Snapinho Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 Higha guys, I've been trying to figure out what's a decent and reliable ways to count BPMs. I've got traktor but it's not really reliable, if ya ask me... Well, I should note I want to know the bpm's of my chill-cd's. Cause usually they're harder to mix cause the speed of the beats varies a lot more than when you play one certain kind of electronic music (fullon, prog, house, electro, whaddeva) I'm trying Traktor and am being very much not happy with it. I've tried Mixmeister BPM Analyzer as well, but that one only works for mp3s. Thoughts anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmtree Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 Higha guys, I've been trying to figure out what's a decent and reliable ways to count BPMs. I've got traktor but it's not really reliable, if ya ask me... Well, I should note I want to know the bpm's of my chill-cd's. Cause usually they're harder to mix cause the speed of the beats varies a lot more than when you play one certain kind of electronic music (fullon, prog, house, electro, whaddeva) I'm trying Traktor and am being very much not happy with it. I've tried Mixmeister BPM Analyzer as well, but that one only works for mp3s. Thoughts anyone? 453322[/snapback] eh.. you could count them manually. with a stop-watch. the latest pioneer CDJs and mixers have half-decent built-in counters, though not sure how they'd work on something not 4/4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snapinho Posted March 2, 2006 Author Share Posted March 2, 2006 hehehehe... there's programs out there that count the bpms when you manually tap your spacebar, but i was hoping for something thatll do it automatically. or am i just lazy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaft Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 i was hoping for something thatll do it automatically. or am i just lazy? 453380[/snapback] You're lazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAH Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 yes dude lazisim how hard is it count beats for 30 sec's and multiply by two ? you can do with 15 sec's and multiply by four if you have ADD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basilisk Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 You dorks would be sitting around in the midst of the industrial revolution wondering what all the fuss is about automated machines and mass production lazy indeed. Of course we want to automate this process, what is there to gain from doing it manually except boredom? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAH Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 we're talking about counters mon, no big deal... let's ask that same question in 5-8 years when CDJ's start obsolesence, turning the cd luggers into old schoolers. maybe kids will be asking in 20 years wtf was the use to manually beatmatch... and people will reply 'that was the challenge'... they might just laugh cause we can automate that process too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmtree Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 god bless IDM, the ever-unmixable, un-countable, un-categorizable, un-danceable music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seraph Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 god bless IDM, the ever-unmixable, un-countable, un-categorizable, un-danceable music. 483907[/snapback] So true ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snapinho Posted March 3, 2006 Author Share Posted March 3, 2006 hahahahaha ever wonder why they call it Intelligence DANCE Music ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phobium Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 hahahahaha ever wonder why they call it Intelligence DANCE Music ? 484083[/snapback] Because they want to feel different. Calling a genre "inteligent" is pretty much the stupidest thing one can do But that's a whole 'nother discussion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basilisk Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 People don't dance to it either, which makes the title extra dumb. As for this automation subject... do I really have to write a message pointing out the all-too-obvious differences between pointless grunt labour like BPM counting and the complexities of actual mixing? Or maybe you think part of the creative arsenal of a DJ is his unique style of finding BPM? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAH Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 god bless IDM, the ever-unmixable, un-countable, un-categorizable, un-danceable music. 483907[/snapback] Sven Väth mixing Aphex Twin People don't dance to it either, which makes the title extra dumb. As for this automation subject... do I really have to write a message pointing out the all-too-obvious differences between pointless grunt labour like BPM counting and the complexities of actual mixing? Or maybe you think part of the creative arsenal of a DJ is his unique style of finding BPM? 484386[/snapback] no man you don't i just thought your industrial revolution argument needed a slightly more relevant case in point than counters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phobium Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 Sven Väth mixing Aphex Twin 484572[/snapback] A lot of IDM is perfectly mixable, unless it's autechre stuff with chaning bpms and such, that's rather tricky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAH Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 i could have sworn in that same cd had an autechre track in too... guess my memory failed and confused with with AUCH... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seraph Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 @utechre rawks ! twizted madafakkas ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snapinho Posted March 3, 2006 Author Share Posted March 3, 2006 As for this automation subject... do I really have to write a message pointing out the all-too-obvious differences between pointless grunt labour like BPM counting and the complexities of actual mixing? Or maybe you think part of the creative arsenal of a DJ is his unique style of finding BPM? 484386[/snapback] hahahaha yeah, i got this pointed out by various friends of mine who've been dj-ing somewhat longer than myself. Its not that I'm opposed to mixing or anything, it's just that I figured it would be helpful to have an idea in what direction I have to pitch. I mean, if its gonna be 20% I can already forget cause it'll fuck up the song too much (yes...i know... some songs sound even better when pitched up or down) but it was more to get a general feeling, so I can practice more, since I dont own cdjs (plus i sold my turntables a long time ago) Thats all... but its obvious I need to practice more and just fuck up from time to time. Thanks anyway! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmtree Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 A lot of IDM is perfectly mixable, unless it's autechre stuff with chaning bpms and such, that's rather tricky 484579[/snapback] there's some idm with predictable rhythms, though also enough stuff with off-beat/double-up beats etc.. not just autechre anymore. check out Apparat for example. just not their latest with [gasp] lyrics.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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