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Beats Per Minute (BPM) Research

Patrick Duncan edited this page Nov 20, 2018 · 3 revisions

Conclusion

Changes in BPM do not contribute to any significant difference in lyrical accuracy. Almost all trendlines shown in the graphs below are flat. In most graphs, accuracy peak at the original BPM. In the few graphs where the accuracy does not peak at the original BPM, there is no clear pattern among the peaks as some occur in slightly lower BPMs and others in slightly higher BPMs. My guess is that these few peaks at lower and higher BPMs occured because the alteration of the original BPM created cleaner 5-second slices and this resulted in the transcription of a few more words.

Experiments

The Weeknd - Starboy (Verse 1)

Beats Per Minute (BPM) Accuracy (correctly guessed words/total words)
216 5/64
206 12.5/64
196 15.5/64
*186 12.5/64
176 125/64
166 10.5/64
156 10.5/64
146 8/64

The Weeknd - Starboy (Verse 1) BPM Assessment Results Graph

Linkin Park - In The End (Verse 1)

Beats Per Minute (BPM) Accuracy (correctly guessed words/total words)
75 34/126
85 30/126
95 8.5/126
*105 38/126
115 31.5/126
125 18/126

Linkin Park - In The End (Verse 1) BPM Assessment Results Graph

Linkin Park - Leave Out All The Rest (Chorus)

Beats Per Minute (BPM) Accuracy (correctly guessed words/total words)
20 0
30 0
40 0
50 0
60 0
70 0
*80 0
90 0
100 0
110 0

Childish Gambino - Feels Like Summer

Beats Per Minute (BPM) Accuracy (correctly guessed words/total words)
105 0/267
125 1/267
135 1/267
145 3/267
155 1/267
*165 2/267
175 2/267
185 2/267
195 2/267
205 1/267
215 0/267

Childish Gambino - Feels Like Summer BPM Assessment Results Graph

Jay Sean - Down (ft. Lil Wayne)

Beats Per Minute (BPM) Accuracy (correctly guessed words/total words)
26 0/357
36 4/357
46 17/357
56 37.5/357
*66 54/357
76 31/357
86 16/357
96 4/357
106 7/357

Jay Sean - Down (ft. Lil Wayne) BPM Assessment Results Graph

Benny Benassi - Cinema (Radio Edit)

Beats Per Minute (BPM) Accuracy (correctly guessed words/total words)
89 0/202
99 0/202
109 0/202
119 1.5/202
129 1/202
139 2/202
149 0/202
159 1/202

Benny Benassi - Cinema (Radio Edit) BPM Assessment Results Graph

Disturbed - Down With The Sickness

Beats Per Minute (BPM) Accuracy (correctly guessed words/total words)
60 1/528
70 3/528
80 5/528
*90 4/528
100 7/528
110 5/528
120 5/528

Disturbed - Down With The Sickness BPM Assessment Results Graph

John Legend - All Of Me

Beats Per Minute (BPM) Accuracy (correctly guessed words/total words)
89 4/54
99 12.5/54
109 13/54
*119 11.5/54
129 18/54
139 14/54
149 14/54

John Legend - All Of Me BPM Assessment Results Graph

Macklemore - Same Love

Beats Per Minute (BPM) Accuracy (correctly guessed words/total words)
54 117/152
64 127/152
74 125/152
*84 135/152
94 123/152
104 103/152
114 89/152

Macklemore - Same Love BPM Assessment Results Graph