Hear a beat, tap along, and find a tempo to work with. Use Tap Tempo as a tap BPM counter for a song playing nearby, a rhythm in your head, or a melody you are writing. Start with four taps, then keep going for a steadier estimate.
Free to use. No sign-in, microphone, or audio upload.
Tap at least four times to see your BPM.
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Adds a tempo hint to your draft in this browser. Generating a song requires sign-in and song credits. The hint does not lock the finished audio to an exact BPM.
Tap Tempo follows the intervals between your taps. It does not listen to the music for you. Let the track play on another device or in another tab, settle into the pulse, and use the large pad without chasing every change in the number. You can repeat a measurement as often as you like; using the counter does not spend song credits.
Listen through a few beats before you start. Count “one, two, three, four” at a comfortable pace, then tap once on each count. Tap Tempo works best with a short section where the pulse stays steady. A clear drum pattern is easier to follow than a quiet opening, a long vocal note, or a fill that moves around the beat.
Click or touch the pad, or use Space while you are away from other controls. Four accepted taps give Tap Tempo enough intervals to show an estimate; eight to twelve give you more time to settle in. Keep the motion small and even. If you miss a beat, press Reset and start again rather than trying to catch up with a quick extra tap.
Read the BPM once the number changes less between taps. Repeat Tap Tempo over the same section if the first result feels rushed or slow. Copy the number for a practice note or a music project. After five seconds without a tap, the next tap starts a fresh measurement, so you can try a new section without carrying the old rhythm into it.
BPM means beats per minute. In a simple four-beat bar, tap on all four beats, not only on “one.” If you tap once at the start of each bar, Tap Tempo will count that much slower movement. You also do not need to tap every hi-hat or every syllable. Those sounds can fall between the main beats. Hum a repeated pulse first if the arrangement is busy.
The same groove can feel comfortable at more than one counting level. Tap Tempo might read 120 BPM while you want to describe a slower 60 BPM feel, or a faster 240 BPM pulse. Choose ½× for 60, 1× for 120, or 2× for 240. Each option refers to the original measurement, so pressing 2× again does not double the number again. A fresh measurement returns to 1×.
Use Tap Tempo while listening to a passage you want to rehearse. Copy the estimate, then set your own metronome or music software near that speed. Start slower if you need to learn the notes. A BPM tapper is useful for finding a starting point, but your ears still decide whether the click follows the passage or slowly drifts away.
Sing a phrase, then tap its pulse without rushing to match every note. Tap Tempo can turn that felt pace into a number you can write beside your lyrics. Try the verse and chorus separately if they feel different. Keep a note of which section each estimate belongs to instead of averaging two different musical ideas into one tempo.
Take a Tap Tempo estimate into a prompt with a short description of the rhythm: “about 120 BPM, a steady dance beat” or “about 60 BPM, a relaxed half-time feel.” Add the mood and instruments you want as well. The number gives direction, while those words describe how you want the song to move. Listen to the generated result before deciding whether it fits.
Tap Tempo measures your timing, so small hand movements, missed beats, and changing attention can move the result. The evenly spaced taps message describes your recent tapping; it does not verify the original track. Live performances may speed up, slow down, or pause deliberately. Measure a short steady section, then repeat somewhere else if the pace changes. Tap Tempo gives one recent average, not a tempo map for a whole song. It cannot identify a recording, hear a downbeat, or decide which counting level a musician intended.
Choose “Use tempo in Studio” when you have a number you want to try. Tap Tempo adds an approximate BPM hint to your description in Simple mode or your style in Custom mode. If a draft already exists in this browser, you can confirm the addition before leaving. Read the complete draft in Studio and remove older tempo directions if needed. The hint is a creative instruction, so generated music may land at a different pace.
Tap Tempo is free and does not require an account. You can repeat the counter without a usage limit. It works from your taps in the browser and does not need a microphone or audio file. Song generation in Studio is a separate step that requires sign-in and available song credits.
A tap BPM counter estimates the pace from the timing of your hand. Audio detection analyzes a recording. This Tap Tempo tool does not analyze or upload audio, so the result depends on the pulse you choose and how evenly you tap it.
Each new tap changes the recent average. Tiny differences between taps can move the estimate, especially early in a measurement. Try 8–12 taps over a steady section. If you lose the pulse, reset Tap Tempo and begin again.
Yes. Press and release Space once per beat while the page is active. Space keeps its normal behavior when you focus a link, button, text field, or another control. Holding a key down does not count as repeated taps.
No. Tap Tempo can add an approximate BPM instruction to your local song draft, but it cannot guarantee the tempo of generated audio. Listen to the result and check it in your music software if an exact project tempo matters.