130 bpm

[randy7027]

So I am currently working on a project that is set at 130 Bpm so theoretically how many bars would be the correct format as opposed to the standard 16 and 8's? I confused myself trying to figure it out so if anyone could help that would be cool!

 

[Pumpthrust]

I don't know...however many bars you want. What is the time signature of your piece? There isn't enough information supplied to make a guess.

 

[hollandturbine]

You can structure things however you want, the BPM will quite simply effect your overall track time.

 

[randy7027]

oh well I want it to still make sense on a bar format though, like a regular 80 bpm or so would be quite simple so I thought any higher or double would mean you'd actually have to double the bars itself for it to be the same as if it were on a lesser bpm..I dont understand how that works so idk what exactly i'm supposed to say with the information I have.

 

[Pumpthrust]

oh well I want it to still make sense on a bar format though, like a regular 80 bpm or so would be quite simple so I thought any higher or double would mean you'd actually have to double the bars itself for it to be the same as if it were on a lesser bpm..I dont understand how that works so idk what exactly i'm supposed to say with the information I have.

Read this:
Bar (music) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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[SwagProductionz]

you double it since the bpm is so fast so it now becomes 16(hook) and 32(verse)

 

[hollandturbine]

Lets say you record a song using MIDI at 80 BPM then change the BPM to 90, the structure of the song will not change, those 8 bars in the middle will still be right where you left them, the only difference is that the song will end sooner.

1 bar at 80 BPM is 3 seconds long.

1 bar at 90 BPM is 2.666 seconds long.

When you change the BPM you are altering the distance of time between each note and changing the duration/length of each bar.

 

[hollandturbine]

you double it since the bpm is so fast so it now becomes 16(hook) and 32(verse)

Yeah, that's what you do if the tempo has been fudged in order to work at a different resolution.....which can be beneficial if your tools are limited or if you just plain suck when it comes to working with samples and stems.

 

[SwagProductionz]

Yeah, that's what you do if the tempo has been fudged in order to work at a different resolution.....which can be beneficial if your tools are limited or if you just plain suck when it comes to working with samples and stems.

not really... some beats are just fast.. like i make trap beats usually at 60 -70 bpm but sometimes i hear a dope arp sound that is good at 120 - 140 bpm so i just double it.. and i rarely sample anyway

 

[hollandturbine]

not really... some beats are just fast.. like i make trap beats usually at 60 -70 bpm but sometimes i hear a dope arp sound that is good at 120 - 140 bpm so i just double it.. and i rarely sample anyway

So do you leave the project tempo at 60 or ramp it up to 120? because that's what I thought you were talking about.

 

[Ddream]

If the arp sounds good at 140bpm, you leave the project tempo at 140, and work half-time with the drums. This is one of the fundamental things in dubstep, downtempo drum and bass, and such.