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Random 'beat'/metronome program/app

Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2016 8:53 pm
by bobhill
Hi - does anyone know of a program or app that can generate a random BPM, within a range specified, that changes randomly, over another specified period? For example, the BPM changes every 10 seconds between a user-specified range. Thanks!

Re: Random 'beat'/metronome program/app

Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2016 8:34 am
by philo
bobhill wrote:Hi - does anyone know of a program or app that can generate a random BPM, within a range specified, that changes randomly, over another specified period? For example, the BPM changes every 10 seconds between a user-specified range. Thanks!
To generate sound files or to run as a self tease?
Guideme can do the latter (you could probably do it in TeaseMe as well).
You would just need to write a simple tease tease file with the correct parameters.
I could knock up something for you as an example which you could then customize.

Re: Random 'beat'/metronome program/app

Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2016 9:02 am
by BraddyP
I wrote a small java app that tries to generate and play back random beats similar to what would be found in a CH video. The randomizer is not fantastic but it works. The app also accepts an input file that allows you to 'write' a song specifying what kind of beat, for how long, what kind of sound to output and so forth.
If there is interest i'll try polish it up and post it.

Re: Random 'beat'/metronome program/app

Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2016 9:17 pm
by spaisin
I solved a similar need by generating a set of beat mp3:s with a variable length... like so:
1 sec of 1 Beat Per Second
2 secs of 1 BPS
3 secs of 1 BPS
4 secs ... 5, 6,7,8,9

repeat for 2 BPS and make silent files similarly

Make a playlist in VLC (or other suitable player) with for example 4 copies of all the files. Play the list on repeat and random.

Realise that 9+8+9+9 secs of silence is quite a ... frustrating wait; remove files over 6 secs from playlist... :)

Quite simple to generate in Audacity, place the first beat of each file half a beat from the start of the file (1 BPS => file starts and ends with 0.5 seconds of silence from the beat), this makes the change between speeds a little less jarring.

Would've attached them but seems that 2,5 megs is too much... what are the limits?