Counts 4 and 8 are the tap. Your feet pause, the music does not.
The kit
Mute everything except one instrument and learn where it sits against the count. That is the whole trick.
Where it all lands
One phrase = 8 counts = 2 bars. Big cells are the counts, small ones are e / & / a.
Finding the one
Everything audible and visible. Warm up here.
Ear guide
Tunes to practise to
Slowest first. Pick one near the bottom of the range to learn something new, and work up. Set tempo puts the groove above at that speed so you can hear the count before you put the record on.
Tempos are approximate — live cuts and remasters drift, and plenty of these speed up as they go. Tap the real thing below to get its actual tempo.
Practise on a real song
Load any track from your machine (nothing is uploaded anywhere), find its tempo by tapping, then mark the 1 and let the app count with you.
- 1. Play the song and tap SPACE on every beat — at least 8 taps. no tempo yet
- 2. Press ENTER exactly on a 1 to lock the phrase. not locked
- 3. Watch the counter below and check yourself against the song.
If the counter drifts out over a minute, your tap tempo was slightly off — reset and tap again for longer.