Beats per Minute (BPM) Time Intervals

Why would you ever need to know how to convert beats per minute to a time interval ?

Well I use this table all the time when I am working on a recording and I don’t know what the BPM is , but I need to know to add in a drum beat or create a loop in the mix.

Here is what you do, try to find a reoccurring beat pattern in your recording, say a kick drum twice per bar or a HiHat on every beat. Then measure the time interval using your DAW , and look the interval up in the chart below to get BPM.

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  1. Hi Brian. No good link, which is OK, because your explanation is very clear. Chart is cool. Merci beaucoup! Dirk

    On Wed., Feb. 10, 2021, 11:31 Duncan House Dogs, wrote:

    > BrianR posted: ” Why would you ever need to know how to convert beats per > minute to a time interval ? Well I use this table all the time when I am > working on a recording and I don’t know what the BPM is , but I need to > know to add in a drum beat or create a loop in th” >

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