I'm looking for a program that allows me to insert a song file and tell me the BPM count of it. Do such software programs exist? Anybody know of some good, accurate ones? I need this to help me better organize my vinyls.

traktor....

___________________

quote:

Originally posted by Halcyon+On+On OOKA-OOKA ME NACHOS ME PRESS KEYS ON COMPUTER GOOD

# of beats in 10 sec x 6 = BPM

___________________

quote:

Originally posted by dj_bas # of beats in 10 sec x 6 = BPM

Yeah but I'm afraid my own count will be inaccurate :P It would depend on where in the tune I start counting (i.e. on the beat, in between beats, closer to one beat than the next, etc.)

quote:

Originally posted by TruffleShuffle Yeah but I'm afraid my own count will be inaccurate :P It would depend on where in the tune I start counting (i.e. on the beat, in between beats, closer to one beat than the next, etc.)

why would you want to count in between beats? just count on the 1st beat of each measure.

___________________

Just search on google for BPM calculator, im sure there are some, though i dont know personally of any. That will just mesure the BPM with no strings attached aka mixing progs

quote:

Originally posted by dj_bas why would you want to count in between beats? just count on the 1st beat of each measure.

I mean if I started timing between beats. I'd get a different beat count than if I were to start on the beat, etc.

It doesnt even matter if you start counting at the start of a measure, you just count how many beats happen in time limit of ten seconds.

Doing it yourself should give you an accurate enough reading, within 1 or 2 bpm of what a computer would give you.

Besides, what is the point of having extremely accurate bpm readings? As far as mixing goes, when you're looking through records, it will only tell you if its close in bpm to the current record, 1 or 2 off doesnt make any difference. Its either in the same ballpark or it isnt.

As far as actually mixing the records together goes. Having the same bpm doesnt mean they are matched, or not matched well at least. You would be surprised by the amount of leeway you can have within one bpm point. Either way you're going to have to do it by ear.

Best thign you could do is to record the record into Sound Forge at 0% pitch, then put a marker on a first beat, then another on the fifth, double-click inbetween those 2 markers to highlight the 4 beats, and then look in the 'ACID Loop Creation' toolbar and it will tell you the exact bpm

___________________
My Mixes

You might want to take a look at BeatMonitor. I've been using it for several months and it works great. It uses whatever is playing thru your audio card as the music source to monitor.

___________________

go to mixmeister.com
and in downloads u should find it...
let me get linkBPM analyzer

___________________
_______________________________

My Soundcloud

this should prolly be in the DJ Booth....

you can also try buying like a metronome and playing a track at 0%pitch while using the metronome to match up the tempo... <- one way i use... its not the greatest but the metronome blinks in time with the beat so its alittle more help in matching tracks being able to have the metronome matched with the cue/playing track that way i know which one is which...

it still takes a while to develop an ear for which tune is which and all... still.. i personally find that knowing the BPM of my tunes isnt much help... IMO you'd benefit more from focusing on the keys and whatnot... that way you know you can match keys and all but you also develop an ear for how much pitch each tune can give or take and determine wether or not it sounds good as opposed to trying to mix numbers

___________________
*Fav tune at the moment*
Vector Burn - Paradise Lost
"This is the life we chose, the life we lead. There is only one guarantee - None of us will see heaven"

quote:

Originally posted by RickyM Next thread - trance for listening to when you are halfway down the stairs in your house...