How to find the exact tempo of a song using Cakewalk Sonar

Normally when you want to quickly find the tempo of a song, you can import the wave file and by using trial and errors to match the tempo.

There is a handy function “Click here to tap tempo” which allows you to use computer mouse and tap the tempo. But most of the time, mouse clicks are not even and you will find that the tempo slightly fluctuates. You will end up adding and subtracting the beats per minute to try to match it with the song.

In fact, there is an easier way. After you click the “Click here to tap tempo”, you can replace the mouse click with “space bar” or “enter”. Tapping your space bar will give more accurate result. Keep looking on the tempo shown. The number that appears more often is usually the matching tempo.

See the video below created by Maltcus.