in-tempo scales a unit in beats to a particular tempo value and return the value in seconds (in-tempo .5 60) -> 0.5 (in-tempo .5 90) -> 0.33333333333333 the rhythm() function converts a symbolic rhythmic value to a time in seconds (rhythm 'e 60) -> 0.5 (rhythm 'e 90) -> 0.33333333333333 (rhythm 'w+s ) -> 4.25 see cm.html