diff --git a/app/components/labeledSlider.js b/app/components/labeledSlider.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cc867bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/components/labeledSlider.js
@@ -0,0 +1,251 @@
+// Etcnome - A programmable metronome
+// Copyright (C) 2021  Jacob Katz
+//
+// This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+const TRANSFORM = new WeakMap();
+const REVERSE_TRANSFORM = new WeakMap();
+const VALUE = new WeakMap();
+const DEFAULT = new WeakMap();
+
+const validate = (slider) => {
+  if (!slider.text.readOnly && !slider.text.disabled) {
+    const reversedVal = slider.reverseTransform
+      ? slider.reverseTransform(slider.text.value)
+      : slider.text.value;
+    if (reversedVal < slider.min || reversedVal > slider.max) {
+      const constrainedVal = Math.max(
+        slider.min,
+        Math.min(slider.max, reversedVal)
+      );
+      slider.text.value = slider.transform
+        ? slider.transform(constrainedVal)
+        : constrainedVal;
+    }
+    slider.slider.value = slider.reverseTransform
+      ? slider.reverseTransform(slider.text.value)
+      : slider.text.value;
+  } else {
+    slider.text.value = slider.transform
+      ? slider.transform(slider.slider.value)
+      : slider.slider.value;
+  }
+  VALUE.set(slider, slider.text.value);
+};
+
+class LabeledSlider extends HTMLElement {
+  constructor() {
+    super();
+    this.attachShadow({ mode: "open" });
+    const form = document.createElement("form");
+
+    const label = document.createElement("label");
+    const labelText = document.createTextNode("");
+
+    const slider = document.createElement("input");
+    slider.type = "range";
+
+    const output = document.createElement("output");
+
+    const text = document.createElement("input");
+    text.type = "number";
+    text.step = "any";
+    text.readOnly = this.reverseTransform === null && this.transform !== null;
+
+    output.appendChild(text);
+
+    const resetButton = document.createElement("button");
+    resetButton.type = "button"; // by default it is a submit button otherwise
+    resetButton.innerText = "reset";
+    resetButton.classList.add("hidden");
+    resetButton.addEventListener("click", () => {
+      if (this.default !== null && typeof this.default !== "undefined") {
+        this.value = this.default;
+        text.dispatchEvent(
+          new Event("input", {
+            bubbles: true,
+            cancelable: true,
+            composed: true,
+          })
+        );
+      }
+    });
+
+    this.shadowRoot.appendChild(form);
+    form.appendChild(label);
+    label.className = "cols";
+    const col1 = document.createElement("div");
+    col1.className = "col";
+    label.appendChild(col1);
+    const col2 = document.createElement("div");
+    col2.className = "col";
+    label.appendChild(col2);
+
+    col1.appendChild(labelText);
+    col1.appendChild(resetButton);
+    col2.appendChild(slider);
+    col2.appendChild(output);
+
+    slider.addEventListener("input", () => {
+      text.value = this.transform ? this.transform(slider.value) : slider.value;
+      validate(this);
+    });
+
+    text.addEventListener("input", (e) => {
+      if (text.value === "") {
+        e.stopPropagation();
+        return;
+      }
+      if (this.reverseTransform) {
+        slider.value = this.reverseTransform(text.value);
+      } else if (!this.transform) {
+        slider.value = text.value;
+      }
+      validate(this);
+    });
+
+    text.addEventListener("change", (e) => {
+      if (text.value === "") {
+        e.stopPropagation();
+        text.value = this.transform
+          ? this.transform(slider.value)
+          : slider.value;
+        return;
+      }
+      validate(this);
+    });
+
+    const style = document.createElement("style");
+    style.innerText = `
+    :host { display: inline-block; }
+    form { display: inline-block; }
+    .hidden { display: none; }
+    .cols { display: flex; }
+    .col { display: flex; flex-direction: column; }
+    `;
+    this.shadowRoot.appendChild(style);
+
+    this.labelText = labelText;
+    this.slider = slider;
+    this.text = text;
+    this.resetButton = resetButton;
+  }
+
+  set default(val) {
+    DEFAULT.set(this, val);
+    const { resetButton } = this;
+    if (this.default !== null && typeof this.default !== "undefined") {
+      resetButton.classList.remove("hidden");
+    } else if (!resetButton.classList.contains("hidden")) {
+      resetButton.classList.add("hidden");
+    }
+  }
+
+  get default() {
+    return DEFAULT.get(this);
+  }
+
+  set disabled(disabled) {
+    this.slider.disabled = disabled;
+    this.text.disabled = disabled;
+    this.reset.disabled = disabled;
+  }
+
+  get disabled() {
+    return this.slider.disabled;
+  }
+
+  set readOnly(readOnly) {
+    this.slider.readOnly = readOnly;
+    this.text.readOnly =
+      readOnly || (this.reverseTransform === null && this.transform !== null);
+  }
+
+  get readOnly() {
+    return this.slider.readOnly;
+  }
+
+  set transform(transform) {
+    TRANSFORM.set(this, transform);
+    validate(this);
+    this.text.readOnly =
+      this.readOnly ||
+      (this.reverseTransform === null && this.transform !== null);
+  }
+
+  get transform() {
+    return TRANSFORM.get(this);
+  }
+
+  set reverseTransform(reverseTransform) {
+    REVERSE_TRANSFORM.set(this, reverseTransform);
+    validate(this);
+    this.text.readOnly =
+      this.readOnly ||
+      (this.reverseTransform === null && this.transform !== null);
+  }
+
+  get reverseTransform() {
+    return REVERSE_TRANSFORM.get(this);
+  }
+
+  set name(name) {
+    this.labelText.data = name;
+  }
+
+  get name() {
+    return this.labelText.data;
+  }
+
+  set min(min) {
+    this.slider.min = min;
+  }
+
+  get min() {
+    return this.slider.min;
+  }
+
+  set max(max) {
+    this.slider.max = max;
+  }
+
+  get max() {
+    return this.slider.max;
+  }
+
+  set step(step) {
+    this.slider.step = step;
+  }
+
+  get step() {
+    return this.slider.step;
+  }
+
+  set value(value) {
+    if (this.reverseTransform) {
+      this.text.value = value;
+      validate(this);
+    } else if (!this.transform) {
+      this.slider.value = value;
+      this.text.value = value;
+      validate(this);
+    }
+  }
+
+  get value() {
+    return VALUE.get(this);
+  }
+}
+
+window.customElements.define("labeled-slider", LabeledSlider);
diff --git a/app/components/playerControls.js b/app/components/playerControls.js
index 1a9ed5e..030f3de 100644
--- a/app/components/playerControls.js
+++ b/app/components/playerControls.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 // along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 import "./playerButton.js";
+import "./labeledSlider.js";
 import { State as PlayerState } from "../../lib/player/player.js";
 
 const PLAYER = new WeakMap();
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ class PlayerControls extends HTMLElement {
   constructor() {
     super();
     this.attachShadow({ mode: "open" });
+    this.updateCallback = () => update(this);
 
     this.playButton = document.createElement("player-button");
     this.playButton.label = "play";
@@ -85,11 +87,25 @@ class PlayerControls extends HTMLElement {
     this.repeatCheckbox.type = "checkbox";
     repeatLabel.appendChild(this.repeatCheckbox);
 
+    this.speedControl = document.createElement("labeled-slider");
+    this.speedControl.name = "speed";
+    this.speedControl.min = -2;
+    this.speedControl.max = 2;
+    this.speedControl.step = 0.1;
+    this.speedControl.value = 1;
+    this.speedControl.default = 1;
+    this.speedControl.transform = (x) => 2 ** x;
+    this.speedControl.reverseTransform = (x) => Math.log2(x);
+
+    this.speedControl.addEventListener("input", () =>
+      this.player?.setSpeed(this.speedControl.value)
+    );
+
     this.shadowRoot.appendChild(this.firstButton);
     this.shadowRoot.appendChild(this.stopButton);
+    this.shadowRoot.appendChild(this.speedControl);
     this.shadowRoot.appendChild(repeatLabel);
 
-    this.updateCallback = () => update(this);
     update(this);
 
     this.playButton.addEventListener("click", () => this.player?.play());
@@ -108,6 +124,7 @@ class PlayerControls extends HTMLElement {
     this.player?.removeEventListener("stateChange", this.updateCallback);
     PLAYER.set(this, player);
     this.player?.addEventListener("stateChange", this.updateCallback);
+    this.player?.setSpeed(this.speedControl?.value || 1);
     update(this);
   }
 }
diff --git a/lib/player/player.js b/lib/player/player.js
index f55414d..58d6f02 100644
--- a/lib/player/player.js
+++ b/lib/player/player.js
@@ -61,6 +61,11 @@ class Player extends EventTarget {
     this.state = State.empty;
     this.repeat = false;
     this.reset();
+    this.speed = 1;
+  }
+
+  setSpeed(speed) {
+    this.speed = speed;
   }
 
   setRepeat(repeat) {
@@ -191,7 +196,7 @@ class Player extends EventTarget {
   // 'ended' message is recieved and we call stop.
   wrap(lastSource) {
     this.beaterator?.toStart();
-    const next = this.beaterator?.next();
+    const next = this.beaterator?.next(this.speed);
     lastSource.then((source) =>
       source.addEventListener("ended", () => {
         // if we're not repeating (or we are, but there was nothing next) stop.
@@ -204,7 +209,7 @@ class Player extends EventTarget {
   }
 
   // handle the base case by retrieving the next beat as a default argument.
-  queue(beat = this.beaterator?.next()) {
+  queue(beat = this.beaterator?.next(this.speed)) {
     try {
       if (!beat) {
         // if somehow we pass a non-beat here, there is very little we can do -
@@ -217,7 +222,8 @@ class Player extends EventTarget {
       let sourcePromise = this.schedule(beat);
       return sourcePromise.then((source) => {
         const realDuration = source.buffer.length / this.audioCtx.sampleRate;
-        let next = this.beaterator?.next() || this.wrap(sourcePromise);
+        let next =
+          this.beaterator?.next(this.speed) || this.wrap(sourcePromise);
         // schedule up any beats that need to start before this sample
         // finishes. It's a dumb edge case, but possible if a click
         // sample with long silence is used, or if an extreme tempo
@@ -231,7 +237,7 @@ class Player extends EventTarget {
         // which keeps it _tested_, and that has value in itself.
         while (next?.time < time + realDuration * 5) {
           sourcePromise = this.schedule(next);
-          next = this.beaterator?.next() || this.wrap(sourcePromise);
+          next = this.beaterator?.next(this.speed) || this.wrap(sourcePromise);
         }
 
         // normal path: when this beat is done playing, prepare the next one.
diff --git a/lib/track/beaterator.js b/lib/track/beaterator.js
index 6925a51..d23de66 100644
--- a/lib/track/beaterator.js
+++ b/lib/track/beaterator.js
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class Beaterator {
     return !!filteredNext(this);
   }
 
-  next() {
+  next(speed = 1) {
     const nextBeat = filteredNext(this);
     if (nextBeat === null) {
       return null;
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class Beaterator {
     this.lastBeat = nextBeat;
     const { soundSpec, duration } = nextBeat;
     const time = this.nextTime;
-    this.nextTime += duration;
+    this.nextTime += duration / speed;
     return { soundSpec, time };
   }
 }