# Is there a way to just get the BPM value of an event when you add a Tempo Tracker?

**URL:** <https://qa.fmod.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-just-get-the-bpm-value-of-an-event-when-you-add-a-tempo-tracker/22034>\
**Category:** FMOD Studio\
**Created:** [August 24, 2024, 4:57pm UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-just-get-the-bpm-value-of-an-event-when-you-add-a-tempo-tracker/22034 "2024-08-24T16:57:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![PheonixMetal](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/qa.fmod.com/pheonixmetal/32/7159_2.png) [@PheonixMetal](https://qa.fmod.com/u/PheonixMetal)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2024, 4:57pm UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-just-get-the-bpm-value-of-an-event-when-you-add-a-tempo-tracker/22034/1 "2024-08-24T16:57:58Z")

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I’m making an attempt to be able to get the BPM of an event, and can’t seem to find if that functionality exists. I don’t need to change it or anything, even if it’s read only it would serve my purposes.

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**Author:** ![Connor\_FMOD](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/qa.fmod.com/connor_fmod/32/3685_2.png) [@Connor\_FMOD](https://qa.fmod.com/u/Connor_FMOD)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2024, 5:00am UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-just-get-the-bpm-value-of-an-event-when-you-add-a-tempo-tracker/22034/2 "2024-08-26T05:00:26Z")

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Hi,

Unfortunately, there is no way to get the BPM directly. However, we do have an [FMOD\_STUDIO\_TIMELINE\_BEAT\_PROPERTIES](https://fmod.com/docs/2.02/api/studio-api-eventinstance.html#fmod_studio_timeline_beat_properties) event callback which will provide information about the current bar and beat. Refer to FMOD Engine | Studio API Reference - [Studio::EventInstance::setCallback](https://fmod.com/docs/2.02/api/studio-api-eventinstance.html#studio_eventinstance_setcallback) for more information.

Hope this helps!

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**Author:** ![PheonixMetal](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/qa.fmod.com/pheonixmetal/32/7159_2.png) [@PheonixMetal](https://qa.fmod.com/u/PheonixMetal)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2024, 12:40pm UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-just-get-the-bpm-value-of-an-event-when-you-add-a-tempo-tracker/22034/3 "2024-08-31T12:40:15Z")

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I managed to do it by using a user property. Thank you!

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**Author:** ![Connor\_FMOD](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/qa.fmod.com/connor_fmod/32/3685_2.png) [@Connor\_FMOD](https://qa.fmod.com/u/Connor_FMOD)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2024, 4:19am UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-just-get-the-bpm-value-of-an-event-when-you-add-a-tempo-tracker/22034/4 "2024-09-03T04:19:33Z")

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Thanks for sharing your solution!