tempos (bpm's)

[Nygel]

great idea tpk

[tpk]

Originally Posted by Nygel

great idea tpk

you're just happy cause you got your own sticky thread.

[Nygel]

Originally Posted by tpk

you're just happy cause you got your own sticky thread.

yeah

[DeeJayZap]

Tempo's I have so far:

paul revere: 91.2
so watcha want: 85.4
alive: 100.9
shake your rump: 103
intergalactic: 105.9
root down: 100
sure shot: 97.9
pass the mic 83.9
spam: 89.1
IAWGM: 99.8
limerick file: 102
hold it now: 98.5
3 the hard way: 93
open letter to nyc: 93.7
time to build: 95
hey fuck you: 96
oh word: 98
rhyme the rhyme well: 100
right right now now: 101
ch-check it out: 115
all lifestyles: 117
we got the: 122
triple trouble 110
hey ladies 102

[DJ_Skrilla]

How about a sticky for the NEW ACAPPELLAS SECTION they are supposed to hook up. How bout at least some new 5 boroughs tracks like Rhyme the Rhyme well, Shazam, anything......

[Uru-Nitro]

agreed

[Nygel]

damn, i wish we could get the new acapellas soon... its gettin boring with these that we have now

[DJ_Skrilla]

Originally Posted by Nygel

damn, i wish we could get the new acapellas soon... its gettin boring with these that we have now

dude its been boring with these freakin accappellas! Capitol needs to kik beastie boys ass into gear and give us some acapellas. Even Jayz released a Black Album Acapella promo 2x12" couldnt beasties do someshit like that or they dont like selling there songs twice and making MORE money!!!

[BeastieRunner]

I think this is the best thread. Ever. Go nYgel, it's your birthday . . .

[King of Rock II]

some of these a capella's, i put them in acid pro on the beatmapper and i get a different bpm then the one's posted here. the thing clearly doesn't detect the beats ok but i don't really know how to adjust that shit.

any help?

[Nygel]

sure, i dont have pro, but im sure i can help out, when u go to beatmapper, it detects the first downbeat, but its usually wrong cuz its dumb. so just move that first downbeat detector to the actual place u want it to be. like in rrnn, the actual place where the beat should first kick in is on ONCE, and then after that just make it as close to the tempo listed on here, cuz they are all correct on here. sorry if it didnt help. words escape me right now

[nobbus]

Originally Posted by King of Rock II

some of these a capella's, i put them in acid pro on the beatmapper and i get a different bpm then the one's posted here. the thing clearly doesn't detect the beats ok but i don't really know how to adjust that shit.

any help?

you dont need to use the beatmapper if youre trusting the bpms listed here.
just hit cancel if it comes up, go into track properties and change the bpm manually.

[The Timmy]

yeah, your best bet for finding a close enough tempo for an a capella in Acid is to:

beat-map the original, set your project tempo to it and lay down the a capella under it and sync the down-beats. then remove the original adjust your levels and then export it to a ready-to-use file.

(the last step might not be needed if the very start of the file is where it should be including empty space before the vocals come in.)

[jwkelly]

Hey,

Why don't you do it the old fashion way like I used to when I was a club DJ in the 80's? Take a calculator and a stop watch or clock. Press 1+1 and =, then once your watch or clock second hand lands on the 12 or th 6, hit the = button for every down and up beat for 30 seconds, then multiply that by 2 and that's your BPM (approximately).

I don't like to rely on software for this.

Also, you don't need a calculator, just keep count with your hand or foot by tapping to the up/down beats while timing it.

Just a thought from an Ol' School DJ.

Later,
JK

[The Timmy]

well if that's the case, why not just count the number of down beats for 6 seconds, then add a zero to the end result..

11.5 beats in 6 seconds = 115 beats in 60 seconds.

[jwkelly]

You got it!

[BroomHead]

Does anybody know the tempo of car thief???

[DeeJayZap]

90bpm

[Rodie]

Hey Minton how come some of the songs have "N/A" for BPM? Just curious

[minton]

Originally Posted by Rodie

Hey Minton how come some of the songs have "N/A" for BPM? Just curious

For some tracks we don't have the BPMs because they're stored with the masters which we didn't use. For others, like Car Thief we weren't able to accurately figure it out from the tapes used. We'll always try and include that information where we have it handy though.

[the_last_b_boy]

Originally Posted by nobbus

why on earth would anyone want FLstudio without the piano roll?

good luck trying to make music when youre limited to 16ths...

i agree that FL would not be my choice of thing to remix with, but all you gotta do is double the bpm and your 16ths are 32's and double again and they are 64's
and so on and so on

[Allan]

A way to count BPM:

Use a stop watch and a calculator.

1. On the count of 1 start the clock.
2. On the count of 41 stop the clock.
(Let´s say the clock says 24 seconds)
3. Divide 2400 with 24 and you´ll get your result (100 bmp in this example)

[Nygel]

heres a nice little update, just to keep it up to date:

3 the Hard Way - 93
All Lifestyles - 117
Alive - 100.9
An Open Letter To NYC - 93.75
Body Movin' - 99
Brr Stick 'Em - 102
Car Thief - 85.8
Ch-Check It Out - 115
Ch-Check It Out (Just Blaze) - 107
Crawlspace - 108.
Electrify - 89
Flowin' Prose - 89.42
Hey Fuck You - 96
Intergalactic - 106
It Takes Time To Build - 95
Just a Test - 98.10
Looking Down the Barrel of a Gun - 69.175
Oh Word? - 98
Rhyme the Rhyme Well - 100
Right Right Now Now - 101
Root Down - 100
Shake Your Rump - 103.11
Shazam! - 101.00
Stop That Train - 86
Super Disco Breakin' - 100
That's It That's All - 105
The Brouhaha - 108
The Grasshopper Unit - 101
The Move - 100
Triple Trouble - 110
Unite - 98
We Got The - 122

[thedjphat]

Had issues making Super Disco Breakin work at 100 bpm, not sure what i missed there. Help?

[Nygel]

Originally Posted by thedjphat

Had issues making Super Disco Breakin work at 100 bpm, not sure what i missed there. Help?

the downbeat is when he says "Fifty" (cups of coffee) so if u didnt have the first beat hit when he said that, thats the prob.

[thedjphat]

Originally Posted by Nygel

the downbeat is when he says "Fifty" (cups of coffee) so if u didnt have the first beat hit when he said that, thats the prob.

Thanks man

[korn_phr33k]

im really not getting 90 or 85.8 to work for car theif its frustrating

[korn_phr33k]

the tempo for car theif i got to work for me is 89.7. so i got it now.

if anyone else has trouble with car theif try that one.

[CosmoKramer]

Does anybody know the tempo to 3 Mc's And 1 DJ....would appreciate it...Thanks

[Subcomandante]

Originally Posted by The Wedge

just bring it into acid and use the beatmapper to find the bpm. Then just change the bpm of the whole project and export it. Or you can use wavelab or something to change the bpm.

Are you sure?
I have never been able to properly timestretch a vocal for a whole acapella.