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BPM
BPM means beats per minute and measures the speed of music.
Also called: Beats per minute
Level relevance: introduced at Nat 3; tagged for every later level where the same concept remains useful.
Explanation
BPM is important in DAWs because it affects the click track, grid, loops, delay synchronisation, MIDI sequencing, and time-based editing.
Topics
TempoDAWTiming
Curriculum statusofficial concept
Review statusdraft
Sources
- National 5 Music Technology course specification, May 2023, version 3.0 · accessed 2026-07-08
Used for the National 3, National 4, and National 5 technology and music concept tables.