Tempo measuring?

[Generator]

Hi, everyone. I'd like to know if there are any programs which could help me measure the exact tempo (bpm) of a song.

Thank you.

 

[EVT]

Hi Generator,

Although I don't use software, I know that on drum machines there is a button called "tap". When you hit tap a few times it matches to the tempo you tapped in. So you can hook up into a mixer and listen to a song from another source (cd, multitrack etc.), and then punch a drum loop or programmed beat from the drum machine on the beat of the song and, it will display on the drum machine what bpm it is. This is much easier to do when working with electronic music with programmed drum machines.

So, I'm thinking it will be a function in software called "tap", or something saying bpm/tempo, that will do this for you. Maybe it's in software that you already have.
Even the metronome. You could record the song into the sequencer and then turn on the metronome, and try to match it up by adjusting it till it fits.

I'm sure somebody else here will know for sure. I'm just sharing what I know from using hardware.
I hope you find out soon...
evt

 

[baumer]

BPM Studio

http://www.alcatech.de/html/download_demo.php?lang=en

This program has a bpm detector thats native, so I think that once you load an mp3 it will auto calculate the BPM. If not there's bound to be a tap feature.

 

[Generator]

I'm downloading the program. Had never heard of it before. I'll let you know how it went. Thank you both.

 

[dgatwood]

I find the easiest way is to sit there with a watch. Start playing the song. When your watch hits zero seconds, start counting. When it hits 15, stop counting. Multiply by four.

 

[Generator]

Yeah, well, I was looking for less... rudimentary ways.

Anyway, the program did its job perfectly, so thank you all!