a good method to find the tempo/bpm or a song ?
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a good method to find the tempo/bpm or a song ?
what is the easieast method to find the tempo/bpm of a song, so the notes could match with the sound ?
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Re: a good method to find the tempo/bpm or a song ?
The only widely-accepted method to do it is manually. Much/most of the time, songs will not just use a single tempo throughout. In my opinion, the easiest way to do this is to anchor beat markers in EOF, which has various aids such as the waveform graph and metronome.
Re: a good method to find the tempo/bpm or a song ?
You take your head and bang it against a wall to the beat for a whole minute. Count the bloodstains and there you go.
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Re: a good method to find the tempo/bpm or a song ?
crazy.neo wrote:You take your head and bang it against a wall to the beat for a whole minute. Count the bloodstains and there you go.
I did this all the time and it's the main reason I stop fretting.
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Re: a good method to find the tempo/bpm or a song ?
Alternatively, listen to the song and determine the beat (nodding to the beat helps me), then look at a clock, use an analogue clock with a second hand to begin with, then count how many beats are in 15 seconds then multiply that with four, you can also count how many is in 10 minutes and multiply by six etc. Even though it isn't as quick as using a piece of software I think this way is probably more accessible. You can also use this method for as many times the tempo changes.
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MarvinPA wrote:Alternatively, listen to the song and determine the beat (nodding to the beat helps me), then look at a clock, use an analogue clock with a second hand to begin with, then count how many beats are in 15 seconds then multiply that with four, you can also count how many is in 10 minutes and multiply by six etc. Even though it isn't as quick as using a piece of software I think this way is probably more accessible. You can also use this method for as many times the tempo changes.
Boooooorinnnnng. Srsly, the head thing. It works.
Re: a good method to find the tempo/bpm or a song ?
FOFGuyAKAPerson wrote:http://www.mixmeister.com/download.html
Note it only does the base tempo, no changes.
I also use mixmeister bpm analyzer for my songs, and although it's not 100% accurate (i.e, you may have to alter it a bit to fit the song perfectly)
It's still a pretty good way to get a bpm for your songs.
On a few songs, where you can tell the bpm obviously changes or some odd complex Prog song (i.e, Dream Theater - A Change Of Seasons)
You can divide the song into parts in Audacity or some similar audio editor and get the bpm for those parts individually by exporting them as a .wav (or mp3 if you have the .dll for it)
But in my opinion, it's best to get the general bpm with mixmeister to get a ballpark estimate, and then listen to the song and set it precisely by ear. :p
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Re: a good method to find the tempo/bpm or a song ?
You can't rely on any method to determine a static tempo for a song. If you cannot beat sync to account for tempo slips and changes wherever necessary, you'll never get the absolute best results.
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Re: a good method to find the tempo/bpm or a song ?
raynebc wrote:You can't rely on any method to determine a static tempo for a song. If you cannot beat sync to account for tempo slips and changes wherever necessary, you'll never get the absolute best results.
What I did was change the tempo wherever it's needed. Just like you said, setting the correct tempo at each part which has tempo changes is the best.
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