Music Production Toolkit

Free browser-based tools for producers and beatmakers. BPM calculator, key finder, chord progression builder, and delay time calculator.

BPM Tap Tempo

Tap the button to detect tempo of any track

0 taps
Tap at least 4 times to calculate BPM

Delay Time Calculator

Get delay/reverb times synced to your BPM

1/1: 2000ms
1/2: 1000ms
1/4: 500ms
1/8: 250ms
1/16: 125ms
1/32: 62.5ms
1/4 dot: 750ms
1/8 dot: 375ms
1/4 trip: 333ms
1/8 trip: 167ms

Scale Reference

Find notes in any scale for your key

Chord Progression Builder

Click chords to build a progression in C major

Click chords above to build your progression

Production Guides

Sidechain Compression Explained

How to set up sidechain compression in your DAW for pumping bass and pads. Covers threshold, ratio, attack and release settings.

EQ Frequency Cheat Sheet

Key frequency ranges: Sub bass 20-60Hz, Bass 60-250Hz, Low mids 250-500Hz, Mids 500Hz-2kHz, Presence 2-5kHz, Brilliance 5-20kHz.

Gain Staging Best Practices

Keep your channels peaking around -6dB to -12dB before the master bus. This leaves headroom for mixing and mastering.

Vocal Processing Chain

Standard chain: High-pass filter at 80Hz, subtractive EQ, compression (3-6dB gain reduction), additive EQ, de-esser, reverb/delay sends.

808 Mixing Tips

Tune your 808 to the track key. Use a soft clipper instead of a limiter. Cut below 30Hz. Layer with a short kick for transient punch.