i know it's common practice for people to label their records with the track's bpm. how do you find the bpm of your records? only very few of mine actually have the bpm listed on them.

is there a huge online database, or some kind of search engine where record bpm's are stored?

or do you just have to record a clip of each record on your comp and then measure the bpm using software?

My methods probably wont give you the *exact* BPM, but it really close. I use 2 ways:

1 - On my palm pilot, I installed a program called "beatmatch 1.0" and I use that to get the BPM's of records when I listen to them at the record stores prior to me purchasing. The program works by the user pressing a button when user hears the tempo of the beat. The BPM is then progressively displayed on the screen. I do this a couple times until I consistently get a BPM number.

2 - I have some remix compilated records that have BPM's listed, and I compare the pitches of some of my records with some of the record tracks that have BPM's listed.

I dont really *need* an *exact* BPM number, I just need a close estimate.

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don't get into that... you'll start becoming dependent on those numbers... wait until your record collection is just so big you need to label them because you forget.

I think that would be the only time I would use the BPM counter on my DJM 600.... I wouldn't become too dependent on writing all these BPMs down though. Just listen to your stuff, figure out what goes nicely with what and you will be fine.

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Originally posted by Dirk W. I think that would be the only time I would use the BPM counter on my DJM 600.... I wouldn't become too dependent on writing all these BPMs down though. Just listen to your stuff, figure out what goes nicely with what and you will be fine.

I agree, I would only write or put a mark on the side on the vinyl that has your favorite mix so you can spot it quicker instead of trying to read the print in low light conditions. You shouldn't worry about BPM's just practice your beat matching and know your tracks well beforehand.

people actually go into a store and count beats while shopping for records? i don't mean to sound like an ass.. but that is retarted!

Jay

why do you need to know the bpm of your tracks anyway? it might save u .5 seconds if u know the bpm of the current track as well but compared to the time it takes to bpm your entire collection its not worth it at all

I think keeping track of your collection's BPMs is a personal preference. Don't hate just because you do/don't keep track of your tempos. For some of the more scientific DJs, or ones with larger collections, knowing a track's BPM is a good thing. It helps you avoid mixing tracks that are too different in tempo.

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Just remember that Nightcrawlers-Push the Feeling on is 122BPM and you start from there.

And bpms are essential for harmonic mixing, labeling with bpm and key will save you a lot of try and fail.

I don't really get this BPM labelling bit, though I will allow that it might work well for others.

I spend a fair bit of time listening to my individual tracks, as well as mixes, and I just have a fairly good idea of which tracks go well together in my head.

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