Music Producer's Calculator

A comprehensive web-based calculator designed for music producers, offering both timing and frequency calculations essential for music production and sound design.

Features

Timing Calculator

• Calculates note durations based on BPM (Beats Per Minute)
• Supports multiple note types:
  • Regular notes (whole, half, quarter, eighth, sixteenth)
  • Dotted notes
  • Triplets
• BPM range: 20-300
• Results displayed in milliseconds for precise digital timing

Frequency Calculator

• Calculates fundamental frequencies across 6 octaves
• Supports all 12 musical notes (C through B)
• Based on A4 = 440Hz standard tuning
• Perfect for synth programming and sound design

Installation

1. Clone this repository:

git clone https://github.com/your-username/music-producer-calculator.git

2. Open index.html in your web browser

No additional installation or dependencies required!

Usage

Timing Calculations

1. Enter your desired BPM (20-300)
2. Click "Calculate"
3. View timing results for all note values

Frequency Calculations

1. Select your root note from the dropdown menu
2. View frequencies for 6 octaves of your selected note

Technical Details

Built using:

• HTML5
• CSS3
• Vanilla JavaScript

Project Structure:

• index.html - Main interface
• timing-calculator.js - Timing calculation logic
• frequency-calculator.js - Frequency calculation logic

Future Enhancements

• Visual frequency spectrum display
• Harmonic series calculations
• Polyrhythm calculator
• MIDI integration
• Waveform visualization

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details

Author

Damian Giambazi

• Professional Music Producer
• Web Developer

Acknowledgments

• Based on standard A440 tuning
• Timing calculations optimized for digital audio workstations
• Frequency calculations aligned with equal temperament tuning