What bpm am I thinking in?

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Has anybody ever been able to hear an idea for a part of a beat (drums, bass line, melody etc.) & have struggled to translate it into DAW because you can’t figure out what bpm you thought it in? I sound like a mad man for asking such an odd question, but this happens to me fairly often & I need a second opinion. Any insight is greatly appreciated!
I sometime imagine slow beats and some other times fast ones, but I’m also unable to tell precisely what the BPM is.

I think I could always tell a tempo, for any music I listen or imagine, but with a ± 40 BPM uncertainty. ^^

Usually I just start at 80 BPM (for “slow” project ideas) or 140-160 BPM (for “fast” ones), and slowly move the tempo up or down early in the making of the project until it suits what I (think I…) imagined. And sometime, I go for a different tempo of what I imagined, and like it, so finally choosing this different tempo finally.
boldie wrote:
Thu Aug 03, 2023 10:04 am
Has anybody ever been able to hear an idea for a part of a beat (drums, bass line, melody etc.) & have struggled to translate it into DAW because you can’t figure out what bpm you thought it in? I sound like a mad man for asking such an odd question, but this happens to me fairly often & I need a second opinion. Any insight is greatly appreciated!
If you have the BPM inside your head, then GPS' link would work!

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