Tempi User Reviews

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Don’t work

I started playing and it just the temple kept going down and down when I was clearly playing 104. The temple said I was playing 75. And also when I wasn’t playing fast and I was playing a slow song at 60 it said I was at 120

Inaccurate, no refunds

This app measures time inaccurately & freezes up after a minute of measuring bpm. Developers also refuse refunds on this ultra expensive utility app.

I am a professional Jazz Drummer, DO NOT RECOMMEND

I am using a free app called autobpm now

So far

So good…. Seems pretty accurate to me and a helpful tool… Of course I wish it was ALSO an AUv3 with the ability to send MIDI rate to other apps for improvising live music. … This would be so cool to have it listen to a live drummer and all my AUM related apps follow along… still very cool helpful tool
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Response from developer

Hey there, fyi Tempi is now available as a free AUv3 plugin! You can get it at https://www.madebywindmill.com/tempi/plugin/ .

GREAT APP !!

Easy to use and VERY effective at .0% BPM AWASOME

Super praktisch und genial

Völlig unglaublich dass diese App sogar gratis ist, Verdammt akkurat.

Almost

It loses track of bpm and you have to reset. Not good for a gigging drummer

Good app

The app is good. A couple things would make it excellent. Make it possible to see longer time frames on the graph and make it so the algorithm is more responsive to large tempo changes. If I’m playing at say 80 bpm then change to 120 the app will keep saying I’m playing 80 for minutes. I have to reset the app to get it to recognize the tempo changes. Small tempo changes (ie 80 to 82) work well though. Also, turn off the recording feature by default or make it more obvious that the record feature is optional.
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Won’t measure from players on same device

I test professional artists recordings to match their tempos. I can’t get Tempi to measure/work simultaneously with my player apps (Bandcamp, Amazing Slow Downer, Apple Music, Recorder) when both are on the same device. Either the player stops as soon as I touch “record” button on Tempi, or Tempi stops when I turn on the player app. This won’t work for me.
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Very useful App

Very helpful for those of us who struggle to play in time. I think it would be even more helpful though if there was the ability to calculate the mean and standard deviation BPM over the course of the recording. This would help indicate over time, improvement in our ability to play in time.

Live tempo detection IF you record everything

Not a great tempometer.
If you want to record your performances you can receive a running live tempo read out. This could be cool for reviewing your performances.
But if you don’t want to commit memory resources and just want a live tempo reference…this is not the app for you.
Expensive too.

Would be awesome with Shazam integration

I love this app, and it seems pretty accurate! Please add Shazam integration so we can see the name and artist of a tune while checking the temp. Thank you!

no Output

The app would make sense for me if it puts out MIDI Timecode or MIDI Clock in realtime. In this state it makes absolutely no sense.

Amazing!

This little app does what my expensive audio and video editing software does not: It accurately detects beats per minute.

For a (non-musician) video editor who has struggled with timing clips to music for years, Tempi is a miracle. I’m now freed from the endless cycle of tapping out the beat, timing the clip, getting it wrong, tapping, re-timing the clip… Thank you!
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Drummer gospel band

This app is amazing, get tons of compliments while using it in live situations!

Nice idea, but…

It doesn’t work. Placed phone right next to drum kit playing snare only and it wasn’t anywhere in the ballpark. Was playing 90 bpm and it registered as 118. Slowed playing down to 65 and it registered as 127. Sped up and it was up and down from 72 to 110.

Played a song from YouTube and it was all over the place on a simple steady beat.

Not sure if something changed recently or if it’s related to phone hardware or OS version. I’m on a 13 Pro using iOS 15.5. Plenty of good reviews on here so I’m just surprised it works so poorly.

Waste of $6 🙄
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Great app! A coupla suggestions..

I am a pro drummer and have used this app in performance quite a bit. It is a great safety net and really helps to me to feel solid in a very natural way. My time feels much more consistent and confident after when I remove it from the equation as well! I have a few minor suggestions, but bravo on what has become one of my most efficient tools! I only have a couple minor suggestions.

I love that it records, but it would be great to have the option to not record. Recording drains the battery very quickly, thus making it unusable for longer recordings if you cannot plug in your device.

Also, it would be amazing to be able to minimize the app while being able to use another app simultaneously. ie. sheet music app, fourscore, etc.

I recommend it to my students and colleagues. People are always amazed and wonder why they have never heard of it! As is, it is still incredible and I will continue to utilize and recommend it to anyone that may benefit. Thank you for the wonderful tool!
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fun, interesting

thanx

Super

Die App ist Super toll

Schrott

Habe die Erkennung auf der Grundlage bekannter Tanzmusiktitel, bei denen der Beat vorgegeben ist überprüft. Außer beim Tango waren alle anderen Titel nicht korrekt erkannt. Nicht zu empfehlen.

Misst mein Metronom falsch

Was soll ich sagen. Es misst mein Metronom falsch. Durchgefallen