How Do I Get the Beats Per Minute?

In the itunes library, there is a category for beats per minute (BPM). Where/how do I get the BPM for my songs? I am creating playlists for running and various other exercises and would like to know the BPM for my runs. Thanks.

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I am a runner and would like to know the beats per minute of each song on my playlist. Is there any app that is compatible with itunes so that I could get this information and easily upload it?

The mentioned BeaTunes is nice... I've also used Tangerine. You'll find that scanning one song with one app and scanning the same song with a different app will produce different results. I'd just recommend being consistent and using the same app once you'd played with them to determine your favorite.
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i am working on a mac on a mac application which needs the functionality of detecting the Beats Per Minute (bpm) of songs in mp3 and m4a formats.
For detecting bpm we are using the codes from http://www.surina.net/soundtouch but it is giving wrong bpm values for m4a files even though they are converted
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Can any one explain what is going on?!. The m4a files even when converted to mp3 or wave are not working. Is any other open source libraries or classes for bpm detection are available for mac?
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I thought BPM was obvious. But then I downloaded a 15-day trial of Tangerine, which analyzed about 2/3's of my iTunes library, assigning BPM and beat intensity to each song. The light has not gone on for what these terms means now that I've listened to several songs with exactly the same BPM and BI. They don't sound similar, they sound entirely different. So I'm left still wondering what these terms mean, and how they can be useful in catagorizing music in my library.
As a self-described recording geek, perhaps you can help me grok these terms. What I really want to do is understand with my ears, not my brain.
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I tried speeding up the beats per minute on of a few song on i-tunes following your instruction but it does not work. is there anything else that i should do?

i tried speeding up the beats per minute on of a few song on i-tunes following your instruction but it does not work. is there anything else that i should do?

You need to edit the audio file of the song to speed a song up. If you have GarageBand '11 on your mac, try this:
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Beats Per Minute App...?

Is there any way to get the beats per minute of my entire library? Perhaps a third party App?
Thanks,
CA

Thanks, but I was hoping for something less all inclusive. Just want a simple app that analyses my Library, I don't care if it takes 3 weeks straight. Just want to have the beats per minute added to iTunes, not convert to a whole new interface. I have a huge Library and I have it how I like it, can't risk switching. Thanks for the input though, it's greatly appreciated.
CA

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I have a few thousand MP3's on my computer that I use for DJing, with Traktor software. The software analyzes the MP3 files to get the Beats Per Minute of the track, and then writes the ID3 information to the file.
My problem is that in iTunes, only about 60% of the files' BPM's from the tags show up in the BPM column, and I'm not sure why. The rest just come up blank, even though I know for a fact that the BPM of the tracks is in the file (when I move the files to my 2nd machine and I ask Traktor to read the tags, all the info is there).
Is there some kind of way to make iTunes re-read the ID3 tags so it'll finish the job?

I used a program called beatunes with the same result. Beatunes will only call back BPM on songs I have loaded from CD's - not songs I have purchased thru itunes. Could be your issue too --- I will let you know if I find a resolution.

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I would like to "automatically" add the beats per minute to my iTunes library. Using djay software, it analyzed the library but I did not see it transfer to iTunes.
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You may find your answer here: http://www.bpmdetection.com/
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Note that while applications such as beaTunes try their best, there is no reliable way for software to automatically to get an accurate beats-per-minute count. They only really accurate way is by figuring it out for yourself by counting with a watch and entering in the information, or using one the "tap to the beat and I'll tell you the timing" apps. beaTunes is just not terribly accurate for most types of music. You can download the trial version and see if it will work for you, though.
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I want to create a play list based on beats per minute. Is this possible?

I want to create a play list based on beats per minute. Is this possible?
I have selected show bpm on my itunes screen but there are no numbers there.

Tracks do not come with BPM information included, either from the iTunes Store nor when you import a CD. You need to enter in the BPM information yourself. There are applications for Mac that can analyze tracks and determine (more or less) the BPM automatically, and there may be something similar for Windows. Otherwise you'll have to determine the BPM yourself and enter that information in the field for each track.
BTW, this forum is for questions about iTunes U, Apple's service for colleges and universities to post educational material in the iTunes Store. For future questions, you'll be most likely to get help with this issue if you ask in the general iTunes forums.
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