster at the normal pitch without any glitches.
Cons
- No free podcast players support it – At the moment there are no free apps that support Presto, that may change in the future though.
- Price – Presto costs $3.99 (£2.42) and this is on top of the podcast player cost of around $6.99 (£4.23).
Conclusion
If you like to play podcasts at a faster speed then this is the app, ummm sound library for you. It may a bit pricey but if you like fast playback as much as I do, the price is worth it.
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