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Old 24th June 2009   #6
chris carter
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Why don't you just zoom in, find a downbeat (or any other beat) and then go a few measures ahead (like 4 or 8) and find the same beat. Then measure the time (point_B - point_A = elapsed_time). Then just cross multiply and divide to get the beats per minute. I do this all the time and it takes me like 30 seconds and it's damn accurate.

I don't want to seem harsh, but "how do I find the tempo" questions come up on this forum all the freakin' time. It's litterally 4th grade math. Oh, my bad, this is the HIP-HOP forum... nobody here actually went to school....
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