Okay, so, I was trying to figure out this whole “Future Like Me key and BPM” thing. You know, like, when you’re trying to mix songs or make a remix, you need to know the key and the beats per minute, right?
So, I started searching online. Turns out, there are a bunch of tools and websites that can supposedly tell you the key and BPM of any song. Some of them let you upload your own music files, which is pretty cool if you have a huge library of tracks like I do.
- I tried a few of these tools. It’s pretty straight forward, just need to upload my file or copy the URL.
- Then I found this one that seemed to work pretty well. It had a simple interface, you just upload the song or paste a link, and it spits out the key and BPM.
Digging Deeper
But I wanted to get a bit more specific. I was curious about songs similar to “Like That” by Future. It’s got this kind of dark, moody vibe, and the tempo is around 162 BPM, I think. It’s in the key of B minor, which probably contributes to that somber feel.
Anyways, I used another tool, one that lets you find songs with similar keys or even relative keys. They use this thing called the circle of fifths, which is something DJs use for harmonic mixing. It’s all a bit over my head, but it sounds fancy.
My Goal
I was on the hunt for some retro, futuristic, computer synth songs. You know, like “Computer Love” by Kraftwerk. That kind of vibe. So I popped that song into one of these key and BPM finders and started messing around with the settings.
It was kind of a trial-and-error process, but I eventually found some tracks that were in a similar key and had a comparable tempo. It wasn’t exactly what I was looking for, but it was a good starting point.
Wrapping Up
So yeah, that’s my little adventure in the world of song keys and BPMs. It’s definitely a useful thing to know if you’re into music production or DJing. And even if you’re not, it’s kind of fun to play around with these tools and see what you can come up with. I still need to keep playing with these tools to see if I can nail down the exact kind of sound I’m going for, but it’s been a fun experiment so far!