Tap Tempo - BPM Counter
Tap or press TAverage of 8 beatsDelay times in ms
Find the tempo of any song
Pause for two seconds and the next tap starts a new count. The delay table under the button updates with the tempo.
- Play the song on your phone, a speaker or another tab.
- Tap on every beat - the big button, or the T key on a computer. The tempo appears from the second tap.
- Keep going for a bar or two: the counter averages your last eight beats and settles on the tempo.
- Check it: press Start to hear a click at that tempo along with the song, and nudge it with the plus and minus buttons.
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Frequently asked
How do I find the BPM of a song?
Play the song and tap the big button, or the T key, on every beat - usually on the kick drum or the snare. After a few taps the tempo appears; tap for a whole bar or two for a precise average. Stop for two seconds to start again.
How accurate is tap tempo?
It averages your last eight intervals, so the more evenly you tap, the closer it gets - usually within one or two BPM. Press Start to hear the result as a click and check it against the song.
What are delay times?
The length of a note at the tempo, in milliseconds: set a delay or an LFO to the quarter note, the dotted eighth or a triplet and it repeats in time with the music. A quarter note lasts 60000 divided by the BPM.
What is the BPM of common music styles?
Typical ranges: hip-hop around 85 to 95 BPM, house 120 to 128, techno 125 to 140, dubstep around 140 (felt at half time), drum and bass 170 to 175. Pop songs are often between 100 and 130.
Make a whole track at this tempo
The tools on this page are free, with no account. GOONS Studio has drum machines, synths, a sampled piano and a sequencer that all share one tempo - free for 7 days, no card required.