BeatGauge - filling the iTunes BPM column with ease

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BeatGauge - filling the iTunes BPM column with ease - Published on 05/12/15

Cologne based indie software shop, tagtraum industries today introduces BeatGauge, a new music utility for Mac OS X. BeatGauge automatically calculates BPM (beats per minute) for songs stored in iTunes. Implemented as drag'n'drop app, BeatGauge is dead-simple to use: Simply drop songs onto the app window and watch BeatGauge do its magic. Knowing the tempo of songs is important for dancers, DJs, spinning, aerobics, running, and many other beat-oriented activities and workouts.

Cologne, Germany - tagtraum industries today is proud to announce the release of BeatGauge 1.0.0, a new music utility for Mac OS X. BeatGauge automatically calculates BPM (beats per minute) for songs stored in iTunes. Implemented as drag'n'drop app, BeatGauge is dead-simple to use: Simply drop songs onto the app window and watch BeatGauge do its magic. All BPM values are automatically imported into iTunes. Knowing the tempo of songs is important for dancers, DJs, spinning (indoor cycling), aerobics, running, and many other beat-oriented activities and workouts. It helps tremendously, when creating playlists that match the desired workout intensity or pace.

Features:
* Very simple, intuitive user interface
* BPM values are imported into iTunes
* Quickly finds and analyzes songs without BPM
* Multi-threaded analysis that makes perfect use of multi-core processors
* Supports all local, unprotected iTunes audio file formats
* AppleScript API for power users

Notes:
* Requires OS X 10.10 (Yosemite)
* Music files must be locally stored in iTunes and writable
* iCloud songs must be downloaded before analysis
* DRM protected songs cannot be analyzed
* State-of-the-art BPM detection is not 100% accurate - some values may be off by a factor of 2

Language Support:
* U.S. English, German, French, Spanish, Dutch, Korean, Japanese, Italian and Simplified Chinese

System Requirements:
* OS X 10.10 or later
* 64-bit processor
* 2.6 MB

Pricing and Availability:
BeatGauge 1.0.0 is available for $7.99 (USD) on the Mac App Store in the Music category.

BeatGauge 1.0.0: http://www.tagtraum.com/beatgauge.html
Purchase and Download (MAS): http://itunes.apple.com/app/id974010176
Screenshot: http://www.tagtraum.com/images/beatgauge_screenshot_en.png
Application Icon: http://www.tagtraum.com/images/beatgauge_1024.png
BeatGauge Reviewer's Guide (PDF): http://www.tagtraum.com/download/BeatGauge-1-Reviewers-Guide.pdf
Press Kit (zip): http://www.tagtraum.com/download/BeatGauge-Presskit-1.0.0.zip


tagtraum industries incorporated is an indie software shop founded in 2004 by Hendrik Schreiber in Raleigh, North Carolina. Its main focus lies on Mac software, Java-based solutions, architecture, implementation and optimization. tagtraum's operational base is Cologne, Germany. Copyright (C) 2015 tagtraum industries incorporated. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo and Mac OS X platforms are trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.


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