diff --git a/jubeatools/formats/jubeat_analyser/load_tools.py b/jubeatools/formats/jubeat_analyser/load_tools.py
index 7499126..9f52e70 100644
--- a/jubeatools/formats/jubeat_analyser/load_tools.py
+++ b/jubeatools/formats/jubeat_analyser/load_tools.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import constraint
 from parsimonious import Grammar, NodeVisitor, ParseError
 from parsimonious.nodes import Node
 
-from jubeatools.formats.load_tools import make_folder_loader
+from jubeatools.formats.load_tools import make_folder_loader, round_beats
 from jubeatools.song import BeatsTime, BPMEvent, Difficulty, LongNote, NotePosition
 
 from .symbols import (
@@ -185,11 +185,6 @@ def split_double_byte_line(line: str) -> List[str]:
     return symbols
 
 
-def decimal_to_beats(decimal_time: Decimal) -> BeatsTime:
-    nearest_240th = round(decimal_time * 240)
-    return BeatsTime(nearest_240th, 240)
-
-
 @dataclass(frozen=True)
 class UnfinishedLongNote:
     time: BeatsTime
@@ -331,7 +326,7 @@ class JubeatAnalyserParser:
             method()
 
     def do_b(self, value: str) -> None:
-        self.beats_per_section = decimal_to_beats(Decimal(value))
+        self.beats_per_section = round_beats(Decimal(value))
 
     def do_m(self, value: str) -> None:
         self.music = value
@@ -432,7 +427,7 @@ class JubeatAnalyserParser:
                 f"{self.beats_per_section} beats, a symbol cannot happen "
                 f"afterwards at {timing}"
             )
-        self.symbols[symbol] = decimal_to_beats(timing)
+        self.symbols[symbol] = round_beats(timing)
 
     def is_short_line(self, line: str) -> bool:
         return len(line.encode("shift-jis-2004")) < self.bytes_per_panel * 4
diff --git a/jubeatools/formats/jubeat_analyser/tests/memo/test_memo.py b/jubeatools/formats/jubeat_analyser/tests/memo/test_memo.py
index 69ccea9..4fee60e 100644
--- a/jubeatools/formats/jubeat_analyser/tests/memo/test_memo.py
+++ b/jubeatools/formats/jubeat_analyser/tests/memo/test_memo.py
@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@ from jubeatools.formats.enum import Format
 from jubeatools.formats.jubeat_analyser.memo.dump import _dump_memo_chart
 from jubeatools.formats.jubeat_analyser.memo.load import MemoParser
 from jubeatools.testutils import strategies as jbst
+from jubeatools.testutils.test_patterns import dump_and_load_then_compare
 
-from ..test_utils import load_and_dump_then_check, memo_compatible_song
+from ..test_utils import memo_compatible_song, temp_file_named_txt
 from . import example1, example2, example3
 
 
@@ -44,4 +45,10 @@ def test_that_notes_roundtrip(notes: Set[Union[song.TapNote, song.LongNote]]) ->
 @example(*example2.data)
 @example(*example3.data)
 def test_that_full_chart_roundtrips(song: song.Song, circle_free: bool) -> None:
-    load_and_dump_then_check(Format.MEMO, song, circle_free)
+    dump_and_load_then_compare(
+        Format.MEMO,
+        song,
+        temp_path=temp_file_named_txt(),
+        bytes_decoder=lambda b: b.decode("shift-jis-2004"),
+        dump_options={"circle_free": circle_free},
+    )
diff --git a/jubeatools/formats/jubeat_analyser/tests/memo1/test_memo1.py b/jubeatools/formats/jubeat_analyser/tests/memo1/test_memo1.py
index 29a64a0..ce3e977 100644
--- a/jubeatools/formats/jubeat_analyser/tests/memo1/test_memo1.py
+++ b/jubeatools/formats/jubeat_analyser/tests/memo1/test_memo1.py
@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@ from jubeatools.formats.jubeat_analyser.memo1.dump import _dump_memo1_chart
 from jubeatools.formats.jubeat_analyser.memo1.load import Memo1Parser
 from jubeatools.testutils.strategies import NoteOption
 from jubeatools.testutils.strategies import notes as notes_strat
+from jubeatools.testutils.test_patterns import dump_and_load_then_compare
 
-from ..test_utils import load_and_dump_then_check, memo_compatible_song
+from ..test_utils import memo_compatible_song, temp_file_named_txt
 from . import example1
 
 
@@ -41,4 +42,10 @@ def test_that_notes_roundtrip(notes: List[Union[song.TapNote, song.LongNote]]) -
 @given(memo_compatible_song(), st.booleans())
 @example(*example1.data)
 def test_that_full_chart_roundtrips(song: song.Song, circle_free: bool) -> None:
-    load_and_dump_then_check(Format.MEMO_1, song, circle_free)
+    dump_and_load_then_compare(
+        Format.MEMO_1,
+        song,
+        temp_path=temp_file_named_txt(),
+        bytes_decoder=lambda b: b.decode("shift-jis-2004"),
+        dump_options={"circle_free": circle_free},
+    )
diff --git a/jubeatools/formats/jubeat_analyser/tests/memo2/test_memo2.py b/jubeatools/formats/jubeat_analyser/tests/memo2/test_memo2.py
index 6097236..1e089b9 100644
--- a/jubeatools/formats/jubeat_analyser/tests/memo2/test_memo2.py
+++ b/jubeatools/formats/jubeat_analyser/tests/memo2/test_memo2.py
@@ -21,8 +21,9 @@ from jubeatools.song import (
 )
 from jubeatools.testutils.strategies import NoteOption
 from jubeatools.testutils.strategies import notes as notes_strat
+from jubeatools.testutils.test_patterns import dump_and_load_then_compare
 
-from ..test_utils import load_and_dump_then_check, memo_compatible_song
+from ..test_utils import memo_compatible_song, temp_file_named_txt
 from . import example1, example2, example3
 
 
@@ -52,4 +53,10 @@ def test_that_notes_roundtrip(notes: List[Union[TapNote, LongNote]]) -> None:
 @example(*example2.data)
 @example(*example3.data)
 def test_that_full_chart_roundtrips(song: Song, circle_free: bool) -> None:
-    load_and_dump_then_check(Format.MEMO_2, song, circle_free)
+    dump_and_load_then_compare(
+        Format.MEMO_2,
+        song,
+        temp_path=temp_file_named_txt(),
+        bytes_decoder=lambda b: b.decode("shift-jis-2004"),
+        dump_options={"circle_free": circle_free},
+    )
diff --git a/jubeatools/formats/jubeat_analyser/tests/mono_column/test_mono_column_hypothesis.py b/jubeatools/formats/jubeat_analyser/tests/mono_column/test_mono_column_hypothesis.py
index bd9aa80..3a4c241 100644
--- a/jubeatools/formats/jubeat_analyser/tests/mono_column/test_mono_column_hypothesis.py
+++ b/jubeatools/formats/jubeat_analyser/tests/mono_column/test_mono_column_hypothesis.py
@@ -22,8 +22,9 @@ from jubeatools.song import (
 from jubeatools.testutils.strategies import NoteOption, long_note
 from jubeatools.testutils.strategies import notes as notes_strat
 from jubeatools.testutils.strategies import tap_note
+from jubeatools.testutils.test_patterns import dump_and_load_then_compare
 
-from ..test_utils import load_and_dump_then_check, memo_compatible_song
+from ..test_utils import memo_compatible_song, temp_file_named_txt
 
 
 @given(st.sets(tap_note(), min_size=1, max_size=100))
@@ -84,4 +85,10 @@ def test_that_many_notes_roundtrip(notes: List[Union[TapNote, LongNote]]) -> Non
 
 @given(memo_compatible_song(), st.booleans())
 def test_that_full_chart_roundtrips(song: Song, circle_free: bool) -> None:
-    load_and_dump_then_check(Format.MONO_COLUMN, song, circle_free)
+    dump_and_load_then_compare(
+        Format.MONO_COLUMN,
+        song,
+        temp_path=temp_file_named_txt(),
+        bytes_decoder=lambda b: b.decode("shift-jis-2004"),
+        dump_options={"circle_free": circle_free},
+    )
diff --git a/jubeatools/formats/jubeat_analyser/tests/test_utils.py b/jubeatools/formats/jubeat_analyser/tests/test_utils.py
index d9ebe36..a1119cf 100644
--- a/jubeatools/formats/jubeat_analyser/tests/test_utils.py
+++ b/jubeatools/formats/jubeat_analyser/tests/test_utils.py
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 import tempfile
+from contextlib import contextmanager
 from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Iterator
 
-from hypothesis import note as hypothesis_note
 from hypothesis import strategies as st
 
 from jubeatools import song
-from jubeatools.formats import DUMPERS, LOADERS, Format
-from jubeatools.formats.guess import guess_format
 from jubeatools.testutils import strategies as jbst
 from jubeatools.testutils.typing import DrawFunc
 
@@ -28,7 +27,7 @@ def memo_compatible_song(draw: DrawFunc) -> song.Song:
     diff = draw(st.sampled_from(list(d.value for d in song.Difficulty)))
     chart = draw(
         jbst.chart(
-            timing_strat=jbst.timing_info(bpm_changes=True),
+            timing_strat=jbst.timing_info(with_bpm_changes=True),
             notes_strat=jbst.notes(jbst.NoteOption.LONGS),
         )
     )
@@ -39,17 +38,7 @@ def memo_compatible_song(draw: DrawFunc) -> song.Song:
     )
 
 
-def load_and_dump_then_check(f: Format, song: song.Song, circle_free: bool) -> None:
-    loader = LOADERS[f]
-    dumper = DUMPERS[f]
+@contextmanager
+def temp_file_named_txt() -> Iterator[Path]:
     with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(suffix=".txt") as dst:
-        path = Path(dst.name)
-        files = dumper(song, path, circle_free=circle_free)
-        assert len(files) == 1
-        bytes_ = files.popitem()[1]
-        hypothesis_note(f"Chart file :\n{bytes_.decode('shift-jis-2004')}")
-        dst.write(bytes_)
-        dst.flush()
-        assert guess_format(path) == f
-        recovered_song = loader(path)
-        assert recovered_song == song
+        yield Path(dst.name)
diff --git a/jubeatools/formats/load_tools.py b/jubeatools/formats/load_tools.py
index a662923..0481415 100644
--- a/jubeatools/formats/load_tools.py
+++ b/jubeatools/formats/load_tools.py
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
+from decimal import Decimal
+from fractions import Fraction
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Dict, Iterable, Optional, Protocol, TypeVar
+from typing import Dict, Iterable, Protocol, TypeVar, Union
+
+from jubeatools import song
 
 T = TypeVar("T")
 T_co = TypeVar("T_co", covariant=True)
@@ -39,3 +43,15 @@ def make_folder_loader(glob_pattern: str, file_loader: FileLoader) -> FolderLoad
         return files
 
     return folder_loader
+
+
+# TODO
+# use numbers.Number instead when this mypy issue is finally fixed
+# https://github.com/python/mypy/issues/3186
+Number = Union[int, float, Decimal, Fraction]
+
+
+def round_beats(beats: Number) -> song.BeatsTime:
+    """Rounds a given beat value to the nearest 1/240th"""
+    nearest_240th = round(beats * 240)
+    return song.BeatsTime(nearest_240th, 240)
diff --git a/jubeatools/formats/tests/__init__.py b/jubeatools/formats/tests/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/jubeatools/formats/jubeat_analyser/tests/test_decimal_to_beats.py b/jubeatools/formats/tests/test_decimal_to_beats.py
similarity index 82%
rename from jubeatools/formats/jubeat_analyser/tests/test_decimal_to_beats.py
rename to jubeatools/formats/tests/test_decimal_to_beats.py
index 90b3796..2d96a4a 100644
--- a/jubeatools/formats/jubeat_analyser/tests/test_decimal_to_beats.py
+++ b/jubeatools/formats/tests/test_decimal_to_beats.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ from fractions import Fraction
 
 import pytest
 
-from ..load_tools import decimal_to_beats
+from ..load_tools import round_beats
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("numerator", range(240))
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@ def test_fraction_recovery_after_rounding_to_three_decimals(numerator: int) -> N
     rounded = round(decimal, 3)
     text_form = str(rounded)
     re_parsed_decimal = Decimal(text_form)
-    result = decimal_to_beats(re_parsed_decimal)
+    result = round_beats(re_parsed_decimal)
     assert fraction == result
diff --git a/jubeatools/testutils/strategies.py b/jubeatools/testutils/strategies.py
index 5d5988e..7fdfa51 100644
--- a/jubeatools/testutils/strategies.py
+++ b/jubeatools/testutils/strategies.py
@@ -151,34 +151,42 @@ def notes(draw: DrawFunc, options: NoteOption) -> Set[Union[TapNote, LongNote]]:
 
 
 @st.composite
-def bpm_strat(draw: DrawFunc) -> Decimal:
+def bpms(draw: DrawFunc) -> Decimal:
     d: Decimal = draw(st.decimals(min_value=1, max_value=1000, places=3))
     return d
 
 
 @st.composite
-def bpm_change(draw: DrawFunc) -> BPMEvent:
+def bpm_changes(
+    draw: DrawFunc, bpm_strat: st.SearchStrategy[Decimal] = bpms()
+) -> BPMEvent:
     time = draw(beat_time(min_section=1, max_section=10))
-    bpm = draw(bpm_strat())
+    bpm = draw(bpm_strat)
     return BPMEvent(time, bpm)
 
 
 @st.composite
 def timing_info(
     draw: DrawFunc,
-    bpm_changes: bool = True,
+    with_bpm_changes: bool = True,
+    bpm_strat: st.SearchStrategy[Decimal] = bpms(),
+    beat_zero_offset_strat: st.SearchStrategy[Decimal] = st.decimals(
+        min_value=0, max_value=20, places=3
+    ),
 ) -> Timing:
-    first_bpm = draw(bpm_strat())
+    first_bpm = draw(bpm_strat)
     first_event = BPMEvent(BeatsTime(0), first_bpm)
     events = [first_event]
-    if bpm_changes:
-        raw_bpm_changes = st.lists(bpm_change(), unique_by=get_bpm_change_time)
+    if with_bpm_changes:
+        raw_bpm_changes = st.lists(
+            bpm_changes(bpm_strat), unique_by=get_bpm_change_time
+        )
         sorted_bpm_changes = raw_bpm_changes.map(
             lambda l: sorted(l, key=get_bpm_change_time)
         )
         other_events = draw(sorted_bpm_changes)
         events += other_events
-    beat_zero_offset = draw(st.decimals(min_value=0, max_value=20, places=3))
+    beat_zero_offset = draw(beat_zero_offset_strat)
     return Timing(events=events, beat_zero_offset=beat_zero_offset)
 
 
diff --git a/jubeatools/testutils/test_patterns.py b/jubeatools/testutils/test_patterns.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7525ca8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jubeatools/testutils/test_patterns.py
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Callable, ContextManager, Optional
+
+from hypothesis import note
+
+from jubeatools import song
+from jubeatools.formats import DUMPERS, LOADERS
+from jubeatools.formats.enum import Format
+from jubeatools.formats.guess import guess_format
+
+
+def dump_and_load_then_compare(
+    format_: Format,
+    song: song.Song,
+    temp_path: ContextManager[Path],
+    bytes_decoder: Callable[[bytes], str],
+    dump_options: Optional[dict] = None,
+) -> None:
+    dump_options = dump_options or {}
+    loader = LOADERS[format_]
+    dumper = DUMPERS[format_]
+    with temp_path as path:
+        files = dumper(song, path, **(dump_options or {}))
+        for path, bytes_ in files.items():
+            path.write_bytes(bytes_)
+            note(f"Wrote to {path} :\n{bytes_decoder(bytes_)}")
+            assert guess_format(path) == format_
+        recovered_song = loader(path)
+        assert recovered_song == song