| Action | Result | |--------|--------| | Arrow Up | Faster playback + pitch change (default) | | Ctrl + Arrow Up | Faster playback + (if time stretching enabled) | | Enable time stretching in Internal Audio Renderer | Prerequisite for Ctrl+Arrow to preserve pitch |

By default, MPC-HC uses standard Windows audio rendering, which does not handle pitch-corrected time-stretching efficiently. The key to speeding up without changing pitch is using the . Step-by-Step Configuration

Are you experiencing any when you try to speed up the video?

If you are using the original 2017 version (v1.7.13), these features may be missing or less stable. It is highly recommended to use the modern, maintained fork available on the clsid2/mpc-hc GitHub .

In the left-hand tree menu, click on "Playback" to expand the category, and then click on "Output".

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