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In the genre I write in, it usually works to end the drums completely at the beginning of the slowdown. If it doesn't, I add them manually, as Vic suggested.

This is probably a crazy idea and my memory might not be correct. I know that Audacity has a tempo change tool. I think you can select some portion of the track to apply it to. Might be a bit of work but you might be able to select a small portion of the track, decrease the tempo by a few BPM, decrease the next small section, decrease by a few more, and so on....to simulate a continuous decrease.

I don't know how small of a section it will allow you to select though. If not less than one measure, no good to you.

If my memory is correct and this would work, I'd recommend applying it to the drum track alone. Then bring the drum track up into your recording software and record the rest. My experience is that the Audacity tools often distort the sound unacceptably. Probably because it's free

Maybe the same could be done on more sophisticated software.

Scott