Electronic music out of tempo?

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Hi folks,

and again:

Why can't I warp some songs in Ableton or why is the tempo of some songs that strange? It's also in Traktor that some songs have a tempo of 124,38 bpm, why? When I'm in Ableton and try to warp them I just can't find the right tempo even with adjusting the warp marker it simply won't be a straight number. And this 124,38 doesn't seem right.
This issue comes often when warping in Ableton but normally can be adjusted, I always compare Traktor's tempo to Ableton's tempo and then take the Traktor tempo if different and the Traktor is a straight number.

This must be a production issue, I guess when tempo adjusting of samples songs can get out of tempo or is there a way to find out the correct tempo of the production in another way?

I would understand this if it wasn't electronic music.

Is the 124,38 bpm of this track the original tempo or is it simply warped the wrong way?

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Most likely it's wrong. Automatic analyzers might be confused if the track has intro or breakbeat without kick. In such case you have to determine tempo yourself.

Tip: tempo info is given on Beatport and also Recordbox gets them right most of time.

Anyway, DJs have been matching tempo by ear for decades :P
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DJ Warmonger wrote:Most likely it's wrong. Automatic analyzers might be confused if the track has intro or breakbeat without kick. In such case you have to determine tempo yourself.

Tip: tempo info is given on Beatport and also Recordbox gets them right most of time.

Anyway, DJs have been matching tempo by ear for decades :P
Hey thank you for the tip with Beatport!

Damn how could I not think about that, was there quite often last time. :)))

I'm not a DJ. I have Traktor and Ableton and some effects and wanna learn how to...know how to delay the tracks already... :)))
I envy those who can play vinyl but I think I'll go modern for my music because of the possibilities.

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JurijPopotnig wrote:
I'm not a DJ. I have Traktor and Ableton and some effects and wanna learn how to...know how to delay the tracks already... :)))
I envy those who can play vinyl but I think I'll go modern for my music because of the possibilities.
Seriously, it doesn't get much easier than beat matching two vinyl's. :tu:

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