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Originally posted by butterball i've tried that..i get all into the song and then fuck up on the number i was on haha

so go ten-twenty seconds and multiply...

use BPM counters only in OMGWTF IM INA HURRY?!?! situations

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i can usualy guess the bpm within 0-3 beats at 130-145. : D

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Originally posted by Demoted or download the mixmeister bpm counter.

amen. and don't rely on what the computer tells you 100%. Learn to figure out the speed difference, it's not hard.

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Actually, Traktor can always calculate the bpm of a track accuratley using a method I discovered. What I do is let the track play for about 30 seconds first so that the computer has a chance to calculate the bpm to a fairly accurate figure, then I insert a beat envelope (or beat grid) usually over the first beat of the track, then I open the bpm counter, and click on lock. As you go through the track the beat grid will start to mal-align with the beats on the wave form, so you basically adjust the bpm manually until they line up again. What I have noticed is that the further through the track you go, the less change it tkes for the grid lines to move, i.e. because it is further from the origin. I find this hard to explain, but I hope it makes sense. And it is VERY accurate.

DJ HARN.

P.S. The only problem I have which I have discovered is when applying a beat grid over tracks that change bpm half way through, this totally ruins the whole idea! E.g. DJ Tatana vs The Mystery - Soul Cry (Original Mix), Des Mitchell - The World is Yours (Monday Morning Mix), AND MANY MANY MORE!!!!!!

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