beets/docs/plugins/bpm.rst
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BPM Plugin
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This ``bpm`` plugin lets you to get the tempo (beats per minute) of a song by tapping out the beat on your keyboard.
Usage
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First, enable the plugin ``bpm`` as described in :doc:`/plugins/index`. Then, play a song you want to measure in your favorite media player and type::
beet bpm <song>
You'll be prompted to press Enter three times to the rhythm. This typically allows to determine the BPM within 5% accuracy.
The plugin works best if you wrap it in a script that gets the playing song. for instance, with ``mpc`` you can do something like::
beet bpm $(mpc |head -1|tr -d "-")
Credit
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This plugin is inspired by a similar feature present in the Banshee media player.