Music Analysis Tools

Time signature detector

Read likely time signatures from accent groupings so unusual grooves become easier to label and communicate.

Tool

Run the tool

Add your inputs below and Ubetoo will return the result, output, or generated file in the result panel.

Use groupings such as 4, 3+3, or 3+2+2 to describe the pulse accents.

Reset

Result

7/8

The accent pattern 3 + 2 + 2 points to 7/8, which reads as a asymmetrical meter.

Likely time signature 7/8
Meter read asymmetrical meter
Quarter-note span 3.5

Detected accent groups

Accent group 1 3 pulses
Accent group 2 2 pulses
Accent group 3 2 pulses

Counting pattern

1 2 3 | 4 5 | 6 7

How to use this tool well

  • Group the accents the way the groove actually feels, not the way the bars look in your DAW.
  • Asymmetrical meters like 5/8 and 7/8 become easier to spot when you describe them as pulse groups.