qb
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Arad, Romania

I'm not sure how tempo works on trackers (from what I hear most of them- even PC ones -don't have accurate tempo), but I think this question will apply to a lot of people here. What is your favorite tempo and why? Or to be less specific, what tempo range do you prefer?

I usually write songs in the 75-100 tempo range, 80 and 90 being the most common (speaking about accurate tempo since I use a DAW). I think the lowest I went was 60 or something like that. All of my latest projects were written at 95 BPM for a symbolic purpose.

Last edited by qb (Jan 13, 2014 1:21 pm)

sandneil
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125 cause its default in IT and i cbb to change it

PleaseLoseBattle
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Clermont-Ferrand, France

420 BPM is just fine.

Mrwimmer
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Los Angeles, CA
PleaseLoseBattle wrote:

420 BPM is just fine.


None of my tempos make sense so this.

Timbob
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I only write songs in prime number tempos

calmdownkidder
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Liverpool, UK

Anything slower than 1000bpm is pathetic and not real music.

PleaseLoseBattle
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Clermont-Ferrand, France

Agreed.

Last edited by PleaseLoseBattle (Jan 13, 2014 2:30 pm)

qb
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Arad, Romania
Timbob wrote:

I only write songs in prime number tempos

No uneven tempos for me, except for numbers ending in five.

Timbob
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qb wrote:
Timbob wrote:

I only write songs in prime number tempos

No uneven tempos for me, except for numbers ending in five.

well.. tempo 5 it is then.
better start writing some ambient

e.s.c.
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IL, US

96/192/384 or 137, depending on my mood...going to be working on some slower (below 80bpm) stuff soon for a new project

Alley Beach
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clovis CA

144 and 128 BPM

somtimes 80

Last edited by Alley Beach (Jan 13, 2014 3:14 pm)

Fudgers
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Indiana

91 is great to jog to!

Jellica
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England

anyone know how to work out tempo on goattracker using x5 speed?

boomlinde
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Sweden

BPM = 60 / ((1 / (50 * Ticks per frame)) * Ticks per 16th note * 4)
EDIT: ^^^^^^

Jellica wrote:

anyone know how to work out tempo on goattracker using x5 speed?

Last edited by boomlinde (Jan 13, 2014 8:50 pm)

breakphase
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Earth

It's easier to say which i don't use.. 1-69, 150-159, 201-inf

qb
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Arad, Romania
Jellica wrote:

anyone know how to work out tempo on goattracker using x5 speed?

You can't as far as I can tell. C64 trackers don't have accurate tempo (it fluctuates over time). A lot or most PC trackers have this problem too.