Old 04-10-2009, 11:44 PM   #1
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I'm stepping a song for R1, but I need to know the BPM, how do I find it
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Old 04-10-2009, 11:49 PM   #2
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download this, run it on the song and round to the nearest 0.05
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Alternatively, get DDReam Studio and tap out the beats. (use this for dynamic songs)
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Old 04-11-2009, 12:01 AM   #5
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Default Re: Finding BPM

Well, the song was Far Away by Cut Copy. I got 125.99, so I just made it 126.
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Old 04-11-2009, 12:11 AM   #6
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download this, run it on the song and round to the nearest 0.05
Every song definitely doesn't end with a .x0 or .x5 BPM. I understand you're a stepmaniac so please to explain this.
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Old 04-11-2009, 12:15 AM   #7
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Default Re: Finding BPM

1. mixmeister is slightly inaccurate for most songs, being 0.01 to 0.02 off the true bpm (for some songs it's more inaccurate though)
2. most songs have a bpm that is an integer multiple of 0.05

from this it follows that, unless you have reason to believe otherwise, your initial bpm should be mixmeister's rounded to the nearest 0.05

obviously it's not always right but it's most likely to be right
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125.99 --> 126.00 then?
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Old 04-11-2009, 12:35 AM   #9
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almost certainly

if it is 125.99 though you'll find that you're about 5 milliseconds early per minute into the song
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almost certainly

if it is 125.99 though you'll find that you're about 5 milliseconds early per minute into the song
Which is why rounding shouldn't always (but most of the time should) be done if the bpm doesn't exactly end with 0 or 5 at the end. It should be obvious later in the song whether it's offsync or not if it's a single bpm with assist tick on. I've found a few songs myself that were purposely made with an uneven bpm. 2 minutes into a song, it could be up to 20 milliseconds off if its right bpm was in between 0 and 5 at the end and then rounded.

Anyway, I really think everyone should download and use DDReamStudio for syncing anyway so that for sure no one would have arrows that are offsync anymore. It's not hard to use. I don't know why people keep saying that it is.
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