Enter Sandman - Metallica - Meanspeed-Carlton Analysis of Tempo Psychology. The Speed of Victory, Perfectly Performed. Contiguous Calibration Charts+

This is a song played squarely in the speed of VICTORY: Enter Sandman, by Metallica.

The mean speed, or the speed of the song expressed as beats per minute on this live recording= 123.8 beats per minute.
The mean space, or time between each beat= 485 milliseconds.
The beat frequency on the recording = 2.063 beats per second.




The mean frequency, the speed of the song expressed as cycles per second= 2.063 Hertz.
The corresponding pitch= 5528.213 Hertz in equal temperament, 16 cents above C5=523.251 Hertz, and 84 cents below C#5/Db5=554.365 Hertz. For more on tone frequency, sound vibration and their correspondence to beats per minute, see Stephen Jay's The Theory of Harmonic Rhythm, linked with Stephen's kind permission on meanspeed.com.
The graphs are based on a spreadsheet generated with this method:
a) I calibrated groups of every single measure (four quarter-notes) ten times with Seiko 300-lap stopwatches;
b) Ten trials were averaged, coordinated and synthesized in Microsoft's Excel for MacIntosh 2004 on an Apple iBook G4 as hardware. One of the graphs derived from the results, in a radar graph style was printed on an Epson CX4600, scanned on same printing device.
The numerical coordinates are available upon request.

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Ian Schneider
Princeton, NJ
July 1, 2008

Dr. Dre, "Let Me Ride," from the Dontrelle Willis iTunes playlist, meanemotion=enthusiastic, meanspeed=92.3

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Track #5 on the Dontrelle Willis iTunes playlist is "Let Me Ride" by Dr. Dre.


The Meanspeed Frequencies of The Let Me Ride are:
a) meanspeed=92.3 beats per minute
b) meanemotion=enthusiastic
c) meanspace=0.650 seconds per beat
d) meanphase=1.539 beats per second
e) meanpitch=393.996 Hertz, 9 cents higher than G4=391.995 Hertz, 91 cents lower than G#4/Ab4=415.305 Hertz.

Ian Schneider
November 8, 2006
NYC

Cassidy, "I'm a Hustla," from the nikeplus.com Dontrelle Willis iTunes playlist, meanemotion=enthusiastic, meanspeed=91.2

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photo of Cassidy courtesy of: www.hoopsvibe.com/hip_hop/


Continuing on the theme of songs that are favorites of the athletes that are masters of speed, we have the iTunes playlist of Florida Marlins pitching ace Dontrelle Willis, known as the "D-Train."

Dontrelle is one of the most exciting pitchers in the game, and an absolute master of his mind and the speeds of his pitches. Unlike most pitchers, Dontrelle is a vocal and energetic on-field commander--more like a pro-quarterback than a pro-golfer as many pitchers so stoically behave.

Dontrelle's playlist includes 15 choices, beginning with this song by the artist Cassidy, in a song called "I'm a Hustla." Dontrelle says: "[I like this song for] [m]otivating me while I am working out."

The Meanspeed Frequencies™ for "I'm a Hustla," which is listed as: 'Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap,' are:
meanspeed=91.2 beats per minute;
meanemotion=enthusiastic;
meanspace=0.658 seconds per beat;
meanphase=1.519 beats per second;
meanpitch=389.120 Hertz, 87 cents above G4=391.995 Hertz, 17 cents; below G#4/Ab4=415.305 Hertz.

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Ian Schneider
November 8, 2006
NY, NY, USA