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For lighting and video programmers

The song, mapped.
Ready for the desk.

BeatAtlas finds every beat, bar and time signature in a track, and the kick, snare, hi-hat and bass hits between them. Place markers that snap to them, then export timing your console and DAW can use.

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Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit. Works offline. Your audio never leaves your PC.

Kick Snare Hi-hat Bass
Beats & barsfound for you
4/4 → 7/8changes mid-song
4 hit laneskick, snare, hi-hat, bass
5 exportsREAPER markers to LTC
0 uploadsruns on your PC

01 What it does

Stop tapping tempo. Start programming.

Open a song and BeatAtlas lays out its structure on a grid you can trust, and shows you where to check it.

Beats and bars

Every beat and downbeat, with bar numbers. The bars it is least sure of are marked in amber, so you know where to listen first.

Time signatures, changes included

4/4, 7/8, 5/4 and the switch between them in the middle of a song. The grid follows the music, not a guess.

Sections

Intro, verse, drop, outro: add them, name them and colour them. Your markers are grouped by section.

Kick, snare, hi-hat and bass hits

The hits between the beats: fills, stabs, rolls. Each in its own lane, with a salience control to show only what stands out.

Markers that snap

Drop markers while the song plays, snap them to beats or hits, drag and nudge them precisely. Or place them automatically on hits, bars or sections.

Find similar

Select a fill once. BeatAtlas finds every other place with the same pattern and adds your markers to each one you tick.

The marker list: twelve markers with their name, time, timecode at 30 fps, bar and beat, section and colour, with a filter, the frame rate and the start time above.

01.2 The marker list

Every cue, to the frame.

All your markers in one table: name, time, timecode, bar and beat, section, colour and note. Filter it, sort it, edit it in place, or pop it out into its own window.

  • Timecode at 30 fps by default; other frame rates selectable
  • Set the start time to match your show clock
  • Bar and beat beside every time
Find similar: for a two-second stretch, fifteen places with the same rhythm, each with its time, bar and score, also shown in pink on the waveform, with Add markers to 2 ticked.

01.3 Find similar

Program the chorus once.

Mark a stretch, match it by rhythm or by the whole sound, and step through the results with a score for each. Tick the ones you want and add the same markers to all of them.

02 Who it is for

Built for people who run shows.

Lighting programmers

Build a timecoded cue stack from real bar lines and hits. Export your markers as a CSV in the REAPER marker layout, which several lighting packages can import.

Video and Resolume operators

Know where every section lands before you cut content. Run the LTC timecode WAV into anything that chases timecode.

Show designers in REAPER

Bring the tempo map, the time signatures and your markers into REAPER with the MIDI file, so the grid follows the song.

03 Exports

Out of BeatAtlas, into your rig.

Timing data in the formats your tools already read. One dialog, one folder, done.

  1. CSV
    REAPER markersYour markers with names, colours and exact times, sections as regions if you want them. Several lighting packages import this layout.
  2. CSV
    Cue listNumber, name, time and timecode, for any desk or spreadsheet.
  3. MIDI
    Tempo mapTempo and time signatures, with your markers, so a DAW's grid follows the song.
  4. WAV
    LTC timecodeMono, or stereo with the song on one side and timecode on the other. Pre-roll and level set by you.
  5. WAV
    Click trackA click on every beat and a higher one on each bar. Mix in your markers and the song.
The Export dialog, for REAPER and consoles: your markers as a REAPER marker CSV or a plain cue list CSV, bars and sections, hits at a salience, and the tempo map as a MIDI file for REAPER or another DAW.

04 Offline

Your tracks never leave your PC.

The analysis runs on your own computer. No cloud, no upload of unreleased music. Once activated, BeatAtlas works in a venue with no signal; it only needs to check in with our server at least every 30 days, and a show PC that never goes online can do that with a file.

05 Pricing

One price. Yours to keep.

£50

£50, no VAT charged. One payment, no subscription.

  • Use it on 2 computers at once: your laptop and the show PC
  • Free updates for every version 1 release
  • Works offline; it checks in at least every 30 days
  • Licence key by e-mail straight after you pay
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06 FAQ

Questions, answered.

More in Help.

What do I need to run it?

A PC with Windows 10 or Windows 11, 64-bit. A Mac version is planned for later.

How does the demo work?

Download BeatAtlas and use every feature free for 7 days. It needs the internet once to start (or a file, for a PC that never goes online). When you are ready, buy a key and enter it in the app: your maps carry on.

Do I need an internet connection?

Once, to activate. After that BeatAtlas works offline. It checks in with our server at least every 30 days when it can, so it keeps working through a tour. A show PC that never goes online can activate and check in with a file.

How many computers can I use it on?

2 at once. If you replace a computer, free the old one in the app or on your account page.

Can I get a refund?

Yes. If BeatAtlas is not right for you, e-mail us within 14 days of buying and we will refund you in full. The details are in our refund policy.

Which audio files can I open?

WAV, AIFF, FLAC and MP3. WAV is the safest choice for shows.