I ended up using DirectShow. NET (directshownet.sourceforge.net/) which is an open-source library. It contains a lot of samples, and it has a sample with playback rate control.
IF a commercial library is an option take a look at visioforge.com/media-player-sdk-net.html Another commercial option would be Leadtools MultIMedia SDK - see leadtools.com/sdk/multimedia.htm#+cp_pla....
Thanks for pointing useful resources, but a commercial one should be the last resort in my case. – nullstein Sep 10 at 15:19.
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