Changing the pitch with Audacity?

Question

I've imported an audio clip into audacity and want to play about with the speed but when i click on effects menu its all hidden (coloured grey) is there something else ive got to to

Answer 1

Have you selected the clip? Press Ctrl+A to select all or "paint" with the mouse the portion of the clip you want to change. You can also make selection from Edit/Select -menu. After selection you can apply effects from the Effects-menu.

Answer 2

the best software to do these stuff is Cubase. But I think it is expensive in the US (if just you are from the US).

you can also go for soundfourge, or wave lab. there are plenty of softwares that can change pitch, you can download them for free.