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danch · Post by **danch** » Sat Jul 25, 2015 8:49 am

how to choose the right BPM? if not initially know what the track will be the style and just experimenting

Zexila · Post by **Zexila** » Sat Jul 25, 2015 8:57 am

Get in the ballpark of the given genre, than just go with the feel

Do you have some genres of interest in particular, so I can give you some rough numbers?

danch · Post by **danch** » Sat Jul 25, 2015 9:12 am

Zexila wrote:Get in the ballpark of the given genre, than just go with the feel

Do you have some genres of interest in particular, so I can give you some rough numbers?

Hip hop beats, techno, uk house, riddim

Zexila · Post by **Zexila** » Sat Jul 25, 2015 9:29 am

Hip-hop - around 80bpm and up
Techno- 120bpm and up
UK House- 130bpm and up
Riddim- Whatever you feel like it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PItUDGA9x38

MadAnthony81 · Post by **MadAnthony81** » Mon Aug 10, 2015 10:02 pm

I suggest going with what going with what sounds good.

electro/rock 120-130

house/trance 130-140

Deep Purple · Post by **Deep Purple** » Tue Aug 11, 2015 10:52 am

If you're just experimenting, why do you need to set the BPM at the outset? Why not just screw around with it as you experiment?

DJ Warmonger · Post by **DJ Warmonger** » Tue Aug 11, 2015 4:50 pm

Check a bunch of popular tracks in particular style and pick a common one. Sometimes track is slower or faster on purpose. Also, if you're going to make club music, this in advance where the track would be placed in a set. intro, middle, finale? Sometimes I drop tracks as they are too fast for intro or too slow for finale.

Phorous · Post by **Phorous** » Tue Aug 11, 2015 5:09 pm

Use your DAW's tempo tap to tap out the BPM you hear in your head

thecontrolcentre · Post by **thecontrolcentre** » Tue Aug 11, 2015 5:18 pm

Voice303 wrote:Use your DAW's tempo tap to tap out the BPM you hear in your head

This.

bareknuckle4 · Post by **bareknuckle4** » Thu Aug 20, 2015 3:15 pm

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You could find a song you like and then use https://songbpm.com (https://songbpm.com) to get the wanted "feel"

NystagmusE · Post by **NystagmusE** » Sat Sep 05, 2015 4:32 am

There's a video on the Reaper website homepage about how to calculate BPM from what you played without a click track.

How to select BPM?