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How to find the BPM of a song
Ask “what’s the BPM?”. The chat reads the tempo from the recording and tells you, and it can add a click track that follows the song’s own beat.
Free: tempo, key and chords on every plan.
What it looks like in the chat
Step by step
- Bring the song to the chat.
- Ask for the tempo, or the BPM.
- Ask for a click if you want to hear the beat.
Say it your way
What’s the BPM of this song?
Is the tempo steady all the way through?
Add a click on the beat.
Good to know
BPM, beats per minute, is the tempo: around 70 is a slow ballad, 120 a typical pop or house tempo, 170 drum and bass. A song played without a click can drift a little, so the answer is the song’s main tempo.
Knowing the BPM helps when you match songs in a DJ set, set a delay in time with the beat, or practise with a metronome. The click arrives as its own stem, muted until you turn it on.
Plan Free: tempo, key and chords on every plan.