Tap tempo to set BPM from a live pulse
Music Skills
Add a tap-tempo control that sets the beat’s playback BPM from successive taps.
Right now tempo is slider / +− / keyboard arrows. That works once you know the number. It is slow when the source is a song you're listening to, a count-in, or a beat still in your head.
How it should ideally behave...
Large tap target (or a dedicated Tap button) on the practice / playback screens.
Average the last 4–8 intervals; update BPM live after the 3rd or 4th tap.
Ignore a long gap (reset the buffer) so a missed beat does not drag the average.
Optional half-time / double-time toggle after the reading settles.
Work while playback is stopped, then apply the BPM when Play is pressed.
Keep the existing slider and number pad; tap is just another input.
Derek Lee
Thanks for sharing this feedback Music Skills! Out of curiosity, what kind of device are you typically using Beat Note on? iPhone, iPad, or mac?
FYI there is one other enhancement related to setting tempo you may be interested in: https://roadmap.beat-note.app/feature-requests/p/tempo-number-pad
Music Skills
Derek Lee I’m using a iPad. Setting tempo works well as is, nicely intuitive, but there are often times where I’m working through a song with a student and it’d be great to be able to set an accurate tempo by tapping along with the song. Thanks.