MartinIR Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 Hi! I want to know if there's a way to calculate the exact bpm of an imported audio file. I want to import the audio file of a song and use a tool to calculate the different changes in bpm so I know how to configure the bpm of the metronome for that particular song. Thanks! Martin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManFromNapa Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 There is a plug-in for this. I’m not sure if it recalculates changes in tempo though. Here’s a good video on it: https://youtu.be/sb-YDm2L5RI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scg Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 2 hours ago, MartinIR said: I want to import the audio file of a song and use a tool to calculate the different changes in bpm so I know how to configure the bpm of the metronome for that particular song. If you mean the song doesn't have a constant tempo, and you want to set up the global tempo track to reflect the tempo changes in the song, then yes, you should be able to do that. I've done it before (and it worked nicely). I don't remember the exact procedure at the moment (maybe someone else will provide the details), but I think it may be discussed here in the section 'Tempo Mapping'. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManFromNapa Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 Gonna keep following this thread. My last album could have used this. I had to quantize my live drummer which I HATED doing. The song used a heavy delay effect on the guitar that needed to stay in sync with the tempo of the song. If I could have used this tool I would not have needed to quantize, I could have left the drums natural. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinIR Posted February 6, 2023 Author Share Posted February 6, 2023 5 hours ago, scg said: If you mean the song doesn't have a constant tempo, and you want to set up the global tempo track to reflect the tempo changes in the song, then yes, you should be able to do that. I've done it before (and it worked nicely). I don't remember the exact procedure at the moment (maybe someone else will provide the details), but I think it may be discussed here in the section 'Tempo Mapping'. Yes, that's exactly what I need. I will check the link you sent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinIR Posted February 6, 2023 Author Share Posted February 6, 2023 I tried using the Keep mode for the project tempo and it worked! It's also possible to double up or divide the bpms showed by the analyzer to match with the different parts of the song. Thanks! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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