When I'm listening to random songs on shuffle or streaming radio I like to try to guess the BPM of each track. I've gotten pretty good at it and I can guess within +/- 2 BPM. Does anyone else do this?
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When I'm listening to random songs on shuffle or streaming radio I like to try to guess the BPM of each track. I've gotten pretty good at it and I can guess within +/- 2 BPM. Does anyone else do this?
All the time :DQuote:
Originally Posted by ToOntown
I'm pretty good at it too, all those years listening to the default rebirth patterns have paid off.
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Originally Posted by Jack Bastard
I used to but since I started producing now I'm like "Oh thats a sawtooth wave in that lead, there's a squarewave with some distortion" etc.
Yeah I mean, if I'm listening to Tech House radio there's not much guesswork, but Hip Hop, Pop, Classic Rock...
Count the first 15 seconds so you dont lose track and times it by 4.
In my opinion its probably the most accurate and easiest method. Every time ive done it ive not been far off.
It's definitely something that improves the longer you do it. I can get most things fairly easy, some hip hop just completely confuses me though.
I can but I alwaysbhave to look at a watch or something to keep track of seconds
I can guess 110bpm/128bpm/140bpm/180bpm 99% of the time LOL everything is made at the same bpm's these days so if you listen to the style you know the bpm... I only know 90bpm "westcoast" hiphop, never really played hip hop to get familiar with it though.
How do you know if you are right when listening to your ipod though?
I tag my music on my ipod with their BPM in the album section. Fun little game to play.
Good question. I only use Spotify and Slacker mobile apps for my music so I don't have any tracks on my iPhone. Most times if I have a data connection I'll just Google "Track Name BPM" and 9 times out of 10 I get the answer. Or I'll count with the stopwatch on my phone.Quote:
Originally Posted by synthet1c
Rarely do I make a note to check later...it's just a game
iīm 100% correct, if i turn on the radio. itīs always 128bpm. the good thing about popmusic nowadays is, that itīs damn consistent when it comes down to bpms ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by ToOntown
The only problem with that is my attention span. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by liam1895
My original training was as a percussionist so as long as its not lower than 80 I can usually get it. Otherwise I need to look at my watch in order to judge the tempo.
rana june is the best at guessing bpms @ 9m 40s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHPmc...ailpage#t=581s
she knows it's about 124.4 bpm :w00t:
I'm pretty damn good. But when i'm off I'm way off.
I find the biggest thing that helps is just remembering songs you already know as a reference i.e. knowing that Snoop's "Drop it Like It's Hot" is 92 BPM you can start to compare that track with the one your listening too.
ReBirth, superb. Amazing what some people produced using the program. It just shows one doesn't need all the latest and greatest VST's to create good electronic music IMO.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jack Bastard
Silly Propellerheads, create a TB-303 App - Doesn't include it in Reason -.-Quote:
Originally Posted by backtothefront
Indeed, I also hope at some day Props will integrate Recycle in to Reason but won't hold my breath! :) Reason and the free desktop version of ReBirth do talk to each other though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cybertrash