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DropWaveBETA Name, key or Camelot

5 files

4ANight Drive (demo)F minor · 122.00 BPM

8Abeat_idea_04A minor · 103.16 BPM

7Adm_grooveD minor · 96.00 BPM

5Bsunrise_padE♭ major · 140.00 BPM

11Avocal_chop_loopF♯ minor · 87.50 BPM

Night Drive (demo)WAV · 44.1 kHz · Stereo · 0:31 · 5,6 MB

0:000:31

KEYF minor4A

TEMPO122.00BPMHalfAs detectedDouble

LENGTH0:31A = 440 Hz

True peak−1.0 dBTPHOT

Loudness−10.1 LUFS−3.9 dB on streaming

Key confidenceHigh

3 of 3 sections agreed

Tempo confidenceHigh

7 of 7 sections agreed

MIXES WITH4A3A−15A+14BMajor

BetaDropWave 3.1.0 for Mac

Every key.
Every beat.

DropWave reads the key, tempo, tuning and loudness of any track, right on your Mac, and tells you exactly how sure it is.

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DropWaveWEB DEMO Name, key or Camelot

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The web demo reads the first two minutes. The app hears far more.

Key

It listens for the notes.

The notes actually played, bass line included, weighed the way your ear does. Not a fifth away.

Listening…F minor4AHigh confidence

The demo loop's notes: F, A♭, C, E♭ and G most of all, with D♭ and B♭. DropWave reads it as F minor, 4A, High confidence.

Tempo

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Two decimals, every beat and bar found, half or double in one click. Then check it by ear.

122.00BPM

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DropWave is in closed beta. macOS 26 or later, Apple silicon.