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2006-02-13 10:52 AM

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Subject: 85-90rpm/cadence music?

Hi everyone,

I'm trying to get my running cadence up to ~85-90 footfalls per foot per minute. I've been counting my strides but I usually start to slow down to my usual 70-80 cadence. I thought it would be useful to get some music with an appropriate rhythm.

Does anyone know of any songs that have a beat that would be appropriate for this?

 

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2006-02-13 10:56 AM
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There are some sites out there that DJs use that have songs sorted by their bpm.

If someone is technically savvy, I reallythink there would be some interest in a 180bpm music podcast, which would work well for runners and cyclists, maybe something an hour long that would be updated weekly.



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2006-02-13 11:11 AM
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Bicycling magazine listed a cyclist/musician who had what you were looking for.  It was in either the Dec or Nov issue if anyone has a copy. 

2006-02-13 12:00 PM
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cake - going the distance is at 90-95 rpm. love that song.

i know i have some others that i really like, but they are in the same range. will double check the next time i do an alternating cadence set and keep track of the 85-90 songs. makes a HUGE difference if you can pedal along with good tunes.
2006-02-13 1:22 PM
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Yeah, Yeah..I saw that!!  Try going to 53x11.com

It is supposed to be music in the 90-120 bpm range.

 

2006-02-13 2:46 PM
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Try looking for some spin workout websites that would have info like that.


2006-02-13 8:35 PM
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**Big disclaimer - I haven't used this tool but have heard about it**

This is a bpm plugin for iTunes.  It will examine your library and tag all the songs with their bpm.  I think there are more sites as well.  Windows and Mac

http://mac.softpedia.com/get/Dashboard-Widgets/Music/bpmWidget.shtml

2006-02-14 11:03 AM
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i haven't checked out any cycling mags or DJ websites for cadence music...........however, my MP3 player is stacked with Metallica, Anthrax, and lots of other metal noise..  i know it's not for everyone, but it works for ME.
2006-03-14 11:04 AM
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the bear - 2006-02-13 10:56 AM

There are some sites out there that DJs use that have songs sorted by their bpm.

If someone is technically savvy, I reallythink there would be some interest in a 180bpm music podcast, which would work well for runners and cyclists, maybe something an hour long that would be updated weekly.

Now you can search through itunes and find the PODRUNNER podcasts, which feature a two-hour mix of 180BPM music. The poor fellow is a little overwhelmed with the response, though, with something like 8,000 downloads in the past week his server is not able to handle the volume.

I'll admit I haven't had any luck in downloading this myself, though I'll try again tonight.

http://www.djsteveboy.com/mixes.html

2006-03-14 11:15 AM
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Another "I've not used this one" disclaimer, but it was pointed out on another tri forum:

http://www.sharewareconnection.com/mixmeister-bpm-analyzer.htm ...

2006-03-14 4:50 PM
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autumn - 2006-02-14 5:00 AM

cake - going the distance is at 90-95 rpm. love that song.

i know i have some others that i really like, but they are in the same range. will double check the next time i do an alternating cadence set and keep track of the 85-90 songs. makes a HUGE difference if you can pedal along with good tunes.


Ahhh, that song's in my head now. Just tried to get it from iTunes to quench the thirst... Does it have another name because I can't find it?


2006-03-14 5:12 PM
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there's an ad/link on Coach Mikes site: d3multisport.com that goes to this:

http://www.fitbeats.com/downloads/index.php 

2006-03-14 6:07 PM
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ooooh. cool! will check that out!
2006-03-14 6:13 PM
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almost ANYTHING by mo' horizons - my favorite for running lately. awesome awesome stuff. i made a 10k tempo run mix and it ended up being ALL mo' horizons. here is my 5k tempo run play list, which is a little more diverse, and bumps at around 90 bpm:





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2006-03-14 6:18 PM
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Subject: RE: 85-90rpm/cadence music?

I also have a program that increases or decreases the speed of an MP3 file without changing the pitch.  Conversely, you can also use it to change the pitch without changing the speed (good for matching a song to a musical instrument without re-tuning).  You might want to do a web search for something like this.  I'm at work so can't tell you the URL of the site where I got it, but I think it was from a company in Sweden called RoniMusic.

Now you might not want to turn some ridiculously slow song into 90 bpms, but it's handy for matching a bunch of tunes with similar beat structure.

 



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2006-03-15 3:30 AM
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do a search for REPACER and download it. It changes the beat to any song to whatever you want. Here is a link to a mirror
http://www.sharewareguide.net/Audio-Multimedia/Music-Composers/repa...


2006-03-15 6:57 AM
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Plenty of the strokes songs are 90 bpm. I love The Distance by cake also. I'm a Cake nut.
2006-08-28 10:17 PM
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BodyCheck - 2006-03-14 10:15 AM

Another "I've not used this one" disclaimer, but it was pointed out on another tri forum:

http://www.sharewareconnection.com/mixmeister-bpm-analyzer.htm

Resurrecting this thread . . . should it be in COJ?

Been working on 90 bpm mix and used the Mixmeister BPM Analyzer (free) to get the bpm of my music. Pretty cool/easy to use program.

Be interested what tunes others have that are in this range. Here's what I've got (though I wouldn't use a lot of them someone else might be interested):

 

Oklahoma Bob Schneider 90.99
How to Be Dead Snow Patrol 90.99
I've Committed Murder Macy Gray 90.92
The Lemon Song Led Zeppelin 90.91
Best of My Love The Eagles 90.87
Ch(ro da Saudade (A Lament) for guitar Williams, John 90.84
Man of Constant Sorrow Dan Tyminski / Soggy Bottom Boys 90.77
I M So Lonesome I Could Cry Johnny Cash 90.74
Wilt Blind Melon 90.67
Bawitdaba Kid Rock 90.67
Last Resort Powerman 5000
90.59

 
Queen of Hollywood The Corrs 90.56
Ghost Train Marc Cohn 90.52
Lonestar Norah Jones 90.49
The Nearness of You Norah Jones 90.49
Hot Rich Girls Dropped In A Grange (Gwen Stefani vs. Snoop Dogg vs. ZZ Top) Torero 90.48
Don't Take Your Love from Me Frank Sinatra 90.45
Red and Black Les MisΘrables 90.41
The Johnny Arthry Orchestra - The Beatles 90.39
Die, All Right! The Hives 90.34
Diddley Daddy Chris Isaak 90.28
Tusk Fleetwood Mac 90.27
Ramblin' Man The Allman Brothers Band 90.27
Down at the Bottom (Meet Me) [#] Eric Clapton 90.21
Detective No Doubt 90.17
Track 02 Various 90.17
Hold On! I'm Comin' B.B. King/Eric Clapton 90.14
Make You Feel Better Red Hot Chili Peppers 90.14
Fair Remy Zero 90.13
Don't Speak in English Chip Taylor & Carrie Rodriguez with Will Taylor and Strings Attached 90.09
Hellborn Unwritten Law 90.09
Behind These Hazel Eyes Kelly Clarkson 90.05
Behind These Hazel Eyes Kelly Clarkson 90.05
Per Amore Andrea Bocelli 90.03
Crying Shame Jack Johnson 90.02
Staring Problem No Doubt 90.02
180 BPM - Epinephrine dj steveboy 90.02
Tornado (Under Construction) - Original Mix Chris Paul, Mia V 90.01
Storm Lenny Kravitz 90
Po Lazarus James Carter And The Prisoners 90
Only Me George Sudarkoff 90
Rapture At Sea (Ball Of Waxx) - Original Mix John Kelley 90
Beautiful Soul Jesse McCartney 89.99
If You're Here When I Get Back John Eddie 89.99
John Holt - Happy Xmas (War Is The Beatles 89.99
Floating Bridge Eric Clapton 89.96
Orchestra Marrabenta Star de Mocambique A Vassati Va Lomu (Mocambique) 89.91
Track 09 artist 89.88
Have You Ever The Offspring 89.88
Fat Bottomed Girls Queen 89.78
Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright) Rod Stewart 89.71
Dear Diary Pink 89.69
Impi Juluka 89.67
Radio Smash Mouth 89.53
Track 05 Led Zeplin 89.52
Devil without a Cause Kid Rock 89.5
Stormy Monday [Live] Eric Clapton 89.24
Slow Cheetah Red Hot Chili Peppers 89.2
Scar Tissue Red Hot Chili Peppers 89.19
Derailed Mythic 89.19
The Music of the Night Original Cast Recording 89.13
7 Moby 89.1

Anyone else had experience with the mp3 BPM changing software?

2006-08-29 10:30 PM
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2006-08-31 8:00 AM
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I was going to recommend MixMeister BPM as well. It's very effective, but only works on unprotected files. Purchased music in the M4P format cannot be analyzed for some reason, but I always convert mine. I don't have access to my library at here at the office, but I have found hundreds in that range.

Eminem Lose Yourself is one I always remember and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's performance of Lorretta Lynn's "You Ain't Woman Enough" from the Be Cool soundtrack is as well. I guess those are opposite sides of the spectrum, but they're great in a workout!

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2006-08-31 10:15 AM
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We should set up some kind of music exchange so we can share our workout music with each other.


2006-08-31 4:01 PM
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not sure of the bpm BUT the sound track to the film Pi has lots of fast sounding music. also PWEI (Pop Will Eat Itself) do lots of fast music - check out anything from their Cure for Sanity album or anything more recent.

Not sure how helpful these are as i never listen to music when i work out and i am tone deaf. i went to a spinning class once and lets just say the idea of pedalling on the beat never quite made sense On amore sensible note both things recommended above are brilliant music - just ask Z-dog about PWEI if you don't believe me!

 

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I've used the PodRunner mixes before, and if you like house/electronic mixes, they are good for keeping the pace up. I don't run with music anymore, but the PodRunner mixes definately helped me get my run cadence up to 85+ when I was starting out.

What's nice about them is that he has a wide variety of mixes for different paces - from 130 up to 180BPM, so you can start with something a bit faster than your current pace and slowly work your way up with each run.

The first time I listened to the 180BPM mixes I though there was no way that anyone could possibly run that fast!

2006-09-01 12:43 AM
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jonmetz - 2006-08-31 9:15 AM We should set up some kind of music exchange so we can share our workout music with each other.

That would be great. Like the old Napster days! Unfortunately it's kind of illegal now.

I tried the programs mentioned for changing the BPM without changing the pitch. They work great but MixMiester Express gets my vote. Don't know if I'm willing to shell out the $50 for the non-demo however.

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Subject: RE: 85-90rpm/cadence music?
Just to expand on what people touched on here... I tried the freeware version of Mixmeister... worked pretty well as far as I can tell. Since I use iTunes, the next step I did was update the ID3 tags for all my mp3's (the Mixmeister program updated the ID3 info with the BPM data, but you have to get iTunes to recognize the new bpm info... to do this just select all the songs in your library (ctrl+A) and then right-click and select "Get Info". Don't do anything other than click 'OK' and iTunes will update all the ID3 info in the database). Anyhoo, after all that you can create a smart-playlist to automatically grab any songs with a BPM of 90 (I actually had it select anything between 89 and 91).
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