BPM2Delay v1.1

Contents:

What is it?
What does it cost?
How does it work?
Calculate Delay Times
Finding BPM
How do I register?
Where do I report bugs, send suggestions and get the latest info?
Revision History
Disclaimer

BPM2Delay is a simple program for the PalmPilot designed to aid the user in determining the tempo of a musical passage, and, given that tempo, in determining musically appropriate delay time settings.

BPM2Delay is shareware. $10 (US) gets you the latest, unrestricted version (on MS-DOS floppy). More on this in a moment.

There are two basic functions the program performs...

	1) It calculates delay times given a tempo. Below is a screen shot of the main window. Simply enter the delay time into the field and press the 'ReCalc.' Button. Use the arrows on the right side of the delay time table to scroll through the note values. You will see three delay times to the right of each note. The first is the delay time yielding a full note division. The second is the delay time yielding the "dotted" version of the note value (1.5 times the duration of the standard note.). The third is the triplet version (twice the standard note's duration divided by three.)
	2) It helps you find the tempo of a musical passage. Below is a screen shot of the "Find BPM" window. The first thing you should do is tap the 'Clear' button. This clears out the timer and prepares it for a new calculation. Now simply tap the 'Tap' button in time to the music. You will see the value in the 'Tempo' field change as you tap. The tempo calculation uses the number of taps and total elapsed time since the first tap (after 'Clear' is pressed). The more beats you tap the less your margin of error (assuming the music's tempo is rock solid ;-) Once you have your tempo just press the 'Delay Times' button. You will be returned to the main screen, and the new delay times will be shown.

Simple…

North America residents should send $10 (US) to:

Buzz Burrowes
19588 Carlton Ct.
Castro Valley, CA 94546

Obviously you should include your address. I will mail you a MS-DOS formatted floppy containing the latest version.

From other locations, send $10 (US) PLUS a floppy disk mailer pre-addressed AND postage paid to the same address.

You can contact me by sending e-mail to:
buzz_burrowes@compuserve.com

Also, check my web page once in a while to see if there is an update.

1.1:
- fixed bug in rounding.

In this day and age I guess I can't get away without one of these...

This software is offered 'as is' with no guarantee for its fitness of use. USE AT YOUR OWN RISK! No guarantee is made regarding its operation, and the creator shall be held harmless for any and all loss incurred by its use. This includes, but is not limited to, any loss of data whether directly or indirectly resulting from the use of this software.