Finding Tempo (remix issues)

Dick Bagel · Post by **Dick Bagel** » Thu Feb 22, 2007 1:45 am

Lets say i want to remix a track that is only guitar and vocals, no drums, how do i find the original tempo to the track, i cant figure out how. like i understand the warp controls and all that, i just cant figure out the original tempo to the song i want to remix

stutter · Post by **stutter** » Thu Feb 22, 2007 1:51 am

start the song, count the beats for 30 seconds, divide by 30 gives you a rough bpm. Set that as the tempo in Ableton, play the song unwarped with the metronome on , adjust the tempo until the metronome is clicking about right. Or try a pbm counter like the free mixmeister one on their page (pc only I think), although it might not work so well with a song like you describe.

Dick Bagel · Post by **Dick Bagel** » Thu Feb 22, 2007 1:53 am

like here is the deal i got a drum track i made, and it goes with the song for about 20 seconds, then it starts to get off a little bit, like i can guess the tempo relatively well, cause i had it sync up very nicely, i think what my situation is, because its an acoustic track, than its not perfect time so it would never sync up all the way threw. but maybe im wrong.

glysigakis · Post by **glysigakis** » Thu Feb 22, 2007 9:52 am

i can give a try sync them for you.just give me the samples

pepezabala · Post by **pepezabala** » Thu Feb 22, 2007 12:39 pm

Another way would be to set up another channel, and record on it how you tap along to the song. If you tap on the 2 and the 4 of the beats, then you can use this as a reference for warping.