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*BPM Detection Support*
BPM support uses AutoBPM to automatically determine the Beats per Minute (BPM) for all of your songs.  Normally only DJs need to know the Beats per Minute, although BPM can also categorize your slow from fast songs.  If enabled, Mp3-Boss will read the status from AutoBPM (installed separately), and update the song information once it determines that the BPM information is stable.

Works with AutoBPM (http://www.pyramidedata.dk), tons of features, including:
Stability detection; Specify minimum number of BPM readings before writes information; Automatically calculates stability from final BPM values total set isn't stable; Write Always, Write if blank, Write Never; Shows running information about BPM, with color to show stability; Works with Hotscan!; Includes "Smart HotScan" that scans longer if BPM isn't stable!; Writes
complete data used for calculations to "c:\bpm_info.txt"

As of v0.604, AutoBPM v1.1 will be automatically installed and configured once you enable BPM support (just click the "ShowBPM" and "SmartBPM" checkboxes found on the "More" tab of the Configuration dialog).

I have found that AutoBPM doesn't work on some computers because of Wavemapper configuration problems. If you have this problem, try plugging a sync cable from the line out to line in on your soundcard. If you have a 'favorite' BPM generator, let me know and I'll see if I can add support.

Please note that by default, the BPM button (in Winamp Controls in List View) is OFF -- you need to turn on BPM support in Configuration (MORE tab). To have the BPM be automatically added to your database, you need to turn on AutoFillBPM in Configuration (MORE tab) -- select ALWAYS or BlankOnly.

I had some problems with my Sound Blaster Live! 24-bit soundcard working with AutoBPM -- the problem was corrected by going into Soundblaster diagnostics...and correcting the error that was identified (Restore Defaults also fixed the problem).

Depending on your soundcard setup, AutoBPM may be sensitive to the volume setting you use for both your WAV and Master volume control.  If that is the case, you might need to slide both to the top to get the best BPM results, and then control the volume from your speaker.

When AutoBPM comes up, it defaults to a BPM range of 75...150 BPM.  Normally I just leave that setting alone.  However, if you know you have a bunch of slow (or fast!) songs to process, you might want to change that setting.  If the setting is incorrect, AutoBPM will typically calculate a BPM that is 2x higher or lower than the actual BPM.  Since the normal range is only 50-300BPM, keeping the default usually works well.

v0.604 will turn-on BPM by default, and include some additional auto-setup (auto-load, and automatically downloading and extracting AutoBPM if necessary).

AutoBPM is available separately at http://www.mp3-boss.com/autobpm.zip in case you have an older version of MP3-Boss.