[LAU] Measuring BPM

[Bob van der Poel]

Chip VanDan wrote:
> Okay, so I know the old trick of using a stopwatch and counting,
> that's easy enough, but I always seem to screw it up.  I have a
> tendency to set my BPM by the speed of my echoes, and I'm terrible at
> counting or doing anything at all while I'm playing.  Is there any
> software out there that will measure the BPM automatically through
> MIDI inputs?  Preferably one that will run with Jack?  My preferred
> setup is Zyn and Hydrogen running at the same time, both being
> recorded simultaneously with Ardour.

Not exactly automagic ... but I find that my program countbeats works 
pretty good for me. http://mellowood.ca/countbeats/index.html

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