# Using Minim in processing, how do I get the tempo of an audio file?

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**Created:** [July 27, 2020, 1:17pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/using-minim-in-processing-how-do-i-get-the-tempo-of-an-audio-file/22864 "2020-07-27T13:17:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![anon76195010](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@anon76195010](https://discourse.processing.org/u/anon76195010)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2020, 1:17pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/using-minim-in-processing-how-do-i-get-the-tempo-of-an-audio-file/22864/1 "2020-07-27T13:17:36Z")

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Using Minim in processing, how do I get the tempo of an audio file? I have been trying to search the Internet but I got no clue as to how to do this?

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**Author:** ![poboyd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/poboyd/32/8908_2.png) [@poboyd](https://discourse.processing.org/u/poboyd)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2020, 4:37pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/using-minim-in-processing-how-do-i-get-the-tempo-of-an-audio-file/22864/2 "2020-07-28T16:37:15Z")

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this any good, never used it myself…  
[http://code.compartmental.net/minim/audiooutput\_method\_gettempo.html](http://code.compartmental.net/minim/audiooutput_method_gettempo.html)

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**Author:** ![anon76195010](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@anon76195010](https://discourse.processing.org/u/anon76195010)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2020, 1:33am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/using-minim-in-processing-how-do-i-get-the-tempo-of-an-audio-file/22864/3 "2020-07-29T01:33:52Z")

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I will give it a try, I was using that function but it didn’t work for some reason but yeah I will soon give it a try.

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**Author:** ![anon76195010](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@anon76195010](https://discourse.processing.org/u/anon76195010)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2020, 12:28pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/using-minim-in-processing-how-do-i-get-the-tempo-of-an-audio-file/22864/4 "2020-07-29T12:28:47Z")

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Hey bro, that doens’t work mate, do you have any other idea?

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**Author:** ![poboyd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/poboyd/32/8908_2.png) [@poboyd](https://discourse.processing.org/u/poboyd)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2020, 4:56pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/using-minim-in-processing-how-do-i-get-the-tempo-of-an-audio-file/22864/5 "2020-07-30T16:56:21Z")

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no sorry, havent played around with tempo much

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**Author:** ![anon76195010](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@anon76195010](https://discourse.processing.org/u/anon76195010)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2020, 12:41am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/using-minim-in-processing-how-do-i-get-the-tempo-of-an-audio-file/22864/6 "2020-07-31T00:41:55Z")

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All good mate thanks anyways.