Feel the tempo

Drag along the scale, or tap a figure. Arrow keys change 1 BPM; Page Up/Down change 10. Home/End reach 40/200.

Approximate neighbourhoods: Very slow 40–60, Ballads 60–80, Hip-hop 80–100, Pop and rock 100–140, Punk and EDM 140–200 BPM. Songs vary beyond these illustrative ranges. Figures mark 60, 120 and 180 BPM: one, two and three beats per second. Animation zones: Slow 40–89, Medium 90–149, Fast 150–200 BPM. While playing, only the figure in the selected zone steps with the beat; its position stays fixed.

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