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Key & BPM Finder

Key & BPM Finder

Choose one or more audio files to estimate musical key, tempo, energy and danceability. Files are analyzed on your device and results stay in this tab.

Drop your audio here or choose a file

MP3, WAV, OGG, M4A, AAC and FLAC where supported by your browser. Up to 20 MB and 10 minutes.

Key and tempo are estimates: silence and single pitches may have no detectable key or beat, and tempo changes, syncopation and half-time rhythms can require checking by ear. Energy is a level estimate and danceability a beat-regularity estimate, both computed on your device; a mood or happiness score is not provided because it cannot be read from the waveform.

Music to run through the key and BPM finder

Tempo and key are simplest to confirm against something you can hear, so these span slow ballads to club tempos.

Key & BPM Finder reads a track you were just handed

The key and tempo of a track you were just handed

Analysis runs on the audio itself rather than a lookup, so unreleased demos and your own recordings read the same as a commercial release.

When you only need the tempo

If the key is irrelevant and you just want to count a track in, the BPM tapper needs no upload at all.

How Key & BPM Finder works

Read the key and tempo of any song in three steps

1

Upload the track to analyze

No sign-in is needed to read a file, and the audio is analyzed rather than matched against a database.

2

Tempo and key are detected

The analyzer reports the BPM and the musical key, including the relative minor or major it sits against, plus energy and danceability readouts.

3

Use the numbers downstream

Set a DAW project tempo, pick a compatible track to mix into, or transpose a sample to fit.

Four readouts, read from the audio itself

4 readouts per track

The musical key, the tempo in BPM, energy and danceability.

0 database lookups

Unreleased and self-recorded material reads the same.

6 accepted upload formats

MP3, WAV, OGG, M4A, FLAC, AAC.

1 relative key

Also worth checking - a modal track can read either way.

Key & BPM Finder features

Key & BPM Finder analyzes the recording in your browser and reports estimated tempo, key and Camelot notation. Work through multiple files, inspect the results and download a CSV for reference.

Audio engineer separating vocal and instrumental stems in a clean studio

Read from the audio, not looked up in a database

A lookup only knows records someone has already cataloged. Reading the waveform is what lets an unreleased demo, a rehearsal recording or a track you made yesterday be analyzed at all.

Check the relative key as well

A modal track frequently reports as its relative major or minor - the same seven notes, a different resting point. Which one is right is a judgement about where the music settles, not something a number decides.

Who needs the key and the BPM

DJs preparing a set

Check two records are close enough in tempo and key to blend before you commit them to a playlist.

Producers sampling records

Learn the source key so a sample can be pitched into the project instead of fighting it.

Musicians learning by ear

Get the key before you work out the chords, so the shapes you try are the right ones.

Where Key & BPM Finder results go next

Every tool in the Key & BPM Finder family

ToolWhat you give itWhat you get backCredits per run
Music to PromptA saved song, audio file or recording, and an output languageA generator prompt with style, instrument and mood tags, and the measured tempo and key1
Beat Key FinderAudio files or a microphone recordingEstimated key, Camelot number and BPM, with CSV export0
Beat FinderAudio files or a microphone recordingEstimated key, Camelot number and BPM, with CSV export0
BPM TapperTaps in time with the musicThe tempo in BPM, ready to copy0
MetronomeA tempo and beats per barA click played in your browser0
Random Key GeneratorOptional locks on root, mode or chord pathA random key with its notes and a chord path0
Reverb CalculatorA tempo in BPMPre-delay and decay times for each note value0
Frequency GeneratorA frequency, note or preset and a waveformA test tone played in your browser0
Audio Spectrum AnalyzerAn audio file, sample track or microphoneA live frequency spectrum with peak level and nearest note0
Chromatic TunerOne note at a time through the microphoneThe detected note, its frequency and cents off pitch0
Guitar TunerOne string at a time through the microphoneThe nearest string and how many cents off it is0
Vocal Range TestA low and a high take through the microphoneYour lowest and highest notes and the span between them0

Key & BPM Finder FAQ

Answers for creators comparing Key & BPM Finder, AI music generators, editing tools, and royalty-aware publishing workflows.











Read a track you were just handed

Key and tempo, without a database lookup or a release date.